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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.
17531 Personal Injury Lawyers Found
Attorney Jared Tomassi has his J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law and his B.S. in Criminal Justice from Johnson and Wales University. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Attorney Tomassi takes great pride in providing unmatched, exceptional legal services to his Rhode Island clients.. Attorney Tomassi concentrates his law practice in the areas of Personal Injury (auto accidents, slip & falls, dog bites, wrongful death), Real Estate (Titles & Closing Services, Short Sales, Contracts) and Estate Planning (Wills, Trusts, POA's).. Attorney Tomassi is a licensed and insured Attorney in Rhode Island, licensed and insured real estate broker, licensed and insured title insurance producer and licensed and insured insurance adjuster.. With over 15 years of experience investigating and adjusting insurance claims for insurance companies nationwide, Attorney Tomassi puts this knowledge and experience to work for his Plaintiff clients to maximize personal injury settlements. He knows how the insurance companies think. He knows how they evaluate and investigate claims and he knows how they settle them. This unique knowledge and experience set offers Attorney Tomassi's clients an inside edge.. As a real estate broker and real estate investor himself, Attorney Tomassi provides buyers and sellers with unmatched knowledge, experience and insight into the real estate title and closing process. Attorney Tomassi prides himself on giving clients a smooth, timely and cost effective real estate closing experience.. Over the past 6 plus years Attorney Tomassi has helped distressed homeowners get out of a bad investment by negotiating short sales with their lenders, often times resulting in complete debt forgiveness and setting clients on a new path for financial freedom and success. He has handled over 100 short sales throughout Rhode Island.. Attorney Tomassi has put together a vast resource/network of professionals to assist and help him and his clients in all matters including mortgage brokers, private lenders, insurance brokers, investigators, title companies, and litigators - this network of associates provides his clients with a total client experience from start to finish.. Above all else, Attorney Tomassi incorporates a hands-on approach and deals with each client directly from start to finish. Your case will not be passed off to a paralegal.. Education. Jared Tomassi has his B.S. in Criminal Justice from Johnson and Wales University and his J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law. He is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Association for Justice and the Rhode Island Association for Justice. Mr. Tomassi is admitted in the State of Rhode Island and in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.. Professional Associations
In 1999, attorney Joseph P. Marasco, together with law partner Donna M. Nesselbush, founded Marasco & Nesselbush. A lifelong resident of Rhode Island, Attorney Marasco has successfully litigated, arbitrated, and mediated personal injury and medical negligence cases in all of Rhode Island’s state and federal trial courts. He has also received accolades for his legal advocacy which has resulted in precedent setting rulings and multi-million dollar awards in medical negligence, wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases.. Attorney Marasco is the President-elect of the Rhode Island Association for Justice, formerly the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association.. “Maintaining a leadership position with the Rhode Island Association for Justice provides me the opportunity to fight for a level playing in the legal system. RIAJ helps preserve the rights of everyday people who often are confronted by powerful corporate and insurance company interests. I’m honored by the trust bestowed by my fellow attorneys in electing me to lead this outstanding organization.”. Attorney Marasco is member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Top Trial Lawyers in America) and has been included among the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He has also been named to the prestigious Thomson Reuters list of Super Lawyers based on peer recognition and professional achievement.. Attorney Marasco is admitted to practice in Rhode Island and the United States District Court. He is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and received his law degree from Suffolk University School of Law, where he earned recognition for professional ethics and trial advocacy.. Specialties. Personal Injury Litigation, Auto Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Motorcycle Accidents, Boating Accidents, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall Injuries, Alcohol-Related Accidents, Dog Bite Claims, Animal Bite Claims
Representing clients for 20 years in all aspects of civil litigation with a proven tract record of success and satisfied clients.
