Estimates indicate that annually, approximately 4.5 millon people are bitten by a dog in the United States. Dog bites to people, particularly children, can result in serious psychological and physical injury or can even be fatal. Dog bite victims need to collect meaningful information to get a better understanding of the options they have to deal with the injuries they have sustained. This website provides the dog bite victim with the resources to do just that.
How will the attorney benefit from a listing in the Directory? First, having your name and firm listed in the directory provides a convenient way for dog bite victims to find a dog bite attorney. Second, attorneys receive free referrals. This can happen in two ways: (a) Dr. Polsky occasionally receives email inquiries from victims seeking a plaintiff attorney. Third, attorneys can post articles on this website. Victims would like to know about the significant dog bite cases attorneys have handled or about dog bite law in their state. Finally, simply having an attorney's web site linked to the dogbiteattorneys.info website could boost the search engine ranking of the attorney's website. No reciprocal link from the attorney's website to this website is required. How will the website benefit the dog bite victim? First, the directory provides a convenient way for a dog bite victim to find a dog bite attorney. Often victims do not know where to turn for legal help or have difficulty finding attorneys specializing in dog bite law. As more attorneys are added to the directory, it will become a more useful resource for a greater number of dog bite victims. Dr. Polsky will provide feedback to the dog bite victim using his expertise in animal behavior. The dog bite victim frequently seek answers to questions that have more to do with animal behavior than dog bite law. They want to know, for example, why How will dog bite victims find this website? Keyword search on the internet. When the Directory was first launched, dog bite victims found their way to the site in this manner, and many probably arrived by way of dogexpert.com (popularity ranking of this website is approximately 550,000 overall, and the site is currently receiving (as of April 2011) approximately 5200 unique visitors/mo.). More significantly, the National Directory of Dog Bite Attorneys website currently comes up on the 2nd page of Google using the ubiquitous key words "dog bite attorneys". In addition, efforts are being made to make the website achieve high rankings specific to city and state. How can an attorney make a listing in the directory? Click on the icon below to register online. Only licensed attorneys in good standing with their state bar can register.
What is the current status of the directory? The directory is currently in the process of being rebuilt. Listings are now being taken, and those attorneys who list first with an enhanced listing will placed at the top in their respective state. They will keep this position until their listing How can dog bite victims use this website? Consult the directory to find a dog bite attorney in your location. Attorneys listed in this directory are all licensed and currently allowed to practice law in your state. Further, all are assumed to be competent in dog bite law, and how the law in your state may be applied to personal injury caused by dogs. Hence, if you have sustained a serious dog bite injury and are looking for legal help, you should contact an attorney in the directory nearest you. Tell Dr. Polsky about your incident. Dr. Polsky would like to learn what happened to you and the circumstances surrounding your incident. He in turn will provide feedback to you at no cost from his perspective and experience as a animal behavior dog bite expert. What you need to do to receive this free service is as follows: Simply, complete and submit the victim feedback form. The victim feedback form provides information about how your incident happened, the kind of dog involved, and the extent of your injuries. Once this information is received, upon your consent, Dr. Polsky will forward an account of your incident and your contact info to the attorney(s) in the directory closest to you. Other than this, the information you send will remain strictly confidential. It will not be used for any other purpose. Your email address will not be distributed or sold. The attorney who receives this information may contact you to discuss the incident further, and he/she will provide you with their feedback using a legal perspective. Dog bite victims: Dr. Polsky is well-qualified to provide you with expert opinion from his perspective: he has worked with attorneys as an animal behavior expert on dog bite cases on over 200 occasions. Dr. Polsky cannot provide legal advice, but he can tell you if your state has strict liability for dog bites or uses common law theory (i.e. the so-called "one free bite") and how these laws might apply to your situation based on the behavior and the type of dog in question. Contact Dr. Polsky today! |
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National Directory of Dog Bite Attorneys
A directory of lawyers & resources for dog bite victims in the United Sates
Website author:
Richard H. Polsky, Ph.D.
Animal Behavior Counseling Services, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA.
The National Directory of Dog Bite Attorneys first made it appearance on the internet in 2003. The website was created by Los Angeles animal behavior dog bite expert, Richard Polsky, PhD. However, over time efforts aimed at further developing the directory slowed; nevertheless, the website remained online and listings were always free for attorneys. Attorneys continued to request listings and dog bite victims continued to forward descriptions of how they were attacked. Given this interest and realizing the directory was unique, efforts were made to make the website more resourceful for dog bite victims and more beneficial for dog bite lawyers. The website as it now appears is substantially improved, and as before it provides a directory of attorneys in the United States who litigate cases involving injury to people caused by dogs. 
In addition, owners who have no homeowners inquire about defense attorneys. Victims will be referred to those attorneys listed in the directory. (b) When a dog bite victim sends Dr. Polsky a completed victim feedback form, those attorneys listed in the directory closest to where the victim lives will be notified. Attorneys will be sent contact information, a description of the incident, and the kind of injuries the victim sustained. However, this information will be sent to the attorney only if the victim consents to having this done.
the incident happened, if certain breeds of dog are dangerous by nature, were they at fault because they provoked the dog, was the incident foreseeable given the circumstances surrounding the incident, or did the careless handling of the dog by the owner make the attack likely? Dr. Polsky will use his extensive experience as an animal behavior by provisionally answering questions like these. Dog bite victims will not be charged for this service. If appropriate, he will then advise the victim to contact an attorney listed in the directory for legal advice. These steps make the website a valuable resource for dog bite victims and their families.
expires or if cancellation is made. The number of attorneys listed in any given city may be limited (particularly low density locations). This will increase the likelihood of (a) an attorney receiving victim contact information or (b) being contacted directly by the victim as a result of their listing. 