7 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Personal Injury Attorney

Hiring a personal injury attorney can either make or break your case. After being injured in an accident, you need an experienced personal injury lawyer who will help you recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages and suffering. Here are some tips on what questions to ask before you hire an attorney to handle your personal injury case.

Which U.S. States Have the Most Workplace Homicides?

When looking at workplace violence statistics in America, it’s clear that this is a serious problem. Each year, millions of Americans report cases of workplace violence, and many more go unreported. This is even graver when considering how many of these incidents involve workplace deaths and homicides. Between 2011 and 2018, 3,584 Americans died at the hands at another in their workplace.

The Cities With the Most Fatal Police Shootings in the U.S.

It seems like every time we read the news, we see another story about someone being killed by police. The most recent high-profile death was that of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died after a police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes. To contextualize the number of people killed by police, this infographic takes data from the 100 most populous cities in the United States and compares their rates of fatal police shootings.

7 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Personal Injury Attorney

Here are some suggestions for choosing a personal injury lawyer that is right for your case. Not every lawyer is right for every case. Finding the best fit for you can impact your settlement compensation as well as reducing worry about the case. This infographic outlines important inquiries to consider while interviewing an attorney for a personal injury case.

Cities With the Most Drunk-Driving Arrests in the United States

The city with the most drunk-driving arrests in America from 2009-18 was San Antonio, Texas. With 77,357 drunk-driving arrests from 2009-18, San Antonio “won” the top spot, not something really to be proud of! Using data from the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer, the team at SmartAdvocate.com takes a closer look at 30 of the most populated cities in the country and their amounts of drunk-driving arrests over the past decade.

A Short History of the Federal Legality of 12 Drugs in the United States

This infographic explores the bizarre, messy, and controversial timeline of drug legality in the United States, which includes cocaine, opium, heroin, morphine, cannabis, alcohol, LSD, peyote/mescaline, psilocybin, MDMA, Fentanyl, and methamphetamines. You will also learn when certain synthetic drugs were developed, the names of the laws issued to control drugs in the United States, and the efforts of marijuana legalization. 

Florida DUI Statistics

Every time we enter an automobile, we’re putting ourselves at risk of injury or even death. According to the National Safety Council, car accidents are so frequently dangerous that there is a 1 in 114 chance that a person will sustain serious injuries from a car accident. For example, in 2017 there were 5,125 alcohol-related car crashes in Florida. In this infographic, learn all about Florida DUI Statistics and the dangers of drinking and driving.