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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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"Aggressive personal injury attorney with more than 25 years experience working with clients in dealing with large insurance companies. Call"
My practice centers on personal injury law and helping folks who have been injured due to the negligence of another person or business. I have worked in this field since 2012 and am passionate about helping people put their lives back together after life-changing injuries. In my free time, I enjoy outdoor adventures with my kids, reading murder mysteries and international travel.
Pride Law Office is a client-focused law firm concentrating on personal injury cases, criminal defense, civil rights litigation and more. Attorney Kevin Pride works diligently to serve the diverse needs of his clients.
I am a "small town girl" who grew up in a blue-collar family in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. I graduated from Bardstown High School in 1990 then moved to Louisville to obtain my undergraduate degree from Bellarmine University (formerly Bellarmine College). Although I always considered the practice of law as a possible career choice, I learned some very practical skills from my course work at Bellarmine. I was proud to be a part of Bellarmine's nationally recognized Mock Trial team while a student there. I graduated with honors in 1994 with a BA in philosophy and economics, shortly thereafter pursuing my juris doctorate degree at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville.. After graduating law school and passing the Bar in 1998, I was hired where I clerked: Tilford, Dobbins, Alexander, Buckaway & Black, where I was exposed to multiple areas of the law: real estate; contracts; family law; workers' compensation; and civil litigation. The bulk of my time there was devoted to workers' compensation defense.. In 1999, I married my high school sweetheart, and moved back to Nelson County where we now reside with our two teenage sons.. Since 2003, I have practiced law with Bradley D. Harville. Mr. Harville has been a great professional mentor and role model. While my practice still concentrates in the area of work compensation, we also do a lot of personal injury work at Harville Law Offices, PLLC. Personal service and client communication are very important at this law office. Call for a free consultation.
Teris Swanson graduated magna cum laude from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2017 and joined the Bryant Law Center team in 2018. She was voted by her law school classmates as “Most Likely to be A Supreme Court Justice” and graduated in the top 5% of her class. Additionally, she was awarded with a certificate recognizing over 100 hours of pro bono work during her time in law school. She achieved a perfect score in criminal procedure and federal income tax and made the second highest score in several classes including contracts, constitutional law, conflicts of law, and administrative law.. Prior to attending law school, Teris graduated summa cum laude from Murray State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science with an additional secondary, social studies teaching certification. She worked as a substitute teacher and long-term substitute teacher in several school districts including Livingston County and Marshall County Schools, before deciding to attend law school.. Teris has spent time working and volunteering with the Paducah office of Kentucky Legal Aid, McCracken County Family Court Judge Deanna Henschel, the Commonwealth Attorney’s office in McCracken County, and in the Domestic Violence Clinic at SIU.. She was selected by the Kentucky Justice Association from attorneys across the state to participate in the 2018-19 KJA Leadership Academy, for which there were only 15 available slots. This program provides invaluable networking, leadership, and legal skills and knowledge to the most promising young attorneys in Kentucky.. A Livingston County native, Teris resides in Ledbetter with her husband, Caleb Swanson, who, along with his father, operates Swanson’s Alignment in Ledbetter, Kentucky. In their spare time they enjoy playing music and singing together, kayaking and canoeing, and traveling. Teris and Caleb have one daughter and numerous nieces and nephews who they love spending time with and spoiling.
Pat McElhone has over 20 years of experience handling serious personal injury and death claims. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients through trial or settlement. Pat has handled almost every type of injury case including car wrecks, tractor-trailer wrecks, motorcycle collisions, slip and falls, workers’ compensation, products liability, dog bites, and medical malpractice to name a few.. Pat has received numerous awards and honors including being named in Louisville Magazine as one of Louisville's top Attorney's. He has also been honored as one of the top trial lawyers in the state of Kentucky by the National Trial Lawyers Association. He also has been admitted into the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum.. Pat has handled cases that range from minor automobile wrecks to complex cases of wrongful death against some of the country’s biggest corporations. Let his experience and success work for you.. Pat was born and raised in Louisville, Ky. He attended St. Xavier High School. He graduated with honors from the University of Kentucky and attended law school at the Brandeis School of law in his hometown. He is active in the community and is on the Board of Trustees for the Camp Taylor Fire District and the Friends School of Louisville Board of Directors.. Pat and his wife, Laura, have been married for over 20 years. They are the proud parents of their daughter, Emily, and the family’s other two members- their dogs Marley and Goldie.. Give Pat a call for a free consultation. .
