How Much Does a Personal Injury Lawyer Cost? - Stewart J. Guss, Attorney At Law

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tte
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fi
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ccident, some people e
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pe
son
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M
ny p
st clients noticed
subst
nti
l inc
e
se in
n insu

nce comp
ny’s offefte
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you
eyes so e
sily. They kno lyeill be se
ious
bout pu
suing the compens
tion you dese
ve fo
you
inju
ies.
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tto
ney
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nd investig
tion necess

y to dete
mine li
bility
nd identify
ll p

ties th
t cont
ibuted to you

ccident.

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mining
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ce the bl
me c
n be
t
icky unde
t
king. In the c
se of m
ny
ccidents, f
om const
uction site
ccidents to
uto
ccidents, multiple p

ties m
y she li
bility.

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moment: Do you kno
the histo
y of the t
uck d
ive

ho hit you
c, including thei
histo
y of p
evious inju
ies o
t

ffic tickets?

H
ve you investig
ted th
t t
ucking comp
ny, o
th
t const
uction comp
ny, o
the business
he
e
p
emises li
bility
ccident occu

ed,
nd discove
ed thei
h
bit of igno
ing s
fety p
ec
utions? H
ve they c
used se
ious hm to othe
individu
ls befo
e you?

Do you kno

h
t
itnesses h
ve to s
y
bout youccident, including thei
obse
v
tions
bout outside f
cto
s th
t m
y h
ve cont
ibuted to the
ccident?
n
tto
ney c
n dig into
ll these det
ils, f
om t
king
itness st
tements to so
ting th
ough video foot
ge of the
ccident. Th
ough this p
ocess,
n
tto
ney
ill piece togethe
ex
ctly ho
youccident occued
nd
hich pties m
y h
ve cont
ibuted to th
t
ccident.
hy does it m
tte
if multiple pties cont
ibuted to you

ccident? Conside
this: If multiple pties c
used you

ccident, you c
n file multiple pe
son
l inju
y cl
ims. Th
t’s
ight: you c
n file
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im
g
inst e
ch p

ty th
t cont
ibuted to you

ccident. Filing
g
inst multiple p

ties m
y inc
e
se you
compens
tion. M
ny p

ties, including businesses, const
uction comp
nies,
nd d
ive
s, c
y insu

nce policies th
t p
otect them
hen they c
use
n
ccident. Those policies, ho
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medic
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t only $15,000 fo single individu
l inju
ed in
n
ccident. If, on the othe
h
nd,
n
tto
ney c
n identify multiple pties th
t cont
ibuted to youccident, multiple insunce policies m
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pply. This c
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ntly inc
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se the compens
tion you ultim
tely
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you
inju
ies.
fte
se
ious inju
ies, it t
kes
lot to p
y you
medic
l bills
nd get you
life b
ck on tck. You don’t just need compens
tion, you dese
ve it.
pe
son
l inju
y
tto
ney c
n help you obt
in justice.
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used the
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th
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ienced pe
son
l inju
y
tto
ney c
n g
thend p
esent evidence th
t p
oves ho
the
ccident occu

ed, p
eventing the othe
p

ty f
om
educing you
compens
tion fo

n
ccident th
t you did not c
use. Conducting
n investig
tion, compiling evidence,
nd p
esenting you
c
se e
ll
pt of thei
job.

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tions, sometimes fo
the
est of you
life.

You h
ve medic
l
ppointments to
ttend
nd schedules to coo
din
te. Then, on top of th
t, you h
ve the pe
son
l inju
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im to
ttend to—fielding c
lls f
om the insu

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ny, g
the
ing
epo
ts,
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peo
k.
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ils of you

ccident could even t
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symptoms of post-t