Minutelli Law Firm is Rhode Island's premier injury and disability law firm. Attorney, Anthony Minutelli graduated with the highest academic honors from Rhode Island College where he received a Bachelors degree in business management. He received his law degree from Roger Williams University School of Law and interned for the United States Attorney's Office while in law school. Anthony has focused on personal injury and disability law since the start of his career. Dealing with injuries, disabilities, and insurance companies can be overwhelming and Anthony enjoys helping people through these difficult and challenging times. Past clients consistently comment on his attentiveness, knowledge of the legal system, and determination to get them the best possible results.
My name is Attorney Christopher Carreiro. My primary practice areas are Personal Injury, Employment law, Consumer Protection, Debt Settlement and Bankruptcy. I am passionate about representing individuals and businesses, who have been injured or have become victims of unfair or deceptive business practices. I bring a wealth of experience and dedication to public betterment to my law firm, fighting for the rights of individuals and businesses.
Criminal defense and personal injury attorney.
Attorney Zachary M. Mandell’s practice areas include complex personal injury litigation, medical malpractice litigation, liquor liability litigation, wrongful death litigation and a variety of mass tort litigation.. Attorney Mandell graduated from Clemson University (cum laude, 2008) and Roger Williams University School of Law (summa Cum Laude, 2011), where he served on the law review and was a member of the honors program. Attorney Zach Mandell was born and raised in Rhode Island, graduating high school from The Wheeler School (2004).. Attorney Mandell is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the Rhode Island Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice and the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America.. Attorney Mandell currently serves on the Rhode Island Association for Justice’s Board of Governors. He was recently selected to be the organization’s Secretary/Treasurer. Attorney Mandell is also serving as RIAJ’s CLE Chairman, a position he has held for the last two years.. Attorney Mandell was selected and currently serves on the Board of Governors for the American Association for Justice. The American Association for Justice is the largest organization of trial lawyers in the country. Attorney Mandell serves on the Membership Oversight Committee for the American Association for Justice’s Board of Governors.. Attorney Mandell is on the editorial board for the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America.. Mr. Mandell recently served on the 20th anniversary committee for Roger Williams School of Law.. Zachary Mandell is admitted in the State Courts for Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well as theUnited States Federal Courts for the District of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Success in trial courts and appellate courts, by trial and by written brief mark my career as do so some landmark properties and written reported decisions of the Rhode Island Suprme Court. I am a widely experienced sole practioner, a downtown firm lawyer originally.. Some examples of things I've done that really meant a great deal to the client.. There's the individual who had his third breathalyzer refusal and then while I had just won an appeal on his third, got his fourth breathalyzer refusal charge,and was faced with a loss of license for five years and perhaps indefinetly. I won the trial on the fourth and won the appeal on the third and got it dismissed at trial. My client never had another problem, proving that justice was served.. There's an Aubon Pain on the East Side for more than twenty two years now, because I handled a controversy Au Bon Pain has really anchored that portion of the street and it seems the street was the better for it.. There are persons who faced a criminal sentence that did not receive a sentence because of how I handled their case. There are people who were told an accident was their fault by a consensus of all other persons, but I still recovered damages for them. There are peoeple who were unfairly targeted by their employer and fired, but who were compensated with more than a severance. There's a machine manufacturer whose designer will be more careful where he puts the valve next time and an injured worker paid was paid not only workers compensation but a settlement with the machine manufacturer.. I've handled matters for an important utitlity and a municipapltity too. There are rate payers for a utiltity who didn't absorb the costs of costly installations because, as part of a team, we showed they weren't necessary.. There's a clients whose property couldn't sell for a year at $350,000 so I marketed it differently, drew up the contracts the deal required and sold it for $499,. The lender concurred in my valuation.. There was the student with top grades and approving teachers, yet the City Superintendant and his big downtown law firm thought they were going to suspend my client from school indefinitly because of one provoked remark defending himself from a bully. A letter stopped their "politically correct" harasment and the boy