If you or a loved one has sustained an injury, you have a lot to think about. How will you pay for medical care? Therapy? Lost wages? In so many situations, victims must dedicate time to everything except focusing on their own recovery.

The reason that you can receive monetary compensation for a personal injury is that the law states that any innocent person shouldn’t be made to pay for someone else’s negligence or misconduct. The experienced attorney of Shapiro Law Firm, P.A. offer the following information about personal injury law to help injury victims understand the importance of pursuing justice and compensation for their injuries.

At Shapiro Law Firm, P.A., our attorney feels that his job is to shoulder some of the burden to allow our clients the time and energy to heal. We do this by holding the responsible party accountable and fighting to get maximum compensation for every client.

We may be able to help you if you have been injured. Contact us today to learn more about how our personal injury lawyer in Tallahassee can help.

Setting You Up for Success

We work tirelessly to ensure that the cases we take on are given the greatest chance of success that our firm can give them. In order to keep clients well-informed on the progress of their case, we schedule regular meetings in which we sit down and discuss how things are going and decide together on next steps. We pride ourselves on providing sound, objective advice and using it to make beneficial legal decisions together.

Types of Compensation

Injury victims are entitled to compensation for a variety of different types of physical, psychological, and financial losses in a personal injury case, including:

• Emotional and physical pain and suffering
• Loss of wages now and in the future
• Incursion of medical bills
• Death of a family member
• Disfigurement or scarring
• Loss of companionship in a marital relationship
• Ripple effect

We help clients fight for compensation for a number of different circumstances, including:

• Car accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Truck accidents
• Wrongful deaths
• Drunk driving accidents
• Slip and falls
• Brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries

Imagine being involved in an accident. You gather the right information, take pictures of the scene, and do everything you feel is necessary after an accident. Unfortunately, you go to file a claim with the insurance company, but your claim is disputed.

This is a situation that happens often, and it generally stems from the insurance company’s desire to pay out as little as possible to the injured party, regardless of whether their policyholder was negligent and has the coverage necessary to pay out these claims.

As a result, you may receive a settlement offer from the insurance company that is inadequate for the damages you sustained. This makes it critical to hire a lawyer to help when it comes to pursuing a lawsuit against the negligent party.

A Lawyer Has Access to Resources to Help Your Case

When it comes to pursuing a personal injury claim against someone who caused you harm, there are a number of factors that need to be considered to prove that negligence existed.

In order to prove these things, certain resources are needed. For instance, a lawyer can help you obtain medical records proving the injury, as well as accident reports detailing that the defendant was negligent in their actions and caused the accident.

Having a lawyer also means having access to:

• Expert witnesses,
• Medical professionals
• Accident reconstructionists
• And more

This can help you build a strong case moving forward.

Contact us today at (850) 629-7226 to schedule your free initial consultation and find out what you may be entitled to.

The first question most people ask an attorney is, “How much is my case worth?” The answer, however, is not as easy as you may think. The circumstances surrounding your injury, the extent of your physical and emotional suffering, and the amount of financial losses from medical bills, lost wages, and other costs you've incurred as a result of the injury all play a part in calculating the amount of damages you will be able to seek in your case.

The experienced attorney at Shapiro Law Firm, P.A. is familiar with the many types of damages that can be sought in accident injury cases.

Assessing Damages

When it comes to assessing the types of personal injury damages that are available in your case, it is essential to consult with an experienced attorney.

Depending on the type of accident injury you sustained, you may be able to recover money for all of the following:

• Medical bills
• Lost wages (past and future)
• Property damage
• Pain and suffering
• Reduced earning potential in the future
• Physical disability/disfigurement

An attorney from our firm can help you accurately calculate all the physical, psychological, and financial damages you have sustained to ensure you receive fair compensation for your injuries.

To schedule a FREE consultation with an experienced personal injury lawyer from Shapiro Law Firm, P.A., call (850) 629-7226 today.

Hiring a Tallahassee Personal Injury Lawyer

Working with a lawyer is important if you are injured in any type of accident. Here are some preliminary steps that you need to go through when looking for and hiring a qualified attorney to help you.

Have an Initial Consultation

Most personal injury attorneys will want to sit down with you for an initial consultation. Make sure you take full advantage of this. It might even be best to prepare some questions that you want to ask your attorney. From there, your lawyer can help you determine what your approach should be and what your best options are.

Shapiro Law Firm, P.A. has much to offer prospective clients, such as:

• Free initial consultation
• After-hours, home, and hospital appointments, as necessary
• Over 25 years of experience
• You don't pay until we win!

Review Their Experience

You want to make sure that you are working with a lawyer who is qualified and has very specific and relevant experience. After reviewing your case details, your lawyer should be able to cite specific examples of when they worked with a client or multiple clients in similar situations.

Know Whether You Should File Suit

There may be instances where filing a lawsuit is not your best option. There may be another way to go about getting the financial compensation you deserve. A personal injury lawyer will always be able to tell you whether your case is worth fighting. In some cases, the costs to you will be too extensive, while in other cases, the fight is very likely to be worth it. An attorney is the best person to identify weaknesses in your case and come up with a winning strategy.