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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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Christopher Yakubisin is an associate with Tronfeld West & Durrett. Christopher is passionate about helping injured people and focuses his practice in personal injury litigation including automobile accidents, dog bites, medical malpractice and premise liability. Christopher is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is happy to have settled in Richmond with his wife, his dog, and his cat. In his free time, he enjoys exploring Richmond’s many parks and trails with his dog, going to concerts, and watching football.
A seasoned litigator and consummate professional, Bridget has devoted her career to fighting for the rights of those injured by the negligence or recklessness of others. Since 1998, Bridget has proven to be a tireless advocate for her clients, whether in the courtroom or when negotiating with insurance companies. Her vast experience in representing clients in both state and federal courts in cases involving car accidents, tractor trailer accidents, drunk driving, premises liability, dog bites, wrongful death and other cases involving catastrophic injuries, has equipped Bridget with an extensive arsenal that she brings to bear on behalf of her clients. Bridget serves as the managing attorney for the Petersburg Office location.. Bridget has been listed as a "Super Lawyer" by Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine for six consecutive years, since 2008. She is an active member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, a past president of the Young Trial Lawyers Section and has served on the VTLA Board of Governors as a Governor at Large since 2008. Bridget is also one of only four Virginia Governors of the American Association for Justice Board of Governors, on which she has served since 2012.. Bridget has successfully litigated many cases to verdict in both jury and bench trials. In 1999 she was elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates evidencing her high personal character, honorable reputation and proficiency as a trial lawyer having tried to verdict as lead counsel more than 25 civil jury trials. She has gained a reputation as a smart, resourceful and pragmatic trial attorney, respected by her peers and clients, and has negotiated thousands of settlements for her clients. In just one of Bridget's many cases, she successfully mediated a $1 million settlement in a wrongful death case in which a young woman was killed when her vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer whose driver fell asleep at the wheel. In addition to the settlement for the woman's family, Bridget skillfully negotiated with the corporate defendant who agreed to provide two $20,000 scholarships in the young woman's name.. A lifetime Virginian, Bridget grew up in South Boston and graduated from Halifax County High School. She attended Mary Washington College, receiving her BA in Sociology. After attending law school at the TC Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond and receiving her JD, Bridget began her legal career at a Richmond personal injury law firm. Bridget and her family reside in Midlothian where she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, as well as running and playing tennis.
Marina began practicing law in 2007 after graduating from Loyola University Chicago and Valparaiso University School of Law. She also taught real estate and bankruptcy law at Harper College in Palatine, IL. Leonard began working for Colianni & Leonard LLC in 2015 and, in 2016, under her former name Marina Ricci, published Bankruptcy Basics: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 (Parker Press Inc.). She currently practices personal injury litigation, mass torts and employment law at Colianni & Leonard LLC in the US Virgin Islands where she lives with her husband and daughter.
The practice of law is a privilege. I respect the law in this fashion. When you combine this respect with my genuine desire to help individuals the outcome is a hard working and caring attorney. Proof that I have always been hard working and caring Attorney is an article that was in the 1975 Allegheny County Jail newspaper. Get to know me by reading the article here. You will enjoy my 1975 picture. My appearance definitely has changed over the years.. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have 38 years of experience. I provide excellent legal work to my clients in a courteous, ethical and timely manner. I deliver this service at a reasonable fee, while keeping expenses under control. I take a personal interest in my clients and give them the service, value and attention I seek in my own relationships. Many clients, family, and friends of clients have sought my legal services.. I have a full service law firm representing businesses and individuals in all areas, including but not limited to, personal injury, divorce, criminal law, civil litigation, collection law, commercial law, construction law, corporate and LLC start-up, estates, debt relief, employment law, landlord/tenant, social security, workers compensation, business matters, adoption, real estate, elder law and immigration.. Many of my clients have found that hiring an experienced Pittsburgh personal injury lawyer has shown to be beneficial. I have the knowledge and experience to bring personal injury cases to court and help fight for your rights. With me by your side, you can claim the compensation you rightfully deserve.. Regardless of the County in Pennsylvania, I can assist you. If your case is in a different state, then I will conduct research to locate an inexpensive competent lawyer in your area, and I will work with this attorney for no additional fee. His or her regular fees will be your fee.. If you or someone you know is in need of an experienced Pittsburgh personal injury attorney, contact me today.
