{"id":18816,"date":"2015-12-22T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clekis.com\/?p=18816"},"modified":"2015-12-22T07:00:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T07:00:10","slug":"personal-injury-lawyer-filing-a-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/personal-injury-lawyer-filing-a-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Injury Lawyer | Filing a Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Personal Injury Lawyer\u00a0| Filing a Lawsuit<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clekis.com\/free-consultation\/\">Personal Injury Lawyer\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0If an agreeable settlement cannot be reached, a lawsuit may be necessary.\u00a0 There are substantial expenses that come along with filing a lawsuit, however, which should be considered before filing.\u00a0 The proposed settlement needs to be weighed against the cost of filing the suit.<\/p>\n<p>Typical expenses involved in a lawsuit include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Additional attorney\u2019s fees \u2013 a person may be represented by an attorney before filing a lawsuit. The attorney may have helped to negotiate a settlement with the insurance company.\u00a0 If a settlement cannot be reached, the attorney may charge additional fees for pursuing a lawsuit.<\/li>\n<li>Filing fees \u2013 certain documents filed with the court require a filing fee.<\/li>\n<li>Serving the parties \u2013 the Sheriff will charge a fee to serve the other party.<\/li>\n<li>Court reporter fees \u2013 a court reporter may be required if depositions are taken and there will be a charge for the deposition transcripts.<\/li>\n<li>Expert fees \u2013 expert medical testimony may be required.<\/li>\n<li>Copying costs \u2013 medical records, witness statements, police reports, as well as many other documents could be necessary in your case.<\/li>\n<li>Time off work \u2013 you may be required to take time off work for depositions or if the case goes to trial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arbitration and mediation are also two options that may be explored during a lawsuit in hopes of reaching a settlement before the suit goes to trial.\u00a0 At any point during the lawsuit before a final judgment is reached, the two parties may settle if they come to an agreement.<\/p>\n<p><em>Since 1989, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/clekis.com\/service\/personal-injury\/\">personal injury<\/a>\u00a0lawyers of Clekis Law Firm have been representing injured people and their families in Charleston and throughout the Low Country. At the Clekis Law Firm our clients always come first.\u00a0If you or a loved one has suffered a serious personal injury due to the negligence of another, don\u2019t be victimized twice. You need someone on your side to help you with your personal injury case and obtain the fair and reasonable compensation that you deserve.<\/em> <strong>Call Clekis at\u00a0843.779.1160!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/clekislawfirm?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><em><a href=\"https:\/\/myhoustoninjuryattorneys.com\/car-accidents\/claim-vs-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\">original article here<\/a><\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal Injury Lawyer\u00a0| Filing a Lawsuit Personal Injury Lawyer\u00a0|\u00a0If an agreeable settlement cannot be reached, a lawsuit may be necessary.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[116,118],"tags":[119,123,787,788],"class_list":["post-18816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-blog","category-personal-injury-lawyer","tag-personal-injury-lawyer","tag-personal-injury-attorney","tag-personal-injury-attorneys","tag-personal-injury-lawyers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Personal Injury Lawyer | Filing a Lawsuit - MMG Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have you been hurt due to the negligence of another? 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