Legal Question in Insurance Law in Virginia

Providing bodily injury negotiation services

I am interested in starting a new business that negotiates bodily injury settlements for persons injured in automobile accidents. I am not an attorney. However, I currently work for the insurance industry and would be considered an expert in the field of insurance claims. Can I start this business and what legal issues do I have to address. What can I be held liable for?


Asked on 6/23/03, 4:24 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
William Marvin Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C.

Re: Providing bodily injury negotiation services

There's a name for what you're proposing. It's called UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW. It is ILLEGAL.

I have to question hom much expertise you have in insurance that you would even contemplate something like this.

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Answered on 6/23/03, 4:40 pm
Benjamin Glass Law Offices Benjamin W. Glass & Associates

Re: Providing bodily injury negotiation services

my guess is that your proposed business would be practicing law without a license.

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Answered on 6/23/03, 9:55 pm
Scott Diamond DIAMONDLAWYER

Re: Providing bodily injury negotiation services

in Pa I do not beleive that you can represent a client since you are not an attorney and are not acting on behalf of an aty of Insurance OCmpany

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Answered on 6/24/03, 9:24 am


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