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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

  1. Initial consultation and case evaluation
  2. Investigation and evidence gathering
  3. Insurance negotiations
  4. Filing a lawsuit if necessary
  5. 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.


16141 Personal Injury Lawyers Found

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Location: Arlington Heights 60005
Firm: Wharton Law Offices

Client Rating 5 Stars !!!. I have been a Trial Lawyer for more than 30 years and have tried more than 150 cases to a Jury Verdict and handled hundreds of others. The most important thing that I ALWAYS do my BEST to NEVER FORGET is that although I may have several cases ongoing, my CLIENTS ONLY HAVE ONE CASE - and THAT CASE is the MOST IMPORTANT legal matter IN THEIR LIVES at that moment. I let this be my guiding light in how I conduct my affairs with my Clients.

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Location: Arlington Heights 60005
Firm: Martin Law, LLC

Shauna Martin joined Martin Law, LLC as a partner after eight years as a defense attorney.  She focuses her practice on representing individuals and their families who have been injured due to the negligence of others.  Her practice areas include medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, nursing home abuse and neglect, premises liability, products liability and motor vehicle accidents.. Shauna graduated from Loyola University of Chicago Law School with honors. During her time at Loyola, she clerked at one of the city’s premier plaintiff’s personal injury law firms and for Honorable William D. Maddux, former chief judge of the Law Division in Cook County. This unique experience handling cases from both the plaintiff and defense sides gives her a dual perspective and a deeper understanding of legal matters in her practice at Martin Law, LLC. Shauna’s distinctive ability to thoroughly analyze cases has led to the most favorable resolutions for each of her clients.. Shauna has been named a Top Attorney in Illinois Rising Stars since 2017. She is an active member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. Shauna was born and raised in Illinois, where she currently resides with her family.

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Location: Stone Park 60165
Firm: Carone Law Offices Ltd.

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Location: Oak Brook 60523
Firm: Botti Law Firm, P.C.

John Botti is a trial attorney who represents victims in personal injury actions, as well as parties involved in commercial disputes and divorce. Since joining the Botti Law Firm, P.C. in 2012, John has secured millions of dollars for his clients.. Prior to joining the Botti Law Firm, P.C., John was an Assistant State’s Attorney at the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office for five years. While a prosecutor, John tried hundreds of cases before judges and juries and this extensive trial experience has made him a highly effective litigator in private practice. Also while a prosecutor, John worked closely with victims of crimes to ensure their rights were protected in the courtroom. This experience gives John great perspective when representing victims in personal injury actions, parties embroiled in a divorce, and those caught up in commercial disputes. John uses this perspective to create exceptional attorney-client relationships premised on the principles of respect and fierce protection of legal rights.. John is a graduate of Villanova University and the John Marshall Law School. Before going to law school, John worked as a journalist and writer and editor for a popular website.

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Location: La Grange 60525
Firm: Dixon Law Office

Dixon Law Office represents people suffering catastrophic injuries or death in bike accidents, truck crashes, auto accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, commercial litigation, business disputes, and civil cases.  We provide the best legal representation to you.  We offer evening, weekend, and hospital appointments. Call us today to set up a meeting with a lawyer to discuss the specific facts of your injury case.

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Location: Elmhurst 60126
Firm: Hart and David, LLP

Mr. Hall graduated cum laude (BA Spanish) from The Citadel, and received his Juris Doctor degree in just two and a half years by participating in the accelerated J.D. program at Valparaiso University School of Law. In law school, Mr. Hall earned both course and semester honors. He was a member of the Moot Court Executive Board, a semi-finalist in the Luther M. Swygert Moot Court Competition, a member of the Moot Court National Competition Team, International Moot Court Competition Team, and a two-time regional finalist in the ABA Client Counseling Competition. Mr. Hall is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. He has a working knowledge of Italian. Mr. Hall has studied foreign language and law abroad at: the University of Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain; La Academia Latinoamericana de Espanol in Quito, Ecuador; The Catholic University of Argentina in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and The University of the Andes in Santiago, Chile. As an undergraduate at The Citadel, Mr. Hall was awarded "The Citadel Spanish Award". This award is given to the most outstanding student majoring or minoring in Spanish. Mr. Hall was recently named a "Rising Star" by Illinois Super Lawyers. This award is given to only 2.5% of attorneys who have been practicing less than 10 years and are under the age of 40.  He has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2014.  Brandon is also honored to be named an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers every year since 2015, as well as "Top 40 Under 40" by the National Trial Lawyers every year since 2016. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association (ITLA), American Association for Justice (AAJ), Work Comp Lawyers' Association (WCLA), Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) and Chicago Bar Association (CBA).  He has experience litigating cases at all levels of the Industrial Commission, Circuit Court, Federal Court, and Appellate Court.

