I was in a pretty horrific accident and not only was I in a great deal of pain, but a nervous wreck in dealing with the insurance companies who were pushing me to give statements and sign forms. I see all the commercials about attorneys and didn’t have any idea who was trustworthy and who wasn’t. A friend of mine who works for an insurance company called me to see how I was doing and said that I should contact Mr. Maurer who was a former insurance defense attorney and he would go to trial if that is what needed to happen. I made an appointment and he came out to see me. I wanted to make sure that I knew about the person that was representing me so I laid out a laundry list of questions about his education and work history, which he answered enthusiastically. He explained my options and what he would be doing as my attorney and told me that all I needed to be concerned with was taking care of myself and getting the medical care that I needed. After signing with him, I was contacted by his paralegal to introduce herself and she explained what her role would be in working with Mr. Maurer on my case. Since I was trying to work, go to therapy and doctors appointments, I couldn’t always make calls during the day about my case, so I would email them to Mr. Mauer and my paralegal at night when I got home and I always got a response the next day. Just as I expected, the insurance company involved had no intention of doing the right thing and their offers to settle weren’t the least bit reasonable considering my injuries, so Mr. Maurer recommended that we prepare to go to trial if the insurance company didn’t make a good faith effort to settle at Mediation. At Mediation, I think they saw that we were prepared and they began to take us seriously and their offers to settle started to be more realistic. We didn’t settle at Mediation, but just before trial, they came around and we settled. This was a really difficult time in my life and while it didn’t move quickly (I had months of therapy), he and his staff continually kept me informed on the progress of my case and answered any questions that I had. I highly recommend Mike Maurer!