Best Personal Injury Law Practices: Rhode Island Mediation
June 30th, 2021
If you have a personal injury case such as a car accident or slip and fall, you may be wondering if mediation is right for your case. Mediation is a form of dispute resolution. It is a voluntary process in which the parties prepare and attend a conference with each other and an impartial mediator […]
Rhode Island Personal Injury Lawyers Trial Law: Three Things To Know About Preparing for Trial
January 17th, 2020
As I write this, our law firm has 6 personal injury cases on pre-trial calendars between Rhode Island and Massachusetts and many more approaching trial in litigation. I have been fortunate in my career to try jury trial cases to verdict in both state and federal court. Today, I thought I would blog about trial […]
RI Rental Car Accident With Personal Injuries: RI Supreme Court Issues Decision
June 12th, 2019
If you have suffered personal injuries in a Rhode Island car accident involving a rental car, a recent Rhode Island Supreme Court decision may apply to your case. On June 4, 2019, the Rhode Island Supreme Court announced its decision in Jason Puerini et al. v. Jeanne LaPierre et al., No. 16-335 (June 4, 2019). […]
Rhode Island Personal Injury Lawyer: Using Expert Witnesses For Significant Injury Cases
December 21st, 2018
In personal injury cases, witnesses provide important evidence towards winning your case. While “fact witnesses” may testify concerning firsthand knowledge of the facts surrounding a personal injury such as a car accident or slip-and-fall accidents, Rhode Island and Massachusetts law also permits “expert testimony” under certain circumstances. At the Bottaro Law Firm, we have the […]
Warwick RI Client With Herniated Disc Settles Car Accident Case
July 17th, 2018
Did you know that if you have past back pain and suffer worsening injuries in a car crash you may have a case? Personal injury attorney Mike Bottaro recently fought to achieve justice for his client in this type of case. East Greenwich Rhode Island T-Bone Auto Accident With Personal Injury One evening, our client […]
What Is Mediation?
February 23rd, 2018
Like arbitration, mediation is another method of alternative dispute resolution. Mediation is an informal process that is intended to bring two parties together to clear up misunderstandings, disclose concerns, and reach a resolution. The mediation process takes place in a private and confidential setting in front of a neutral third party known as the mediator. The […]
“What is Mediation and How Can It Help to Win a Case?”
December 2nd, 2014
866-LAW-9700 In several personal injury cases, we go to mediation, and clients often have many questions about what it is and how it fits into the case: What is mediation, what actually happens there and how do you prepare for it? Mediation is a settlement negotiation where an impartial lawyer or judge will help to […]
What is Mediation, and How Can It Help to Win a Case?
October 6th, 2014
In several personal injury cases, we go to mediation, and clients often have many questions about what it is and how it fits into the case: What is mediation, what actually happens there and how do you prepare for it? Mediation is a settlement negotiation where an impartial lawyer or judge will help to settle […]