The Shunnarah Law Firm was founded in 1983 by Attorney Nader George Shunnarah. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Mr. Shunnarah attended Atherton High School. While in high school, Mr. Shunnarah worked in his family neighborhood grocery store. He majored in Political Science at the University of Louisville and obtained his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Louisville School of Law. Mr. Shunnarah obtained his law license in 1983 and is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the State of Indiana.. Since 1983, the Shunnarah Law Firm has been dedicated to achieving justice for those who have been injured or wronged by the negligence and carelessness of others. We represent personal injury victims in a variety of civil litigation, including auto, truck, and motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, brain injury, brain defects, drunk driving accidents, lead poisoning, E Coli, wrongful death, product liability, slip and fall accidents, birth defects, birth injury, and cerebral palsy injuries. The Shunnarah Law Firm practices in both the State and Federal courts.. The Shunnarah Law Firm has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for victims of negligence. Mr. Shunnarah has extensive trial experience as a criminal defense attorney, a prosecutor for Commonwealth of Kentucky, special criminal prosecutor, and a personal injury attorney. His litigation experience is unique in that he has tried a wide range of civil and criminal cases. During his years of service he has taught ethics and paralegal studies, and has trained law students in litigation practice and procedure.. As a parishioner of Ascension Catholic Church, Mr. Shunnarah has volunteered as a coach of football, basketball, soccer and volleyball. He has served on the athletic board for nine years as the coordinator of soccer, boys volleyball, and boys basketball. Each year he serves as a booth chair for the Parish summer festival.
Personal injury lawyer and partner at Meinhart, Smith & Manning, PLLC, Ethan T. Manning offers services to those in need of an injury attorney, medical malpractice, car accident, birth injury, defective drug defense & more. At Meinhart, Smith & Manning, PLLC, we make it our mission to keep the legal process simple yet effective, working towards the best possible legal outcome for you and your family. We’re proud to say we’ve won multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for our clients in the past, thanks to our hard work and dedication to justice. Contact our office today to schedule a free consultation-. No fee unless you win.
You may have seen him all over Louisville on buses that pass by...People call TJ, because TJ will make'em pay! He has recovered over $200 Million dollars for injury victims.. Many people aren't sure if they have a case. No problem. You can call to schedule a FREE phone or IN-PERSON appointment at our Louisville office and get to know T.J. When you arrive in the lobby, you can expect T.J. to personally greet you, shake your hand and walk you back to his office. You can expect to be treated with warmth and compassion from a down-to-earth attorney who works hard to make you comfortable — both mentally and physically.. T.J. Smith is a Kentucky personal injury lawyer who will treat you like a southern gentleman should. You can trust him to go out of his way to put you at ease.
Aaron Michael Murphy is an attorney practicing in Louisville, Kentucky. Aaron practices in the areas of Auto and Truck Accident Injury. Aaron has recovered tens of millions of dollars for clients accross the states of Kentucky and Indiana. Aaron is a member of the Kentucky and Alabama State Bar Associations and is also admitted in the Federal Courts of the Eastern and Western District of Kentucky as well as the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.. Aaron is a member of the AAJ Trucking Litigation Section and has been recognized by SuperLawyers, National Trial Lawyers; and many others for excellence in legal practice.
Will Nefzger primarily devotes his practice to representing those who have been harmed by the careless or reckless actions of others throughout the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky as well as nationally. Will’s experience representing clients ranges from pre-lawsuit dispute and case resolution to appeals in the Supreme Court of Kentucky as well as every step in between, including serving as primary trial counsel in numerous jury trials.. Will dedicates himself to the zealous, honest, ethical and skillful representation of his clients and is committed to practicing law with integrity and the highest regard for the rules governing the professional conduct of attorneys. He believes the trial by jury to be one of the most important principles underpinning our democracy and opposes all attempts to erode it.
Visit our website. Since 2012 when he started his Louisville law firm after leaving the legal department of Hillerich & Bradsby (“Louisville Slugger,”) Alex White, Kentucky personal injury lawyer, has established himself as an authority in the personal injury law field. He has led his Kentucky law firm to extraordinary growth and success that even some of the “big-name,” competing Kentucky law firms cannot claim. The foundation of that success amongst Kentucky personal injury lawyers is Alex’s relentless work ethic and genuine compassion for his personal injury clients.. Alex has devoted himself to personal injury law because he passionately believes that those who have suffered injury and harm from others’ carelessness deserve the dignity of just compensation. Prior to becoming a personal injury attorney, he was injured in two separate car accidents. Those experiences –from being injured, to dealing with the insurance claims, to finding the right personal injury law firm and car accident lawyer to hire- paved the way for his understanding of the personal injury law practice. From his own personal bodily injury claims to the thousands of personal injury claims he’s handled on behalf of his clients in the role of injury attorney, Alex has excellent and unique personal injury law experience. This is illustrated by the success, size, talent, vigor and ability of his Kentucky law firm, Alex R. White, PLLC.. The passion and zeal for personal injury law is evident in Alex’s record—Alex is consistently given top ratings as a personal injury attorney by his clients. Alex R. White, PLLC was named “10 Best” for High Verdict and Settlements by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys. “The National Trial Lawyers 40 Under 40” recognized Alex in their Top 40 under 40 honors for “Civil Plaintiff” category. “Attorney & Practice Magazine” recognized Alex as the “Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney in Kentucky.” He has also been named a Super Lawyers Magazine Rising Star in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 for is efforts as a personal injury attorney. In 2018 Alex received a client satisfaction award for exceptional and outstanding client service and was listed as “10 Best Attorneys” for the state of Kentucky. He is highly rated on Avvo, the largest directory of lawyers and law firms in the United States, and has received Avvo’s Client’s Choice award in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. He is one of the highest rated personal injury attorneys on the nationwide lawyer rating site . In addition, Alex was an attorney member of the prestigious Louisville Inn of Court during the 2015 and 2016 terms. Additionally, Alex has served as Vice Chair of the Small Law Firm Practitioner Section of the Louisville Bar Association.. If you want an experienced, passionate, and energetic Kentucky personal injury attorney and a hardworking Kentucky law firm who does not back down to anyone… choose Alex White.. Call for FREE consultation.