went back to school where his teachers had always described him as a pleasure ot have in class.. There was a disabled woman , a special needs trust beneficiary who needed someone to get involved and de-escalate tensions that woud have wasted her trust resources on litigation costs.. I've never been afraid of the difficult case. I am a natural born contrarian and independent enought to make my own judgment. It simply has to be worth our time and effort, yours and mine and have real merit . It can't ust be about revenge or malice or greed or falsity. If it';s that, i don;t want it. But when you have been wronged and hurt by it, or are accused and at the mercy of others, I will stand by you.. I grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island, sort of the youngest of six kids, as my twin was ten minutes older than me. I worked my way through college, (Univerity of RI '84) was proud to graduate in four years right on time, to be commissioned as in officer in the Field Artillery. I went on to law school after some military education and again, sold furntiure, clerked in a law firm and served in the National Guard as I attended and graduated in three years. I returned to RI and started clerking in a downtown firm where my writing sample from law school demonstrated training and ability in obtaining " Summary Judgment" a great way to win a case on the law when the facts are not genuinely in dispute. I put that right to work and thus got to the Rhode Island Supreme Court very early in my career. Student loans dogged my lifestyle and high taxes on a single man with no dependents left me needing to keep more of what I earned, so I became a home office professional in my own practice on January 1, 1993. .. Solo practice led me into criminal law and I became a federal defender on the Rhode Island panel and served on same until they opened a staffed defender office, at which time I had begun serving as an assistant counsel to the Chief legal Counsel for the Providence Water Supply Board where I handled everything other than Public Utitlity rate cases. This involved me in administative enforcement actions and also lots of municipally related litigation. I've also successfully handled product liability and wrongful death. The litigation and courtroom skills I began in an excellent second year course taught by a former Justice Department Litigator, and honed as a law clerk at a Sprinfield Law firm and mastered in a downtown Providence defense firm have been ciritical to my clients. As part of a firm, I have representing clients such as Stop and Shop and St Joseph Hospital and all mannert of cleints who bought an insurance policy and found them selves being sued. I pride myslef on strong persuasive legal writing skills, strong insight and analysis skills, good fact finding skills and a steady articulate resolve in any courtroom.
Since 1991 my law office, The Law Offices of Kevin P. Landry, P.C. have been helping citizens of Massachusetts and Rhode Island recover following an accident or injury. In the past 22 years our offices have helped settle over 1,000 cases, with our lead attorney Kevin P. Landry still personally in contact with each of his clients.After graduating from the New England School of Law in Boston, I went on to secure a Master’s Degree in Law and was admitted to the Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York bars.Since the beginning I knew I wanted to establish my own law practice. I did not want to be handed a case the moment before a trial. Instead I wanted to work on my cases from the start, and get to know my clients and research their cases from the very first day.I fully understand that the majority of my clients have suffered a traumatic injury, illness or accident. Early in my career I realized that victims of such incidents needed to have the ability to immediately speak with me and not a receptionist or secretary, in order for me to help to fully understand and protect their legal rights.I make myself immediately available because big insurance companies and even defendants are looking to take advantage of victims without legal representation. Always talk to a lawyer before you talk to your insurance company.
Law Office of Saikon Gbehan, LLC serves individuals and companies in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in personal injury, immigration law and civil litigation matters.
Associate Attorney Anthony Buglio chose to become a lawyer because he had an ability to work with people and solve problems. While working his way through college and law school, he was employed as a restaurant waiter and learned to listen attentively to people in order to serve them better. That formative experience has served him well in his professional life.. He has practiced law in Rhode Island for more than three decades and is a member of the Personal Injury Division of Marasco & Nesselbush, LLP. He is licensed to practice in Rhode Island and United States District Court.. He said the compassion that members of the law firm have for each client and their mission to help people in need distinguishes Marasco & Nesselbush, LLP. “The overall mission embraced by everyone who works here is to be kind and assist others,” he said.. Attorney Buglio is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association and the Rhode Island Association for Justice.