I have been working at Thomas E. Crenney & Associates, LLC for over 16 years. I started out as a litigation paralegal and attended law school at night to get my law degree. I have attended every single trial since the day I started working in the office. This was the best education I could receive as a personal injury litigation lawyer.. I enjoy talking to the clients and making sure that they understand the process and are comfortable with what our law firm is trying to accomplish for them in their case.. I have handled auto accident, slip and fall, medical malpractice and defective product cases.. Tom, James and I make an excellent trial team as we all have different skills that compliment each other.. I like to give back to young lawyers as an adjunct professor at Duquesne Law School taking students to compete in trial advocacy competitions. It is a lot of work but is a very effective way to learn how to be a trial lawyer. I competed on several teams when I was at Duquesne and enjoy teaching young lawyers.
William Rodgers III is a civil trial attorney who focuses his practice on plaintiff personal injury litigation, commercial civil litigation, real estate litigation, insurance bad faith litigation, general civil litigation, decedent’s estates, as well as other areas of general and commercial practice. He regularly litigates cases for his clients in state and federal court and has tried a number of cases to verdict. As a compliment to Mr. Rodgers’ extensive trial experience, he has broad experience as a general practitioner acquired during his employment as an attorney in a general practice law firm in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. He prides himself in leveraging his depth of knowledge to enhance all areas of his practice, particularly his litigation practice.. Mr. Rodgers graduated from John Carroll University and Duquesne University School of Law. Mr. Rodgers is admitted to practice law in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as the State of Georgia. Mr. Rodgers is also a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association.. A second-generation lawyer, Mr. Rodgers is proud to carry on the tradition of practicing law like his late father. Mr. Rodgers is a native of Edgeworth and he, his wife, and his children continue to reside in the Sewickley area.
Todd A. Johns is a personal injury and criminal defense lawyer in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Area and founder of Todd Johns Law, LLC. Over the past 20 years Attorney Johns has garnered numerous successful jury verdicts and settlements for personal injury clients. Attorney Johns has also fought for the rights of those accused of a crime, from traffic tickets, to the most serious criminal charges. Attorney Todd Johns has established a remarkable reputation among clients, opposing counsel, insurance companies, District Attorneys, magistrates and trial court judges from all over Northeastern Pennsylvania.. Background:. In 1991, Todd A. Johns graduated Magna Cum Laude from Keystone College with an Associates Degree in Communications. While at Keystone, he was named to the Dean’s List, was a memebr of the Student Senate and presented with the American Student Government Award.. Todd then attended West Chester University, graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science in 1994. He was named to the Dean’s List, served as President of the Law Society and was named Outstanding Graduating Senior in Political Science.. In 1997, he earned his Juris Doctorate from The Dickinson School of Law.. After law school, Todd served as a Judicial Law Clerk in the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas for the Honorable Judge Carmen D. Minora and Judge Thomas J. Munley. Todd also served as an adjunct professor of Law, History, and Political Science at Keystone College and Business Law at Lackawanna College.. Todd also served a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Lewis W. Wetzel of the the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas.. In 1999, Todd began his private legal practice, founding a law firm focused on personal injury law, criminal defense, and civil litigation.. Todd currently serves as Solicitor for both the Wilkes-Barre Township Planning Commission and Wilkes-Barre Township Zoning Hearing Board. He is also the Executive Director/Solicitor of the Scranton Parking Authority as well as a Political Consultant with The Johns Group Political Consulting, LLC.. Todd is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and The Supreme Court of the United States of America. He is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Lackawanna Bar Associations, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and the American Association for Justice.
