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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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Are you searching for a personal injury attorney in Atlanta? You should look no further than Ryan A. Johnson, P.C. The firm has more than a decade of trial experience, and they have recovered in excess of $20 million for clients. They can advocate for client interests in both negotiations and the courtroom. Lead Attorney Johnson was selected for inclusion in the 2012 and 2013 Editions of Super Lawyers Rising Stars, and he has been named as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. To learn more about what they may be able to do for you, call today to get a no-cost consultation.
Doug strives to be the best both inside and outside the courtroom. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1998 with a degree in Political Science and then received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law. He has successfully argued motions for clients in state, federal, and appellate courts throughout the state of Georgia. In fact, Doug's appellate record is unbeaten. He works every day to plan, strategize, and prepare cases to secure the best compensation for individuals and families who are injured as the result of the carelessness of others. He now feels his successes truly make a difference and improve people's lives, which is very rewarding.. Doug is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He is also an active member of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) and the Georgia State Bar's Young Lawyers Division Litigation Committee. Doug is also recognized as "Top 40 Under 40" attorney. by the National Trial Lawyers Association.. When Doug is away from the office, he enjoys spending most of his time with his wife and three children going to swim meets, soccer, the zoo, baseball and football games, boating, fishing, traveling, or just hanging around the house.
With more than 25 years of legal experience, Lloyd Bell has built a sterling courtroom record and recovered millions of dollars for medical malpractice victims. A veteran of the U.S. Army JAG Corps, Bell founded his own law firm in 1999 and is consistently recognized as one of the top attorneys in his field.. In 2018, Bell Law Firm was recognized as Personal Injury Litigation Team of the Year by Daily Report, the leading source of legal news in Atlanta. Lloyd Bell has been included in Atlanta Magazine’s prestigious Super Lawyers list every year since 2005, and more recently the Super Lawyers “Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia” list in 2018. Bell has also been named as one of the few personal injury lawyers in Georgia on the prestigious list of “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend Magazine, an honor he has received every year since 2015.. In 2019 Bell was named as the second ever Georgia attorney to join the Inner Circle of Advocates, an elite, invitation only group of the nation’s top plaintiff lawyers. His firm differentiates itself with deep legal expertise, a mastery of technology in the courtroom, and compelling storytelling. Over the past five years, Bell won more seven- and eight-figure verdicts for his clients in medical malpractice cases than any other attorney in the state of Georgia, including a $15 million verdict against a large Atlanta hospital group in 2016 and a record-breaking $26 million verdict against a Columbus hospital in 2017.. Bell is a member of the Melvin M. Belli Society, a group of distinguished trial lawyers dedicated to the principles of education. Bell is also board certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys in the field of medical malpractice.
Brooks M. Hazelton is the son of Gary M. Hazelton, founder of Hazelton Law Group. Brooks is the lead attorney in the Alaska office. He is licensed to practice law in both Alaska and Minnesota. His areas of practice focus on representing injured people and their families.. Brooks attended college at the University of Northern Colorado, majoring in psychology. Before attending law school Brooks worked as an Independent Landman for various oil and gas companies in the lower 48. Brooks graduated from Western State College of Law in Fullerton California. Prior to his admission to the Alaska and Minnesota Bars, Brooks clerked at Johnson and Combs P.C. in Anchorage. He also clerked at Hazelton Law Group in Bemidji Minnesota. Brooks is a member of the Alaska Association for Justice and actively on the Board of Governors. Brooks is also a member of the Minnesota Association for Justice.. In his free time, Brooks enjoys wood working, hunting, fishing and exploring the state of Alaska with his wife Lauren.
Ty has always been an Alaskan at heart, enjoying the hunting, fishing, and everything outdoors that Alaska offers. When he is not in the courtroom fighting for injured Alaskans, you can find him fishing the Russian and Kenai Rivers. When Ty was younger, he suffered a back injury while at work in a rock mine. He suffered through debilitating back pain, pinched nerves, and two bulging discs for years. Ty understands the pain, limitations, and depression that follow when individuals are injured at work or in auto accidents.. Ty has years of experience as a civil litigator, fighting to protect Alaskans’ legal rights. He understands that insurance companies and the court often take advantage of people when they do not have an experienced personal injury attorney standing by their side. For Ty, helping people when they need help is the most fulfilling part of his career. This desire to help others, coupled with Ty’s history of perpetual back pain, naturally led to him to practice personal injury law. Now he gets to help people who are just like him—in need of help and not knowing where to find it. No one needs more help than someone who was injured, cannot work, and has a family to take care of.. Ty Farnswoth is admitted to practice before the Alaska Superior and District Courts, Federal District Court, and the US Bankruptcy Court.
