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  • You went above and beyond the call of duty for an attorney.
  • I like to deal with people who are honest and who keep their word.  You are that kind of straight shooter. 
  • I would recommend Mr. Shapiro and his staff to other persons who have a personal injury and need help with their situation as I did.
  • I asked a friend of mine...what attorney would he use [to handle a mesothelioma case] and he immediately said Rick Shapiro.  He called Rick on his cell phone and explained our situation and handed me the phone.  That connection to the law firm of Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis and Appleton began a relationship of trust and a sense of confidence that we had not experienced before. It was apparent to us that we had the right team fighting for our father.
  • She returned my calls promptly and everyone at the office was courteous and helpful.
  • I was really happy with the work that John Cooper did on my auto accident case.  We went to mediation and got the case resolved for a good amount which will let me do things to help my financial future like buying a house. 

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Car & Motorcycle Accidents:

  • Bulging and Herniated Disc Injuries: How Experienced Injury Attorneys Best Present Back and Neck Disc Injuries in Personal Injury Lawsuits   
    Description: Many personal injury victims suffer terrible pain in their neck and/or low back due to herniated and damaged discs. If you're struggling with one of these injuries, take a look at this article to learn more about these types of injuries and what we do to help our clients get compensated.
  • Myofascial Pain from a Car Accident   
    Description: Myofascial pain affects the muscles in your body and can significantly decrease your quality of life. If you’re struggling with this chronic condition and it was caused by a car accident, check out this article.
  • When Should I Contact a Norfolk Personal Injury Lawyer?   
    Description: If you’ve suffered an injury in the Norfolk area of Hampton Roads, consider consulting with a Norfolk personal injury lawyer. We can help ease some of the burden that inevitably comes from a car accident, truck wreck, or surgical error. To learn more, read this article.
  • Our Firm's Client-First Approach to Handling a Personal Injury Case   
    Description: Our law firm is committed to providing you with high quality, professional legal representation. We always want you to be fully informed and in this endeavor, we have broken down the typical steps in the personal injury claims and litigation process. To learn more, read this article.
  • Car Accident Victim – Steps to Take in Virginia   
    Description: Many car accident victims are overwhelmed by the paperwork and hassles of dealing with an insurance company after a car wreck. Read this article to learn the steps car accident victims in Virginia should take to ensure they received compensation for their personal injury.

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  • Dennis Quaid's Medical Malpractice/Dangerous Drug-Device Testimony To US Congress   
    Description: The famous actor Dennis Quaid went before Congress to share his story about the horror of almost losing his children after a preventable medical error. His testimony was powerful and proof positive as to why "damage caps" make no sense in reducing medical errors.
  • Common Excuses Used by Doctors for a Cut/Perforated Colon   
    Description: If a doctor cuts/perforates your colon, or other organ, do not be surprised if they offer a wide array of excuses to avoid liability. Do not take this excuse as the final word on the issue. Consult with a medical malpractice lawyer and seek the opinion of another doctor. To learn more, read this article.
  • Suffolk Medical Malpractice Lawyer Can Help Ease the Burden   
    Description: Approximately 1.5 million get seriously injured from prescription medication errors every year in the United States and close to 200,000 people die due to preventable medical mistakes. Some of these victims may be from Suffolk, Virginia (VA). If you suffered a serious injury from a surgical mistake or prescription error, consult with a Suffolk medical malpractice lawyer. We can help sort through what exactly happened and guide you through the complicated malpractice claims process.
  • When to Call a Portsmouth Medical Malpractice Lawyer   
    Description: Far too many Portsmouth, Virginia (VA) patients suffer serious injuries from preventable medical mistakes and prescription drug errors. Over 1.5 million people are hurt due to prescription fowl ups and close to 200,000 die from doctor mistakes. If you suffered a serious injury from a medical error or surgical mistake, consult with a Portsmouth medical malpractice lawyer. We can help sort through what exactly happened and guide you through the complicated malpractice claims process.
  • Hampton Medical Malpractice Lawyer Can Help   
    Description: Millions of people are adversely affected by preventable medical mistakes and surgical errors. This includes residents of Hampton, Virginia (VA). If you suffered a serious injury that you suspect was caused by medical malpractice, consult with a Hampton medical malpractice lawyer. We can help answer your questions and guide you through the complicated medical negligence legal process.