Seventeen year attorney voted as a top attorney by my peers 10 years in a row. I take great pride in fighting for injury victims. "Fighting For Justice. Fighting For You." is not just a slogan. It is a reminder of my promise to my clients who have suffered injuries because someone else was negligent. At Presser Law, P.A. you will speak with an attorney and get straightforward insight into your claim. I have been honored to help my past clients and I look forward to helping you as well!
I am a personal injury/criminal defense lawyer who has devoted his life to helping others in their time of need. I grew up in Florida, the youngest of three boys with a single mother who was our sole support. My mother could not afford to pay for college due to her financial situation. I sold educational books door-to-door during the summer, for 10 summers, to pay for school. As a result of my hard work in the summer, I paid 100% of my college expenses through law school.. Upon graduating from law school, I worked as an assistant public defender and succesfully tried cases ranging from DUI to Attempted 1st Degree Murder. In 2002 I bagan working as a personal injury attorney and quickly became the top producer and, along with the firm's managing partner, the primary litigator in the firm. In 2005, I opened Largey Law with a goal of providing top-level service and going the extra mile to make sure my clients receive the justice that they deserve. I have represented thousands of injured people and have secured millions of dollars in compensation for the injured. Additionally, over my career, I have represented thousands of people charged with crimes and have established a reputation as someone who does not let the machine that is the State of Florida run over them.. At Largey Law we recognize that your case is the most important case to you. We make sure that we communicate with you and are available when you need us.
Lisa Janes, Esq. has the skill and experience to handle your case. A Florida native, attorney Lisa Janes is well known for her success in handling various areas of general practice. She has over 20 years experience handling offenses related to personal injury, criminal and family law cases in the Tampa Bay area and native Indian issues throughout the state. She is a former Assistant Attorney General and Public Defender. Her law firm has been dedicated to serving clients in the Tampa Bay area for over 20 years in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Manatee and most of south Florida
Stephen H. Haskins was raised in Pinellas County, and is a graduate of Dunedin High School. Steve received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Florida in December of 1975, having majored in accounting. He graduated from the University Of Florida College Of Law in December 1979 and was admitted to the Florida Bar in July, 1980.. After graduating from Law School, Steve returned to Pinellas County where he had practiced law for the past twenty-eight (28) years. Steve has handled a substantial volume of civil litigation and trial practice, both as a Plaintiff’s lawyer, and in his early years of practice as an insurance defense lawyer in the fields of medical negligence, products liability, insurance coverage and liability disputes, premises liability, motor vehicle liability, wrongful death, nursing home abuse, and other general tort law and personal injury matters.. Steve has tried numerous civil jury trials in various counties of the Florida Gulf Coast. He is a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, having earned that distinction in 1993. Steve is also admitted to practice before the United States Middle and Northern District Court of Florida.. Steve is also occasionally called upon by his peers to serve as a mediator in civil cases pending in the Tampa Bay area. He is a Florida Supreme Court Circuit Court and County Court Mediator.
