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Understanding Personal Injury Law
Personal injury law allows individuals who have been harmed because of another person's negligence to seek financial compensation. These cases arise when a person or business fails to act with reasonable care and another person suffers injury as a result. Personal injury attorneys represent accident victims and help them recover damages for medical bills lost wages and pain and suffering.
In the United States personal injury claims are governed by state tort law. Victims may pursue compensation through insurance claims or civil lawsuits. Lawyers investigate accidents gather medical records interview witnesses and negotiate with insurance companies. Because insurers often attempt to minimize payouts, legal representation can significantly improve the chances of obtaining fair compensation.
Serious injuries may lead to long term medical treatment disability or permanent changes in lifestyle. Lawyers help ensure compensation accounts for current and future medical costs rehabilitation and lost earning capacity.
Common Personal Injury Cases
- Car and truck accidents
- Slip and fall incidents
- Workplace injuries
- Defective products
- Dog bites
- Medical malpractice
Each type of case requires evidence such as accident reports photographs medical records and expert testimony.
When You Should Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer
Victims should consider contacting a lawyer when injuries require medical treatment or when insurance companies dispute liability. Legal advice is especially important when injuries cause long term disability or significant financial loss.
How the Legal Process Works
- Initial consultation and case evaluation
- Investigation and evidence gathering
- Insurance negotiations
- Filing a lawsuit if necessary
- Settlement or trial
Cost of Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer
Most personal injury attorneys work on contingency fees meaning clients pay no upfront legal fees. Lawyers typically receive between twenty five and forty percent of the recovered settlement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a personal injury lawyer do?
Personal injury lawyers investigate accidents gather evidence negotiate settlements and represent clients in court.
How long do personal injury cases take?
Some cases settle within months while complex cases involving serious injuries may take years.
What compensation can victims recover?
Victims may recover damages for medical expenses lost wages rehabilitation costs and pain and suffering.
Do most cases go to trial?
Most personal injury claims settle before trial through negotiation.
When should I hire a lawyer?
It is best to contact a lawyer soon after an accident so evidence can be preserved and legal deadlines are not missed.
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I have practiced law in Snohomish County for over 35 years. I have served as a judge pro tem, commissioner pro tem, and arbitrator in the Snohomish County Superior Court for over 25 years. I'm a member of the Washington State Bar Association, and the Snohomish County Bar Association, and am admitted to all of the Washington courts, including the Washington Supreme Court, and all the federal courts, including the US Supreme Court. I've been a member of the board of trustees for the Snohomish County Bar Association and the judicial liaison. I am a founding member of the ADR section of the Snohomish County Bar Association. I have been a mediator for over 20 years. When I'm not practicing law, I'm skiing, golf, biking, and/or cheering on my alma mater, Notre Dame!
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
G. Saxon (Sax) Rodgers is a founding member of Budd Bay Law, P.S., where he practices in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, real estate, and administrative law in Olympia and surrounding Washington counties.. Mr. Rodgers was named a Super Lawyer by Washington Law & Politics in 2000 and 2007. He was also listed in the Who’s Who National Registry in 2002. He is peer review rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Rodgers is also former chairman of the Assigned Counsel Group for the Office of Assigned Counsel, which provides criminal defense services for indigent persons in the District, Juvenile and Superior Courts.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Stuart E. Shelton was awarded a Juris Doctor from the Seattle University Law School in 1981 and a Bachelor of Arts in Society and Justice from the University of Washington. Stuart devotes all his efforts exclusively to personal injury, auto trauma and medical malpractice law; helping people battle insurance companies for fair compensation in cases involving negligence by health care professionals, and in cases involving vehicle accidents. Further he often serves as a mediator assisting parties to resolve their claims.. In his free time Stuart enjoys playing golf. He has been married for 45 years and has three children.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
I have been representing clients like you for 20 years. As a litigator, I have successfully obtained settlements and verdicts in many personal injury cases with extensive experience in the courtroom representing the injured party. The two most common types of cases involve motor vehicle accidents and slip/trip and fall cases. If you are injured, you are almost always going to come out of the situation better with the help of an attorney. Attorneys tend to make little decisions over time that have a big cumulative effect.. The skill set from those two types of cases play into boundary line disputes, contract disputes, and other disputes. I will help litigate those disputes. Our office has several attorneys practicing in diverse legal areas that I can turn to when litigation demands that expertise. We are also known for handling URGENT injury matters that call for quick court action.