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Brain Damage/Head Injuries:

  • A Major Cause Of Virginia Head Injuries: Slip And Fall Accidents   
    Description: Slip and fall accidents are common - and suffering a serious head injury during a slip, trip, or fall accident in Virginia is also common. Learn about how slip and fall accidents happen and the difficulties that brain injury victims often face in the wake of their accident.
  • Brain Injuries And Virginia Motorcycle Accidents   
    Description: Unfortunately, traumatic brain injuries and motorcycle accidents go hand in hand. Even though motorcycle helmets are the law in Virginia, and although helmets often minimize injury, riders who are involved in serious motorbike accidents often suffer from some form of head injury.
  • Brain Injury Prevention 101: Wear A Helmet   
    Description: Head injuries can lead to death or severe disability, especially if they are sustained at high speeds. The simplest, surest way to avoid a brain injury is to wear a helmet while riding a bike, riding a motorcycle, riding an ATV, or playing contact sports like football.
  • Virginia Brain Injuries: Learn About Talk And Die Syndrome   
    Description: In some cases, serious brain injuries are not immediately apparent - they can take hours or even days to show themselves. Sometimes a person can suffer a head injury and seem fine until bleeding or swelling suddenly threaten their lives. Read more about "Talk and Die" syndrome.
  • The Effects of a Traumatic Brain Injury Can Be Devastating   
    Description: This article examines the terrible effects a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have on an individual. Some of these effects include balance problems, sensitivity to bright lights, irritability, and a lack of self-awareness of their own cognitive problems. Our firm has helped victims of TBI receive compensation to help cover medical bills, lost wages, and rehabilitation. If you've suffered a TBI due to an accident, please contact our firm for a free consultation.

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Slips, Trips & Falls:

  • Virginia Laws on Slips and Falls   
    Description: Looking for Virginia laws on slips and falls? Check out this article. It discusses the primary type of law that decides the majority of slip and fall injury claims. To learn more, read on.
  • A Simple Accident Can Lead to a Serious Injury   
    Description: Over one million people suffer serious injuries from falls in the U.S. Some of these injuries are sustained at a grocery store, coffee shop, or other business where the floor is wet and you endure a slip-and-fall injury. If this has happened to you, please give our firm a call. We guarantee you that if we accept your case we will work tirelessly on your behalf. Our number is 1-800-752-0042.
  • Here are some results for our slip, trip, and fall cases. After you review them, give our firm a call at 1-800-752-0042 for a free case analysis.   
    Description: Injured by a slip, trip, or fall and need an injury lawyer? Look no further. Our attorneys have over 100 years of combined legal experience. Give us a call immediately at 1-800-752-0042 for a free, confidential consultation.
  • Richmond, Virginia (VA) Native Has Serious Injury to Knee After a Fall on Algae Covered Sidewalk   
    Description: It is often difficult for some to keep their balance simply walking down the street, especially the elderly. Now imagine that you had to do the same on a slick surface without falling. Sadly, many people experience a slip and/or fall on a daily basis. Unfortunately, some slip and fall events can result in serious injury and pain, particularly for older seniors who may be more susceptible to major fractures of hips and other bones.
  • Chronic Pain Caused by Fall in Atrium with Leak in Skylights   
    Description: A woman employee fell in her office due to a leak in the skylights of the building’s atrium. That day, the weather forecast called for 6 inches of rainfall. That morning there were no warning signs, cones, or tape that had been placed to acknowledge the danger of the leak.

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Co-Counsel:

  • We Welcome Lawyer Referrals For Cases Involving Personal Injury or Loss of Life   
    Description: Because our firm handles many types of significant personal injury cases, as well as wrongful death cases, we foster and welcome co-counsel relationships with other personal injury lawyers or lawyers who do not specialize in personal injury or wrongful death, as not only clients, but lawyers search for the best, top, injury lawyers/attorneys in Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC), West Virginia (WV), or South Carolina (SC).