Christopher A. Piazza,a partner with Piazza Law Group, with offices in Throop, Pennsylvania.. Attorney Piazza is involved with numerous cases including products liability, automobile, truck accidents, personal injury, premises liability, and workers’ compensation.. Attorney Piazza is a graduate of Scranton Preparatory School, Lehigh University and Roger Williams University School of Law. While at Roger Williams University School of Law, Attorney Piazza was a law rule 9 student attorney.. After law school, Attorney Piazza served as a law clerk to the Honorable Vito P. Geroulo from 2004 until 2006, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania.. Attorney Piazza is admitted to the state courts of Pennsylvania, as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.. Attorney Piazza is a member of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Lackawanna County Bar Association.
"I am fortunate that I didn't suffer my clients' injuries. I am blessed to be trusted to bring them justice. I won't let them down." - Jon Ostroff, Esq.. Attorney Jon Ostroff has received the Avvo Client Choice Award every year since 2012. He is a member of the National Trial Lawyers "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" and has been named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers every year since 2014. Jon is an Honorary "Fellow" of the American Bar Foundation. Jon was a Board Member of the esteemed Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Executive Board. In 2016, Jon was sworn into the United States Supreme Court by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Jon is proud to be a "Master Of The Bench" of the Inn of the Courts at the Kline School of Law in Philadelphia, PA, where he mentors young lawyers and law students. Jon has obtained substantial recoveries for his clients in every one of Pennsylvania's 67 counties.. Jon has relentlessly championed his clients' interests for nearly 30 years. Due to his intensity, compassion, and commitment to his clients, he is a nationally recognized attorney with a reputation for winning. In 2016, Jon was featured on CNN for a case he won against Greyhound Bus Company, exposing a dangerous pattern causing drivers pushed to exhaustion and falling asleep at the wheel. For this crash covered by CNN, Jon obtained a verdict of $5.05 million and his total recoveries for client's injured in this crash exceeded $17 million. Jon's pride in the immensely talented and respected team at Ostroff Injury Law is at the heart of his success for his clients.. A proud husband and father of three children, Jon his wife Amy are the co-founders of Love to Langa, a 501(c)(3) charity that supports numerous education programs for impoverished children in Cape Town, South Africa.
Tim's practice includes all aspects of civil litigation, including personal injury and commercial/business lawsuits. Tim has experience litigating a variety of cases in Pennsylvania state and federal courts. Recent successes include. As a result of his successes, Tim has been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star list. This distinction is given to lawyers under 40 and to no more than 2.5% of lawyers in the state.. Tim graduated from Temple University Law School in 2010, where he was in the top twenty-five percent of his class and served as a staff editor on the Temple Journal of Science, Technology, and Environmental Law. While in law school, Tim interned for Judges Abramson and Carrafiello in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, volunteered at the Defender Association of Philadelphia, and spent a semester as an intern with the Claims Unit of the Philadelphia Law Department. As an undergraduate, Tim studied double bass performance at Temple University, where he graduated summa cum laude.. Tim is active in the Montgomery and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. When Tim is not practicing law, he likes to listen to music and spend time with his family. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of the Cheltenham Center for the Arts and is a member of the Whitpain Township Shade Tree Commission.
