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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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Steve Doan is an entrepreneurial leader who understands what it means to practice law in an ever-changing social landscape. He graduated from Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2012, where he excelled as a member of the Arbitration Team focusing on trial practice and procedure. This prepared him for complex litigation in Federal and State courts where he began his career defending police officers in Civil Rights cases.. Steve previously served as General Counsel for the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy. This office oversees a multi-million-dollar grant fund and a revolving loan fund in excess of $80 million. While in this position Steve served as board attorney for the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board. Steve has worked with hundreds of business and entrepreneurs around the State of Kentucky and understands the demands our current legal environment places on business owners. Upon leaving his role with the Commonwealth Steve served as General Counsel for one of Northern Kentucky’s largest residential real estate firms.. As well as being an accomplished defense and transactional attorney, Steve has also found success as a plaintiff’s attorney negotiating settlements in excess of one million dollars. His friendly personality and ability to make legal matters easy to understand creates an environment that’s accessible from any socio-economic point of view.
At The Fleck Firm, PLLC - Attorneys at Law I assist clients with many different personal injury and estate planning needs. I handle personal injury cases such as car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, slip and fall accidents, Veterans Appeals, and more. Please contact me if there is anything I can assist you with.. Tyler Fleck is an experienced injury lawyer serving the community members of Elizabethtown and Hardin County. If you or a loved one has become injured in an accident of no fault of their own, they deserve to speak with a trusted attorney that can help them understand their legal situation. Reach out to the team of personal injury attorneys at The Fleck Firm to get started with a case evaluation today.The Fleck Firm, PLLC - Attorneys at Law2413 Ring Rd Suite 117, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Ken is an experienced personal injury attorney and practices in Southern Indiana and the Metro Louisville area. Ken and his team personally handle every aspect of his clients' cases from pre-suit settlement negotiations through jury trial and appeal, if necessary. Ken spent over 15 yeas working for insurance companies and their insureds in Indiana, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania, and he understands the insurance companies and how they evaluate and litigate personal injury claims.
Tyler D. George is a partner of the Cessna and George Law Firm. Originally from London, Kentucky, he is a graduate of North Laurel High School, Western Kentucky University with a degree in Biology, and the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he received his Juris Doctorate. He primarily represents wrongfully injured clients in the field of personal injury law but also practices law related to divorce, bankruptcy, medical malpractice, workers’ comp, and Social Security Disability. His main goal is to provide quality and ethical representation to injured clients from all walks of life. Outside of work, he enjoys playing golf, visiting the local lake, and spending time with family, friends, and his Bengal cat, Jazz.
Dedicated to meeting my clients’ objectives with a “hands-on” and individual approach. Over the last ten years, I have been personally involved in over 25 million dollars of personal injury verdicts or settlements. I have represented some of the largest companies in the country and also handled some of the most complex personal injury/catastrophic cases for families. I have the collective experience of working as a partner of a mega-firm, a partner in a medium size firm, holding positions as General Counsel and founding a technology company that was sold to a publicly traded company.
