Schenk Podolsky Attorneys at Law

Six months after being diagnosed with a brain tumor (and while under the care of nine specialists), my three year old daughter and I were involved in a horrendous car accident. A 22 year old girl (whom witnesses say was texting while driving) failed to see that the light she was approaching was red, and furthermore, that our car had been at a dead stop at that light for several seconds. As result, she struck the rear quarter panel where my toddler was seated, sending our car spiraling out of control and out into the middle of the intersection.
Thanks to some good samaritans, we were pulled from the wreckage and rushed to the nearest hospital via ambulance. The event was emotionally traumatic for my toddler as, now eight months later, she still recalls the gory details of my head injury, and all of the blood. And, she still has nightmares/​anger aggression issues, which I attribute to this accident as well, and may have to seek psychological help as a result.
The sad reality of it all is that I had just gotten myself to a place of «wellness,» so that I could function to some degree, right before the accident, and my car was paid off. Now, with my vestibular migraines in full swing, my car totaled, and my insurance company telling me that I was going to have to paying for out-​of-​pocket expenses, and be back in a monthly car payment situation (for an accident I was not responsible for), when we were already in a hardship to begin with, I was beyond distraught as to what to do.
The last straw was when I found myself spending 40 minutes a day on hold in an attempt to get through to the responsible party’s insurance company. It was at this point that I reached out to Adam Schenk, who came highly recommended to me by a trusted business affiliate.
Having nearly 30 years experience in working alongside, as well as retaining a multitude of attorneys for various legal matters (personal and corporate, including prior Personal Injury Lawyers), I’d like to think I have fair amount of credibility in voicing my opinion in this area.
In my view, P/​I attorneys have their work cut out for them. They get a bad rap for all of the other unscrupulous, shady, greedy, self-​serving «ambulance chasers» that paved the way before them. It is definitely hard to know these days, when selecting a P/​I attorney, who to trust and who is truly looking out for YOUR best interests.
Adam did not present himself as Hollywood agent selling me some «pie in the sky» pipe dream as to how much money he was going to be able to win us for our case in order to get me to retain his services. From the get-​go, Adam was very forthright, conservative and realistic about my case, and because of me and my daughter’s unique health issues/​syndromes, he wanted me to know that we may run up against some roadblocks along the way.
Adam was also very good about staying in touch with me on a regular basis, keeping me apprised along the way (another reputation attorneys have — is not staying on top of their cases — and clients having to chase them down to find out what’s going on), and possessed excellent discernment in knowing when to contact me to discuss certain matters he wanted my input on, and when to handle things and brief me after-​the-​fact.
Another thing I found refreshing and impressive was Adam’s savvyness and resourceful skills in knowing what to ask the insurance companies/​opposing party for and when. I truly feel this played a HUGE role in Adam’s effectiveness in getting a much better financial resolve for my case than what we had originally anticipated in the beginning.
Regardless of Adam’s talent and integrity, what really spoke to me was his compassion — he took the time to listen to my concerns — my heart — and even spoke to me on personal matters (a line that most attorneys are too afraid to cross for fear of offending their clients). In other words, Adam’s actions showed that he truly cared enough about me to tell me the truth — even when it may have stung a bit — it was what I needed to hear, and it allowed me to make some crucial decisions that may have otherwise been overlooked had he not possessed the boldness/​courage to do so.
It is comforting to know that, in such a litigious society, with so many unethical/​incompetent attorneys out there practicing law, that there are ones like Adam Schenk, who not only have a profound respect for our justice system and upholding the law to the letter, but who is truly invested in his clients’ welfare — no matter what the outcome.
Thank you, Adam, for all of the good that you are doing out there in the AZ community.
I shutter to think what might have happened — had I opted to go with some «other» attorney.
With Deep Gratitude,
–NH