Attorney John Thyden's important survival guide to personal injury law should be essential reading for anyone who travels by car in Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia. Understanding insurance coverage is the best way to safeguard your family against a disastrous loss that could have been prevented by the right insurance. This comprehensive legal book discusses the importance of insurance, explains the laws related to personal injury and medical malpractice in easy-to-understand language, and guides readers through the process of choosing an attorney. Anyone in the unfortunate position of being injured in an accident could benefit from the wealth of knowledge in these pages. John Thyden, who began his career as an officer in the US Navy submarine force, has been a licensed attorney for over 38 years. His firm, Thyden Gross and Callahan, LLP, has been in existence for over 20 years, and is Licensed in VA, MD, and DC as well as several other states.