The Injury Litigation Blog

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Attorney Listings

By Byron Warnken

A question lawyers have for us:

  • What should I include in my listing?

It’s important to recognize that while statistics – real, provable data – is what has drawn visitors to this site and to your listing, stats are only a part of the equation.  The relationship you will form with your client begins with dialogue.  It is vital potential clients hear from you.  Your message, in your voice, will help them pick up the phone to call you directly.

I don’t need to tell you how to sell yourself to potential clients.  You have probably been doing it for years.  But it’s important to remember to discuss specific points in your InjuryLawyerDatabase.com listing.

  • How long have you been in practice?
  • Were you always a member of the plaintiffs’ bar?  If not, what did you do before?
  • Did you work under any other prominent attorneys?  What did you learn in this time?
  • Do you practice in Federal Court?  What kind of case volume?
  • Do you practice in District Court?  What kind of case volume?
  • Do you handle cases in other states?
  • What is your favorite practice area?
  • What are some representative cases?
  • What is your single biggest case?
  • What recognitions have you received?
  • What do you like most about representing the injured?
  • Who are you as a person?
  • What else do you want clients to know?

You can certainly talk about where you went to school or any publications you have.  It’s up for debate how much weight this will carry with potential clients.  Associations, speaking engagements, and other industry related topics might be valuable.  Media appearances convey expertise.

Your written message can come from your marketing materials, but it’s best for you to hand write your message while looking at your statistics page.  Try to put yourself in the mind of a potential client.  What else do they need to know about you?

 

Workers’ Compensation – Statistics from Two Databases

By Byron Warnken

The InjuryLawyerDatabase.com website is actually made up of two separate databases.  One database comes from the Workers’ Compensation Commission list of cases.  The other database comes from Maryland Case Search, the Maryland Judiciary’s list of cases.  The two databases are not combined on the website, resulting in multiple listings for a number of the more […]

Unbiased Lawyer Reviews

By Byron Warnken

There are numerous problems with “unbiased lawyer reviews.”  Some of the problems are related to unbiased, some to lawyers, and some to reviews.  Put them all together and unbiased lawyer reviews are nearly impossible in practice.  Let’s work backwards. Reviews The Internet has taught us how problematic reviews are.  In essence, anyone can leave a […]

We’re Improving Every Day

By Byron Warnken

InjuryLawyerDatabase is slow.  It’s a problem.  We’re going to move hosting companies to improve the site speed.  It’s a by product of success.  We’ve had a lot more attention and traffic than we anticipated this early. We launched with a slate of plaintiffs’ lawyers.  From there, we got exhaustive data on the top twenty defendants […]

What Will The ILD Maryland Litigation Blog be About?

By Byron Warnken

To conclude our intro series, including our formal press release and our terminology page, we want to express what the blog will be about… Our mission is Through transparency, we aim to bring the right clients together with the right lawyers online.  All aspects of this site will further the goal.  The blog is no […]

Terminology on Injury Lawyer Database

By Byron Warnken

The statistics on InjuryLawyerDatabase come from two separate publicly available databases.  The first database we obtained was all of the public filings from the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission.  That data we turned into a book we called The Comp Pinkbook.  We sorted workers’ comp lawyers on both the claimant and employer sides, as well as […]

Our Formal Launch Press Release

By Byron Warnken

Baltimore, Maryland – May 14, 2013  A Baltimore entrepreneur is turning public data into a private benefit for consumers.  Byron Warnken, a lawyer, has turned the Maryland legal cases database into statistics on lawyers and defendants.  It’s now easier to ascertain who gets sued the most and why, as well as which lawyers are the best at […]

One of the Largest Medical Malpractice Verdicts in Maryland Goes on Appeal

By Byron Warnken

Appellate arguments were heard today in one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts, if not the largest verdict, in Maryland’s history.  The case is Enzo Martinez, et al. vs. Johns Hopkins Hospital, et. al.  The case was originally heard in Circuit Court for Baltimore City.  It is listed as case #24C11001081. Enzo Martinez and his […]

Woodholme Gastroenterology Lawsuits

By Byron Warnken

There are no fewer than 12 lawsuits against Woodholme Gastroenterology Associates, PA.  According to their website, the group of doctors practices from locations in Pikesville, Severn, Glen Burnie, Catonsville, Eldersburg, and multiple locations in Baltimore.  Other or affiliated names include Endocentre of Baltimore and Endocentre at Quarterfield Station.  The lawsuits against the organization have come […]