Hydroplaning – according to AAA.com – January & February 2019 publication: When driving in just one-twelfth of an inch of water, each tire must displace a gallon of water every second. If you’re going too fast, or your tires are worn or underinflated, one or more tires can lose their grip on the road,

Folks, click on the link below to better understand why we have a Civil Justice System in America that holds wrongdoers accountable for their conduct that causes adverse consequences to innocent people. Daniel L. Hightower, Lawyer Jury delivers $25.5 million ‘statement’ to Aetna to change its ways: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/health/aetna-verdict-oklahoma-orrana-cunningham/index.html

There is a story that David McCullough, American historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, tells. John Singer Sargeant, renown artist of his time, was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt. Sargeant had been waiting around the White House for several days hoping to see the President and schedule a time for painting

Sometimes, people or family members of people involved in motor vehicle crashes or work accidents resulting in severe injuries or death need immediate legal advice or assistance on a holiday, on a weekend, or after regular office business hours. Dan Hightower understands this and now provides severely injured Accident Victims with 24/7 access to

This news article should be of concern to anyone with health insurance, whether it is with this insurance company or not. Hopefully, this is an isolated case. Nevertheless, if your health insurance company denies you an evaluation, testing or treatment recommended by your doctor, you may have legal remedies and should contact a lawyer.

Hats off to all American men and women serving our country in the Armed Services especially over the Holidays. The lawyers and staff at Daniel L. Hightower, PA, adopted 25 soldiers in the 317th Brigade, Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army, headquartered in Ft. Polk, Louisiana and now deployed in Afghanistan through June of 2018. And

In the news today: Marion County is the first in the state of Florida to establish a legal aid fund. Learn more by visiting the link below. https://www.ocala.com/news/20170715/county-bar-association-establishes-states-first-legal-aid-fund

Here’s a well written article by Tina Banner, Executive Vice President of United Way of Marion County, about citizens in need in our community. And it’s well-worth reading. – Daniel L. Hightower, Lawyer Article Excerpt: “Have you ever used the terms “working poor,” “living paycheck-to-paycheck,” “barely making ends meet” or “needy”? If so, you

By Paul M. Anderson Special to the Star-Banner As the chair-elect of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar, I believe it is important to correct misconceptions regarding the workers’ compensation system and the attorneys who represent injured Floridians. The Florida Chamber of Commerce suggests that the workers’ compensation rate increase approved by

Dan Hightower and Jack Langdon, Florida Work Comp Hall of Fame lawyers, presenting the plaque posthumously inducting The Honorable Elwyn Akins, Judge of Compensation Claims, into the Florida Work Comp Hall of Fame to Carolyn Morgan, long time Judicial Assistant of Judge Akins on April 25, 2016. The plaque will be hung and prominently