Car crashes, serious falls, dog attacks, and others – all of these are major causes of injury in our community. All of them can be devastating and life-altering, and in some cases fatal. Tragically, many of them are also completely preventable. Many of these injuries are caused by someone not paying attention, or not following established protocols, or just not following basic common-sense safety rules.
Personal injury law is about holding people and companies accountable for the harm they cause when they break basic safety rules. Personal injury law requires that those responsible for causing harm to others have to compensate the people that were harmed. If you were injured by someone else, you may have a personal injury claim against the person or entity that injured you.
As personal injury attorneys, we will fight for you to ensure that those who harmed you are held accountable and that you are fully compensated for what happened to you. We want to be your voice, tell your story, and help guide you through this difficult chapter of your life.
Some of the types of claims we handle through our Personal Injury practice include, but are not limited to, the following:
For more information on Personal Injury claims, please visit our FAQ.
Workers’ Compensation is a form of insurance that covers you in case you are injured at work, aggravate a pre-existing medical condition or injury at work, or develop certain occupational diseases from your job. The insurance is paid for by your employer and is generally mandated by state law.
If you are eligible, workers’ compensation provides a package of benefits, including but not limited to medical treatment, prescription reimbursement, wage replacement, gas mileage reimbursement, vocational rehabilitation, a monetary award for permanent disability, and death benefits.
Unfortunately some employers or their insurers are hesitant to pay the benefits that you are entitled to receive. In other cases, disputes may arise as to the need for certain benefits or the amount to which you are entitled. In these situations, it is important to have a firm grasp of what the law is so that you will not be cheated out of your benefits.
As workers’ compensation attorneys, we will fight for you to ensure that you receive all of the benefits to which you are entitled. In addition, we will provide you with counsel and help guide you through this difficult period of your life.
Some of the claims we handle through our Workers’ Compensation practice include, but are not limited to, the following:
For more information on Workers’ Compensation, please visit our FAQ.
Trusts & Estates is the part of the law that deals with planning for the future, including end of life planning. But Trusts & Estates is more than just Wills, because planning for the future is more than just the end of life. For instance, what happens if you are mentally incapacitated and can’t make decisions for yourself? Do you have a contingency plan for that? Or, what happens if you have a mentally handicapped child that you want to leave money for when you pass on, but you want to make sure the money isn’t squandered? How will you ensure that happens? These are the types of questions that an attorney can help answer for you.
Depending on your legal, financial, and family situation, there are many potential options when it comes to planning for your future. An experienced attorney can help explain your options and give you the information you need to make the best choice for you and your loved ones.
For end of life planning, the idea is generally to make everything – legally speaking anyway – as painless as possible for the loved ones that are left behind. Having a properly drafted Will helps to ensure that things go as smoothly as possible for everyone when life’s final chapter arrives. Unfortunately, an improperly drafted Will can cause headaches for everyone – not exactly the situation you want to leave your family with when you pass on.
Our Trusts and Estates attorneys help people understand the issues with planning for the future, including end-of-life planning, and help them make the best choices. We would love to help you plan for your future and give you peace of mind about these issues.
Our Trusts and Estates practice consists of estate planning, drafting of documents, and estate administration. We can draft, produce and notarize a variety of legal documents to help you achieve your goals. Within these areas, we handle a wide variety of matters, including but not limited to the following:
For more information on Trusts & Estates, please visit our FAQ.
Vehicles that have been involved in crashes are worth less money than those that haven’t. That’s a simple fact of life. With CarFax and other vehicle history services, we have more info than ever when it comes to buying used cars & trucks. And when a vehicle has been involved in a crash, even if the vehicle got repaired later, we expect to get a discount on the price. That makes sense.
But what happens if you are the one selling the vehicle that was in a crash, and the crash wasn’t your fault? You weren’t responsible for the crash. You got your vehicle repaired afterwards. But despite all of that, because someone else wasn’t following the rules of the road, your vehicle is now worth less. That’s not fair.
That’s where Diminished Value comes into play. Maryland law allows you to be compensated for that loss of value to your vehicle from the person or entity that caused the crash. This is called a diminished value claim.
The idea is to compensate you – the innocent party – for making your vehicle worth less money now than it was prior to the crash. The amount of the claim is the amount of market value that your vehicle lost as a result of being in a crash.
If you have a vehicle that was damaged (but not totaled) in a crash caused by someone else, even if you got the vehicle repaired, you may have a diminished value claim against the person or entity that caused the crash. As diminished value attorneys, we can help you pursue a claim against the other side so that you can be fully compensated for the loss of your vehicle’s value.
Some of the claims we pursue through our Diminished Value practice include the following:
For more information on Diminished Value claims, please visit our FAQ.
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