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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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When I was still a child and too young to understand why, my grandfather, barely a senior citizen, died of complications resulting from conditions and injuries suffered while he worked in the coal mines of West Virginia almost 100 years ago. When my grandfather came to America alone as a teenager to find what he imagined was a better life, he didn’t speak the language. Consequently, overworked and forgotten, he was subjected to the dangerously unsafe and unthinkable working conditions. But when he died years later, I was too young to understand why there was not a claim to make my grandmother and family whole again. Consequently, she suffered again – this time financially, because her relatively young husband was taken far too soon. Consequently, she lived a long life, but very poor.. A few years after the death of my paternal grandfather above, my maternal grandfather died of heart and lung disease – the direct result of being a lifelong smoker. In the days before “Big Tobacco” litigation, no claim make made for him either, and my family suffered again. These two great injustices in my formative years were the motivating force for me to become a champion of victim’s right. I knew even as a child that I would one day become a personal injury attorney. It was, at the time, the thing which gave my life a purpose and direction.. Working hard to achieve this goal, I received a business economics degree and later graduated Florida State Law School in 1992 from the Florida State University Law School, where I served on the Law Review (which is a special privilege for high-achieving students). I won numerous accolades while earning the degree of Doctorate of Jurisprudence (J.D.). After law school, the only firms which were hiring (or paid well enough to pay the rent) were large law firms defending the insurance companies or other “big business” interests responsible for injury to other. I later found out why – insurance companies can afford to hire the best attorneys straight out of law school.. But working for the “defense” was never a fit for me -- emotionally or morally. I felt like a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. I truly believed that the law should work FOR THE PEOPLE and not for big defense interests like insurance companies. A few years later, I broke away from doing defense work for ANY insurance or defense interest. Finally, I founded the injury-specializing Romano Law Firm represent only victims – and never insurance companies or big business defense. We represent only plaintiffs. We at the Romano Law Firm represent ONLY individuals. Only you -- so we avoid any possible conflicts of interest.. I became fulfilled when I came to the plaintiff side to champion the rights of victims. However, working for the “enemy” very early in my career made me especially aware of how well-armed, well-prepared and well-financed they are, and just how effective the defense and insurance companies can be at subduing or minimizing legitimate claims – even very serious claim or lawsuits which included broken bones, head injury, loss of use, and every kind of injury or death case.. We sometimes think of insurance companies and their representatives as “friends” (at least when we deal with our own). But we should never be blind to the fact that the moment you become involved in an accident, their financial interests became adverse to yours. Insurance companies do not become multi-billion dollar entities through their generosity. One thing that insurance companies would like you NOT to know is that claims and lawsuits where the injured party is represented by a personal injury attorney result in a higher result than unrepresented injured people or accident victims. This is not speculation, but rather A FACT based on the insurance companies’ own statistic (See also our May 21 blog about the injury insurance industry).. A few years ago, Jesus Christ became a very big part of my life – and so a big part of my law firm. I became a better injury attorney in Oklahoma. Born in a place very much like Tulsa, I see myself and the roots of my family when I walk around Tulsa. This keeps me in touch with my core values—first as a child, now as a proud resident of Oklahoma. I am an advocate for injury victims in Tulsa and throughout Oklahoma, as well as other jurisdictions in these United States. I believe in fair compensation for my clients – for both economic damages and personal injuries they may have suffered, whether very serious, involving paralysis, dismemberment, or death. Even though an injury may initially seem to be non-incapacitating, involving “whiplash” or minor property damage, after an accident involving injury, people often need help picking up the pieces of their work, life and family. Often there is a legal remedy which can be achieved without litigation.. If you or someone you know is injured through the fault of another, do not delay to call The Romano Law Firm. Because of the many traps for the unwary victim or auto or motorcycle negligence a delay could make you a victim of your injury a second time. Failure to find an experienced injury trial attorney could jeopardize your claim. Sometimes the simplest solution is also the best one: to use a Counselor who knows the Way. That is why we are here. We want to step into the gap for you and help you find your Way!
I practice law in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I primarily handle criminal cases in Tulsa and surrounding areas. I also handle a wide range of other legal matters. I offer free consultations for your criminal or other legal matter.