I grew up minutes from Atlantic City, New Jersey. I moved to northern Kentucky in 2010 and reside in Boone County. My hobbies include traveling, hiking, skiing, playing ice hockey and soccer.
Andy Busald has practiced law in Kentucky and Ohio since becoming a lawyer in 1971. Not only has he taught at Chase Law School, he has also lectured to lawyers on litigation techniques in Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia, Florida & Utah on how to best represent injured people. In 2005, Andy was a recipient of the Northern Kentucky Bar Association Distinguished Lawyer Award, which is the highest honor awarded by the local bar association. He has handled cases in the United States Supreme Court, Kentucky Supreme Court, Kentucky Court of Appeals, all Federal District Courts of Kentucky, the Federal District Court, Southern District of Ohio and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Andy and his wife Jane have been married for over 50 years. They have three children and ten grandchildren.
Like his political and legal hero, Abraham Lincoln, Greg Funfsinn comes from humble beginnings. Greg was born in the small farm town of Mendota, Illinois - home of the National Sweet Corn Festival - and raised on his family's farm in Bureau County, Illinois. Greg's dad worked for 47 years at a Caterpillar factory outside of Mendota and even longer on the family farm, before finally retiring. His mom was primarily a stay-at-home mom raising Greg and his two siblings, but also worked on-and-off as a receptionist, waitress, and at an insurance agency before eventually retiring.. Greg graduated near the top of his class from Mendota Township High School and then attended Loyola University Chicago. He was the first in his family to go to college. Greg paid his way through college with some help from his parents, a lot of help from student loans, and also by working a few summers in a factory and doing retail work during the school year. Greg graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice. Greg's interest in law enforcement and his love of investigating almost took him to the FBI or Secret Service, but instead took him to law school. During the year between college and law school, Greg worked as a project assistant at Vedder Price, an international business-focused law firm in Chicago.. Greg then enrolled in law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law. He graduated with his law degree and after graduation began working for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office (CCSAO) as a criminal prosecutor. The CCSAO is the 2nd largest prosecutors' office in the United States. Greg began his career as an Assistant State's Attorney in the Appeals Division, where he honed his ability to conduct legal research and formulate persuasive legal arguments in writing. He argued multiple cases in the Illinois Court of Appeals and wrote nearly 35 appellate briefs. After years in the Appeals Division, he was promoted to the 4th District Criminal Trial Division. During his time in the trial division, Greg handled more than 100 bench trials, several jury trials, and hundreds of court hearings.. While in Chicago, Greg met his beautiful wife, Aaron Ann Rose Cole, who was a fellow criminal prosecutor. Aaron Ann was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky and her extended family is from Fayette County and Mercer County. Greg and Aaron Ann were married in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in 2012 and are the proud parents of two young sons. Aaron Ann is still fighting crime as an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney in Fayette County.. Since moving to Kentucky, Greg has worked at two of the largest and most well-respected law firms in Kentucky. He has represented individuals and businesses involved in a wide variety of lawsuits. Greg has participated in hundreds of depositions, numerous court hearings and oral arguments, and several jury trials. With the founding of Hicks & Funfsinn, PLLC, Greg will use his vast experience and knowledge in handling injury claims and litigating injury lawsuits for individuals just like you.
Edward Dindinger’s family has been in Idaho for more than 140 years, arriving as pioneers in the Bear Lake Valley in the 1870s. As the son and grandson of successful entrepreneurs, Edward learned the value of hard work and determination, as well as the government’s impact on businesses and the economy.. Edward holds a B.S. in Political Science (emphasis in American Government and Public Policy) and a B.A. in History from Boise State University, and obtained his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Idaho College of Law. In 2014, Edward ran for the Idaho State Senate seat in District 18, taking over one-third of the vote against a seasoned incumbent. In addition to practicing as a founding partner of Dindinger & Kohler, PLLC, Edward is a founding attorney at the Meridian Law Group, serves as a partner, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, and General Counsel for Statecraft Consulting, LLC, and holds an active Idaho insurance license. Edward is a founding member of the Idaho State Bar’s Child Protection Section, and also counts among his professional memberships the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), the Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Idaho chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He practices in the areas of family law, personal injury, criminal defense, business law, wills and probate, and general civil litigation.. In addition to his own business ventures, Edward serves on the Board of Directors of Alaska Travel Adventures, Inc. He enjoys volunteering at ITLA and Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program legal clinics serving the low-income population of the Treasure Valley, and is a supporter of the Idaho Law Foundation’s Access to Justice campaign. When he is not in the office, Edward can usually be found fishing, hunting, camping, or otherwise enjoying Idaho’s fantastic outdoor opportunities.