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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

  1. Initial consultation and case evaluation
  2. Investigation and evidence gathering
  3. Insurance negotiations
  4. Filing a lawsuit if necessary
  5. 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

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Location: New Haven 06511
Firm: Balzano & Tropiano, P.C.

Attorney Boivin focuses his practice on the representation of clients in personal injury actions, including motor vehicle accidents and premises liability. He has extensive experience in all phases of litigation, from inception of a claim to resolution through settlement, mediation, arbitration and trial.. Attorney Boivin has represented clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of legal claims over his career, including personal injury, product liability, Dram Shop Act violations, uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, medical malpractice and wrongful death, as well as in workers’ compensation claims. He leverages his experience, including in insurance defense and as a Partner at an Am Law 200 firm, to maximize the benefit and value for the firm’s clients in the relentless pursuit of favorable outcomes. He believes in preparing every case for trial, knowing that one who fails to prepare is preparing to fail.. Andrew completed his undergraduate degree at Quinnipiac University, where he studied Criminal Justice and Health Science. While at Quinnipiac he interned for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts in Springfield, Massachusetts. Upon graduation, Andrew attended Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, on a Trustee Academic Scholarship. During his time at Suffolk he earned membership to the Moot Court Honor Board and served as an Associate Managing Editor of the Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy. After graduation, Andrew served as a Legal Research Law Clerk to the Judges of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut Superior Court Judicial Branch. He thereafter worked at a well-respected Connecticut firm before accepting a position with a respected national law firm.. In 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, Attorney Boivin was selected as a “Rising Star” in New England and Connecticut, as published by New England Super Lawyers Magazine and Connecticut Magazine, respectively. He has successfully briefed and argued on appeal before the Connecticut State Supreme Court.

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Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.3 out of 5
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Location: New Haven 06533
Firm: Laureen J. Vitale

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Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.1 out of 5
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Location: New Haven 06511
Firm: Charlesworth & Pompano Law Office

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Lawyers Rating: Rated 2.5 out of 5
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Location: New Haven 06511
Firm: Attorney Davis Avigdor

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5
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Location: New Haven 06510
Firm: LoRicco Law Firm, LLC

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Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5
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Location: New Haven 06511
Firm: Cirillo Law Firm

Personal Injury and Criminal Defense attorney. Call today for a free consulation ask for Frank Cirillo Jr.

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.3 out of 5
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Location: New Haven 06510
Firm: Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5
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Location: New Haven 06511
Firm: Gould Law Group

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.5 out of 5
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Location: Milwaukee 53202
Firm: Gruber Law Offices, LLC

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5
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Location: Milwaukee 53227
Firm: Gendlin, Liverman, & Rymer

Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.6 out of 5
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Location: Middleton 53562
Firm: Atterbury, Kammer & Studinski S.C.

Alexander Kammer was born in Madison, WI in 1970.  He was raised on a farm near the Marquette/Columbia county line.  He graduated from Wayland Academy high school in 1988.  He then attended the University of Wisconsin Madison and graduated in 1992 with a degree in history and a degree in political science.  He went on to law school graduating in 1998 from Northern Illinois College of Law, cum laude. Alex put himself through school working a wide variety of trades including construction, roofing, factory work, landscaping and restaurant work.His entire career has concentrated exclusively in the area of plaintiff's personal injury law.  He is listed in Best Lawyers of America, has been recognized as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer each year from 2006 to the present and is listed as one of the top 100 Trial Lawyers in Wisconsin by the American Association of Trial Lawyers.  His practice focuses on brain injuries, complicated orthopedic injuries, wrongful death, RSD/CRPS injuries and insurance bad faith.Alex has successfully taken many cases to trial.  He has obtained substantial settlements and verdicts on accident cases involving orthopedic, neurological and psychological injuries.  His successful trial record includes cases involving trucking accidents, car accidents, motorcycle accidents as well as occupational and recreational accidents.   Alex has lectured and written on a variety of topics dealing with plaintiff's personal injury issues, focusing primarily on instructing how to effectively represent injured people.  He is a member of the Wisconsin and Dane County Bar associations, the Wisconsin Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, Public Justice and the National Crime Victim Bar Association.  He is also a member of the Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin as well as the International Brain Injury Association.Alex has handled literally hundreds of accident claims over the years involving people from every conceivable walk of life.  He has obtained justice and compensation for accident victims stemming from virtually every imaginable sort of injury.  These include physical injuries such as spinal fractures or brain injuries as well as economic injuries such as wrongful denials of insurance benefits or insurance claims.  He is driven in his work by the need to see people through the very difficult time that follows a serious accident.  He recognizes that a serious injury represents an almost complete interruption of someone's life.  His professional life has been dedicated to getting people through this hardship, back on to their feet and on with their lives.Likely as a result of growing up in the country, Alex is an outdoor enthusiast and an avid gardener.  He enjoys fishing, canoe camping, travel and outdoor photography.  He has a website dedicated to his photography - Alexander Kammer is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.  He and his family live in Middleton, WI.