Lloyd K. Benedict was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and his family moved to Oklahoma City when he was 5 years old. Lloyd developed his problem solving skills and hard work ethic from his father who has been a truck driver for over 40 years. Such background taught Lloyd to always stick for the “little guy.” From a young age, Lloyd knew the best way to help the little guy was to fight for them as a lawyer. After graduating High School, Lloyd attended the University of Oklahoma and Rose State College. It was there where he began his legal career by taking courses in Paralegal Studies. In 1988 Lloyd was hired as a Paralegal by one of the largest personal injury and workers’ compensation law firms in Oklahoma.. For the next 15 years Lloyd worked his way up through two law firms, and obtained tremendous experience in handling every aspect of personal injury cases. That experience has allowed Lloyd to develop the necessary skills required in successfully resolving thousands of injury cases. In fact, while Lloyd was a paralegal, he was instrumental in the handling and resolving of over handling over 10,000 personal injury cases. During this time Lloyd was nominated twice for Outstanding Young Men of America, and was selected as an arbitrator for the Tulsa area Better Business Bureau to handle auto Lemon Law cases. Meanwhile, Lloyd obtained his Bachelors of Science degree from Oklahoma City University.. Such experience propelled Lloyd through Law School at the University of Tulsa where he graduated in the top third of his class. Lloyd also received the CALI Award (formerly known as American Jurisprudence award) for excellence in Constitutional and Workers’ Compensation Law and was inducted into the legal fraternity of Delta Theta Phi.. Since graduating Law School, Lloyd has become a member of the American Bar Association and both the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association. Lloyd is also licensed to practice in the US District Court for the Northern District in Oklahoma, and the Creek and Cherokee Nation Tribal Courts. In achieving these goals, Lloyd has stuck to his lifelong desire to help solve the “little guy” problems.. Lloyd now has successfully been working on auto accident, motorcycle and trucking injuries, wrongful death, slip and falls, nursing home negligence, Workers’ Compensation, and Social Security Disability for 25 years at The Benedict Law Office
Frank W Frasier III has joined the law firm founded by his uncle, Tomy Dee Frasier, and father, Jim. Frank Frasier grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Jenks High School. After graduating from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., he joined the staff of former Congressman Mike Synar. During his tenure on Capitol Hill, Frasier advised Synar on transportation, public works, and national security issues. During studies at the District of Columbia School of Law, he worked in the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs and for a firm that represents professional athletes.. For more than 60 years lawyers from, Frasier, Frasier & Hickman LLP have fought on behalf of the people of Oklahoma.. As one of the busiest personal injury practices in the state, we help those who suffer serious injuries get fair and just compensation. We fight for justice on behalf of people suffering the cruelty of racial, religious, or gender discrimination. We help those injured on the job get compensation for their losses.. Frasier, Frasier & Hickman LLP is proud of its long association with the Oklahoma labor movement, and we represent numerous unions in contract, arbitration, and litigation matters. We are one of the nation’s top-ranked law firms in the AFL-CIO’s Union-Plus Legal Services, under which we offer individuals personal legal services such as probate and estate planning, criminal defense, family law, and other legal assistance.. A trial lawyer faces many obstacles in achieving justice for clients in Oklahoma. In an environment with many obstacles for people to get justice, some lawyers prefer to negotiate an easy solution when faced with these obstacles. Frasier, Frasier & Hickman, LLP’s experienced lawyers backed by a capable staff of paralegals, investigators, and other legal professionals, we are aggressive litigators to protect our clients’ rights and interests.. Frasier, Frasier & Hickman LLP is not easily intimidated and not afraid of a fight. We pledge to provide outstanding legal services to meet all of our clients’ needs.. Our attorneys are waiting to take your call. For a free initial consultation with an Oklahoma trial lawyer at Frasier, Frasier & Hickman LLP, call or contact us online.. Serving clients throughout Oklahoma, including Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
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Mrs. Manning received her undergraduate degree in Criminology with a minor in Spanish from the University of Oklahoma. She studied Spanish at the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico. Mrs. Manning went on to receive her Juris Doctorate Degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law.. Mrs. Manning is admitted to practice law before the U.S. District Courts and the Western and Eastern District Courts of Oklahoma.. Mrs. Manning’s professional affiliations include the Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma County Bar Association, American Bar Association, Oklahoma Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and William J. Holloway Jr. American Inns of Court.
