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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
Leandro “Lee” A. Alhambra is a Chicago-based personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney at Woodruff Johnson & Evans. After spending two years with a large insurance company administering UAW disability benefits, Mr. Alhambra saw firsthand how injured workers were subjected to injustice. He decided to pursue his Juris Doctorate degree from IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law. After graduating, he joined Woodruff Johnson & Evans and, since that time, has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. He works to not only represent injured workers but to also inform them of their rights. Contact the firm for a consultation.
Cannon is a highly-skilled, well-respected trial attorney who aggressively seeks justice and real compensation for his clients. In his career, Cannon's cases have often received national attention. He recovered over a half-million dollars for a father mistakenly locked in a visitor's room at the Cook County Jail. Cannon represented Sandra Bland (a woman wrongfully arrested and then found dead in a Texas jail cell) and not only obtained $1.9 million dollars for the family but also forced policy changes in a manner never done before.. It does not matter to Cannon if a case is high profile or not, he fights for his clients in all situations. Cannon has successfully obtained numerous multi-million dollar recoveries for the people he represents. Case outcomes include but are not limited to $3.25 million dollars for the family of a young man who drowned on a school field trip; $3 million dollars for a woman involved in an auto collision with a semi-truck; and $1.5 million for a man fatally hit by a transport van. The bottom line is Cannon gets great results. Since admission to the Illinois Bar in 1996, Cannon has been a stalwart advocate for victims and victims' rights. He tirelessly fights against insurance companies, corporations, and other entities that far too often place personal or business interests above the safety and interests of their customers, consumers, and patients.
I have successfully tried several cases at Arbitration, taken numerous depositions of witnesses including experts and obtained successful results on numerous complex contested motions. I handle court appearances in circuit court throughout the state of Illinois and at the Industrial Commission on a regular basis. I have also played an important role in many large settlements. Prior to being admitted to the bar in 2013, I externed for Judge Clare McWilliams in the Civil Division of the Cook County Circuit Court, and worked for the McLean County States Attorney’s Office in the felony drug division, securing a felony conviction. I also clerked for a firm specializing in asbestos litigation.. I was recently quoted in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on the evolving law of distracted driving in Illinois.
Kent Sinson. Kent Sinson is a personal injury trial attorney in Chicago, Illinois. Since 2000, Mr. Sinson has proudly advocated for victims in personal injury cases throughout Northern Illinois and the surrounding areas.. A native of Elmhurst, IL, Mr. Sinson received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. He also played varsity hockey and varsity football during each of his four years at Hamilton. Mr. Sinson went on to attend DePaul University College of Law where he was a member of the trial advocacy team, and he received his Juris Doctor in 1987. Upon his admission to the Illinois Bar in that same year, he went to work in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.. As a prosecutor, Mr. Sinson was a staunch advocate for crime victims, and he was responsible for a caseload that included murder, rape, and armed robbery cases. For several years, he was the lead prosecutor in a felony courtroom at the 26th and California courthouse. During his time at the State's Attorney's Office, he took more than 50 felony cases to full jury trials, gaining vast courtroom room experience and polishing his skills as a seasoned litigator.
Personal injury attorney focused on fighting for the absolute best result for his clients. As an Associate Trial Attorney at MDR-Law, LLC, we have a proven track record of success in obtaining settlements, verdicts, and awards for victims of for a free consultation.
Abe is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves politics as much as practicing law. He lives in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side and is a rabid Bulls fan. Abe enjoys playing with his various tech gadgets and his dog Rosalyn. When he needs a break from the practice of law, Abe relieves stress by working on his car.
I have successfully prosecuted a great number of medical malpractice, product liability and various personal injury cases including trucking cases, construction cases, auto collisions, sexual assault and various wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases.. I am a trial lawyer and prepare each case for trial. Concentrating on a small number of cases and being willing and able to take a case to verdict allows me to maximize the recovery on every case I pursue.
You often hear the saying “work your way up,” a success story Lauren Edmunds truly embodies as she started her career with Meyers & Flowers at just 19 years old as an intern. Now over half a decade later, Lauren’s determination and ambition earned her the title of Associate Attorney at Meyers & Flowers.. While working towards her bachelor’s degree at North Central College, she would spend her evenings in class and her days at Meyers & Flowers learning the personal injury litigation industry from the ground up. As she continued to grow in her career, she proved herself repeatedly, earning the position of Law Clerk while advancing to Law School.. After graduating from North Central College, Lauren continued her education at Northern Illinois University College of Law where she graduated with honors. As a law student, she served as Managing Editor of the NIU Law Review, Chief Justice of Moot Court Society as well as earned the distinguished title of Lenny B. Mandell Moot Court Competition’s Triple Crown Winner after sweeping all three categories: Champion, Best Oralist, and Best Brief. She served as the Kane County Bar Association’s Student Liaison and participated in several mock trial competitions.. Outside of school, Lauren gained perspective and experience by practicing criminal law. She completed externships at the Zeke Giorgi Criminal Defense Clinic and the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. There, Lauren honed her litigation skills by prosecuting traffic and criminal misdemeanor cases. This taught her the value of representing victims of tragic accidents that need help navigating our complex legal system.. Lauren focuses her practice on workers’ compensation and personal injury litigation. Daughter of a sheet metal worker, Lauren was proudly raised in a union home. After experiencing first-hand what a workplace injury can do financially to a family, she dedicated her career to protecting the rights of injured workers. Advocacy and standing up for the underrepresented is the driving force behind her passion for justice.. When not devoting her time and efforts to her clients, the Streamwood, Illinois native enjoys traveling, attending concerts, and playing board games.. "I practice client-centered representation. My goal is to build mutual trust and respect with my clients as I guide them through their case, so that any resolution meets their needs and provides them with a satisfactory experience."