Jeff is originally from the heart of the Rocky Mountains, where self-reliance and individual determination is a way of life, just like it is in Alaska. At a young age he served our country while on active duty in the US Navy as a Hospital Corpsman/surgical medic. For six years he worked in the surgical and post-surgical areas of Naval Hospitals in California, earning a Vocational Nursing license along the way. It was that interest in working with patients that led to his achieving a bachelor’s degree in Hospital Management and Health Care Administration, from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.. However, Jeff always knew he wanted to be an attorney and to help people. Graduating in the upper half of his class at the University of Wyoming, College of Law; Jeff then completed a highly competitive Masters in Law or L.L.M. in American Indian and Indigenous Persons Law from the University of Tulsa, College of Law. This was a very rich and rewarding experience that took him on a course that would not only take him permanently to Alaska but would also form his life work representing folks that often can’t get the legal help they need and deserve.. After completing his legal education Jeff spent many years representing the thirty-one federally recognized tribes and individual people throughout Bristol Bay working as General Counsel for the Bristol Bay Native Association. Later, he helped less fortunate people with their housing needs as Chief Counsel for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in Anchorage.. Seeking to gain insight into the insurance world, Jeff began defending lawsuits filed against people insured through a large national auto insurance carrier. It was this experience that polished Jeff’s trial skills and litigation talents while gaining a valuable understanding of just how insurance companies can take advantage of injured people.. And so, it was a natural fit for Jeff to join Ty Farnsworth and start Farnsworth & Vance. Jeff’s medical and insurance background give this firm and their clients the competitive and professional skill necessary to help their clients. This is important because insurance companies want nothing more than to pay you or your doctors as little as possible.
James (Jay) Sadd is a lawyer and partner of the firm Slappey & Sadd, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia. With his law partner, Scott Slappey, Jay formed Slappey & Sadd, LLC in 1992 to represent families, workers, and consumers who have been critically injured or lost a loved one because of the negligence or willful conduct of others. Slappey & Sadd, LLC represent people who have been seriously injured or disabled by car accidents, trucking accidents, defective products, defective premises, and other acts of negligence.
Steve McConnell of McConnell Law LLC has over twenty-five (25) years of litigation experience. His primary focus of practice is in the area of personal injury and wrongful death, products and premises liability, and general tort litigation. He is admitted to practice in all Georgia State and Superior Courts, and is a retired Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, Reserve.. Office-; Email-. Steve provides select pro bono legal assistance to Wounded Warriors in the Greater Atlanta area, and is the past President of the Marine Corps Association of Georgia Lawyers. He and his firm proudly represents injured first responders, law enforcement, and military veterans throughout Georgia.. Specialties:. Admitted / Affiliations and MembershipsState Bar of GeorgiaState Bar of ConnecticutState Bar of Pennsylvania (inactive)Supreme Court of the State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of the State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Armed ForcesUnited States District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaAmerican Bar AssociationAV Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubble. 10.0 AVVO RatingBar Register of Preeminent LawyersGeorgia Trend Legal Elite2018-2020 Georgia SuperLawyer
After living and practicing law in Alaska for more than twenty years, I moved to California. I am working for G. John Jansen and Associates doing Worker's Compensation as a hearing representative. I continue to maintain a small Alaska caseload and return to Alaska every 3-4 months though I am not doing as much criminal law anymore. I am still a zealous advocate. I continue to pride myself on client satisfaction. If I am given the honor of representing you in your legal issue, I will use all of my skills and experience to advocate for you to the very best of my abilities. I will obtain the best outcome I possibly can, and I promise to make sure that you understand what's happening in your case every step of the way.. I have been an attorney for over 20 years. I started in 1997 with the Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals & transferred from there to the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office. I worked there for 10 years prosecuting every conceivable kind of criminal case from a juvenile matricide/sexual assault to various misdemeanors and everything in between. I have trained young attorneys, taught at law enforcement academies, including the Anchorage Police Department’s Academy and the Trooper Academy, and taught criminalists from the state’s Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory.. In 2006, I served as Acting-Director of the Office of Victims Rights. In 2007, I was appointed to be the Anchorage District Attorney. In 2008, I began working with the Office of Public Advocacy representing indigent clients in criminal, juvenile and children’s cases. I enjoyed representing people. In 2010 I opened my own law office, where I had the privilege of providing legal representation to Alaskans of diverse socio-economic backgrounds on a variety of legal issues. I also continued to take cases from the Office of Public Advocacy. Now that I have moved, I assist injured California workers get the just compensation they deserve, and I maintain a select number of Alaska cases.
Whitney Power, a lifelong Alaskan, is dedicated to helping injured Alaskans navigate the complexities of our legal system in order to obtain full compensation for their losses. She is an experienced and fierce advocate for her clients and never backs down to insurance adjusters or the “good ole boys” in the defense bar.. Whitney brings modern technology into negotiations and courtrooms so that insurance adjusters, defense counsel, and jurors understand why the injured deserve compensation. She focuses her practice on cases involving wrongful death, airplane crashes, sexual abuse of children, sexual assault, medical malpractice, and motor vehicle crashes, including car crashes, motorcycle accidents, and trucking accidents. Her skills, experience, and dedication have enabled her to obtain millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for her clients.. Whitney has been named a Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney in Alaska by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys and has received AVVO’s Top Attorney rating of 10.0 out of 10.0.. Whitney is a graduate of the University of Idaho with a double major in economics and political science, completing her degrees while obtaining an honors certificate. Thereafter, she obtained her law degree from the University of Idaho and her civil mediation certificate from the Northwest Institute of Dispute Resolution. She has been fighting for justice for Alaskans ever since.. An avid outdoors person, Whitney enjoys hunting, fishing, snowboarding and flying. She is a licensed private pilot and a Cessna 150 owner. She also practices yoga and mediation and lovingly owns a 1979 VW Type II Bus.Whitney is licensed to practice law in Alaska, Washington and Oregon. She is a member of Alaska Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, the Anchorage Bar Association, and the Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers.. She is a Member of the Board of Governors to the American Association for Justice, a national organization, and was a past Board Member of the Alaska Association for Justice, currently serving as that organizations Vice President. She is also a member of the Alaska Airmen’s Association and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA).