Ryan Y. Cunningham is a founding partner of Cunningham & Mears. Mr. Cunningham devotes his practice to protecting the rights of injured Oklahoma residents. In addition to assisting injured clients, Mr. Cunningham endeavors to improve personal injury representation by speaking on issues related to personal injury law to attorneys in continuing legal education courses and to law students.
Oklahoma personal injury lawyer Paul S. Martin has been honing his craft for more than 30 years now. He received his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1987, and has since achieved outstanding outcomes for hundreds of clients. He is one of the few attorneys in the United States to join the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Elite Lawyers of America for obtaining more than a million dollars for a client through a single settlement or trial verdict. Mr. Martin is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. He works on a contingency fee basis and is available for a free consultation by scheduling an appointment with Martin Jean & Jackson.
Jeff Edwards is an accomplished attorney with over 32 years of legal experience, including as corporate counsel for large Fortune 500 Trucking Companies. He received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma where he was a member of the Legal Honors Fraternity Phi Delta Phi. He is privileged to be admitted to practice before the Bar of the State of Oklahoma and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma and the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. He is a member of the Oklahoma Association for Justice, and serves as City Attorney for the Towns of Roland, Muldrow, and Moffett Oklahoma.. Jeff's current practice centers around helping people who have been injured in semi accidents and auto accidents and those who have been the victims of bad faith conduct by insurance companies. Jeff's insider knowledge of trucking companies makes him uniquely qualified to handle trucking accidents and obtain maximum recoveries for clients. His unique knowledge has translated into several large recoveries his clients including over five million dollars in recoveries for his clients in the past two years alone.. In addition to Jeff's vast experience related to Trucking Accidents, Jeff has years of experience in evaluating injuries, claims, and insurance coverage. He has applied his knowledge of the insurance industry to obtain numerous large recoveries for his clients against insurance companies for breach of contract and bad faith conduct.. Jeff has offices in Roland, Oklahoma and Stigler, Oklahoma. He has assembled an amazing staff which consists of a former police officer and DUI training officer, a 30 year legal secretary, and two additional legal assistants who have backgrounds in personal injury litigation. Jeff is one of the founders and a past President of the Non-Profit Organization Developmental Wings, Inc., which provides free services for children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Attorney Grant Rogers’ first career was in finance. He began working during the Great Recession. The job felt impersonal and too much like a sales position. He wanted to help people directly.. So, Grant pursued a career in law. Knowing he wanted to make a positive impact in people’s lives led him to study personal injury law. Grant was hired by a local personal injury firm right after graduating from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He quickly developed a reputation for taking on — and winning — complicated cases.. Grant's hallmarks are thorough investigation and great client communication. Licensed to practice law in Texas and Oklahoma, he builds strong injury claims for car wrecks, truck accidents, and pedestrian accidents as well as slip and falls and other injury claims.. When Grant isn’t investigating accidents and meeting with clients, he is spending time with his wife and three children, brewing pour-over coffee, taking on weekend projects around the house, and watching OU football games.
I have a degree in accounting that helps me crunch numbers better than most, from U of W. I've been a die-hard Husky since the 70s, Go Dawgs!. With my wife, I rescue and re-home dogs, particularly older or injured dogs that don't have a lot of hope to escape euthanasia. We have helped chihuahuas, papillons, pit bulls, labs, corgis, bulldogs, cattle dogs, schipperkes, rottweilers, retrievers, collies, and everything in between.. I am a member of WOOFD2, a club for participants in frisbee dog sports. My dog Babe was a state champion who toured the country and even went to Canada to promote her sport.. I enjoy fishing, golfing, boating, skiing, bowling, and all sorts of other sports. I have been a member of National Ski Patrol for 5 years, and I love to ski the Summit at Snoqualmie. (Though nothing compares to Whistler Blackcomb or Big White!). In my free time (of which I have very little) I can be found reading sports and political biographies, grilling on my deck, or hanging out watching the Golf Channel.
