I got a call from a Cumming, GA resident (I'll call him "Bob") who had been in a car accident. The other driver's insurance company reached out to him before I represented him. The insurer offered Bob less than $10,000 even though his medical expenses already exceeded that amount. He hadn't finished treatment yet, either.
The problem was that Bob already signed a release form accepting the $10,000. I told Bob that he probably didn't have a case but that I wanted to look at the release first. Amazingly, the release form did not include language in it that Georgia law required, making the entire agreement invalid. I called the insurer and informed them of this fact. The Michigan-based insurance adjuster told me that this was a known issue with several release forms in their office. She acknowledged that the release form was invalid and re-opened negotiations with us.
Four attorneys reviewed the case before I had it. Everyone told Bob that his case was over. Bob was ready to give up. I used my 20 years of experience to show him why it wasn't.