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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
Chris Cascio has practiced law for more than 20 years. He started practicing in insurance defense, establishing his skills in legal research, strategizing and advocacy for his clients. If you have been injured in an accident or are involved in a family law dispute such as a divorce, Chris has the depth and breadth of experience and ability you need to overcome this problem.. He has deep roots in Louisiana, having grown up in Bossier City and graduated from college and law school at Louisiana State University.. Close relationships with his clients and focused attention is exactly what you get at the Cascio Law Firm. As the head of a small firm, Chris will handle every aspect of your case personally. You will deal with him, not a junior associate or paralegal.
Experienced Trial Attorney. Can help with all types of personal and business disputes.
Jamie Cashio is a premiere personal injury attorney in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
After several years of practicing law with one of Louisiana’s oldest and most respected firms, Scott formed Mansfield Melancon Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers with other experienced and trusted personal injury lawyers with the goal of providing each individual client with personalized attention and a dedicated team of lawyers who understand their issues and advocate aggressively for all of the firm’s clients.Scott has argued in numerous Louisiana courts and has advocated for clients throughout the state. Scott has represented clients in personal injury cases, family law cases, criminal cases, and numerous business/civil litigation cases. In 2018, Scott was ranked by his peers among the Super Lawyers - Louisiana Rising Stars. The Rising Stars list recognizes less than 2.5% of attorneys in Louisiana.Scott serves as a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association Ethics Advisory Service Committee, which works to encourage ethical lawyer conduct and supports the LSBA's Ethics Counsel in the provision of informal, non-binding ethics opinions to members of the Bar. Scott also serves on the LSBA Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, which protects the public from incompetent or fraudulent activities by those who are unauthorized to practice law or who are otherwise misleading those in need of legal services.Scott graduated from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, where he was a member of the Chancellor’s List and earned CALI Excellence Awards in Legal Research and Writing (I & II) and Civil Law Torts. While in law school, Scott also served as an editor of the Mineral Law Institute Newsletter and member of the Student Bar Association Ethics Committee.Prior to attending law school, Scott served his community as a commissioned deputy sheriff. In the community, Scott serves on the Sigma Nu Fraternity (Phi Chapter) Alumni Board of Receivers and is a member of the Tiger Athletic Foundation. Scott also serves his community as an active volunteer attorney with Wills for Heroes: an organization that provides no-cost estate planning legal services to veterans, members of law enforcement, and their families.Scott is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts, in the United States District Courts for the Middle, Eastern, and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.When he is not practicing law, Scott enjoys spending time with his wife, family, and friends, outdoor activities, hunting, fishing, and attending LSU athletic events.
I believe that one of the most important skills a lawyer can have is the ability to listen. If I don't understand your needs and goals for a case we can never acheive a successful outcome. Before I went to law school I owned a small business in Baton Rouge and had hired lawyers on more than one occasion. It seemed that they never heard my concerns and I never knew what was going on in the cases. Because of that experience I make it important to hear the concerns of my clients and to keep them informed of the progress of their cases. The legal system is complex and if you are dealing with a legal issue you need to know that someone is on your side.
Danny Russell is the owner of the Russell Law Firm, LLC, a Baton Rouge, LA law firm practicing in the areas of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, DWI/DUI Defense, and Family Law.. Admissions:. Memberships
Chad A. Dudley is the managing partner of Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers. Dudley DeBosier has offices throughout Louisiana and focuses on the areas of personal injury, worker’s compensation, social security disability, and mass torts. Mr. Dudley is also the founding partner of Vista Consulting, a consulting company that provides operational consulting to personal injury firms across the country.
Ben Bireley is one of our most experienced commercial and civil lawyers. At Arnold & Itkin, he focuses his case on maritime accidents, trucking accidents, plant and refinery accidents, and other complex and high-stakes personal injury cases.. Prior to joining our firm, Ben worked at a nationally-renowned commercial litigation firm in Houston. Here he gained valuable insight into how the best civil defense attorneys strategize, protect clients, and defend themselves from claims. He uses this insight to beat those same lawyers on behalf of our clients.. Ben’s case experience includes complex multi-party litigation, handling claims against a dialysis provider under the False Claims Act, breach of fiduciary claims, and oil-and-gas contract disputes. Each of these cases involved enormous sums of money at stake, and Ben proved more than capable of ensuring the best possible result for his clients.. By far, Ben’s proudest case as a lawyer was when he represented the Boys & Girls Harbor—a home for abused and neglected children—against the City of Morgan’s Point. He secured a multi-million dollar settlement for the Harbor against the city, helping them to continue doing vital charitable work.. Outside of the courtroom, Ben spends time with his wife and 3 daughters, plays basketball (albeit not as well as he used to), and enjoys spending time on the coast.
