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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.
16141 Personal Injury Lawyers Found
Glenn M. Kenna is a skilled trial lawyer for Curtis Legal Group’s Sacramento office. He focuses his practice on representing personal injury victims and their families and has been practicing law since 2015. He is licensed to practice law in California and was previously licensed in Illinois. Prior to his work at Curtis Legal Group, Glenn represented and defended insurance companies. He understands the challenges that come with personal injury cases and uses his experience when battling insurance companies for his clients.. Glenn graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 2010. He earned his law degree from Loyola University, Chicago School of Law in 2015, magna cum laude, where he received the CALI Awards in Insurance Law, Community Law Center I, and Community Law Center II. While at Loyola University, he was the Senior Editor for the Consumer Law Review Journal and was admitted to the Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society, an honor given to only 4% of each graduating class based on academic merit, demonstrated record of service, and loyalty to the Jesuit ideals of education.. Working at Loyola Community Law Clinic, he represented low-income families in family court, helping parents obtain guardianship of their disabled adult children. Additionally, he acted as Guardian Ad Litem in guardianship petitions for minors. Glenn was born and raised in Pasadena, California and is a member of the State Bar of California, Illinois State Bar, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association. Outside of practicing law, Glenn is an avid fisherman who enjoys gardening, kayaking, and traveling with his wife Emily and dog Buddy.
David Rancaño is the founding attorney at Rancaño & Rancaño, APLC. An accomplished workers’ compensation and personal injury lawyer, he brings 30+ years of experience to his practice. At the firm, Attorney Rancaño handles complex workers’ compensation cases, including those involving denied claims and appeals. He has an impressive track record of success and is incredibly passionate about helping ordinary workers and everyday individuals recover the fair and rightful compensation they are owed.Attorney Rancaño earned his bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 1976 before going on to obtain his law degree from U.C. Hastings in 1983. He is admitted to practice in the state of California and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District Court of California. Attorney Rancaño is a member of the State Bar of California, the California Employment Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California, and the American Association of Justice.
Paul R. Scheele is a skilled trial attorney at Curtis Legal Group who focuses his practice on personal injury litigation. Paul has worked in the legal industry since 2005, fighting for the rights of injury victims against insurance companies. He handles cases involving motor vehicle accidents, slip/trip and fall accidents, nursing home abuse and neglect, civil assault, products liability, and dog bites. At the beginning of his legal career, Paul defended insurance companies in personal injury cases. He uses this experience to help his clients successfully navigate the legal process against the same insurance companies.. Paul graduated from the University of California with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 1999, with honors. He earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of law in 2004, cum laude. While in law school, he worked for the Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s Office and was a legal intern for the Legal Aid Society of Miami-Dade, providing legal services to low-income residents throughout Miami-Dade County.. Paul was one of only a small number of attorneys selected to the Rising Stars list by Thomson Reuters for his professional achievement in Personal Injury Law from 2013 to 2015. He is a member of several legal associations, including: the State Bar of California, Stanislaus County Bar Association, California Lawyers Association, and Consumer Attorneys of California.. Paul is a native of the Central Valley area and went to high school in Modesto. He annually volunteers for the Salvation Army and the Stanislaus County Mock Trial Competition. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors, coaching youth sports, and spending time with his wife Kirsten and their three kids.
Jeffery Bruce Yazel earned his law degree at McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, and his Bachelors of Science from California State University, Sacramento. He also holds a California Teaching Credential from Chapman University. He is a member of the California Bar Association, and the Sacramento County Bar Association, and is admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court and the United States Federal District Court.. Mr. Yazel served as Special Counsel to the Senate Select Committee Investigating the Price Fixing of California’s Energy Market. As a litigation attorney with the Zumbrun Law Firm, he specialized in land use and constitutional issues. At Zumbrun, he championed landowner’s rights against bureaucratic agencies including California Coastal Commission, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Caltrans, and California Department of Fish & Game, (fought against the poisoning of Lake Davis). Mr. Yazel was instrumental in drafting and enacting legislation aimed at the prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and has also been a consistent volunteer for political campaigns and voter initiatives.. Today, Mr. Yazel vigorously represents homeowners throughout Californiaagainst predatory brokers and lenders including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank, GreenPoint, OneWest, Deutsche Bank, Capital One, Bank of New York Mellon, Countrywide, Wachovia, Washington Mutual, MERS and many others.. Mr. Yazel is a former educator, and has always been active in his Elk Grove community serving as President of the Parent Teacher Organization and site counsel for his local elementary school, coaching little league baseball, basketball, soccer and high school football. He has enjoyed many years as a certified NCOA referee in high school basketball and USSF soccer. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Knights of Columbus and the Federalist Society. He and his wife live in Sacramento with their two youngest children. His oldest son proudly serves in the United States Army.
I graduated from Brigham Young University in 1984 with a B.S. in Business Finance and subsequently attended Pepperdine University School of Law in Mailbu, California. While there I attended one semester abroad in London, England where I studied the English legal system along with other law school classes. After graduating from Pepperdine in 1987 I began working for the legal defense firm Fonda & Garrard in Santa Monica California and practiced there for 8 years and became a partner. I was also fortunate to be able to try criminal cases while working in conjunction with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office and I have also taken dozens of personal injury cases to trial statewide.. I am now leveraging my extensive experience as a defense attorney for the benefit of injured people. I understand the concepts and schemes used by defense attorneys and I am able to help my clients avoid these pitfalls.. I am active with my children in sports that include swimming, diving, soccer and cheerleading and as a result of this I am able to understand the impact that an injury has on working people and I am able to help them get the compensation they deserve.
Grant R. Zehnder is a partner at the O'Brien & Zehnder Law Firm, practicing personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability law.. His focus falls on these practice areas:. The customer service skills that he has honed are incorporated every day at the O'Brien & Zehnder Law Firm through his hands-on, personal approach and around-the-clock accessibility to the needs of his clients. His approach has always been to seek to achieve for his clients what he would want for his friends, family, and self.. Mr. Zehnder was born and raised in Elk Grove and graduated from Elk Grove High school. Mr. Zehnder's family has called Elk Grove home for nearly eighty years and across five generations.. His studies in science have ingrained in him sharp analytical skills that he employs throughout his clients' restoration processes. Before his acceptance to the bar, Grant Zehnder gained valuable courtroom experience by working as a volunteer at the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office. While in law school, Mr. Zehnder served as a Law Clerk for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and as a Certified-Student-Attorney for the Federal Defenders Office in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Kyle J. Wunderli is a homebgrown Californian whose life pursuits have been driven by a love for people and a passion for sports. Mr. Wunderli founded Big League Law in order to "go to bat" for the wrongfully injured. His firm is the natural extension of his skill set and desire to serve the people of his community. He has a knack for competition and a passion for fighting on behalf of others.