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| Photo courtesy alvin Wolff, Jr./ = Bicyclist=20 and attorney Alvin Wolff Jr., of Westwood, shows off his bike and = the new=20 book he authored, "The Total Guide for Motorcycle and Bicycle = Accident=20 Victims in Missouri and the Seven Mistakes That Can Sink Your=20 Claim." | ||
Bicyclist=20
Alvin Wolff Jr. hopes he's "never in a wreck where I'm =
hurt."
He's right=20
to be worried.
Lots of bicycle and motorcycle accidents, some =
fatal,=20
occur locally every year.
But Wolff, 55, a trustee of Westwood =
and an=20
attorney in Clayton, hopes to help those who are in wrecks.
He =
just=20
published his first book, "The Total Guide for Motorcycle and Bicycle =
Accident=20
Victims in Missouri and the Seven Mistakes That Can Sink Your Claim."=20
It offers consumers safety advice and tips on what =
to do if=20
they are injured.
"I've seen a lot of lawyers' advertising on TV, =
but it=20
doesn't give the consumer any advice on how to pick a lawyer," Wolff=20
said.
His book includes laws in Missouri related to bike and =
motorcycle=20
riders and a guide to questions to ask any lawyer being considered to =
handle a=20
case.
He started writing the book after he participated in the =
2009=20
Gateway Area Chapter/National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Bike MS =
Express=20
Scripts Gateway Getaway bike ride.
"I was the third-leading =
individual=20
fundraiser for that event. And proceeds from this book will benefit that =
ride,"=20
Wolff said.
The book costs $16.95 and is available on Wolff's web =
site
Some of Wolff's tips to the injured =
include:
-=20
Don't ask financially for anything because of a loss due to an accident =
unless=20
you can prove it under IRS guidelines.
- Don't lie to your lawyer =
about=20
the circumstances of an accident or about previous injuries to the same =
part of=20
the body or about whether drinking was involved.
- Don't give a =
statement=20
to any insurance company unless you and your attorney have had a chance =
to=20
analyze what's been told to others, such as police and hospital=20
personnel.
Wolff has handled scores of these types of cases over =
his 30=20
years with his own practice, Alvin Wolff Jr. & =
Associates.
"So the=20
tips come from my actual experience," said Wolf, a 1972 graduate of =
Ladue Horton=20
Watkins High School.
He also provides information in the book on =
what a=20
lawyer does for a client and finding the right lawyer.
"I really =
like to=20
write. I've published 100 plus articles in various legal publications," =
Wolff=20
said.
He also likes riding bicycles as much as he can.
"It =
gives=20
me time to think, and time to get some fresh air," Wolff =
said.
He's been=20
involved with the Gateway NMMS bike ride for a couple years, but has =
spent 20=20
years aiding the American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of =
Technology=20
and is a past president. The American Technion Society provides support =
for the=20
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, a technical university in =
Haifa,=20
Israel.
He's also been vice president of the Jewish Community =
Center in=20
St. Louis for five years.
Wolff isn't stopping with one =
book.
His=20
next volume, with the working title "The Complete Consumer Guide for =
Picking a=20
Lawyer," is set to come out in about 10 weeks.
Chariti Hoven is=20
development administrator with the Gateway Area =
Chapter/NMMS.
There's no=20
estimate yet of how much money has been raised through Wolff's book, she =
said.
"But, last year, Mr. Wolff raised more than $21,000 for the =
ride.=20
He rode in 2008 as well and raised more than $6,000 at that time. What =
he's done=20
for us has been phenomenal. The money he raises helps us benefit so many =
people=20
locally with programs and services. Our chapter service area alone =
covers more=20
than 6,300 individuals with MS," she said.
Wolff also plans to be =
in the=20
next ride, set for Sept. 10 and 11.
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