Dale Golden graduated from the Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama and was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1989. Dale is nationally certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, which is accredited by the American Bar Association. (Note: Kentucky does not recognize specialties in fields of law). Dale is a member of the Class Action Trial Lawyers Association based on his knowledge and experience in class action lawsuits. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum that requires each member to have received a verdict and final judgment from a trial in the amount of $1,000,000 or more. Likewise, the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum requires a jury verdict and entry of a judgment in an amount in excess of $2,000,000. Dale has obtained an eight figure jury verdict in a bad faith claim brought against an insurance company. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice Top 100 Trial Lawyers for the state of Kentucky. Dale has extensive trial experience and has successfully handled many complex cases involving fatalities, brain injuries, environmental class actions, and other catastrophic injury cases.. In 2012, Dale achieved a number one ranking by the Kentucky Trial Court Review for the most cases tried in the state of Kentucky for that year. He has given seminars on insurance bad faith to members of the Fayette County Bar Association, as well as several of the nation’s largest insurance carriers. Dale has successfully defended several insurance companies in bad faith claims and has also experienced success in pursuing bad faith claims against other companies. Having successfully worked both the defense and plaintiff side of insurance bad faith litigation, Dale has a global perspective that provides for knowledgeable insight to consistently achieve success in those cases. In addition, Dale has successfully handled cases involving the following subject matters. One of Dale’s most recent settlements involved a case against Howard Berger Manufacturing of New Jersey. Dale filed a Complaint alleging that a defective space heater was responsible for the death of an individual. By working with experts from the Kentucky State Police and local Fire Marshall’s Office, in conjunction with retained experts who testified about cause and origin as well as the most likely product defect, the case was settled for $3.89 million dollars. The same preparation and hard work that was responsible for the result in the Howard Berger case is the same work that goes into other cases involving medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and catastrophic injuries.. Dale has handled numerous cases involving catastrophic injury as well as death. These complex cases have provided him knowledge and experience in hiring and working with the best experts in each respective field. Dale represented one of the largest trucking companies in the nation for over ten years. In addition, his defense work in defending insureds in automobile accidents, has required him to work extensively with experts who conduct accident investigations. This includes experts who perform Total Station Accident Reconstructions for collisions that result in fatalities. By working closely with these experts as well as the Kentucky State Police, he is able to preserve evidence immediately after a motor vehicle collision that otherwise may be lost due to the passage of time. Identifying witnesses and other potential Defendants is of paramount importance immediately after a catastrophic collision. He also has experience in crashworthiness cases wherein he contested the crashworthiness of a school bus wherein several children were killed and/or injured. By identifying alternative, economically feasible, safer designs, a manufacturer of a vehicle can be found liable for its product. Dale is familiar with these complex areas of law and the experts needed to support a winning case.
Jay Prather is a partner at Garmer & Prather. He is committed to the representation of clients who have been seriously injured, have been the victim of a workplace wrong, or whose rights have been adversely affected.. Jay has been recognized by his peers. He is rated AV-Preeminent® by the Martindale-Hubbell* peer review, the highest rating an attorney can receive, and has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star. Jay has been elected as a governor of the Kentucky Justice Association, and selected to the American Inns of Court. He was recently called on to testify before the Kentucky Senate's Judiciary Committee about the effect of proposed legislation that would have limited the Attorney General's ability to contract with lawyers on a contingency fee basis. He also serves the profession through leadership with the Young Lawyer's Division of the Kentucky Bar Association.. Jay earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University with a double major in economics and political science in 2003. He is a 2006 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law. At UK, he was named Outstanding Third-Year Staff Member of the Kentucky Law Journal and was a member of the Moot Court Board. He was also a member of the Environmental Law Society, Student Public Interest Law Foundation, and American Constitution Society.. Jay is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Kentucky. He has also been admitted to practice pro hac vice in Ohio, Tennessee, and Alabama. He is a member of the American, Kentucky, and Fayette County Bar Associations, the Federal Bar Association, the Kentucky Justice Association, the American Association for Justice, the American Inn of Court – Central Kentucky chapter, and the American Constitution Society. Jay is a Life Fellow of the Kentucky Bar Foundation.. Jay lives in Lexington, where he is a deacon at Crestwood Christian Church and is a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and the Vanderbilt Alumni Association. He is a former editor-in-chief of Vanderbilt University's Orbis, a former chairman of Habitat for Humanity’s Vanderbilt University Campus Chapter, and an Eagle Scout. He has been with the firm since he began as a law clerk in 2004.
Matthew C. Minner is a co-founder and managing partner of Minner Vines Injury Lawyers, PLLC, and a skilled personal injury attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience. Matt has been instrumental in a number of groundbreaking cases, earning record settlements and jury verdicts on behalf of his clients. Matt is committed to giving back to his community and uses this spirit of giving when relating to his clients. He regularly provides sound legal counsel and guidance, coupled with uncompromising legal representation that his clients can rely on. Call the firm for a free case evaluation today!
James helps clients through every step of the legal process, from setting up claims to jury trials. The primary focus of James’s practice is helping people who have been injured due to the negligence of some other person or business. James has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of clients who have been injured due to no fault of their own.. In his spare time, James enjoys many outdoor activities, including hunting, fishing, hiking, and kayaking. James also stays connected to the Lexington community by volunteering with the Amachi mentorship program and serves at the Treasurer for the Rosemill Neighbor’s Association.. James grew up in Madisonville, Kentucky, where he attended Madisonville North Hopkins High School. He has lived in Lexington since graduating high school in 2010. James practices law across the Commonwealth and has appeared in courts from Boyd County to Carlisle County.
