- December 5 2016
- | Insurance
If you secure a judgment in excess of the policy and then you can begin collection against the defendant to get him or her to personally pay the amount on the judgment in excess of the insurance limits.
In Nevada, we have a Homestead Act, so it is hard to collect against a defendant’s house. But you can garnish wages or collect on a vehicle if they own one. Anything above the homestead amount can be collected.
You can’t collect against a business. It has to be against that individual’s personal assets.
With his master’s in insurance law, Patrick routinely helps individuals and businesses who are having issues with their insurance company. He also has extensive experience with personal injury actions, complex tort actions, product liability matters, and class actions. Patrick Leverty is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell (the highest rating) and has been granted membership in the Million Dollar Advocate Forum, and Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum. Patrick Leverty has been certified as a Personal Injury Specialist by the State Bar of Nevada. [ 
