Ty Wilson Law Podcast

I received a call the other day about someone who was handling their own car wreck claim. And they were confused. They were getting contacted by the at fault insurance carrier, trying to settle the claim. But insurance carrier said, "well, we have a health insurance lean and we're gonna have to pay them from any type of settlement." and so they reached out to me to ask, 'what i...

So when you're in a car accident, there's really two different things you have to worry about. You have to worry about the financial aspect of it and of course the physical aspect of it. Physically, if you're injured in a car wreck, you're hurting you might not know how to get back to being who you were before the wreck. But what a lot of people don't think about initially...

Workers compensation segregation. So, what is that? Well, that comes into play whenever you have both a work injury and a personal injury claim. And so, the segregation part is if workers compensation pays for your medical care, and they provide you medical care they have arguably what's called a “right of segregation”. Meaning that they can collect the money that they've spent on your b...

We're following up on the other video about why insurance coverage is so critical in a car wreck? You get into a car wreck and are seriously injured  and the other party has the minimum level of coverage at least in Georgia. That would be a what's called a 25:50 policy. No more than 25,000 per person, no more than 50,000 per occurrence or accident. Meaning no matter how many people are h...

We're following up on what we had talked about with UM coverage. UM coverage stands for uninsured motors coverage. It also stands for under insured motors coverage. And so an example that would be if someone hits you and has no insurance well then it's your uninsured Motors coverage that kicks in. If they have a minimum policy, and you have serious injuries and have 60 or 70 thousand dol...

Wrapping up the topic of insurance coverage in car wreck claims. Why it's so important if you're hit by an uninsured driver, they have no insurance coverage whatsoever. Can you go after them personally will sure you can. The problem is, if they don't have insurance on their car it's may not be their car, one. If it is their car, it may not be a brand new car because they requir...

I know you've seen it. I've seen it. Driving around, you always see drivers doing ridiculous stuff. Reading newspaper, I saw one person reading a book. I don't know how you can stay involved in a book. But you see a lot of funny things on the road. Eating shaving; putting on makeup; and not always while the car stopped. So it's kind of kind of crazy out there. However, somethin...

Did you know that there is a provision under Georgia law where you can remove Seven Points off of your driving record? How do you do that? Well, you can go online to the Georgia Department Driver Services and look for approved defensive driving courses. If you attend one of those courses, and then turn that certificate of completion in to the Georgia Department of Driver Services. And ask them to...

Got a question the other day what is a  Nolle Prosqui? Well, a Nolle Prosqui  is Georgia's way of saying that they are dismissing the citation that means the prosecutors are no longer going to pursue prosecution of that particular crime whether it's a misdemeanor felony, what have you. And so if you receive something that says an order for Nolle Prosqui that is a dismissal in the eyes of...

Did you know that there is a provision under Georgia law where you can remove Seven Points off of your driving record? How do you do that? Well, you can go online to the Georgia Department Driver Services and look for approved defensive driving courses. If you attend one of those courses, and then turn that certificate of completion in to the Georgia Department of Driver Services. And ask them to...

We are back from a long hiatus.  We wanted to start off this podcast with some general help for anyone who is hiring an attorney.  We know hiring for an injury (what we do) is easy.  However, what should you consider if you are hiring an attorney who practices in another area of law? Take listen, leave us comments and if you have any questions, please reach out to us via text or telephone call at...

Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. And today we're talking about deposition preparation and some helpful information. And we're going to really cover today what you should not do if you're in a deposition. And we're going to start off by talking about answering the questions. You want to answer the questions that they ask, not the questions you think they want to know, the questions...

So what can you expect at a workers compensation settlement mediation? Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. I'm a Georgia Workers compensation attorney. Our question is, what can I expect at my settlement mediation for workers compensation station? Well, hopefully you're going through this with an attorney. If not, you want to consider one. That attorney is going to help you maximize what recove...

What if you're fired during the middle of your workers compensation claim? Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. I'm a Georgia worker's compensation attorney, and our question today is, what if you're fired during your workers’ compensation claim in Georgia? There are questions that I would have for you as far as how did the termination happen? Were you terminated because they could not...

So what happens with your work injury if you don't get better? Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. I'm a Georgia workers compensation attorney, practicing law in the state of Georgia. And our topic for today is what happens if you don't get better. We have several claims where workers were working very physical, heavy construction like jobs, got injured and cannot return back to that form...

Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. I'm a Georgia workers compensation attorney. And today what we're going to do is we're going to prepare you. We're going to give you a short version of preparing you for your deposition in a work injury claim. And so what that means is this is designed to give you something to look at right before you go into the deposition. You don't have a lo...

Will you win your Georgia workers compensation case? Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. I'm a Georgia workers compensation attorney practicing law in the state of Georgia. And the question we get a lot is “If I decide to go to a hearing while I win?” Well, we cannot tell you yes or no. Everything that matters when you're dealing with a Georgia workers compensation claim is what is called “evid...

So what is your workers compensation claim worth? Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. I'm a Georgia workers compensation attorney practicing law in the state of Georgia. And so we're going to be talking about Georgia workers compensation claims today. Well, in Georgia workers compensation claim, we have a lot of injured workers who are upset and they're in a great deal of pain, or they&apo...

Is the insurance company required to take care of me if I’m injured on the job? Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. I'm a Georgia Workers Compensation attorney practicing law in the state of Georgia. And our video topic is just that, “Is the insurance company required to take care of me if I'm hurt on the job?” Well, the short answer is there would be maybe. First of all, are you an employee? S...

So here's a question we get all the time. How much is a worker's compensation lawyer going to take from my settlement? Hello. My name is Ty Wilson, Georgia Workers’ Compensation attorney practicing law in the state of Georgia. And our question today is, “How much do the attorneys get paid? Who helps represent the injured worker?” Well, the short answer is it is what is called a “continge...

Do you really need a lawyer for your workers compensation claim? Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. I'm a George workers compensation lawyer practicing law in the state of Georgia. And the short answer is, it depends completely upon your injury. If you have a very minor injury, you really don't need an attorney. You need to get the care you need and you need to get back to work. You're go...

So what should you expect in expungement in  Georgia? Hello, my name is Ty Wilson. I’m a Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyer practicing Law in the State of Georgia. And our topic today is, “What should you expect on an expungement manner in the State of Georgia? And honestly the term expungement is no longer used in the state of Georgia. Now it is called “Record Restriction”.  And so, there’s 2 differ...

Can I get a lump sum settlement in my workers’ compensation claim and then return back to work? Hello, my name is Ty Wilson. I’m a Georgia workers compensation Attorney practicing Law in the State of Georgia.  And our topic for today is, “Can I settle my workers’ compensation claim for a lump sum settlement and then return back to work?”. And the short answer on that is,YES.   However, if you are...

“I was injured on the job and I didn't report it, I didn't think it was serious. Now I'm really hurt. What can I do?” Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. I'm a Georgia Workers’ Compensation attorney practicing law in the state of Georgia. And this is a question we get a lot. The short answer is you need to report the injury as soon as possible. The chances are the employer is going to...

I was hurt on the job, and my employer is saying that I need to use up my sick leave before they'll kick in workers’ comp. Hello. My name is Ty Wilson. I'm a Georgia workers compensation attorney practicing Law in the state of Georgia, and a question for today is Do I have to use my sick leave instead of going on workers Comp? And the short answer is no, you don't have to, but it ma...