During his 35+ years in private practice, Jon Warren has achieved spectacular results for his clients. He has focused his work on representing seriously injured clients in complex personal injury claims. These types of claims have included: medical malpractice claims, workplace injuries, motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle, and bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, construction accidents, falls, and more.. He is dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those who become disabled or injured, as well as those who are the survivors of the victims of wrongful deaths.. Jon has served for several years as a Judge Pro Tem in the Court of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Selected because he is a respected member of the trial bar, Jon is often asked by the Court to mediate and resolve serious personal injury cases before they go to trial. He has facilitated the expedited resolution of many cases in this manner, helping parties reach a favorable result before a trial becomes necessary.. For 27 years, he was an equity partner in the law firm of Solomon, Berschler, Warren, Schatz, Flood & Monaghan in Norristown, where he managed the firm's complex litigation cases as well as their law clerk program. In June of 2010, Jon decided to make a change and join forces with Terence Sean McGraw to form the new firm, Warren McGraw & Knowles LLC. Jon and Terry feel strongly that the merger of their two practices offers their injured and disabled clients the full breadth of legal services they need under one roof, personally handled by experienced lawyers who are committed to a "client first" mentality.. Jon is a member of the American Association for Justice, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Montgomery County Bar Association and its Trial Lawyers Section. He is an active member of the Medico-legal, Bench-Bar, and Civil Rules Committees of the Montgomery County Bar Association and has served as the Chairman of the Civil Rules Committee.
Personal Injuries can be life altering. As a result of negligent conduct innocent victims are forced to seek medical attention, lose wages, stop regular life activities. When this happens you need an experienced legal advocate. I am an attorney that other attorneys hire when they are injured.. I have 40+ years of trial experience, I am an active member of The Pennsylvania Association for Justice and a frequent lecturer at Personal Injury Seminars. I have tried hundreds of cases and settled many thousand injury claims. I have been involved in numerous cases where the verdict or settlements were in excess of seven figures.
OFFICES IN WILMINGTON, DE, PHILADELPHIA, PA & LANSDALE, PA. Jimmy is rated by Super Lawyers and memberships with the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel TOP ONE Percent. He is the founder of the Chong Law Firm and he is licensed to practice law in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and in the District Courts of Washington DC, Delaware and Pennsylvania. He focuses his practice on personal injury and victims rights. Jimmy received his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law. He is also a graduate of Bucknell University receiving a BS in Business and a BA in Economics. He has completed certificate courses with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy andearned his Estate Planning Certificate program through the Graduate Tax Program at Temple University Beasley School of Law.. Jimmy was born and raised in Wilmington, DE to Korean parents and presently lives in Philadelphia, PA. He is very involved with the Korean community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware and served on the Korean American Census Committee, acted as general counsel for the Korean Crime Prevention Association and is presently general counsel for the Korean American Grocers Association (KAGRO) of Philadelphia. He presently a on the Board of Directors for the Penn Asian Senior Services Inc. in Philadelphia, PA.. Jimmy started his legal career working for a large personal injury law firm specializing in major toxic tort litigation law. During his law school years, he interned at the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office and the Delaware Volunteer Legal Services.
Raymond M. Bily, Jr. graduated from American University with a B.A. in 1975 and an M.P.A. in 1977. After earning his Juris Doctor at the University of Baltimore in 1985, Raymond Bily then served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps and eventually went on to U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. In addition, Attorney Bily served as a law clerk for the Honorable Milt B. Allen at the Circuit Court, Baltimore, Maryland.Raymond Bily is currently licensed to practice law in the state of Pennsylvania, and holds bar admissions in the U.S. Army Court of Review (since 1986), U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (since 1992), the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (since 1994), and the U.S. Court of Armed Forces (since 1995). Attorney Bily is currently a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.From 1986-1993, Raymond Bily served as a Captain in the United States Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps. From 1993-2000, he held the rank of Major in the Army National Guard, and in 2005 was appointed a Lieutenant Colonel with the Pennsylvania National Guard. In May of that same year, Mr. Bily was robed and appointed military judge for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Currently, Attorney Bily is the Judge Advocate for the 28th Infantry Division (Mech), Pennsylvania National Guard.Raymond Bily boasts an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named a Super Lawyer by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine every year since 2005. This honor is only granted to the top %5 of attorneys each year in the Pennsylvanian region. As a Partner at the Philadelphia personal injury law firm of Reiff & Bily, Attorney Bily's practice centers around personal injury matters, specifically as it pertains to Medical Malpractice and Products Liability. Mr. Bily practices in the realm of Military Law.