Motor Vehicle Collisions
Hendell Motor Vehicle Collisions Lawyer
Representing persons injured in motor vehicle collisions is a mainstay of our practice.
Life today for most people involves frequently driving, being a passenger in, and interacting with motor vehicles, and as a result, motor-vehicular personal injuries and wrongful death. The rules of the road that all drivers must follow and principles of ordinary care dictate what is careful driving and what is negligent and therefore compensable. We tell your story to insurance adjustors, mediators, judges and juries to help you recover all the damages to which you are entitled.
Our Charlottesville injury attorney represents drivers, passengers, pedestrians, motorcyclists, bicyclists and anyone else injured by the operation of a motor vehicle.
We represent persons and the estates of persons who have been injured or killed by drunk and distracted drivers. We represent persons who have suffered traumatic brain injuries and whiplash. We help you overcome the challenges of recovering financially for your injuries and future medical care at the same time you are physically recovering. We investigate and preserve all the evidence, speak with all witnesses to the event or your injuries, identify all the insurance coverage that may be available, and communicate with you as you reach maximum recovery for your injuries. We may also speak with your treating healthcare providers to learn their opinions. Then we make a determination of the value of your case and attempt to settle it, or, if the responsible parties will not offer a fair and reasonable settlement, we file suit and resolve the case by trial in a court of law.
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A Charlottesville and Central Virginia personal injury attorney will counsel you on pitfalls to recovery as we give you our honest assessment of your case. There may be barriers to your fullest recovery. Sometimes the negligent driver is a very convincing witness and remembers what happened differently than you do. If your own negligence was a cause of the incident, then Virginia law says you cannot recover, and so the defense may try to portray you as the bad actor. Statutory immunities protect governments and employees in many situations, such as emergency personnel en route to a fire. Statutory caps may also limit the amount of recovery in suits against the Commonwealth and its employees. Sometimes our clients’ injuries are so grave and their medical bills are so high that they exceed available coverage, and we must decide whether the negligent driver’s assets may be a source of recovery. Other clients require assistance resolving liens payable to Medicare or Medicaid. We advise and advocate for every client based on their unique circumstances, and we assist with all facets of settlement.
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