Personal Injury Recovery

The firm represents individuals who have suffered personal injury and seek compensation for their damages.  Personal injury often arises out of the negligent act of another.  However, claims can as well be brought when an individual suffers personal injury as a result of the intentional act of another.

Pursuing a claim for personal injury takes into account: 

• medical expenses for injury treatment
• diminished earning capacity (often referred to as lost wages)
• physical disability and limitation
• compensation for pain and suffering
• in certain circumstances, claims by family members for the loss of society and comfort of the injured party

When an individual suffers personal injury as a result of the improper actions of another, the effects on the client and his/her family are often financially devastating.  It is the role of the attorney representing the claimant to attempt to obtain compensation for not only the personal injury but the financial effects that it has upon the claimant and their family.  It is usually important to the client that this process proceed as quickly as possible.  In order to accomplish this, there are alternative methods of resolution of the client's claim which may be available to expedite the resolution.  These "alternative dispute resolution methods" include:

• negotiation with the responsible party's insurer or legal representative
• submission of claims to nonbinding mediation
• submission of claims to binding arbitration

If these alternative and voluntary methods are not successful in accomplishing resolution, then a civil complaint is filed with the appropriate court seeking redress.           

Our firm has over 30 years of experience in seeking recovery for individuals who have suffered personal injury.   In addition, trained support staff assist in the process of medical billing information and the payment of medical bills through appropriate insurance sources.  We recognize our obligation to our clients to obtain fair and full economic recovery, whenever possible, to ease the burden that an injury results in to the client. 

Certainly, the emphasis on monetary recovery does not fully satisfy the injured client and often no amount of recovery will fully compensate for the effects of an injury.  However, as this is the only realistic way to compensate an individual who has suffered injury, we are committed to attempting to obtain the maximum recovery possible for the injured client.  We do so under the terms of written agreements known as "contingency fee agreements" which provide that the client is not responsible for attorney’s fees unless there is a successful recovery on their behalf.