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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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Abdoukadir ‘Abdul’ Jaiteh, Esq. is the Founder and Managing Attorney of AJ LAW, PLC. He has approximately 15 years of insurance claims and personal injury law experience. Abdul’s experience in the nuances of insurance law began before he was an attorney. Abdul began his personal injury career working for insurance companies as a Claims Representative and Litigation Adjuster. Abdul, has insider knowledge about insurance claims practices and now represents victims of car accidents and other insurance related matters. His rare inside experience as an insurance professional through many years of training and working for insurance companies sets him apart from other personal injury attorneys. This is the type of experience lawyers cannot get in law school. Abdul, attended and graduated from both Safeco Insurance Claims Training and Travelers Insurance Claims University.. Abdul, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Finance from the Metropolitan State University of Denver, CO, where he was named to the Dean’s List and received a Colorado Scholars Award for academic excellence. He continued to work as an insurance carrier while he pursued his Juris Doctorate from Phoenix School of Law.. Before opening his own practice, Abdul expanded his knowledge even more, by starting his career as an insurance defense attorney. Abdul, is of a rare few attorneys who can say they know how personal injury cases work from all three perspectives of a claims adjuster, insurance defense attorney, and plaintiff’s personal injury attorney.. Abdul, is proud of building a personal injury law practice with emphasis on individualized care and attention to his cases because he did not envision becoming just another “factory law firm” churning out thousands of cases, with the same template approach to everyone. Instead, he prides himself on his commitment to purposely accepting lower numbers of personal injury cases, so he can give each of all our clients the individual focus to their cases that they deserve. As former insurance adjuster, Abdul knows how to negotiate with insurance adjusters and their attorneys to get you the maximum settlement for your case. As a trial attorney, he knows how to fight for you in court and if you're not getting fair and just compensation.
Nick Verderame was born in Phoenix. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland in 2008, with a major in broadcast journalism and a minor in Sports, Commerce and Culture. After working for CBS Network News and ESPN, he graduated from law school with his Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona in 2013. After working for two of the United States’ largest law firms, Nick came to Platter Verderame, P.C. in 2016 to represent individuals who are injured and need assistance in their pursuit of justice and just compensation.. Nick is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. His practice focus is wrongful death, personal injury, and medical malpractice, and he has published articles on the topic of sports-related concussions for publication nationally.. In addition to helping clients, Nick serves as the President of EchelonPHX, the young professional arm of The Salvation Army, and as the Vice President of the Phoenix 20-30 Club, a subsidiary of the Children In Need Foundation.
Kendall A. Lee was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2015. She received a B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2012, and a J.D. degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2015. In law school, Ms. Lee served as a member of the Cumberland National Trial Team and the Student Bar Association. She was also a recipient of the “Women’s Section of the Birmingham Bar Award” and the “Alabama Chapter of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Serve & Protect the Public Award” in 2015.. Ms. Lee is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She has successfully handled appeals in the Supreme Court of Alabama and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Years ago, I made the decision to practice law only in areas where I could significantly improve the quality of life of my clients: Practicing in the areas of injury law and immigration law provides me opportunities to improve the quality of life of my clients. I view my job as a calling. I believe in my clients and delve deep into their situations to find the right legal strategy.. Workers' Compensation. Work injuries affect the injured worker and their families. The consequence of a serious injury can be life-lasting. Unfortunately, many injured workers take a short-sighted approach to their situation. I help my clients prepare for the long term consequences of significant work injuries.. Immigration Law. Immigration laws are complex and onerous. I help my clients find the appropriate relief within the law. As a son of immigrants, I understand the seriousness of immigration consequences.. Personal Injury. Our system of laws provide relief and recovery for individuals injured at the negligent hands of another. The law sets legal requirements, however. I help my clients maximize and obtain the just compensation they deserve.
