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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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Close to twenty years ago I lost a good friend and two close family members in a tragic car accident caused by the negligence of others. My brother was the lone survivor but suffered extensive injuries. I personally witnessed the hardship this caused my family and the other families involved. For the past 18 years I have been fortunate and privileged to represent others, like my friend and family members, who have been injured or even killed, through no fault of their own. Nothing makes me happier than to make a difference in their lives, and the lives of their family members by aggressively pursuing the compensation that they rightly deserve. I represent people.
For over 30 plus years I have been fortunate to practice law and serve clients throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Most of my career has been devoted to helping the injured. Whether it was a car or trucking crash, defective premises or product, medical error or a work-related injury, I have worked diligently to get my clients just compensation. Having worked as a carpenter, I have a special interest in worker's compensation case.. Another part of my practive has been devoted to DUI/DWI/Boating Under the Influence and other criminal defense cases such as drug-related offenses, assault and property crimes.. My outside interests include travel, golf, downhill skiing, hiking, music/arts and boating.
The O'Donnell Law Offices, founded in 1990, focuses on the needs of injured victims. The firm handles cases in various areas ranging from workers' compensation through wrongful death litigation. Neil O'Donnell is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist and is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Mr. O'Donnell is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a past President of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and serves as a frequent lecturer on civil litigation topics including bad faith, Pennsylvania practice and procedure, expert witness considerations, and automobile litigation. Mr. O'Donnell has also been named in the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Top 100 list as well as the Top Ten list.
Atty. Russo is the Chairman of the Personal Injury Practice Group at Rosenn Jenkins & Greenwald LLP law firm. As a personal injury attorney with more that 35 years experience, he has represented many individuals around the state who have been injured through the fault of another. Many of his cases involve tractor trailer, bus, automobile, truck or motorcycle crashes. The cases are often tragic, involving wrongful death, traumatic brain, spinal cord, neck or back injuries. Atty. Russo also successfully represented the international superstar, Gloria Estefan, her Grammy award winning husband, Emilio Estefan, Jr., and their son, Nayib, for injuries they suffered when their tour bus was hit by a tractor-trailer on a snowy Pennsylvania highway.
Attorney Hughes completed his undergraduate studies at the Pennsylvania State University and received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Patrick has been a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania since 2015 and has worked in numerous practice areas throughout that time. Patrick and his partner, Attoney Joseph Mashisnki, started Hughes & Mashinski, P.C. in January of 2018. Hughes & Mashinski serves the residents of northeastern Pennsylvania and thier Scranton and Wilkes-Barre based attorney’s have decades of experience in personal injury and real estate law. Patrick specializes in personal injury cases including auto accidents, medical malpractice, slip and fall, trucking accidents, wrongful death and dog bite cases. Additionally, Patrick help client’s through the entire process of buying and selling residential and commercial properties.
Mr. DeVere graduated from Shippensburg University with a Bachelor of Sciences, cum laude, in 1987 and from Dickinson School of Law, with a Juris Doctorate in 1993. He was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1993, before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in 1993, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1996, and before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1997. Mr. DeVere was the recipient of the Pennsylvania Civil Practice Award while in law school.. He joined the law firm of Metzger, Wickersham, Knauss & Erb, P.C. in 1993 where he practices in personal injury law including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability and products liability. Prior to joining Metzger Wickersham, Mr. DeVere served as a law clerk to the Honorable Kevin A. Hess of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania from 1991 to 1993.. In addition to membership in the Dauphin County Bar Association, Mr. DeVere is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and the American Association for Justice. Mr. DeVere is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which membership is “limited to trial lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skill, experience and excellence in advocacy by achieving a trial verdict, award or settlement in the amount of one million dollars or more.”. Mr. DeVere served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard from 1987 to 1993 and attained the rank of Captain in the Military Police Corps.
Peggy brings many years of experience to the law firm of Lowenthal & Abrams. She focuses her practice on personal injury, including slip and fall, dog bite and auto accident cases.. Peggy is in the unique position of having handled cases for the plaintiff, the defense, and as a law clerk for both trial and appellate level Pennsylvania Judges. Since she is extensively experienced in defense work, Peggy has an inside perspective on the tactics used by defense counsel and is ready, willing, and able to meet those tactics head on for her injured clients.
Brent Wieand is an experienced auto accident lawyer committed to helping people who were seriously injured in accidents or through medical malpractice. He handles cases involving injuries or wrongful death arising from vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home neglect and abuse, defective products, and trip/slip and fall accidents. When the worst happens, Brent is here to help.