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ATAA Teams UP With Trucking School

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Michael Cowen Takes the Wheel with a Hands-On Approach to Better Understanding Trucking and Truck Drivers ATAAhas teamed up with a trucking school to offer ATAA (Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys) members a unique trucking program. This program in Montana includes classroom work with instructors experienced in trucking litigation, accident causation, vehicle maintenance and proper vehicle operation combined with real hands-on experience behind the wheel of a big-rig. You may have seen a video on our law firm social media recently, of Michael Cowen taking this course and his experience with the program. As an ATAA member, Cowen took advantage of this course and returned to the office with a deeper understanding of 18-wheelers. “It’s been a great experience. The people have been great, it’s amazing how much I’ve learned, and frankly it’s going to be a lot harder for a truck driver to pull something over me on one of our cases now,” Cowen added. After having a great experie...

Being “Social” Can Affect Your Personal Injury Settlement

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Billions of people use social media daily, with some people posting every detail of their life on display for their friends and family. What many don’t realize is, regardless of privacy settings, social content can still be  http://found.It it's important to ensure your personal injury clients are aware that their social media posts can heavily affect their claim… at any time. Opposing counsel and insurance companies will scour social media channels to see if there is anything that can be used to discredit a case during litigation. But after litigation ends, we must remember to advise our client and their family of how their social interactions can hurt their case even after it is over. In almost all of our personal injury cases, there is a detailed confidentiality clause. This not only applies to us, but it also applies to our clients. And when it comes to discussing money received from a lawsuit, sometimes it is difficult for our clients not to share online. A recent s...