A graduate of Belmont University College of Law, Kennedy spent her formative years of practice by serving the small business needs and community of Nashville, Tennessee. Now, since moving back to the Bluegrass, Kennedy is dedicated to serving her fellow Kentuckians both in and out of the courtroom by utilizing her experience in transactional services such as contract drafting, civil litigation, and mediation. Kennedy is licensed in both Tennessee and Kentucky and is ready to meet your legal and mediation needs in either state.. The needs of her community have always been a priority of Kennedy’s practice. Previously, she had the pleasure of serving Nashville by being an active member of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Volunteers of America, her local chamber of commerce, and the community service division of the Greater Nashville Apartment Association. Today, Kennedy has the pleasure of enjoying a committee position in the Education Outreach division of the Kentucky Bar Association which serves Kentucky’s youth.
I maintain a healthy balance between my professional life and my family life. I work hard for my clients and maintain the highest level of loyalty to them. I am a father of seven children. I coach my children in youth football, basketball and baseball, and spends most of my time outside of work with my children. Operating a small law firm provides me with the opportunity to have my teenage children work in the firm to develop good work habits, ethics and responsibility. When I am not working I enjoy hunting, fishing, skiing, boating, traveling and just about any outdoor activity.
Attorney Glenn Godfrey provides free and unlimited consultations.. When you call the office, you will speak directly to an attorney, not a paralegal.. Glenn received a Bachelors of Science from Brigham Young University in 1997 and graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2001. Upon He has represented thousands of clients in state and federal proceedings.
Scott received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah in 1989 and a Juris Doctor degree from Willamette University in 1993. He was admitted to the Oregon Bar in 1993 and the Idaho Bar in 1997.. Scott believes that an injury attorney who never or rarely fights for his client in court, even if the case has challenges, is not being a proper advocate. Scott takes on challenging cases but has still been prevailing at a rate of approximately 80% over his last twenty jury trials. Scott believes that most injury cases can and should settle and because he has succeeded in court on prior cases, and properly prepares his cases, his current and future cases should recieve full and fair offers.. Scott did not plan on not being an injury lawyer but while in law school his wife and children were injured in an auto accident. After getting the runaround by a major insurance company (his own company) he quickly learned that good honest people need help in dealing with insurance companies. After one year of serving as a Judicial Law Clerk in Salem Oregon his career has and will remain committed to holding insurance companies to the promises they have made.. Scott and his wife Chris have two children. Both children recently graduated from college, so he is officially old. He also enjoys almost any athletic event and still participates even though his body has been telling him it is time to quit.
Raeann Warner, a native of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, attended Florida State University where she graduated magna cum laude in 2002 with degrees in political and social sciences.. She then returned to the Delaware Valley and received her law degree from Widener Law School where she graduated, cum laude, in 2006.. She was admitted to practice in Delaware in 2006 and Pennsylvania and New Jersey in 2007.. She has been representing plaintiffs in childhood sexual abuse and employment cases since early 2007. She is a Director of the firm.. Raeann was selected to the Super Lawyers’ Delaware Rising Stars List in 2012, 2013, and 2014, as published in Philadelphia Magazine, June 2012, 2013 and 2014.. She is a member of the Delaware Trial Lawyers’ Association and the American Association for Justice, and is the Revitalization Governor from Delaware on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice.
I was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware in 2008. My areas of practice include both commercial and residential real estate, business formations and conveyances, and civil litigation, including a variety of real estate, business and commercial disputes. I also handle a heavy array of personal injury matters including wrongful death, automobile accidents, slip and falls and other injuries caused by the negligence of others. Throughout my career, I have tried cases in all state-level trial courts within the State of Delaware, including the Court of Chancery. Professionally, I also serve on the board of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association as the Sussex County at large representative.I am a Sussex County native and reside in Rehoboth Beach with my wife and daughter. I love being able to offer and provide legal assistance to the individuals and businesses within my community and throughout the State of Delaware.