Christopher Canterbury has been practicing law for more than 20 years. He focuses on torts and commercial litigation and is licensed to practice in Alaska and Washington. Prior to joining Kelley & Canterbury LLC in 2000, Chris clerked for U.S. District Court Judge James Singleton.. Chris received his Bachelor of Arts in English from Hamilton College in central New York and his Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law in New York City.. Chris is a member of the Valley Bar Association, Alaska Bar Association, and Alaska Association for Justice (formerly The Alaska Association of Trial Lawyers).. Chris is passionate not only about practicing law but also connecting with and improving the Alaska community. Chris is a past board member for FOCUS, Inc., which serves children with special needs in the Chugiak / Eagle River community. He has also volunteered for both the Anchorage and Mat-Su Youth Court programs. In addition, he volunteers his time on the board of the Mustang Hockey Association, coaching baseball for Knik Little League and hockey for the Mustang Hockey Association.. When not working, Chris enjoys playing hockey, working on the family’s log cabin home in Eagle River, and spending time with his wife, Michaela, and their kids.
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James is a skilled trial lawyer who handles only serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. James has tried numerous cases to verdict and worked tirelessly to recover millions of dollars for his clients. He handles a wide variety of cases throughout the State of Georgia, including automobile wrecks, trucking/tractor-trailer wrecks, motorcycle wrecks, bicycle wrecks, premises liability, slip/trip and falls, negligent security, apartment shootings/assaults, defective/dangerous products, wrongful death, spinal cord injuries and brain injuries.. As a result of his success, James has been recognized as one of Georgia’s best lawyers by numerous publications and was named to the Georgia Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list in both 2012 and 2013. Notably, only 2.5% of lawyers in Georgia are selected for this honor. In addition, Georgia Trend Magazine selected James as one of Georgia’s 2013 “Legal Elite.”. Before co-founding Glass & Robson, James honed his skills as an associate with some of Georgia’s best trial attorneys. Prior to dedicating himself to representing only plaintiffs, James worked for one of Georgia’s largest insurance defense firms defending personal injury and wrongful death cases. His prior experience representing insurance companies and their clients provides him a unique insight into how they evaluate and defend cases. James now uses that experience to his clients’ advantage to maximize their recoveries.. James was born and raised in Georgia and attended college at the University of Georgia in Athens where he was a double major and in the Honors Program. He graduated from UGA magna cum laude, with honors with dual degrees in History and Political Science. Following college, James attended Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, Georgia where he was a member of the Mercer Law Review and Moot Court Board. During law school, he interned with the Honorable C. Ashley Royal of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, and graduated cum laude with his Juris Doctor.. As a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia, James is admitted to practice in all Georgia State and Superior Courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He is also an active member of the American Association for Justice and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association where he serves as co-chair of the Education Committee.. James and his wife Kate met at the University of Georgia and reside at their home in Buckhead.
Mr. Morrison manages an award-winning legal team focused on injuries and accidents in the greater Atlanta area. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell and has been described as one of the best accident attorneys in Georgia.
Attorney Bailey spent the past few years working as the Senior Associate Attorney for a high volume personal injury practice. In 2013, Attorney Bailey set a record in Georgia by settling 872 personal injury cases for his clients. Attorney Bailey has negotiated settlements resulting in over $10.5 Million dollars.. Attorney Bailey grew up in Northeast Ohio, but has spent much of his adult life in the Atlanta area. He is excited to be back in the area and to call Kennesaw, GA his new home. You can reach Attorney Bailey by phone at (470) 222-U-WIN, or by email at
Practicing law since 1990. Tried hundreds of cases to verdict. Exceptional win-loss record in trial and on appeal. Lead counsel on some of Hawaii's most important cases involving negligence and wrongful death, Native Hawaiian rights, commercial disputes, high-value civil and personal injury litigation, medical marijuana and the defense of murder, manslaughter and negligent homicide charges. Won numerous published opinions from Hawaii Supreme court. Named to superlawyers as being in top 5% of Hawaii lawyers. Named to top 100 attorneys in America (2017). Prolific committment to public interest cases including environmental law and access to public records. Part time judge.
Mahalo for visiting the AVVO profile page for Hawaii attorney, Jeffrey Foster. Jeff proudly represents clients in a wide variety of insurance disputes and personal injury matters, including: auto accidents, wrongful death, slip/trip and fall, recreational accidents, class action and products liability cases. In addition to his personal injury practice, Jeff represents select clients in real estate transactions and litigation.