Burnett & Williams serves the Richmond area from our Midlothian office. Burnett & Williams’ office at 13303 Midlothian Turnpike is the heart of the firm’s southern Virginia operations. Led by senior partner C. James Williams III, the Midlothian office serves…
HELPING THE CLIENT DECIDE THE ECONOMICS OF TRIAL VS. SETTLEMENT Given the often confusing array of expenses, liens, and other claims frequently deducted from a personal injury recovery, no experienced personal injury lawyer would advise a client to accept a…
Overview of Insurance and Personal Injury Law. Insurance companies are for profit entities, quite often large, publicly-traded corporations, with a fiduciary duty to maximize profit to their shareholders, partners, or owners. Given their fiscal responsibilities, insurance companies seek to minimize…
Increased longevity is perhaps the greatest legacy of the 20th century, but it also provides us with many challenges in the 21st century. In 1900, the average life expectancy for an American man was 46, for a woman, 48. If…
If you could make yourself and the passengers in your car 23 times safer by doing one thing, would you do it? According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting and driving creates a crash risk 23 times worse than…
Buying car insurance is not the simple task it used to be.For the last few decades, insurance companies and the state legislators who regulate them have created a confusing smorgasbord of coverages. With auto lenders requiring certain types of coverage, and…
The last place anyone wants to go after leaving a hospital with a disappointing medical outcome is an attorney’s office, but for some there is no other choice. Patients who feel that a physician has committed malpractice usually need the…
Adding to Jim Williams' recent recognition by Super Lawyers, we are proud to share the news of Peter Burnett's peer nomination for inclusion in the 21st Edition of Best Lawyers in America. We are especially pleased to have the firm's…
When seeking to work through a personal injury claim there are several means to resolution. Most of our clients are familiar with the trial option, however an alternative that people may be unfamiliar with is mediation. Mediation, along with arbitration…
This upcoming weekend marks the beginning of the 2014 NFL football season, and while this is certainly an exciting time for millions of Americans nationwide, it is important to be aware of the increased risks that may arise for those…