Attorney Charles Maring II devotes his experience and training to helping people who have been injured on the job, on the road and by the negligent actions of others. Throughout his legal career, Charles is proud to have helped people obtain compensation for injuries that they have suffered due to a variety of circumstances, including by car wrecks, dog bites, slip/trip and falls and other situations.. Charles first developed his interest in law while completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. While attending UW Eau Claire, Charles earned the Dagny Midelfort Book Award for his scholarship in studying Latin and graduated from UW Eau Claire cum laude. Charles attended Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, where he was awarded the CALI Award for excellent achievement in the study of trial advocacy and participated in moot court. Charles got his start at a Milwaukee personal-injury and worker’s compensation firm while still in law school and upon graduation began representing injured people full time.. Charles is honored to serve as a personal injury and worker’s compensation attorney and believes that everyone deserves their day in court whether their case is big or small. Licensed to practice law in both Illinois and Wisconsin, Charles is also a proud member of the Wisconsin Association for Justice, Wisconsin Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association.
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Staten Island Personal Injury Attorney, William Barillari has been providing specialized legal counsel for over 30 years. What makes our practice stand apart is our attention to every detail, and our personal care and consideration for each and every case we take on. At the Barillari Law Firm, we understand how critical it is for you to obtain the results your deserve. Dealing with an unfortunate situation such as an injury, accident, or malpractice case can be exhausting, and the last thing you want is inaccurate legal representation. We handle each case as it is was our own.. Our firm is not about getting as many cases as possible, but getting the ideal result for the cases we handle. Our personal injury lawyers will do everything in our power to see justice is served. The Barillari Law Firm guarantees that we will not take a payment unless you receive results. Please call us today to discuss your accident or personal injury matter with a professional from our team.
David Fried is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, and focuses his practice on liability claims of those injured in auto accidents, falls, from medical malpractice, in aviation and construction accidents, and as victims of lead poisoning. David has extensive experience representing workers injured because proper safety equipment was not provided on the job site, and also handles a significant amount of medical negligence claims surrounding brachial plexus injuries sustained at birth.. David has worked extensively with construction experts to establish clear theories of negligence and responsibility at construction sites where employees of Sub Contractors suffer severe injuries due to the lack of adequate safety equipment or safe working conditions. Many of these cases have involved carpenters and ironworkers who fell from heights where they were not furnished with adequate fall protection. David has been successful in proving the responsibility of the General Contractor, Prime Contractor, Safety Coordinator or other person or entity required to provide safety supervision of the Sub Contractor’s employees, despite the hotly contested claims of liability of the injured worker and his employer. David has resolved several construction site accident cases in excess of $500,000, including one for $900,000 for the death of an ironworker, another for $1.325 million for a construction worker whose scissor lift toppled and did not have an anti-tip device. He resolved another case for $1.37 million involving an electrical system blast that killed one worker and injured another. In that case, through extensive pre-suit investigation, David was able to prove the blast occurred due to arcing because a steel rod had been left in an electrical box, and through discovery, it was proved which defendants were responsible for this condition. David has also been successful in proving the responsibility of governmental entities that failed to properly supervise the work of trench workers employed by contractors on municipal projects.. David has also handled several medical malpractice birth injury cases involving brachial plexus injuries. He won a 1 million dollar verdict from a Middlesex County jury on behalf of a 6 and a half year old boy with a right arm brachial plexus injury where the delivery involved a shoulder dystocia (stuck shoulder during delivery). David established that the delivering obstetrician utilized excessive downward traction on the baby's head at the time one of the shoulders became stuck at delivery, and caused a permanent injury to the boy's brachial plexus nerves which control arm and hand function.. David has also handled and been successful in many other medical malpractice cases involving anesthesia, surgery, failure to diagnose cancer, improper medication, and failure to provide informed consent.. David has also argued two cases before the New Jersey Supreme Court. In one, involving a woman who was exposed to an improperly discarded needle while cleaning a physician’s office, and therefore had a fear that she may have contracted HIV/AIDS, David made landmark law when he persuaded the Court to rule that a person has the right to pursue a claim for the fear of contracting HIV/AIDS without proof that there was actual exposure to the disease, as long as there is proof that reasonable potential for exposure occurred, necessitating ongoing testing. In another Supreme Court case, David was able to prevail in an argument that parents had the right to pursue a claim on behalf of the Estate of their deceased adopted child, even though the death due to medical malpractice occurred before the adoption was able to be completed. David later won a liability trial in that case.. In the Spring of 2005, David Fried settled a case surrounding an aviation accident which involved the negligent repair of an airplane’s engines, causing a malfunction and the plane to crash. As a result of his injuries suffered in the crash, our client was paralyzed from the mid-chest down. David obtained a 7 million dollar settlement on behalf of this client. For more information on this case, please click here.. Mr. Fried also heads the firm's lead poisoning section. He has handled many of cases involving children eating lead-based paint that causes brain damage, which shows up several years after the lead exposure.. A graduate of Rutgers University, (B.A. 1978; J.D. 1981), Mr. Fried is an elected member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He serves as one of two statewide delegates on the Legislative Committee of the New Jersey State Bar.