Burns, Day & Presnell, P.A.

Sep 2011

Attorneys have been on the butt end of jokes for decades. Many firms have the reputation of being ambulance chasers and everyone I know seems to hate attorneys, until they need one... For those of you who have been in a wreck and been injured, you know that within days after the filing of the accident report, you are swamped with about 20 pounds of mail... flyers and booklets from attorneys all wanting to grab their share of the insurance money due to you for your injuries blah blah blah... Then you begin to take notice of the TV ads that "mean business" and so on... What many people fail to notice is the firms that don't waste buku money on TV advertising, don't waste money chasing ambulances and don't waste their time taking cases for people who are just trying to win the lottery. Lacy Presnell has been in this business for 35 years, he knows what he's doing and he doesn't need to chase business down. He's been on both sides of injury cases and he gets his business from word of mouth advertising from people he's helped recover settlements for that help them get their bills paid and hopefully take care of their future needs. He's honest to the bone, even if it means having to tell a client news they don't want to hear (like me). Mr Presnell, drove out to my home, in Creedmoor, to meet me after I called him, more than once. He stopped along the way to get a glimpse of where the accident took place and take in the scene to see how it could have happened. More recently, he explained the consequences of a jury trial, how it could go (one way or the other depending on how jurors understand the law) and even if I were to win a large settlement, he was able to show me the math and probabilities in regards to the chances of collecting it. That was rather disturbing news, but I give him props for his honesty. To tell the truth, I don't know if I'll ever see a dime to cover my out of pocket medical costs or my pain/suffering, and that's what's disturbing about people in NC being under insured with no assets and no legal way in North Carolina to attach a settlement to a person's wages. It seems like the laws in NC protect those who cause injury instead of those who are truly injured. I try to live by the rule "Don't shoot the messenger" and in this case, it applies. For those of you who end up seriously injured, and I pray that never has to happen, and don't know who to trust when it comes to attorneys, Lacy Presnell is the person to trust with your case. You won't find him on TV telling you how much he means business, and you won't find him sending you flyers and booklets in the mail. You'll find him because I recommended him.