If you have been involved in an automobile accident, you need to hire an attorney to take care of your case. One of the best attorneys in Nashville is Bart Durham. His knowledge, professionalism, and ability to get the results you need is unmatched.
Starks v. Durham
Bart Durham is an attorney with the firm Bart Durham Injury and Accident Law Offices in Nashville, Tennessee. His practice focuses on personal injury and workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Nashville, Tennessee Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Previously he served in the United States Military for four years. He graduated from Pepperdine School of Law, the University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute, and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
He represents plaintiffs in personal injury cases and has a special focus on wrongful death. In the Starks case, he represented the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff was making a left turn when she was struck by a pick up truck. The defendant, Samuel Browning, was drunk at the time of the accident.
Stella Starks’ car accident case
Bart Durham’s Law Offices of Robertson County has been around since the early 1990s. In 1995, the firm filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Robertson County against Samuel Browning, Tim Farmer and their kin. At the trial, the jury awarded the defendants some $281,000 in compensatory damages and $500 in punitive damages. Although the jury found for the plaintiffs, they did not award any more than this. After the verdict, Bart Durham’s Law Offices did what any good law firm would do, file a counterclaim for unpaid attorney’s fees.
Lawyer’s malpractice claim
Bart Durham attorney at law’s malpractice claim can be filed for a number of reasons, one of them being that a client believes they are not receiving satisfactory representation. In order to avoid incurring attorneys’ fees, a client may make claims that their lawyer failed to meet a standard of professional performance.
The first step is to determine whether the client has a viable legal claim. If the attorney at law did not perform adequately, the claim can be substantiated.
For example, if the client is claiming that the attorney at law was not willing to advise the client on the merits of their case, the claim can be substantiated. Likewise, if the client is claiming that their lawyer failed to pursue an appeal on their behalf, the claim can be substantiated.
Lawyer’s authority to settle suit on client’s behalf
The ABA’s ethics commission has weighed in on the subject. Specifically, the panel has weighed in on the lawyer’s duty to settle a case on behalf of a client. Aside from the fact that such a practice will likely not be rewarded with a fee, the act flies in the face of a longstanding legal principle: lawyers are obliged to act in their client’s best interest, no matter what the underlying facts may be.
The jury is still out on whether a lawyer has the statutory and ethical duty to settle a case on behalf of the client, though in the event of a protracted dispute, the ABA’s Ethics 2000 Commission recommends that lawyers consult with their clients before taking such action.
Lawyer’s lien is noted
Bart Durham Attorney at Law has been fighting for the rights of clients in Kentucky since 1975. The firm’s office has been located in Bowling Green and Nashville for over forty years. It has fought for the rights of victims all over the state of Tennessee.
The firm is a member of the National Association of Justice. The firm is a plaintiff-side practice that aggressively represents the rights of accident victims in Kentucky and Tennessee.
In April 1995, the Bart Durham Law Offices filed a lawsuit against Samuel Browning and his parents in Robertson County Circuit Court. The lawsuit asserted that Browning had been intoxicated at a cookout when he was involved in an accident. A jury returned a verdict against Mr. Browning alone. They awarded $281,000 in compensatory damages and $500 in punitive damages.
Nashville personality
Bart Durham is a well known Nashville personality. He is a personal injury attorney and has appeared in several commercials. One of his more popular ones was the “Speed Dating” commercial. Another is the “Park Like a Nash-Villain” ad. The video for this ad has been viewed over 3000 times on Facebook.
Bart is also a father of Blair. His daughter was in the “Bart Durham Injury Law” video. In this video, she was able to show the audience a glimpse of her personality. Her mother and sister recently traveled from South Korea to celebrate the occasion.