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Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.3 out of 5
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Location: Manassas 20109
Firm: Prosperity Lawyers, PC

Prosperity Lawyers PC is a Law Firm with offices in Manassas Park and Woodbridge, Virginia.. We have experience with Personal Injury, Immigration, Criminal Defense, divorces, and negotiation with IRS.. We are licensed to attend in Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC.. Make an appointment or visit us in Manassas Park or Woodbridge.

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Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.8 out of 5
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Location: Roanoke 24038

Francis H. “Chip” Casola is an experienced litigator who has handled a wide variety of personal injury matters including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, drunk driver, drowning, defective products, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and wrongful death cases.. Chip’s more notable cases involve the drowning of a child at a municipal pool, the death of a grandmother and her nine-year-old granddaughter when crushed by a rollback wrecker while stopped for a school bus, a motorcyclist who lost his leg in an accident on a curve, the death of a hobby farmer who was crushed by the bush hog on his tractor, and brain and other serious injuries to the passenger of a horse driven carriage which ran amok.. Chip also has experience handling complicated insurance issues which often accompany serious accidents.. While he has the resources of a large law firm available to him, Chip takes pride in providing his clients with personal service and moving cases to resolution as expeditiously as possible.  He has earned a perfect Martindale-Hubbell A/V rating from his peers.  He also has been listed with Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers and Virginia’s Legal Elite.  He is a past president of the Roanoke Bar Association, and has been active in other bar activities.  He is a graduate of Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia School of Law.. Personal injury cases typically are handled on a contingent fee basis where the attorney is not paid unless there is a recovery, and the attorney advances all expenses. Cases for injured parties are handled on a contingent-fee basis, meaning no fee is charged unless there is a recovery. Cases for injured parties are handled on a contingent-fee basis, meaning no fee is charged unless there is a recovery. In addition, expenses typically are advanced on behalf of injured clients to the extent allowable by governing ethics rules.

Avvo Rating: Rated 4.8 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.5 out of 5
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Location: Gibbsboro 08026
Firm: Law Offices of Mitchell Lee Goldfield

Attorney at The Law Offices of Mitchell Lee Goldfield

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.5 out of 5
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Location: Norfolk 23510
Firm: Kalbaugh Pfund & Messersmith

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Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.3 out of 5
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Location: Petersburg 23805
Firm: Marks & Harrison

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.9 out of 5
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Location: Petersburg 23803
Firm: Cuthbert Law Offices

Richard grew up in Petersburg, Virginia. He graduated from American University in 2005 and received his J.D. from the Washington College of Law at American University in 2011. While in law school, Richard was a member of the Mock Trial Honor Society and served as the Society’s President from 2010-2011. In 2015 Richard was selected by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star."  He currently serves as treasurer for the Petersburg Bar and is one of only four other members serving on the Petersburg Circuit COurt Law Library Committee.  Richard focuses his practice on helping the injured and disabled.  Check out his blog at  for his latest thoughts on the world of law.

Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.2 out of 5
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Location: Harrisonburg 22802
Firm: Clark & Bradshaw, P.C.

Avvo Rating: Rated 3.2 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.3 out of 5
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Location: Woodbridge 22192
Firm: Banks & Associates

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Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.7 out of 5
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Location: Lake Suzy 34269
Firm: Hancock Law, P.A.

Practice areas: Serious injury, wrongful death, insurance claims and civil litigation.. I obtained a B.S. from Florida Southern College in 2001 where I was an active member in the Sigma Chi Fraternity. I obtained my Juris Doctorate at Nova Southeastern University in 2005.  I was sworn in as a Florida attorney in October of 2005.. I began my career doing class action litigation with The Lamb Firm, LLC, a Birmingham, Alabama firm. I was in the Lamb Firm's Coral Gables office.  In April of 2006 I accepted a position with the Carlton Law Firm, focusing on cases involving serious injury, wrongful death, insurance claims, and civil litigation.. I was an associate attorney with the Carlton Law Firm for 5 1/2 years until leaving to open my own practice, Hancock Law, P.A., in August of 2011.  I returned "home" to the Carlton Law Firm to take over as managing partner in 2012 when we became Carlton & Hancock. In 2014 Mr. Carlton retired and we changed our name to Hancock Law, P.A.

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