Losing Someone You Love

An Ohio Family's Guide to Wrongful Death

ISBN: 979-8-3507-6142-9
By: Chester, David M.

ABOUT THE BOOK

In his new consumer handbook written for surviving family members, author and Ohio personal injury lawyer David M. Chester provides answers to many of the questions asked by the grieving families of victims of wrongful death. From his years of experience dealing with all types of wrongful death claims, Attorney Chester explains in simple, easy to understand language, what families must know to protect themselves while walking in the mine field of the wrongful death process. Building on his first book, entitled The Insider’s Guide to Handling Ohio Accident Claims, Attorney Chester explains: • What is a wrongful death claim? • The types of situations that give rise to a wrongful death claim • Who gets money from a wrongful death claim? • Who is in charge of the wrongful death lawsuit? • What responsibilities this person in charge of the lawsuit has to the other family members? • What type of damages can be collected in a wrongful death claim? • Who determines how much money each family member gets? • How much proof is needed to win an Ohio wrongful death claim? • How to prove the elements of a wrongful death claim? • How long you have to file a wrongful death lawsuit in Ohio? It may be as short as 6 months. • Common defenses that can destroy a wrongful death claim and how to avoid them • 6 common places to find insurance in an auto accident wrongful death claim • 4 places that you would never think to look for money in a wrongful death claim • What an experienced personal injury lawyer actually does for you • How to choose an Ohio wrongful death lawyer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David M. Chester

David M. Chester has been an Ohio personal injury lawyer most of his legal career. After suffering a childhood injury at the hands of a careless driver, Attorney Chester understood the suffering that an injured victim endures. When he decided to become a lawyer, representing injured Ohioans was the obvious choice. From a single office, Attorney Chester has built a law firm with 20 offices located around the state of Ohio. His early life experience showed him that injured victims need compassion as well as competent, professional, aggressive representation. It is this philosophy that has defined attorney Chester and brought him the success he currently enjoys. Attorney Chester received his Bachelors degree in Business Pre-Law from Bowling Green State University. He obtained his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Cleveland State University College of Law, where he graduated 2nd in his law school class. After winning numerous law school awards, he finished in the top 3% on the Ohio Bar exam. He then moved from his home in Parma, Ohio south to Akron, Ohio where he established his main office. Attorney Chester is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and the Northern District Of Ohio Federal Courts, and he is a member of the Ohio Bar Association and the Ohio Association of Justice, a group of Ohio trial lawyers dedicated to fighting for the rights of injured Ohioans. Attorney Chester lives in Northeast Ohio where he enjoys movies, going to sporting events, swimming and racket ball.