Unfortunately, accidents do happen or intentional misconduct occurs resulting in death or injury to victims. These injuries necessitate medical treatment, result in loss wages from permanent or temporary loss of employment, and cause emotional distress. These are just some of the types of damages a person might incur as the result of an accident. Our law obligates the party who causes the accident to be responsible for damages. Most of the time the responsible party causing the accident has insurance to cover them for these damages. The circumstances of each accident will dictate the particular body of law which establishes liability and the type of damages available to the victim. Sometimes, the particular locality of the accident can also dictate what body of law applies in determining the rights of the victim.

Besides the substantive law, there is the all-important law of civil procedure which determines many important elements of a personal injury lawsuit such as: (1) the period of time that the lawsuit must be filed with the court before it prescribes, (2) the particular court that the lawsuit has to be filed in, (3) the requirements for a jury trial, and (4) whether the court has the personal jurisdiction over the defendants, as well as many other issues.

There is another important body of law that regulates issues of evidence. It establishes the law for how evidence is to be discovered before trial and how it is to be presented to and accepted by the court, together with many other issues concerning evidence.

It takes many resources to effectively prosecute a personal injury case. The attorney you hire should have experience and also the means (resources) to pay the expenses to properly prosecute your case. The hiring of experts is often required to effectively present/prove your case. This may involve hiring an economist, a medical expert, an accident reconstruction expert or several other types of experts. If you have been injured or have a family member that has died from an accident, please feel free to consult with me about possibly representing you. I will be glad to answer any questions you have. There is no charge for an initial consultation concerning personal injury matters. The following is a non-exclusive list of the types of personal injury cases which I am able to represent you for: