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However, on May 14, 2019, Phil Truitt became more...","datePublished":"2020-01-03","dateModified":"2022-11-16","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.truittlawoffices.com\/blog\/author\/philtruitt\/#Person","name":"Phil Truitt","url":"https:\/\/www.truittlawoffices.com\/blog\/author\/philtruitt\/","identifier":14,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f112f948511b1b4986cc42659aba88a8f0fcc0e3a93ed222ce1643fca1d6a2d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f112f948511b1b4986cc42659aba88a8f0fcc0e3a93ed222ce1643fca1d6a2d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Truitt Law Offices","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.truittlawoffices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Truitt-Law-Offices-Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/www.truittlawoffices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Truitt-Law-Offices-Logo.png","width":427,"height":59}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.truittlawoffices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/phil_truitt-178x178-e1580323587807.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.truittlawoffices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/phil_truitt-178x178-e1580323587807.jpg","height":178,"width":178},"url":"https:\/\/www.truittlawoffices.com\/blog\/phil-truitt-interview\/","about":["Personal Injury"],"wordCount":890,"articleBody":"Have you worked with\u00a0Truitt Law Offices\u00a0at any point in the last 20 years? If so, you probably saw or met\u00a0Phil Truitt. As Richard Truitt\u2019s son, he has been a regular at the firm\u2019s Fort Wayne office since he was a kid.However, on May 14, 2019, Phil Truitt became more than a \u201cregular.\u201d He became a licensed, full-time attorney on the law firm\u2019s legal team.He has been off to a successful start, too. Through his first six months with Truitt Law Offices, Phil has secured over\u00a0$760,000.00 in settlements\u00a0on behalf of his clients.\u201cIt\u2019s been a really smooth transition because I\u2019ve been here for a long time, and I understand how we do things,\u201d Phil says, \u201cbut also, we have an excellent staff. They have been there as support and helped me to achieve great things for my clients.\u201dHitting the Ground RunningPhil earned his Business Management degree from Manchester University in 2015. He then went directly to Ohio Northern University\u2019s Pettit College of Law and graduated in 2018. Even though he did some work in criminal defense and environmental law while in law school, he was naturally drawn to\u00a0personal injury law\u00a0and Truitt Law Offices.He hit the ground running \u2013 to say the least. Eight days after he was admitted to the Indiana Bar, Phil got his first result \u2013 a $305,000 settlement for policy limits in a\u00a0dog bite\u00a0case.The victim in that case, a child, had suffered puncture wounds to the thigh in an attack by a neighbor\u2019s pit bull. Through investigation, Phil found social media posts which showed that the dog owner knew of the pet\u2019s prior bites.\u201cThat case purely involved negotiations between me and the insurance adjuster \u2013 lots of e-mails going back and forth,\u201d Phil says. \u201cBut I had spent a month preparing for it and spending time with the client.\u201d\u201cSo, before we got to the final settlement, I had an answer for every argument that the adjuster had for why she couldn\u2019t pay more,\u201d he says. \u201cI was able to rebut her with the facts immediately due to my preparedness.\u201dMore recently, Phil secured a $250,000\u00a0wrongful death\u00a0settlement on behalf of the family of a young man who lost his life in a moped accident. Again, the settlement was for the policy limits.In that case, Phil uncovered evidence showing that the driver who hit the man on the moped was distracted at the time of the crash. He also could point to Indiana statutes which established that the man was operating his moped in a safe, legal manner when the wreck occurred.The family had called Phil on his cell phone to tell him about the case. He secured the settlement for them within 3 months.\u201cHe had lived with his parents, who were retired, and he took care of everything for them. So, getting the case settled for policy limits gave them the ability to quickly hire someone to mow the yard, clean the gutters, get the groceries \u2026 they were really lost, nothing will ever make up for the loss of their son, but we did what the law permits of us to help them\u201d Phil says. \u201cIt also gave them much needed closure\u201d.Listening and CaringAs it turned out, during those years he spent growing up at the law firm, Phil was listening and learning. He observed how his father dealt with everyone from clients to insurance defense attorneys. He was ready to put those lessons to work.For instance, he learned the value of preparation.\u201cI put the time into each and every case individually so that I have a game plan from the start \u2013 even if I don\u2019t show all my cards from the start,\u201d Phil says. \u201cI often know what every single response from opposing counsel is going to be and am prepared to rebut.\u201dTaking the time to listen to his clients, in that sense, may be the most important lesson that he learned from watching his father at work.\u201cWhat really helps me is taking the time to sit down with each one of my clients before I get into the weeds of settling their claim. Knowing them on a personal level and understanding them helps me to advocate for them and fight for them as if it were my own life,\u201d Phil says.\u201cOur mission statement is, \u2018We listen. We care.\u2019 And it\u2019s really resonated with me over these last few months,\u201d Phil says. \u201cPeople just want to be heard and respected, and they want to know that you will do your best work for them.\u201dGrateful ClientsPhil was pretty sure that he was prepared for anything that came his way when he started at Truitt Law Offices in May. However, one thing he was not exactly prepared for \u2013 the reaction of his clients.\u201cI think I underestimated how grateful people can be,\u201d he says.For instance, he recently settled an injury case on behalf of a client whose property damage claim had been resolved several months earlier. The client wasn\u2019t even sure she still had a case.\u201cShe kept telling me that it was impossible for me to understand how much this money would change their lives right now,\u201d Phil says. \u201cIt\u2019s those moments that really stand out.\u201d"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.truittlawoffices.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Phil Truitt Off to Fast Start at Truitt Law Offices","item":"https:\/\/www.truittlawoffices.com\/blog\/phil-truitt-interview\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]