George G. Angeliadis was born in a small suburb of Youngstown, Ohio where his father was a steelworker, and his mother was a school teacher. After graduating from high school, George and his family moved to Tarpon Springs, Florida, his mother’s hometown.. George received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of South Florida in 1991, and then attended South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas, where he earned his Juris Doctor Degree in December 1995. He was then licensed to practice law in the State of Florida in April 1996. George began his legal career serving as an Assistant State Attorney in Hernando County for four years. He then spent eighteen years in private practice with a law firm in Hernando County focusing his practice in the areas of general civil litigation, construction law, government law, criminal law, and family law. George represented many private and public clients, including the City of Crystal River, the Sumter County Board of Commissioners, the Fraternal Order of Police, the Florida Association of State Troopers, the Sumter County Tax Collector, the Hernando County Clerk, the Hernando County Sheriff and the Sumter County Supervisor of Elections. George has served as lead counsel in many jury trials, non-jury trials, and evidentiary hearings.. In 2018, after a thorough vetting process, the Governor of Florida appointed George to the position of Circuit Court Judge where he served the people of the Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties) with distinction until January 2021. As a Circuit Judge, George presided over civil jury and non-jury trials, family law cases, probate cases, and the Hernando County Specialty Courts, which include Veterans Treatment Court, Mental Health Court, and Drug Treatment Court.. In addition to his service as an attorney and judge, George has also been involved in many community-related organizations outside of the courtroom, including the Citrus-Hernando Inn of Court (past president), the Hernando County Bar Association (past president), the Hernando County Chamber of Commerce, the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce, the Hernando County Sheriff Office Youth Education Services Program, the Spring Hill Kiwanis Club, the Brooksville Rotary Club, the Hernando County Teen Court Program, the Fifth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, the Coastal Conservation Association, and the Parish Council of his church. George has also been heavily involved with the First Hernando Youth Soccer Club, serving as its President/Commissioner for almost ten years and a coach for almost twenty years (2000-2020). George has been married to his wife Stacey for over 28 years and is the proud father of two children.. George has spent almost twenty-five years in the courtrooms of Florida becoming proficient as an advocate. He has also become a leader in the community by becoming active in many organizations. This diverse experience is what makes George a great addition to Lucas, Macyszyn & Dyer Law Firm team, and he looks forward to helping clients with their litigation needs.
Stephenie A. Fenton is a lifelong resident of Florida, and was raised
in the Florida Keys. After graduating from Marathon High School in
1991, she attended the University of Florida majoring in Psychology.
Stephenie graduated with honors from the University of Florida in 1995,
and went on to earn her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Stetson
University College of Law in 1998. Stephenie started her law career with
Roman & Roman, P.A., first as a law clerk while she was a law
student at Stetson, and then, upon graduation and being admitted into
The Florida Bar, she remained with Roman & Roman, P.A., as an
attorney.. Stephenie initially practiced with the firm in the fields of family,
business and real estate law, but for the last several years has
practiced personal injury law. Stephenie is licensed to practice law in
all state and federal courts in Middle District of Florida. She is a
member of The Florida Bar Association, The Clearwater Bar Association,
and the Rotary Club of Dunedin. Stephenie spends her leisure time
traveling, reading, and exercising.
Born in Cuba, Carlos and his family traveled to the United States and settled in Florida in 1994. The son of two tirelessly-working parents, Carlos learned at an early age the importance of approaching every task with urgency, and pursuing every goal with hard work and conviction. Carlos graduated from Rollins College where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree. He then attended and earned a JD Degree from Stetson University College of Law, where he competed on the school’s Dispute Resolution Board. Carlos was also recognized with the Victor O. Wehle Award for excellence in trial advocacy, which was awarded to the best advocate of each class. While in school, he clerked and worked within firms that specialized in insurance disputes, helping clients recover compensation for their losses.. Carlos is devoted to serving each client’s needs without compromising the importance of one case over another. He emphasized the importance of maintaining an exceptional level of communication with his clients.
Mr. De Armas is a civil litigation attorney representing individuals injured in automobile accidents, medical providers in PIP claims, and Homeowners in hurricane and property damage claims.. Originally from Easton, Pennsylvania, Mr. De Armas earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Florida State University. He later earned his Juris Doctor from the Florida State University College of Law.. While attending law school, Mr. De Armas interned as a research assistant to Dr. Gathii, Professor of International Commercial Law, and he interned as a Court Administrator at the 2nd Judicial Circuit. As a law student, Mr. De Armas also completed an externship at the Public Defendner's Office in the 2nd Judicial Circuit, and interned at the Florida Innocence Project engaging in broad case review and drafting appellate motions.. Mr. De Armas was employed by one of Florida's largest insurance defense firms litigating automobile negligence, property claims, premise liability, wrongful death, and personal injury protection (PIP) matters. Mr. De Armas began his career as an Assistant Public Defender for the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orlando. He has tried numerous cases to verdict having never lost a felony jury trial in his career.