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STEVEN GORDON: If you or a loved one were involved in a truck accident in the great state of California, you know that there are tons and tons of lawyers that are willing to help you. Why should you pick Gordon and Elias? And the reason is quite clear.
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STEVEN GORDON: Number one, we are a national firm.
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STEVEN GORDON: We have lawyers, relationships with lawyers in every state in the United States.
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STEVEN GORDON: And so we look at things on a national perspective. And almost every truck accident there involves one or more states.
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STEVEN GORDON: So you need lawyers that are going to look at things from a national perspective and not be pigeonholed into where that particular lawyer's office is or where he or she lives.
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STEVEN GORDON: We determine the cause of the accident early. The cause is very important and we want to make sure that we lock it down.
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STEVEN GORDON: It could be brakes.
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STEVEN GORDON: It could be fatigue. It could be driver negligence, recklessness
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STEVEN GORDON: It could be drug usage on the part of the truck driver or alcohol usage.
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STEVEN GORDON: It could be company negligence.
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STEVEN GORDON: It could be improper loads. There are many different factors and one of the things we do early on is to lock that down.
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STEVEN GORDON: Because we have a national orientation, we make sure that where your lawsuit is filed is the best place.
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STEVEN GORDON: You've all heard of some places being better than others for jury verdicts.
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STEVEN GORDON: Our goal is to get you in the best spot possible.
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STEVEN GORDON: It's imperative that you get the right doctor for the right medical care.
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STEVEN GORDON: And so Gordon and Elias makes sure if you have an orthopedic problem that you get an orthopedic or neurosurgeon to treat you, not just some general practitioner.
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STEVEN GORDON: So getting the right medical care is imperative.
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STEVEN GORDON: And finally, and I think most importantly, it has nothing to do with lawyering; it has to do with being people and persons.
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STEVEN GORDON: This is your family and your family's livelihood and we are literally like your family.
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STEVEN GORDON: At the end I can assure we'll maybe be invited over to your house for dinner and visa versa because for some time period we're going to be very close together. And those are the reasons why I would pick Gordon and Elias.
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