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Joel Gary Selik
Judgment Collection & Legal Malpractice Certified Specialist CA & NV
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Legal Analysis
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Communication Skills
5.0/5.0
Ethics and Professionalism
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Biography
Attorney Selik is a California & Nevada Legal Malpractice Certified Specialist and has been a litigation attorney for 40 Years. Debt & Judgment Collection, Malpractice, Trials, Settlements, Arbitrations and Mediation.
Experienced Attorney, Debt & Judgment Collection. Malpractice-Lawyet, Medical, CPA, Real Estate).
Personal Injury and other civil litigation experienced.
No Frivolous Cases, Ever.
Practice Areas
- Collections
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Nursing Home Abuse
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- BlueJeans
Fees
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Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
Some cases contingent fees considered. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Some cases taken on Contingent Fees-no attorney fee until you collect, costs only basis. In Nevada this is required: :"You may have to pay the opposing party's attorney fees and costs in the event of a loss." Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.2(e)
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
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- Nevada
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Attorney, Expert Witness, Mediator
- Joel G. Selik Attorney at Law - Legal Malpractice Certified Specialist California & Nevada
- Current
- Mediator and Arbitrator
- Selik Law and Mediation
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- Civil Litigation Mediator and Arbitrator. Personal Injury, Attorney Fee Disputes, Malpractice, Business Disputes, Breach of Contract and other Civil Cases.
- Attorney
- Selik Law Offices
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Education
- Michigan State Univ
- Undergraduate Degree
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- Golden Gate Univ School of Law
- Law Degree
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- University of San Diego School of Law
- LL.M. (1989) | Law
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Awards
- Champions of Justice - Center Partnership Award
- Nevada Legal Services
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2009, 2018 Practice Areas: Professional Liability: Plaintiff (50%), Creditor Debtor Rights: Business (30%), Real Estate: Consumer (10%), Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (10%)
- Nevada Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
- Nevada Legal Services
Professional Associations
- Nevada Justice Assocation
- Member
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- Bar Association of North San Diego County
- Member, Former Board of Directors
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- San Diego County Bar Association
- Member, Fee Dispute Arbitrator
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- Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility State Bar of Nevada
- Member
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- California State Bar  # 117383
- Member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Cyber Security Tools & Techniques: How to Meet Your Ethical Obligations
- State Bar of Nevada
- Sued for Fees, Clients SLAPP Attorney - Another Reason to Never Sue your Clients
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
- Non-Recourse Funding
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Speaking Engagements
- Cyber Security – What you Must Know
- Cognitive Biases with Juries, Voir Dire, Judges, Witnesses & Family, Vista, California
- Bar Association of North San Diego County
- Seminar for Attorneys on cognitive biases.
- Cognitive Biases with Juries, Voir Dire, Judges, Witnesses & Family, Vista, California
- Bar Association of North San Diego County
- Seminar for Attorneys on cognitive biases.
- Top Malpractice & Ethics Erros -- How to Avoid Being Sued, Vista, California
- Bar Association of North San Diego County
- Seminar for Attorneys on common legal malpractice and ethical issues.
- Top Malpractice & Ethics Erros -- How to Avoid Being Sued, Vista, California
- Bar Association of North San Diego County
- Seminar for Attorneys on common legal malpractice and ethical issues.
Certifications
- Certified Specialist Legal Malpractice
- State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
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Legal Answers
1128 Questions Answered
- Q. Legal actions against rude ophthalmologist office in California after being turned away for late arrival.
- A: There are no legal actions to be taken (other than complaining to the medical board) for rude behavior, even such heinous behavior such as described.
There is a possibility of a case if there was significant harm caused to your vision for the failure to attend to your medical needs, though and office may, generally, turn away potential patients who are late for appointments.
- Q. How can I proceed legally after surgery complications were not disclosed?
- A: There are several areas of potential liability. There is the failure to provide appropriate information and to obtain informed consent. There is also a question of if the health care providers breached the standard of care in removing the gallbladder. Even if a complication is a known complication, it can occur because of malpractice.
There are other aspects of the potential case. These include the harm caused by the malpractice (as opposed to caused by the underlying problem). The range of potential recovery. The costs and time required to resolve the case. And, importantly, the time within which a lawsuit must be filed--if the case is not timely filed, there will be no compensation.
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- Q. Can a prison medical institution be sued for malpractice after delayed treatment for a jaw fracture?
- A: Yes you can.
Where the medical staff failed to meet the standard of care, there is a claim.
In order for such a case to be viable, the harm caused but be sufficient to warrant bringing a lawsuit. For example, if the failure to treat caused additional harm such as the jaw being permanently damaged.
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