I graduated from LSU in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a Minor in Sociology. I then attended LSU's paralegal studies program and received a certificate in 2005. I was then hired by Miller and Hampton Attorneys as a personal injury legal assistant.. After working side by side with Attorney Gregory Miller for 5+ years, I attended Southern University Law Center full time while still employed with the firm. While in law school, due to my previous experience, I received awards in Advanced Legal Writing and Legal Research. I received my Juris Doctorate in 2013 and Miller and Hampton then became "Miller, Hampton, & Hilgendorf.". Over the last 8 years, I have been involved with the firm in various personal injury matters as well as litigation through various employment laws including Title VII and state discrimination laws, Federal Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, and Unpaid Wage claims, to name a few.. I have enjoyed helping those being treated unjustly whether its by an insurance company or by an employer. Our firm believes in protecting people's rights.
Roland Christensen is a gifted lawyer and thinker who lends his exceptional litigation and legal writing skills to his clients at Arnold & Itkin. Roland has worked for some of the largest and most respected law firms in Houston and developed experience in both criminal and civil appeals.. An Indiana native, Roland has spent much of his life living in various locations around the world. He has lived in Boston, Tokyo, London, and eventually settled in Provo before coming to Houston. In Provo he attended Brigham Young University for his bachelor’s and juris doctorate, graduating magna cum laude in the top 20 students of his class. During law school, Roland developed an exceptional skill for legal thinking and writing—a skill that serves his clients today.. While earning his law degree, Roland was the lead editor for the BYU Law Review and was the highest achiever in his legal writing and advanced appellate brief classes. He eventually became responsible for the 150-page manual on legal writing used by first-year legal writing students. Roland also authored a legal comment titled Behind the Curtain of Tort Reform that discussed the misinformation surrounding tort reform.. In his free time, Roland spends time with his wife Chandra and their children Kade, Chloe, and Wesley.
I was born in Baton Rouge, La. on April 9, 1990 and attend The Dunham School where I graduated with Honors. I received a B.S. in business management from Louisiana State University and went on to earn my Law Degree from Southern University Law Center with honors. I'm admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association and admitted to practice in all three United States District Courts and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. My passion and practice is dedicated to aiding individuals that have been injured and protecting the rights of consumers.
Steven DeBosier was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, graduating from Catholic High School in 1985. He obtained his undergraduate degree and law degree from Louisiana State University. DeBosier spent the first few years of his legal career representing insurance companies where he learned, from the inside, how they operate. He joined the litigation team at Dudley DeBosier in March 2000. Now he prosecutes plaintiff's personal injury claims against those same insurance companies in courts all across the state of Louisiana, including state and federal courts. DeBosier focuses on personal injury claims and aggressively making insurance companies pay his clients the money they deserve. He is one of three partners at Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers.
Mr Simien is a graduate of Louisiana State University’s, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, that became a member of the Simien & Simien law firm after leaving his full-time status at the L.S.U. Law Center.. With an emphasis on Personal Injury litigation, Admiralty and Maritime lawsuits, Class Actions, Complex Litigation and Criminal Defense.. Highly regarded by his peers, Eulis is a valuable asset to the law offices of Simien & Simien.
Although born in Baton Rouge, James lived most of his adolescent life in Houma, Louisiana, where he graduated from Vandebilt Catholic High School. Self-proclaimed as the world's greatest "LSU Tiger" fan, he moved to Baton Rouge to attend Louisiana State University and continued his studies at Nicholls State University. He received his Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law School in 1995, where he graduatedcum laude. James opened his own law practice in 1996 and worked in conjunction with several prominent Louisiana State representatives on both civil and criminal trials. In 1998, James joined the litigation team at Dudley DeBosier, adding quality experience and an aggressive attitude to our litigation department.