How to avoid a car accident.

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Street smarts from a Personal Injury Lawyer: Ignore the hand wave. It starts innocently enough. You are headed home and coming out of a parking lot entrance hoping to make a left-hand turn, and the traffic is backed up.  You are looking to turn left onto a four-lane road, and the two lanes closest to […]

One thing you didn’t know about lending your car

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What if you allow your drunk uncle to drive your car knowing that he has been arrested and convicted of drunk driving, can you be liable if he hits and injuries someone? Yes, it’s called negligent entrustment. An incompetent driver is one who by reason of age, experience, physical or mental condition, or known habits […]

National Award for Topeka Personal Injury Lawyers Patton and Patton.

The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys awarded Joe Patton the 2017 and 2018 Top 10 Attorney Award for excellence in the field of Personal Injury for the State of Kansas and Mike Patton, Nationally Ranked Top 10 under 40, 2016, for excellence in the field of Personal Injury. Here’s our contact information: Click here. […]

When dealing with Goliath, here’s what you’ll need.

                About a year ago, my son filed a claim on his homeowner’s insurance. He had found some water damage that had freaked him out. He didn’t know what else to do so he called his insurance company directly. They asked him a series of questions, that he thought at the time were innocuous. Something […]

What Evidence Will I Need After a Car Accident?

There are many parts to investigating your auto accident claim, which includes getting information from digital electronic devices. Often we find evidence on security cameras, cell phones, and computers. Your car probably has a box that stores information that can help or hurt your auto accident claim.  Click here for more information about how this […]

My Doc said I’ve got a cervical sprain. What’s that?

My doctor indicated I have cervical sprain what does that mean? Click here to check out our Great Reviews! Cervical sprain, or sometimes called whiplash, is an injury to the neck often because of an automobile collision which causes forceful flexion or extension of the neck in a violent oscillation of the head forward and […]

How to Avoid Winter Car Accidents

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Check out our Great Reviews, Click here. High school kids, cars, and snow form a frightening cocktail of immaturity and danger. I have a vivid memory from my Sophomore year when a friend was giving me a ride to a holiday party. There was snow on the ground, and he was trying to be cool […]

What to Expect When You Call Patton and Patton Attorneys

Calling Patton and Patton

When you call our office the phone during office hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. will be answered by one of our friendly trained staff usually Michelle or Abby. It will be a friendly call, and we will ask you a few initial background questions. We ask you these questions, so we can know […]