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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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Adam Janet is an associate attorney in Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC’s mass tort department, who also represents clients in individual personal injury litigation. Mr. Janet recently successfully argued a case at the Court of Appeals, Maryland’s highest state court, creating new law to hold adults liable for furnishing alcohol to underage drivers who subsequently cause harm from drinking and driving. Mr. Janet worked on multi-district litigation involving GranuFlo, a substance administered to many dialysis patients that experts linked to cardiac arrests. He was also a member of the team that fought to uphold the court-approved $190 million class action settlement on behalf of more than 9,000 OB-GYN patients in Jane Doe, et al V. Johns Hopkins Hospital.. Mr. Janet joined the firm immediately after graduating from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he ranked in the top 10% of his class, earning Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif honors. He won an award for writing the second best brief in the school’s 2012 Fall Moot Court Competition and served as a member of the Moot Court Team. Mr. Janet also held the position of Staff Editor of the school’s Journal of Business and Technology Law.. During law school, Mr. Janet interned at the Maryland Attorney General’s Office in the Civil Litigation Division and served as a judicial intern for Judge Robert McDonald of the Maryland Court of Appeals.. Prior to entering law school, Mr. Janet attended Northwestern University, where he majored in Religious Studies and graduated with departmental honors. He is also an honors graduate of the Gilman School in Baltimore.. Mr. Janet is licensed to practice law in Maryland and Minnesota.
Kirk Olimb graduated summa cum laude from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2016, he was a Mitchell Fellow, won a Burton Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, and received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in his No-Fault Insurance class. He was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, a founding board member of the William Mitchell Inventor Assistance Program, and President of the Fighting Eelpouts Club Hockey Team. Kirk graduated magna cum laude from Hamline University in 2013 with his Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies and Psychology. He was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda Epsilon Chi (Paralegal Honor Society), and Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society) during his time at Hamline. He also played four years as a Piper on the Men's Varsity Hockey Team, winning a MIAC Championship in 2010-2011 and was named to the MIAC Academic All-Conference Team in 2010-2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 (freshmen are not eligible).Kirk joined McEllistrem Fargione on a part-time basis in the Winter of 2015 as a law clerk. He has since become an Associate Attorney starting in October 2016.
Courtney Lawrence has been with Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben since 2005, starting as a law clerk before graduating cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law in 2008. She is eager to help resolve the injustices faced by her clients and will work diligently to prepare each case, paying particular attention to how the accident has changed lives, sometimes tragically. And while she realizes that she can't do the impossible-restore her client's health-she does know she can help alleviate their pain and suffering by helping them get necessary compensation. "I love people, and I hope to add a personable experience to an unfortunate legal situation," she says.
We are committed to serving my clients with care and attention. It is important that you understand the legal issues before you and that when making decisions your opinion can be heard.. I am originally from Puerto Rico and speak fluent Spanish. After High School I attented Tufts Univerity in the Boston Area of Massachusetts where I studied International Relations. After University I worked at a boutique Immigration Law firm where i learned the importance of treating our clients like I would like to be treated myself. I came to minnesota for my legal education where i Aattended the University of Minnesota Law School. I met my wife while here and we and our dog live in Minneapolis, where we enjoy outdoor activities and spending time with our family.
LINDSAY M. MANCINI is a partner and a litigation attorney at Woods & Thompson, P.A. She is an impassioned advocate for her clients, many of whom have sustained serious personal injuries. Lindsay's clients experience her as caring, compassionate, and thoroughly knowledgeable about insurance law and the full range of avenues for redress of their injuries. Her knowledge of insurance law, work ethic, tenacity, and strategic aggression in a courtroom or negotiation setting and has allowed her to successfully close hundreds of litigation cases through settlement, jury trial, arbitration, or appeal.. From 2013 through January 2016, Lindsay was an Adjunct Doctrinal Professor at William Mitchell College of Law, where she developed the curriculum and taught their course on Insurance Law – an area that is essential to her own practice.. In 2015 and 2016, Lindsay was named as a Rising Star by SuperLawyers. Lindsay serves as the President of the Richard T. Oakes American Inn of Court. An honor that Lindsay is especially proud of is being named a finalist in the Better Business Torch Award for Ethics in both 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. Lindsay is also a No-fault insurance arbitrator.
Anthony Nemo is a personal injury lawyer that focuses his practice primarily upon unsafe and defective medical devices and other large-scale product recall issues ("mass torts").
Christopher J. Vilione joined The Law Office of Jeffrey A. Jones as an associate attorney in November 2010 before being made a partner in July 2018. He provides clients with more than 10 years of experience in personal injury law. Specifically, over the past decade, Chris has successfully represented clients in hundreds of no-fault arbitration hearings, mediations, jury trials, and other civil litigation matters.. Chris is an active member of the Minnesota Association for Justice and has been named to the National Top 40 Under 40 personal injury attorneys by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, the National Trial Lawyers Association and the American Academy of Attorneys.. Chris is admitted to practice law in state of Minnesota as well as in the United States District Court. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his J.D. from the John Marshall School of Law in Chicago, Illinois in 2010.