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Location: Chicago 60601
Firm: Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz

Ms. Barnette has tried in excess of 100 jury trials to verdict, and has obtained hundreds of settlements for both individual and corporate clients. Her background working at the Cook County State's Attorney and Cook County Public Defender's offices coupled with her successful civil trial record in insurance defense, has earned her a proven track record and a reputation as a trial attorney who has the vision, steadfast determination and commitment to resolving complex disputes with the highest level of quality and integrity.. Since 2017, Kristin is President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois and has served on the Board of Directors since 2009. She was named one of “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch” in 2014 by the Law Bulletin. She also currently on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Bar Foundation and Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project (WE). In addition, Kristin has enjoyed volunteering her time as a Mentor in the Lawyer-to-Lawyer mentoring program, volunteering as a Presiding Judge for the YMCA’s annual National Judicial Competitions, serving as an arbitrator, participating in the Judicial Evaluation Committee for the Bar Alliance, and has taught CLE courses on various topics including jury selection, jury instructions, closing arguments, defense tactics as well as ethics.. in 2004, Kristin received her Juris Doctor from DePaul College of Law, where, in addition to her rigorous course of study, she was actively involved in various initiatives. She was invited to be a research assistant to Torts and Social Policy Professor, Stephen Landsman, which Kristin continued until graduation, and she was also elected to be the DePaul Chapter President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. She successfully competed to be a Staff Writer for the DePaul Journal of Healthcare Law, ranked among the top in the nation, and was selected to be Editor-in-Chief her second year, managing a staff of over thirty individuals. While still in law school, Westlaw hired her to teach professors and students research applications and strategy. Kristin also clerked at Clifford Law Offices and worked on cases involving medical malpractice and other catastrophic injuries.

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Location: Waukegan 60085
Firm: Salvi & Maher, LLC

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Location: Gurnee 60031
Firm: Kerry A Forman PC

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+1 (866) 353-3358
Location: Waukegan 60085
Firm: Linn, Campe & Rizzo, Ltd.

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Location: Libertyville 60048
Firm: Law Offices of John M. Borcia

I love working with my clients and I treat them as best as I can. My number one goal is to get them the compensation they deserve after they have been injured. I have won millions of dollars on behalf of my clients over the years.. The Law Offices of John M. Borcia was formed with primary focus in Lake County, Illinois and we have a singular vision in mind: to provide the best representation possible to my workers’ compensation and personal injury clients. We take pride in our service and commitment to each and every client, and we make ourselves available to answer any question or respond to any problem that may arise. Our clients are our highest priority.. We concentrate our practice in workers’ compensation, plaintiff personal injury, Asbestos Exposure, and medical malpractice.

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Location: Waukegan 60085
Firm: Robert J. Adams & Associates, Inc.

New Options, Zero down for clients that do not have the ability to pay the court cost!!!. In these tough economic times we are here to give you quick, affordable solutions to your financial problems. Our nation is facing some of the worst economic conditions in recent history brought on mainly by the collapsing real estate market, the collapsing stock market, and now job layoffs. Excessive debt has now become a real problem for hundreds of thousands of Americans. Our objectives are simple, to help consumers get out of debt and obtain a fresh start. Our helpful staff make a difficult decision easy. Every situation is unique. To get the facts about filing a Chapter 7 or a Chapter 13 give us a call at or.  We have offices in Chicago and Waukegan.

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+1 (855) 490-7334
Location: Chicago 60601
Firm: Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Trial Lawyers