Mike Nelson is a litigator with years experience. A brain injury survivor, he is committed to helping those who continue to suffer devastating brain damage and serious injury. This year his TBI cases involving the Washington State DOT for negligent installation of cable barriers and another involving King County for an inadequate traffic control plan resolved for over a million dollars.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Representation of clients in the prosecution and defense of civil cases in the following areas: products liability, toxic torts, general negligence, construction defect, construction safety, professional liability (lawyer and accountant malpractice), underinsured motorist, insurance coverage, environmental contamination, admiralty law, commercial litigation, mediation and arbitration AV rated Martindale-Hubbell.
Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.
Monique Gilson-Moreau has been practicing law for over 30 years, primarily in private practice. Monique has been a litigator, mediator, and guardian ad litem for the courts. She currently focuses her practice on family law, with particular experience in relocation and interstate custody issues (“UCCJEA” Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act ) and the Indian Child Welfare Act “ICWA.” Monique has dealt with various tribal courts in this and other states and has appeared and/or been admitted to practice in various local tribal courts. Early in her career Monique gained experience in various areas of law as indicated in her Professional Experience below.. Attorney. Monique was born in Verviers, Belgium and immigrated to the United States with her parents at a young age. Monique earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Puget Sound School of Law (now known as Seattle University School of Law) in 1985. She continued her legal training through McGeorge University School of Law at their Salzburg, Austria Campus, earning a Diploma in Transnational Legal Practice. She then moved to Paris, France where she completed an internship with an international French law firm. She was sworn in as an Attorney licensed to practice in Washington State at the U.S. Embassy in Paris. She remained in Paris for over 2 years where she continued to work for various private French law firms and eventually met and married her husband. Monique returned to Seattle, WA with her husband in December of 1987. Monique and her husband, Frederic, are the proud parents of three grown daughters, two of whom work with Monique as her paralegals. Upon her return to Washington, Monique did contract work for various Seattle law firms until she began her private solo practice, which included immigration and family law. Because Monique speaks French fluently, she has received referrals for Immigration, Adoption and Family Law cases from the French Consulate in San Francisco as well as the Honorary French Consulate in Seattle. Monique successfully obtained asylum for a client who fled persecution in Zaire and adjusted the status of several French Nationals enabling them to work or become permanent residents of the United States. Her empathy and compassion for others led her to volunteer to represent a financially disadvantaged victim of domestic violence through the Family Law Mentor program. This and similar experiences eventually led her to focus her practice on domestic law, child support, custody, including interstate UCCJEA cases, adoptions, Guardian ad litem and mediation. She particularly enjoys using her family law experience to help parties resolve their disputes. Finally, she has supported our U.S. military by volunteering her time to provide Washington Family Law training to the JAGs at the Whidbey Island Naval Base.. Guardian ad Litem. Monique has been appointed by the King County Superior Court as a guardian ad litem in Title ll cases. She later completed training as a Title 26 guardian ad litem for children in family law cases.. Tribal Courts and the Indian Child Welfare Act. Monique has represented clients in matters that either were brought in Tribal Court or in which a party invoked the Indian Child Welfare Act in Washington Tribes and as far away as South Dakota. Monique is currently admitted to practice in the Lummi Tribal Court.. Mediator. Monique has successfully mediated settlement conferences between private parties as well as parties represented by attorneys in compliance with the settlement conference requirements mandated in several Washington Counties.. About Monique. Monique met and married her husband, Frederic, in Paris, France in 1986. They moved to Seattle at the end of 1987 and had three beautiful daughters, who are now young adults and on their own. Monique is bi-lingual, French being her first language. She enjoys cooking, gardening, traveling, spending time in the outdoors and at their property in Chelan, WA. Monique loves animals and passed on to her children that love and compassion for animals. Monique and her husband currently share their home with 3 dogs and 3 cats. Sometimes she brings her Maltese “Tucker” to the office to hang out.
John Andrews is a native of Charlottesville, Virginia. He attended the University of Notre Dame where he received his Bachelor of Arts in English and Juris Doctor. After Law School he joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of General Counsel in Washington, D.C. where he worked with the U.S. Forest Service and the Rural Electrification Administration. He joined the Richmond, Virginia office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. After 10 years of federal service John entered private practice in Charlottesville, and in 1992 he moved to Washington where he joined John Bishop and Gary Cunningham. John is admitted to practice in both Kitsap County tribal courts.. John is married to Maryann, and they have three children, 6 grandchildren and their Spinone Italiano, Bella, who is also at the office full time. His outside interests include woodworking, gardening, and backpacking.