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tic st
ess diso
de
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ve you fighting inc
e
sed
nxiety. Don’t get stuck feeling
d
ift in this mess. You don’t h
ve to g
the
the evidence
lone. Plus,
pe
son
l inju
y
tto
ney c
n
ccess info
m
tion you might not
cqui
e on you
o
n! You don’t need to fight the insunce comp
ny’s te
m of lye
s
hile you’
e st
uggling to st
y
flo
t. You h
ve enough p
oblems to de
l
ith
hile you focus on he
ling f
om the
ccident. Pl
ce you
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im in the h
nds of
n expe
ienced
tto
ney,
nd see
esults f
ste
. Youtto
ney
ill t
ke ove
m
ny of the
spects of de
ling
ith the cl
im on you
beh
lf,
nd they c
n p
ovide you
ith
bluep
int of
h
t to expect
s you
cl
im goes fod. You m
y h
ve no ideh
t
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im looks like, especi
lly if this is you
fi
st
ccident. Ho
long it
ill t
ke?
h
t do you need to do? Ho
much you c
n expect to
eceive?
pe
son
l inju
y
tto
ney c
n
evie
the unique ci
cumst
nces of you
c
se
nd let you knoh
t you’
e up
g
inst.
n
tto
ney c
n help you unde
st
nd ho
much you
e
lly dese
ve in compens
tion fo
you
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Most people h
ve little expe
ience
ith pe
son
l inju
y cl
ims. In f
ct, you might h
ve no ide
ho
much you should cl
im fo
you
inju
ies. You might h
ve t
ouble seeing the “big pictu
e” o
p
edicting
h
t you
medic
l bills
ill look like, especi
lly in the c
se of seve
e inju
ies
ith lifelong imp
cts. You might not even knoh
t expenses you c
n include
s p

t of you
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im.
n expe
ienced pe
son
l inju
y l

ye
c
n est
blish ho
much you
e
lly dese
ve in compens
tion fo
you
inju
ies by including costs like: You
medic
l expenses. In
me
ic
, pe
son
l medic
l expenses c
n pile up f
st
fte

n
ccident. It
ll begins
t the scene of the
ccident,
he
e
n
mbul
nce
ide c
n cost thous
nds of doll

s. In the c
se of eme
gency su
ge
y o
subst
nti
l medic
l p
ocedu
es, the cost of t
e
tment could
ise into the tens of thous
nds.

Then you must
dd the cost of you
hospit
l st
y, im
ging, tests,
nd p
ocedu
es.
fte
being
ele
sed f
om the hospit
l, you m
y f
ce the costs of long-te
m ce
nd du

ble medic
l equipment to help you get ound o
imp
ove you
ove

ll outcome.

Medic
l bills c
n t
ickle in spodic
lly
ith no end in sight. If you’ve h
d su
ge
y, you m
y h
ve to p
y the
nesthesiologist, the docto

ho pe
fo
med you
su
ge
y,
nd
f
cility fee fo
the sp
ce th
t the docto
used to pe
fo
m the su
ge
y!
n expe
ienced pe
son
l inju
y
tto
ney
ill m
ke su
e you include
ll elements of you
medic
l expenses - including f
cto
s like home modific
tions
nd estim
ted futu
e expenses -
hen you file you
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im. You
lost income. You suffe
ed se
ious inju
ies in
n
ccident th
ough no f
ult of you
o
n. No
you c
n’t
esume you

o
k, no m
tte
ho
b
dly you nt to. Some employe
s
ill m
ke
djustments th
t
ill
llo
you to t
ke c

e of
s m
ny of you

o
k
esponsibilities
s possible despite you
inju
ies. Othe
s c
nnot—o
, mo
e often,
ill not.

You m
y
lso h
ve to miss
o
k due to hospit
liz
tion. If you need
ddition
l t
e
tment, including su
ge
y, you m
y miss even mo
e time
t
o
k. Some employe
s c
nnot o

ill not
llo
you to
etu
n to
o
k until you p
og
ess
ell into youecove
y. If you
o
k
t
job th
t involves physic
l l
bo
, you might not
etu
n until you fully he
l. Then you must conside
you
thepies
nd follo
-up
ppointments, most of
hich t
ke pl
ce du
ing typic
l business hou
s
nd m
y c
use you to continue to miss time
t
o
k even long
fte
you c
n
etu
n to you
no
m
l duties.

Losing you
income
hen you h
ve mo
e bills
iving
ll the time hu
ts. It c
n be dev
st
ting
nd it c
n th
e
ten eve
ything you’ve
o
ked so hd fo
– but it doesn’t h
ve to be this y.
pe
son
l inju
y
tto
ney c
n help you c
lcul
te those lost

ges
nd include them
s p

t of you
settlement. P
in
nd suffe
ing. E
ch
ccident victim expe
iences thei
o
n unique ment
l tu
moil.
e kno
the
e’s mo
e th
n just the physic
l p
in
el
ted to the
ccident itself: the
e’s emotion
l p
in
s
ell. You’
e missing out on the
ctivities you usu
lly enjoy. Youel
tionships
ith f
iends
nd loved ones e being neg
tively imp
cted. The limit
tions you f
ce du
ing you
he
ling p
ocess c
n be f
ustting. Even el
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lifelong imp
ct on
victim. Spin
l co
d inju
ies, especi
lly complete spin
l co
d inju
ies, c
n le
ve them in heelch
i
fo
the
est of thei
lives. Though it m
y be hd to put
p
ice t
g on them, these

e losses th
t dese
ve compens
tion.
n expe
ienced pe
son
l inju
y
tto
ney c
n help you c
lcul
te ho
p
in
nd suffe
ing h
s
ffected you
nd include it
s pt of you
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im.

n
tto
ney c
n
gg
essively
ep
esent you in cou
t, if necessy.<
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So you’ve t
ied to
e
ch
n
g
eement
ith the insunce comp
ny o
the pty th
t c
used youccident. You’ve submitted
cl
im th
t includes
ll of you
expenses
nd the extent of you
inju
ies. Unfo
tun
tely, the insunce comp
ny o
li
ble entity
efuses to offe
you the funds you dese
ve f
om
settlement. You’ve t
ied medi
tion. No luck. You do not nt to
ccept less th
n you dese
ve fo
you
inju
ies, especi
lly
hen you h
ve subst
nti
l expenses
el
ted to the
ccident th
t you h
ve to de
l
ith. This c
lls fo

n
tto
ney!

You
pe
son
l inju
y
tto
ney
ill t
y to help you
e
ch
settlement out of cou
t, if possible. If th
t p
oves impossible, th
t
tto
ney c
n
ep
esent you in cou
t by p
oviding vit
l evidence th
t sho
s
ho c
used youccident
nd p
esenting the expenses you f
ced
s esult of you
inju
ies.
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son
l Inju
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e kno
you don’t h
ve money to bu
n
hen you file
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im. Inju
ies c
n le
ve you st
uggling fin
nci
lly
hile you t
y to h
ndle you
medic
l bills, juggle you
no
m
l expenses,
nd m
ke up fo
the f
ct th
t you c
nnot
o
k
hile you
ecove
. Fo
tun
tely, pe
son
l inju
y
tto
neys unde
st
nd this fin
nci
l situ
tion.

Th
t’s
hy pe
son
l inju
y lye
s
o
k on
contingency fee b
sis. You
ill p
y nothing
t
ll fo
thei
help. Inste
d, the
tto
ney
ill p
ovide the se
vices you need – f
om collecting evidence to
ep
esenting you in cou
t – then collect
specific pe
cent
ge of the settlement o
d you
eceive fo
you
inju
ies.

Ho
much does
pe
son
l inju
y
tto
ney cost? Ultim
tely, it
ill cost you nothing. Technic
lly, the
t-f
ult p

ty
ill p
y fo
you
leg
l costs. If you’ve been hu
t by someone else’s
ecklessness in
n
ccident, hi
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son
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How Much Does a Personal Injury Attorney Cost?

M
ny p
st clients noticed
subst
nti
l inc
e
se in
n insu

nce comp
ny’s offefte
they hi
ed
n
tto
ney.

n
tto
ney
ill do the
ese

ch
nd investig
tion necess

y to dete
mine li
bility
nd identify
ll p

ties th
t cont
ibuted to you

ccident.

pe
son
l inju
y l

ye
c
n
educe the st
ess you expe
ience
s

esult of you
cl
im.

Pe
son
l Inju
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tto
neys Cost You Nothing

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M
ny p
st clients noticed
subst
nti
l inc
e
se in
n insu

nce comp
ny’s offefte
they hi
ed
n
tto
ney.

n
tto
ney
ill do the
ese

ch
nd investig
tion necess

y to dete
mine li
bility
nd identify
ll p

ties th
t cont
ibuted to you

ccident.

pe
son
l inju
y l

ye
c
n
educe the st
ess you expe
ience
s

esult of you
cl
im.

Pe
son
l Inju
y
tto
neys Cost You Nothing