Patrick A. Salvi concentrates his legal practice in cases concerning serious personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and mass torts. Mr. Salvi has achieved record breaking jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients throughout the state, including serving as lead counsel on a trial team that won an Illinois record high $148 million jury verdict and a Lake County record $33 million jury verdict.. In 1982, Mr. Salvi founded the law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. (originally the law offices of Patrick A. Salvi) in Lake County, Illinois. He is the sole owner and Managing Equity Partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard. Today, the firm has 19 lawyers and is supported by more than 35 staff members in Chicago and Waukegan offices, including paralegals, nursing consultants, IT professionals and administrative assistants. Mr. Salvi and his law firm have obtained more than $2.3 billion in verdicts and settlements on behalf of injury clients, including more than 350 multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.. Mr. Salvi is a nationally recognized attorney who has been listed as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” since 2005. In 2023, Mr. Salvi was honored with the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Distinguished Award for Excellence, which recognizes an individual who has made remarkable contributions to the legal community throughout their career. In 2021, Mr. Salvi became the 26th individual to be presented with the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s prestigious Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors a trial lawyer who has devoted their life and legal practice to the work ethic and high professional standards of the award’s name bearer.. In 2021, Mr. Salvi was one of only eleven attorneys throughout the country to be named to Law360’s “Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar” list. In 2017, Best Lawyers® named him the Plaintiff’s Personal Injury “Lawyer of the Year” in Chicago. He received The Jury Verdict Reporter and Law Bulletin Publishing Company awards for Trial Lawyer Excellence in 2011, 2012, 2018 and 2022.. Additionally, Mr. Salvi’s peers have selected him to the Illinois Super Lawyers Top 10 List every year since 2014 (out of 96,000 Illinois lawyers and all categories of law). Leading Lawyers Magazine (Law Bulletin Media) has named Mr. Salvi to three Top Ten Lists every year since 2016:. In 2015, Mr. Salvi was selected to the Leading Lawyers Advisory Board. He has been selected for The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America every year since 2017, and in 2021, he was inducted into the Lawdragon 500 Hall of Fame. Additional honors include:. In 2001, Mr. Salvi was invited to become a fellow in the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers. In 2013, He was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. Mr. Salvi is a former President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and served a three-year term (2010-2012) as Chairman on the Character and Fitness, 2nd District Committee of the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar. Additionally, Mr. Salvi is a former Chairman (2011-2023) and current member of the Notre Dame Law School Advisory Council and is a former adjunct faculty member at the University of Notre Dame Law School. He currently serves on the American Association for Justice Leaders Forum.

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+1 (844) 262-2911
Location: Chicago 60601
Firm: Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Trial Lawyers

Tara R. Devine joined Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., in March 2004 and became the firm’s first female partner in 2011. In 2018, Ms. Devine was promoted to Managing Partner of the firm’s Waukegan office. She concentrates her practice in the areas of personal injury, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, medical malpractice and product liability cases.. Ms. Devine has helped achieve numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of her clients in personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death suits. In August 2017, she was part of the trial team that obtained a record-setting $148 million jury verdict on behalf of a dancer paralyzed by a collapsed pedestrian shelter at O’Hare International Airport. The verdict is the largest personal injury verdict ever awarded to an individual plaintiff in Illinois history. Several months later, the city of Chicago appealed the verdict and the case settled for a record-breaking $115 million. In 2016, Ms. Devine obtained an $18.5 million settlement on behalf of a child who suffered a serious brain injury due to a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of meningitis. That same year, Ms. Devine obtained a $1.6 million verdict in a wrongful death case, the highest recorded verdict in Stephenson County.. Ms. Devine is licensed and practices in Illinois and Wisconsin.. In recognition for her outstanding legal work, Ms. Devine was recognized as a 2020 “Women in Law” honoree by Law Bulletin Media. In 2019, she was named to Crain’s Custom Media’s Chicago Gen X Leaders in Law list and 2018 Notable Women Lawyers in Chicago list. She was named to the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. In 2018, she received a Trial Lawyer Excellence Award from Law Bulletin Media. In 2016, she received the Lake County Journal’s “Women of Distinction” award. Ms. Devine has also been named to Law Bulletin Media’s Leading Lawyers list, an honor given to the top 2% of lawyers in Illinois who are age 40 or younger or have practiced 10 years or less. In 2014, she was named one of Law Bulletin Media’s 40 Illinois Attorneys to Watch Under Forty.. Ms. Devine received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois and her law degree from Marquette University. Currently, Ms. Devine is an active Marquette alumni member and has previously served as a Committee member for the Annual Chicago Marquette Lawyer Reception.. Additional credentials and distinctions include: serving as an Executive Board Member of the Lake County Bar Association and a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and the Wisconsin State Bar Association. Ms. Devine is also involved with the American Association for Justice and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, where she serves on the Board of Managers and has been a guest speaker at the association’s legal seminars.

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+1 (847) 582-4314
Location: Gurnee 60031
Firm: Hupy and Abraham

After practicing for four years in the Chicago area, Attorney Vito J. Manicioto joined Hupy and Abraham in 2011 and was promoted to a company shareholder in 2019.. Attorney Manicioto's prior litigation experience dealt with both insurance subrogation and personal injury matters. He has successfully tried dozens of jury trials to verdict and arbitrated a large number of cases. He has recovered over $90 million for injured clients.. In his spare time, Attorney Manicioto enjoys serving his community and riding his motorcycle.

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+1 (847) 499-2006
Location: Waukegan 60085
Firm: Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C.