I am a partner in the Swanson Gardner Meyers Cohon, PLLC law firm in Renton, Washington. We exclusively represent individuals who have been injured by the negligence or intentional conduct of others. We handle all types of personal injury, automobile accident, wrongful death, medical negligence, products liability, and assault cases.. I grew up in western Washington and graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1989. I earned my J.D. from Willamette University College of Law in 1993.. After law school I clerked for a trial judge in Pierce County and then served as a Deputy Prosecutor in the Criminal Division of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s office from 1993 – 2000, where I tried numerous cases before King County juries, argued multiple cases before the the Washington State Court of Appeals, and arguedseveral times before the Washington State Supreme Court.. I entered private practice in 2000, worked for several years as an insurance defense lawyer with a large Seattle firm, and then opened my own practice in 2005 representing clients with personal injury claims.. I joined my friend and colleague Todd Gardner and the Swanson Gardner firm in 2008 ( initially while also running my own practice) and have worked full time with Todd since 2010. I became a named partner in the firm (Swanson Gardner Meyers)in 2015. We added partner Dylan Cohon in 2021 (Swanson Gardner Meyers Cohon).. Our firm, Swanson Gardner Meyers Cohon, PLLC, (“SGMC”) is one of the most respected and successful plaintiff personal injury, wrongful death and medical negligence law firms in the State of Washington. We are a firm of trial lawyers, focusing entirely on obtaining fair compensation for clients who have been injured or who have lost loved ones due to the negligence of others. Our philosophy is simple: preparation and hard work win cases. The attorneys and staff at Swanson SGMC do their best to secure results for their clients because they tap their experience and professionalism to out-prepare and outwork the opposing insurance companies and the defense.. While the firm and its lawyers have earned many awards over the years, results matter. In 2021, we represented the family of Sarah Wong, a 19-year-old college student killed in the 2019 tower crane collapse at the Google Building in downtown Seattle. Our office was a leader in that litigation, which resulted in at total recovery in settlements and verdicts of over $110 million for our clients. In 2019, we obtained a $65 million settlement for a woman injured in a two-vehicle collision in Seattle. 2013, we achieved a $50 million verdict on behalf of our clients in a complex and lengthy medical negligence case involving negligence in genetic testing, which remains one of the largest personal injury verdicts in Washington history and one of the largest in U.S. history for a case of its type. In recent years, the firm has obtained jury verdicts in other cases of over $1,000,000 fourteen times and obtained multiple verdicts in excess of $10 million.. We prepare every case for trial, believing strongly that this always results in greater compensation for our clients, but the decision to try a case to verdict or settle before trial is always the client’s decision. Direct client communication and immediate response to client needs are core values at our firm. We are a small, efficient firm with a strong team of experienced trial lawyers, paralegals and staff who have worked together for many years. Client questions and concerns are answered quickly and directly, and clients are always kept well informed.. We believe the attorney-client relationship is important and that both the attorney and the client should enter into this relationship carefully. We are not a “high pressure” sales firm. We do not advertise and, instead, most of our clients come to us through referral from former clients, colleagues, and others in the community who know our reputation. We take all of our cases on a contingency fee basis, requiring no fee until our work is complete and the client has recovered compensation. We will, in most cases, advance costs to prevent clients from having to pay out-of-pocket expenses while we prepare the case. In every case we will communicate directly with the client’s personal injury protection (PIP) insurance carrier and health insurance carrier to secure all available insurance coverage while the case proceeds.. We are experienced in many types of personal injury and wrongful death claims, including claims involving medical negligence, traumatic brain injury, automobile collisions, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, defective highway design, defective products, hazardous substances, dog bites and sexual assault. On behalf of injured clients, we also pursue insurance companies directly in Underinsured Motorist (UIM) claims and in claims for bad faith, breach of contract, for violations of the Washington Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA) and the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA).
