What Is A Personal Injury Attorney?
A personal injury attorney is a qualified legal professional that specializes in helping people who have been hurt by the actions of another person or thing that belongs to another person. So, for example, if you have been personally injured in a car accident then this kind of attorney could help your legal claim against the driver of the car that harmed you.
These kinds of attorneys can help you with a variety of legal claims following injury or accidents that happened accidentally or as a result of negligence on the behalf of another person. So, for example, if you are jogging in the park and you are bitten by someone’s dog then you could have a case for suing the dog owner for negligence as he/she did not adequately control their pet.
The kinds of services offered by attorneys here will vary according to the circumstances of your injury. In some cases the attorney will look to claim damages for any physical injury that is caused to you. In others they may also/instead claim damages for injury to your own property. In the case of a car accident, for example, the attorney could claim for any physical damage to your person and for any damage that was also caused to your car.
Damages here can also involve mental harm as well as physical injury. If you, for example, suffer some mental trauma or serious upset resulting from an incident then this could also be claimed for by an attorney in this field.
Although most attorneys here will deal with individuals there are also many incidences when your attorney will sue a business or other entity rather than a single person. You could, for example, slip and injure your back in a restaurant because the floor was wet and the restaurant did not put up warning signs to give you fair notice to watch your step. Here, your attorney could sue the restaurant owner for negligence. Medical malpractice (i.e. claims against doctors, hospitals and dentists) are also common in this section of the legal industry.
In some cases you will pay an attorney up front retainers and a fee in the regular way to get this kind of representation. Here, the money that you pay the attorney is set at his or her standard rates to retain their services. Nowadays, however, it is quite common to work on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis.
This kind of payment system means that you only make a payment to the attorney if they win your claim and you are given some form of monetary compensation. In this case you will then pay the attorney a set percentage of the money that you win rather than a standard flat fee and upfront retainer.
Nowadays it is quite easy to find whole firms of attorneys or individual specialists who only work on personal injury claims and cases. You may also find, in some cases, that you can work with a regular attorney who handles personal injury cases as well as other types of litigation work.
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