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Initially, you will meet with one or more of the Rutberg Breslow Personal Injury Law attorneys to gather (intake) information around your injury. Your case materials will be thoroughly reviewed by Mr. Rutberg first to identify any issues needing immediate attention. Your case will then be assigned to an attorney who will be responsible for the progress and advancement of your case in pre-trial proceedings.

This phase can involve many things depending on the facts and legal issues of your case. Some of those can include a detailed review of your medical records, interviewing witnesses, photographing accident scenes or materials, gathering evidence, and reviewing police reports and the reports of any consulting experts we hire for your case e.g. engineers or medical specialists.

During the litigation phase of your case, a Bill of Particulars will be prepared for each defendant. This document describes the nature of the injuries, specifies the areas and acts of negligence that you are claiming, and itemizes your non-physical harms and losses such as loss of income and medical expenses. We will have some of that information from your intake and our investigation, but we often will contact you for additional information.

Bills of Particulars are important because anything not included in the original or a later Bill of Particulars cannot be claimed if the case goes to trial.

Even though your case is very important, it is common for depositions to be adjourned to new dates. In fact, your deposition may be rescheduled several times. Many uncertainties exist in legal scheduling, such as a trial lasting longer than expected or conflicts that may exist in attorney schedules because they have legal obligations related to other cases.