How Can a Lawyer Help Me with My Case?
Have you ever hired a lawyer? Have you been involved in a personal injury accident and are considering your options? You may be wondering what an attorney does in the process of representing you and your claim. Tom Crosley helps to answer this question via video. In the video, Tom discusses the crucial role of…
What is E-Discovery?
Although we like to think that our electronic activities are personal and private, we are quickly learning that they are anything but. The activities we conduct on our phones, computers, and social media profiles comprise some of the most easily accessible information in existence, especially with the creation, permeation, and proliferation of the cloud. Although…
What is Insurance? Why is it such a Profitable Industry?
Photo credit: PaperScraps / Foter / CC BY-NC Insurance, today, is an enormous industry. Back in 2006, non-life insurance claims averaged almost a billion dollars – every day. In 2013 in the United States, the net premiums written for all types of insurance totaled $1 trillion dollars (that’s over $2.7 billion a day). And despite the…
One Unsafe Turn: How One Car Accident Changed Lives Forever
Stan H. and Dale A. were heading to a high school football game in Kerr County, Texas in the fall of 2012. Although both of them were in their 50s and had jobs (Stan was a sales representative, and Dale was a home inspector and real estate agent), they devoted their spare time to officiate…
Legal Terms and Legal Definitions – Simplified
When lawyers speak, it can sometimes feel they’re talking in a completely different language. In fact, the term “legalese” has been in the dictionary since the turn of the 20th century, and it means “the formal and technical language of legal documents that is often hard to understand.” Many people feel intimidated when they meet…
Wedgwood Senior Living Apartments Fire – Update
In an earlier news article, we summarized the facts about the recent Wedgwood fire tragedy as they were known at the time. New details have come to light since the days after the disaster, and Crosley Law Firm is now accepting personal injury and wrongful death cases related to the fire at Wedgwood Senior Living…
Crosley Law Firm Helps Retired Police Officer’s Family
Photo credit: daveynin / Foter / CC BY Since 2010, the Eagle Ford Shale region of southern Texas has become one of the most actively drilled areas for oil and gas in the nation. Because of all the development in the region, traffic has increased considerably, and there is now a significant commercial trucking presence…
City of San Antonio: Distracted Driving Ordinance
How the Cloud can Help Your Personal Injury Case
Many people are unaware of exactly what we mean when we talk about “the cloud,” but it is actually fairly simple to understand. Think of the cloud as a gigantic collection of equipment that allows software to run on any device with an internet connection. The cloud allows you to access your software (photos, videos,…
New Legal Tech Audit Promising, but Leaves Room for Improvement
We strive for and expect excellence in everything we do at Crosley Law Firm, including excellence in all things related to legal technology. We do not settle for proficiency; instead, we demand an exhaustive practical knowledge of all basic software applications for all of our attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants on staff. New industry findings…
Caught in the Middle: Ridesharing, Insurance, and the Law
“Uber and Lyft represent a trend for how people will get around in the future,” explains San Antonio City Councilman Rey Saldaña.[1] The question is, will we ever get to that future? With protests, committee meetings, and a constantly shifting economic and legislative landscape all related to ridesharing companies operating in San Antonio, the future…
The City of San Antonio Needs to Increase Insurance Minimums for Cab Drivers
A great deal of news has sprung up about car services such as Lyft and Uber as well as recent protests by cab drivers in front of City Hall in San Antonio. One primary focus in the larger discussion about taxicabs, Lyft, and Uber is the disparate regulation levels for these respective services, but there’s…