Results matter. I resolve disputes through the litigation process. While some resolutions are reached through mediation and negotiation, other conflicts require the assistance of a jury trial. Every case I accept puts the client's interests first in considering the appropriate resolution of a case.. I have litigated and recovered over $1,000,000 for my clients and I have successfully defended clients against claims where the other side had requested multiple milllions of dollars in damages.I represent both companies and people in tragic situations due to automobile crashes, dog bites, and slip and falls, dram shop and trucking/transportation cases.Specialties: Civil Litigation, Jury Trials, Motion Drafting, Arbitration, Plaintiff's Personal Injury, Conservatorships, and Liens
Ty Taber is among the most respected and successful personal injury trial lawyers in Arizona. For more than three decades, he has protected the rights of victims of negligence, earning dozens of settlements and jury verdicts as high as $7.5 million for injured persons and the families of victims of wrongful death.. A Certified Specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation (Arizona Board of Legal Specialization), Ty has represented injured parties who suffered losses stemming from personal attack and abuse, mistreatment, neglect, dangerous working conditions, motor vehicle accidents (including golf carts, ATVs, motorcycles, motor scooters, Go-Peds, automobiles, trucks and tractor trailers), aircraft accidents (including airplanes, helicopters and hot air balloons) and products liability, premises liability and professional liability cases.. His recent victories – in negotiated settlements and as lead counsel in numerous jury trials – on behalf of injured clients include:
I am a Member of Perry Childers Hanlon & Hudson, PLC, praciting in the area of civil litigation. I hold the highest possible rating in both legal ability and eithical standards (AV® Preeminent) from Martindale-Hubbell®. I am member of Arizona and Michigan State Bars and authorized to practice in state and federal courts in these jurisdictions.
Mr. Ambrose is an accomplished trial attorney having litigated hundreds of complex personal injury and commercial matters in State and Federal Court. For over twenty years his practice has emphasized the litigation and resolution of matters involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, toxic torts, civil rights, commercial litigation and domestic relations. He has successfully completed numerous jury and bench trials in Courts throughout Arizona. Mr. Ambrose has significant appellate experience having successfully briefed and/or argued cases to all Arizona Appellate Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.. Adept at handling personal injury matters for both plaintiffs and defendants, Mr. Ambrose successfully manages complex, multi-party and multi-issue lawsuits to completion. As a plaintiff’s attorney, he has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements on behalf of his clients.. Mr. Ambrose is a long-term Arizona resident. He obtained his bachelor’s degree at Arizona State University in 1986 having represented the university’s debate and forensic team at competitions throughout the country. He went on to obtain his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arizona College of Law where he distinguished himself academically and as a Moot Court Board finalist. He has a long tradition of serving his community and the State Bar of Arizona.
Fighting for my client’s right to compensation is my job and passion. Personal Injury is what I do, and all I have done in the law; for over a decade. I have handled numerous cases in my career and look forward to helping many more in years to come. From the basic car accident to a dog bite or complicated wrongful death cases, I am the attorney to turn to when you want your case done fast, ethically and for maximum recovery. As a Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer, my clients include individuals, families of people injured or killed in accidents, personal injury victims, motorcycle and truck accident victims, victims of another’s negligence, those who slip and fall, dog (animal) bite victims, accidents caused by others while at work, recreational accidents, and wrongful death.I will use my experience and passion to fight for my clients, to get them the best settlement possible. My team thoroughly investigates each case, and maintains communications with every client. I am always personally available to my clients if they have questions.
I have a civil litigation practice involving primarily personal injury, insurance and commercial disputes. I also have a very active ADR practice averaging 180-200 private mediatins and arbitrations annually. I am a certified specialist in personal injury and wrongful dealth litigation.
Bethany Torgersen is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Arizona Bar Association, and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.. Ms. Torgersen graduated from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2001, and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Tucson, Arizona, in May 2004. Ms. Torgersen’s specialized education includes a Master of Laws Degree in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy also from the U of A College of Law, in May 2005.. Ms. Torgersen has been involved in the representation of indigent criminal defendants sentenced to life imprisonment or death row through the Arizona Capital Representation Project and the Arizona Justice Project. Ms. Torgersen was a Law Clerk in Pima County Superior Court, and Pascua Yaqui Supreme Court.. Generally: We understand that being the victim of another person’s negligent actions can impact every aspect of your life. Not only are you injured, but likely your car has been damaged and may not even be operable. That certainly makes it difficult to get to your doctors’ appointments!. We understand that you will need transportation to those appointments, so our first priority is to get you mobile; whether that is with a rental car or resolving your property damage claim so you can get your car back into road worthy condition. We do not stop there. We will make sure that if you are not able to get a rental car, that you are compensated by the day for time that you are without a usable vehicle. If your vehicle gets repaired, but has lost value, we will pursue that claim on your behalf as well.. All of the work done on your property damage claim is on-the-house. Our philosophy is that it can only help improve your recovery. That way our office is involved in every aspect of your case which helps in determining who is at fault, as well as pushing the insurance company to act responsibly by covering the damage fully and fairly.