Jennifer L. Ashley joined Salvi, Schostok & Prichard P.C., in March 2012 and was named partner in January 2014. Since she began working at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., Ms. Ashley has personally secured over $50 million on behalf of her injured clients. She focuses on the areas of personal injury and wrongful death law, including cases that involve car accidents, premises liability and products liability.. Ms. Ashley has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2016 and has been listed among the Top 100 Super Lawyers and the Top 50 Female Super Lawyers in the state of Illinois. She has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the field of Personal Injury Litigation and as a Leading Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media every year since 2016. Ms. Ashley regularly volunteers at Prairie State Legal Services doing pro bono legal work for those who cannot afford an attorney.. Prior to joining Salvi, Schostok & Prichard P.C., Ms. Ashley was an associate at an insurance defense firm. She has tried well over 100 cases to verdict before a jury and has been published in the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter more than 75 times for successful verdicts in personal injury cases. Ms. Ashley has negotiated and settled well over a thousand cases throughout her career. She regularly serves as an arbitrator in Cook and Lake Counties, deciding municipal cases on a panel with two other lawyers.. Ms. Ashley also served as a coach for the Chicago Kent College of Law Trial Team that competes in mock trails at national competitions. She received her law degree from Chicago Kent College of Law. While there, she received CALI Awards for the highest grade in three classes and served as a teaching assistant for Criminal Law.. Ms. Ashley sits on the board of the Lake County Bar Foundation and is a member of the Jefferson Inn of Courts. Additional credentials include memberships in the Lake County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice and the American Bar Association. In addition, she is the Chair of the Lake County Bar Association’s Civil Trials & Appeals Committee.

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Location: West Columbia 29169
Firm: Wayne Floyd Law Office

Practicing Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Education Law, and Civil Litigation throughout South Carolina, including Columbia, Richland, Lexington, and Myrtle Beach. Call today to see how we can help.

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Location: Lexington 29072
Firm: Leddy Law Firm, LLC

Micah Leddy is the founding attorney at the Columbia law firm, Leddy Law Firm, LLC. Mr. Leddy earned his Bachelor of Sciences degree in Economics and then became a licensed Series-7 registered representative, working for Wall Street. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 2006 from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and began clerking for an intellectual property, real estate, and civil litigation law firm in Chicago. Micah Leddy is a skilled negotiator and litigator with over a decade of experience advocating on behalf of personal injury victims in South Carolina. He has the knowledge and skill set necessary to help you get the justice you deserve after suffering from another party’s negligence. Call The Leddy Law Firm today for a free consultation! We will fight hard on your behalf so that you can focus on recovering from your injuries instead of worrying about legal proceedings. Our priority is making sure our clients are taken care of every step of the way during their time of need – we want nothing more than for them to feel at ease knowing they have someone fighting for them against negligent parties who caused their pain and suffering. Let us take care of everything while focusing solely on getting better again.. At Leddy Law Firm, LLC, Attorney Leddy believes it is his responsibility to provide every client with personalized attention and trusted legal counsel, whether they are facing criminal charges, or have been injured in an instance of personal injury. As a skilled negotiator and litigator, Attorney Leddy will not hesitate to take a case to trial, if doing so can provide his client with the most favorable results. When he is working with individuals who are facing criminal charges, he will provide them with aggressive representation, and will do everything in his power to defend their rights and protect their future. When he represents an individual who has been the victim of personal injury, he works tirelessly to help them obtain their rightful compensation. Attorney Leddy proudly offers potential clients a free case evaluation to help them understand their legal options before making a financial commitment. If you would like to find out more about the representation Attorney Leddy may be able to provide you with, do not hesitate to contact Leddy Law Firm, LLC.. Leddy Law Firm, LLC506 E Main St Lexington, SC 29072

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+1 (864) 428-8627
Location: Greenville 29601
Firm: The Carolina Law Group

Mr. Nihar Patel graduated from the College of Charleston in 2002, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies. Nihar earned a Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, in 2005. While in law school, Nihar participated in a study abroad in which he attended Monash University Law Chambers in Melbourne, Australia and the University Of Canterbury School Of Law in Christchurch, New Zealand. Nihar first met Monty Desai when the two were enrolled at Thomas M. Cooley, and the two realized they each shared a client-centered philosophy of practicing law.. Nihar went to work for the Greenville County Public Defender’s Office following law school, gaining invaluable experience handling cases ranging from low-level misdemeanors to high-profile murders.. He is a member of the Greenville and South Carolina Bars; is past president of the Greenville Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (GACDL); a member of the South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ); was named among Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2013; the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 in South Carolina; and is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.. Nihar and his wife Olivia have a young son named Jag and an Alaskan malamute named Juneau. In his spare time, he loves watching Gamecock sports, listening to live music, and spending time outdoors.

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Location: Columbia 29201
Firm: Popowski, Callas & Shirley, P.A.

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