Patricia specializes in representing plaintiffs in wrongful death, brain and other major injury cases arising from bicycle collisions, car collisions, work site negligence, and other wrongful acts. Recent case results include $38.2M jury verdict in a bicycle-valet driver collision case tried in King County Superior Court (12/2016); $12M arbitration award on behalf of brain injured wife and deceased husband from car collision (8/2016); and $6M settlement of work place electrocution and electrical brain injury case (4/2016).. She is active in the Washington State Association for Justice and Spence Trial Lawyers College.
I am a tireless advocate of my clients first and foremost, but outside of my job I do enjoy other things legal and non-legal alike. I volunteer with the First Responders Will Clinic writing wills for Washington's first responders, and I spend time reading legal guides and articles to help sharpen my in office skills. When I am not focused on the law I like to garden, hike, swim, and go to as many games at Safeco as I can. I followed in my grandfather's and father's footsteps when it comes to amassing grand amounts of baseball knowledge. Watching and playing baseball is essential to my well being.
Doug has practiced as a trial lawyer in the Seattle Area for 16 years. He has acted as both plaintiff and defense counsel on a variety of matters including personal injury, business law, consumer rights and criminal defense. He has served on the Washington State Bar Association Rules Committee and has been regonized for his efforts volunteering for the Eastside Legal Assistance Program. He is currently a member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.
Lisa offers a high level of litigation experience, integrity, and competency. She is a compassionate and committed attorney, who has gained a great deal of respect from both her clients and her colleagues. She and her staff are committed to providing results for their clients. From their first visit, client leave her office well represented and with a thorough understanding of the claims process. Her commitment to this area of the law has been steadfast for almost a decade.. Her exposure to all aspects of personal injury litigation is bi-coastal. She is licensed and has litigated personal injury cases in Washington, Maryland and the District of Columbia.. As a seasoned trial attorney for injured people, Lisa has represented hundreds of clients for auto injuries, wrongful death claims, pedestrian, dog bite, construction and premises liability cases in jury trials, bench trials, motions, mediations, and arbitrations.. Since graduating cum laude from the honors college of St. Mary’s College in Maryland, where she competed nationally on the speech team, Lisa has brought her lawyer’s eye and strong communication skills to her varied pursuits. Combining work, a desire to help people, and travel, she was privileged in the past to work with the Human Rights Committee inCape Town, South Africa just after Apartheid was abolished and with the Legal Aid Society in Honolulu, Hawaii.. Lisa has shared her strengths in law and communication as a public speaking educator and coach on the college level, with inner city kids, and also through local seminars with organizations like the American Women in Science (AWIS) and the Jubilee House. Lisa earned the distinction as one of the highest-ranked adjunct faculty in the Communications department, as measured by student evaluations – ranking in the top 10% every semester. These activities enrich her connection with the community and also honor her passion for giving back to the community.. EDUCATION______________________________________________________________________________. University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, MD. Juris Doctor, May 2000. GPA: 3.2. Honors: Order of the Barrister. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, Maryland. B.S. Mathematics/Political Science, May 1997. GPA: 3.5. Honors: Cum Laude. ACCOMPLISHMENTS______________________________________________________________________. V.P. of Civic Events, KCWWL, 2008. Completed Portland Marathon, October 2007. Completed NITA 10-day training in Trial Advocacy Skills, June 2004. Attorney Coach, Bladensburg H.S. Mock Trial Team, 2004 – present. Attorney Coach, Frederick H.S. Mock Trial Team, 2000 – 2004. Member of MD School of Law’s National Trial Team, 1999 & 2000. Ranked in the top 20 in the United States in dramatic duo in 1996. Qualified for the national speech competition 1991-1996. MEMBERSHIPS____________________________________________________________________________. Member, Washington State Bar Association. Member, Washington State Association for Justice. Member, King County Bar Association. Member, King County Washington Women Lawyers
After two decades serving clients throughout his community, Attorney Kenneth Chang has earned a reputation as a compassionate, thorough Seattle criminal defense lawyer. With a 10.0 Superb Avvo Rating and recognition from the Washington Defender Association, Mr. Chang understands the challenges clients face when being charged with criminal offenses. As a formed public defender, he built cases to help his clients tell their side of the story with confidence and hope. If you were arrested on criminal charges, call Hart Jarvis Murray Chang PLLC for a free consultation today and get started planning your legal strategy.