Life can be messy and complicated. Even more so when you have suffered an injury in an accident. While it may seem like you are all alone with the whole world against you, our top injury attorneys are here, around the clock to help. From day one, until long after your case is settled, you can count on our top injury attorneys. We make sure you get the best representation in a car accident, premises liability injury, or a worker’s compensation claim. So you are treated fairly by the insurance companies and receive the medical treatment, lost wages, and financial compensation you deserve. 

Consultations are always no obligation and totally free. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will answer all your questions, making sure you have the peace of mind you need to recover. We review your case from bottom to top, looking at every possible scenario and outcome. We provide personalized counsel to make sure you get the fair and just representation you are entitled with the respect you deserve.

“But It’s Not A Serious Injury”

An injury that might seem minor today, could potentially grow into something serious in the future. For instance, that minor neck strain could turn out to be a vertebrae misalignment requiring months of rehab. The smartest decision you can make when you are injured in an accident is to hire an experienced personal injury attorney. 

At our law firm, we have decades of experience working with the courts and insurance companies to get the best settlements for our clients. We fight for you so that you do not have to worry and stress about how you are going to pay medical bills, get your car fixed, or get back wages you have lost by not being able to work. 

What drives us is making sure that responsible parties are held liable for the damage they cause, and those we represent are taken care of properly. Far beyond the money, we want you and your loved ones to be healthy, happy, and able to move forward after a car accident, workplace injury, or a slip, trip, and fall caused by someone else’s negligence.

“How Long Will it Take?” 

Hollywood often depicts courtroom dramas as quick trials, fiery speeches by well-dressed attorneys, compassionate juries, hard-nosed judges, and lavish settlements for the injured parties. Unfortunately, this is just for the movies. 

The reality is that injury claims that are handled correctly take time. It takes time to properly scrutinize every aspect of your case. From interviewing witnesses, getting complete descriptions of the facts, gathering and analyzing the medical treatments and long-term expectations of your recovery, and comparing the facts to similar cases — a top injury attorney will never try and rush your case to settle quickly.

In fact, the very last thing you want is for your case to be settled quickly. A quick resolution almost always means the insurance company has won. A quick settlement frequently leaves the injured party exposed to ongoing financial and medical losses with no recourse. 

It might seem like the insurance company is trying to do ‘the right thing’ by taking responsibility and getting you paid, but that is not usually what they are offering. Quick payouts release the offending party from responsibility, so weeks, months, or even years later, when you are suffering from injuries that have gotten worse, they don’t have to deal with you. 

Our accident lawyers are here specifically to prevent this tragedy. We won’t let an insurance company leave you broken and defeated after you have already suffered injuries, lost time and money, and have been shut out in the cold to fend for yourself.

We have all seen the ‘injury mill’ attorneys and their high-dollar, tricked-out advertisements. The firms referred to as ‘ambulance chasers’ in countless jokes. You may have even visited one of their websites and seen the ridiculous claims of the stacks of cash they will put in your pocket if you sign up to have them handle your car accident or trip and fall claim. With dozens of attorneys and hundreds of legal professionals covering vast areas, these flashy outfits are often little more than scams. They won’t offer you the personal, one-on-one representation that is so important to putting your mind at ease and truly understanding your case. For many of these types of firms, you are just a number. Sure, they can get you some type of compensation, but they are always looking to shove you out the door to make room for the next batch of cases.

Patience is a lot to ask from clients that have suffered devastating injuries. But remember, the best results take time. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.

“Do I Really Need a Lawyer?” 

We hear it all the time – clients come to us and say, “I was in an accident years ago, but I didn’t think I needed a lawyer. I didn’t get the settlement I thought I would, so this time I am hiring a personal injury accident attorney to handle my claim.”  

People often think that their car accident, worker’s compensation claim, or personal injury complaint is ‘cut-and-dry’ or ‘too simple’ to justify the expense of hiring a professional injury lawyer.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that your case is too simple to hire a lawyer to litigate. At our law offices, no case is too big, too small, too simple, nor too complicated. 

Our decades of experience have taught us many things. One of the most important is that thinking you don’t need an accident attorney to handle your case is a grave mistake. Oftentimes, you will lose benefits you are entitled to receive, financial restitution to replace wages lost because you can’t work, and the care and that comes with knowing that the injury you suffered will forever be taken care of by professionals.  

Sometimes, not hiring an attorney results in an even worse situation, leaving you broke, broken, and unable to move forward. 

We have seen this type of scenario unfold countless times in the many years we have litigated personal injury claims. Someone will attempt to settle with an insurance company over a minor injury, such as a small car accident, or a trip and fall that resulted in a minor sprain, only to run into a wall of legal language that is complex and often is used to hide pitfalls that an individual who is not familiar with the law may stumble right into. When it comes to the law, ignorance is not bliss, and insurance companies, opposing attorneys, and sometimes even the courts will take advantage of what you don’t know. 

Our team of attorneys know all the dirty tricks and how to counter them. We have seen every crazy, bizarre, unnecessary thing insurance companies and opposing attorneys will try in order to get their clients off without taking full responsibility for the reason you were hurt in an accident. 

Comparative Negligence

In Pennsylvania, we have a ‘comparative negligence’ standard that is applied to full and limited torts involving personal injury, property damage, and wrongful death in automobile collisions, slip, trip, and fall accidents, and worker’s compensation claims. For someone not familiar with these terms and how the law applies them in various cases, it becomes quite easy to see how insurance companies and opposing attorneys can reduce the liability of their client by knowing the law and using that knowledge against you. 

Let’s say, for example, you are driving through Philadelphia on your way to have lunch with a friend. Light rain is falling as you accelerate from a stoplight that has just turned green. A car traveling in the opposite direction suddenly turns left in front of you and your cars collide in the intersection. You had a green light and the other driver clearly turned into you, and witnesses saw it happen. Sounds cut and dry, right? Not so fast.  

Let’s say you did not have your headlights on, creating a situation where your vehicle was not easily visible to the other driver. The other driver’s insurance company argues that you are at least partially responsible for the accident because you did not have your headlights on as required by law in Pennsylvania. The court may agree, and using the comparative negligence standard, could reduce your claimable damages proportionally or entirely. In some cases, the court may even determine that the accident was your fault, making you liable for the injuries and damages suffered by the other driver. 

In the above example, our personal injury attorneys would be able to discuss the intricacies of the law with you before the courts can impose a decision. We fight on your behalf, ensuring that loopholes in the law are not used against you to allow the insurance company to wriggle out of paying your damages. 

We win, or it’s free. That’s our guarantee. 

That is one reason why our attorneys only get paid only when you win. We don’t want to see you lose the benefits you deserve, or receive inadequate medical treatment, and be left to pick up the pieces of your life alone. We don’t want you to worry about the cost of litigation when all you should be concerned with is your health and wellbeing. We want to help you, and we want to make sure that those who cause injury are prevented from being able to hurt even more people.