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Firm Newsletters:

  • Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, and Appleton - Personal Injury Attorney's Summer 2010 Newsletter [PDF]   
    Description: Our firm publishes this newsletter chaulked full of information about personal injury law and information pertaining to car accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, railroad injuries/diseases, and medical malpractice cases. Each issue focuses on injury prevention and safety tips, product recalls, dangers to avoid and similar safety issues that are prevalent at that time.
  • Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, and Appleton - Personal Injury Attorney's Spring 2010 Newsletter [PDF]   
    Description: The Virginia-Carolina personal injury law firm of Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis and Appleton publishes this newsletter on personal injury law, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, railroad injuries/diseases, and medical malpractice cases. Each issue focuses on injury prevention and safety tips, product recalls, dangers to avoid and similar safety issues that are prevalent at that time.
  • Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, and Appleton Personal Injury Attorney's Winter 2009 Newsletter [PDF]   
    Description: The Virginia-Carolina personal injury law firm of Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis and Appleton publishes this newsletter on personal injury law, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, railroad injuries/diseases, and medical malpractice cases. Each issue focuses on injury prevention and safety tips, product recalls, dangers to avoid and similar safety issues that are prevalent at that time.
  • Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, and Appleton Personal Injury Attorneys Fall 2009 Newsletter [PDF]   
    Description: The Virginia-Carolina personal injury law firm of Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis and Appleton publishes this newsletter on personal injury law, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, railroad injuries/diseases, and medical malpractice cases. Each issue focuses on injury prevention and safety tips, product recalls, dangers to avoid and similar safety issues that are prevalent at that time.
  • Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, and Appleton Personal Injury Attorney's Summer 2009 Newsletter [PDF]   
    Description: The Virginia-Carolina personal injury law firm of Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis and Appleton publishes this newsletter on personal injury law, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, railroad injuries/diseases, and medical malpractice cases. Each issue focuses on injury prevention and safety tips, product recalls, dangers to avoid and similar safety issues that are prevalent at that time.

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FREE Reports:

  • The Free Railroad Worker's Do's & Don'ts When Injured at a Railroad Booklet   
    Description: Do's & Don'ts When Injured at a Railroad--The Railroad Worker's FELA Rights Booklet.
    This free must have "blue book" has been reprinted for railroad workers for over 10 years, and outlines the do's/don'ts as well as what the FELA covers and much more. The bible on the FELA. Order yours for Free Today.
  • TOP TEN TIPS FROM EXPERIENCED VIRGINIA/CAROLINA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWYERS   
    Description: Free Report titled: TOP TEN TIPS FROM EXPERIENCED MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWYERS. Free Patient Guide to Medical Malpractice Claims tells the consumer what an "insider" Virginia/Carolina personal injury/medical malpractice lawyer practicing medical malpractice law daily has learned. The must have guide for people who have suffered an injury caused by a doctor, hospital, nursing home or any surgical error. This booklet gives families who may have a medical malpractice or nursing home neglect case the basic tools to understand what to do about this legal problem, whether in Virginia, North Carolina, or elsewhere. This is a free report.
  • The Free Best Car Accident Guide To Injuries In Virginia   
    Description: Learn why car insurance adjusters hate this Free car accident information book! The Book With Everything You need to Know if Hurt in a Car accident. The inside advice you need if you are hurt in an auto collision caused by someone else’s fault. An experienced Virginia-based lawyer for personal injury victims anticipates the key Virginia or Carolina accident information you need, and most info applies to other states as well. As a service to the public and car/truck accident injury victims we provide this insightful and informative book written by our lawyers with over 100 years combined legal experience. This book includes valuable information on the how insurance claims are valued; insurance company negotiation tactics, how to avoid injury case mistakes; and steps to finding a qualified personal injury attorney…
  • Insurance companies take advantage of consumers   
    Description: Read this free article and series to see why you should be cautious of insurance companies and big corporations

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