Archive: Personal Injury

Anyone who has spent time in the District of Columbia in recent years knows firsthand how prevalent electronic scooters have become. Zipping through parks, on sidewalks, and even on streets—they are everywhere.  The D.C. City Council has noticed too. In December 2020, the D.C. City Council passed new laws, which provide D.C. e-scooter users additional...

Unfortunately, it is not unusual for BDBF attorneys to work with injured clients who cannot obtain a full and fair recovery against an at-fault driver. Often this is because the driver who hit them had no insurance or was underinsured. It adds insult to (often literal) injury to an innocent driver who is badly hurt...

BDBF attorney Dan Shaivitz is high on a wall in a climbing gym with no harness and no rope.  He is squeezed onto a razor-sharp handhold with the balance of his weight on his opposite foot.  He hooks his heel over a box-shaped volume to his left.  Taking a deep breath, he raises his right...

We have all been there. The moment you recognize an inevitable and impending collision feels like slow motion. You brace for impact. You hear the cringe-inducing sound of metal on metal. You’ve been in a car accident.   Here are the 5 things that you must do immediately after you have been in an auto accident:...