What to do after a car accident: a calm walkthrough of the first hours and days.
A plain-English walkthrough of what generally happens after a car accident: the scene, medical care, the police report, and…
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The Appalanche Field Notes.
Essays on evidence integrity, AI safety in law, patent strategy, and the gap between consumers and counsel — from the team building the platform.
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Rear-Ended: What to Do in the First 10 Minutes, and Why a Clean Bumper Proves Less Than You Think
Rear-ended at a light? What to record in the first ten minutes, why a clean bumper can hide a real hit, what the car's own…
Read article →Didn't Exchange Information After an Accident? What Still Counts, and What to Do Next
Left a crash without the other driver's details, or got a fake one? What California actually requires you to exchange, what…
Read article →Car accident with no police report: what actually happens to your claim.
No police report after a car accident? A report is not a precondition for filing. What insurers require, the deadlines that…
Read article →Three-way trust account reconciliation: what bar auditors actually check.
The three numbers a bar auditor compares, the monthly three-way reconciliation habit that keeps them matched, and what a…
Read article →Hit and run: what to do first - what actually happens next.
What to do first after a hit and run: reporting steps, notifying your insurer, the documentation that matters, and what…
Read article →How long does an insurance company have to investigate a claim? California's real deadlines.
California's claim deadlines: 15 days to acknowledge, 40 days to decide, and 30-day updates after that, plus what…
Read article →Car accident police report: how to get it and read it.
How to get a copy of your car accident police report from the police or your state DMV, what the officer's report contains,…
Read article →Someone Hit My Parked Car: Document First, Panic Later
The first 10 minutes matter most. Learn to document a parked-car hit with timestamped proof before memory and evidence fade.
Read article →How to get traffic camera footage of your accident (before it's gone).
Most state DOT traffic cameras don't record. Learn which four camera types may have caught your crash, how long each keeps…
Read article →Car accident evidence: how fast each type disappears (and how to keep yours).
How long each type of car accident evidence lasts — the scene, camera footage, skid marks, witness memory, and vehicle data…
Read article →Trust accounting and IOLTA software: what PI firms actually need.
What to look for in trust accounting and IOLTA software: controls that map to bar rules, why PI settlement funds raise the…
Read article →IOLTA compliance for PI firms: state rules, common mistakes, and what an audit checks.
The core trust-account rules a personal injury firm must follow, the mistakes that most often trigger discipline, and how a…
Read article →Car accident documentation apps: what they capture, and why it matters.
What a car accident documentation app does that your camera roll does not: structured capture, automatic timestamps, and a…
Read article →Best Accident Report Apps: Capturing Evidence After a Crash
What makes a good accident report app, how to choose one, and exactly what to capture after a crash so nothing gets…
Read article →Diminished value claims: how insurers calculate the loss, and the proof that decides yours.
How insurers measure post-repair value loss with Georgia's 17c formula, which states allow diminished value claims, and the…
Read article →Car accident checklist: what to capture at the scene, step by step.
A step-by-step checklist for documenting a crash scene: timestamped photos, driver and insurance details, witnesses, road…
Read article →Herniated Disc From a Car Accident: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Settlements
How a herniated disc from a car accident is diagnosed and treated, what a complete medical record includes, and what affects…
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