Personal Injury

Reliable, Local, Works for You.

I was injured in an automobile accident where another driver in a pickup truck crossed over the center line and crashed head on with me, causing serious injuries. Prior to that accident, I had worked as an insurance defense attorney for several years. Now I am an ardent advocate for injured persons against other persons or corporations and their insurance companies. I know what you are going through and I can help.

I represent injured people in cases involving:

Negligence
Intentional Acts of Harm
Automobile Crashes
False Arrest
Premises Liability

Slip and Falls
Employment Accidents
Dangerous/Unsafe Products or Machinery
Dog Bites

From the moment a person is injured, insurance companies begin to investigate, adjust, and evaluate your potential claim as soon as they are made aware of the incident. You should have someone working hard on your side, looking out for your rights. Prior to representing those hurt in these types of cases, I worked for law firms in Vermont, Iowa, and New York hired by insurance companies to defend against lawsuits of liability and damages against people or companies they insured. I have knowledge and experience in how insurance companies gather information, evaluate a claim, determine risk assessment, set financial limits or reserves, and go about setting up defenses that the injuries are not the fault of their insured client or are the fault of the injured person. I also have experience in analyzing and evaluating different types of insurance contracts to determine insurance coverage.

If retained on your behalf, I will:

Listen to you
Determine your goals
Obtain facts and evidence from various sources about the incident and apply the law and legal principles in order to establish the fault of the other party
Obtain, review and evaluate the medical records
Identify and describe the injuries and medical treatment
Obtain the medical bills
Inform you of the potential sources you may utilize to pay for medical bills
Identify and verify past and future lost income
Identify and describe lost enjoyment of activities
Identify further medical treatment and cost

Describe the pain associated with the injury
Identify and negotiate any subrogation interests or liens
Determine insurance coverage
Negotiate to obtain a result to satisfy your goals
Commence lawsuits against those at fault if a favorable negotiated result cannot be obtained
Propound and help respond to Interrogatories, Requests to Produce, Requests to Admit
Prepare you for deposition
File appropriate pre-trial motions
Prepare your case for trial

Please call me to schedule a free initial consultation to review your case and discuss your rights. If retained on a contingency fee basis, you pay no fee unless a recovery by way of settlement or jury verdict is obtained.