Albany Personal Injury Lawyers

Accident & Injury Lawyers for Albany, Georgia

Support Through Any Injury

While you may find yourself in a hospital bed, it may be the case that someone else put you there. Often, personal injuries are caused by the negligent actions of others. Negligence is the core of why you feel wronged, and how we can fight for your justice.

In personal injury claims, the injured victim seeks to hold the negligent party liable for the injuries they’ve sustained. Essentially, that the negligent person or persons had a “duty of care” and broke that duty when they failed to act reasonably. With over 40 years of experience in the field of personal injury law, Montlick offers assistance to those injured in any type of accident involving negligence. Examples of the types of accidents our personal injury attorneys handle include, among others:

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Auto accidents can leave accident victims with serious and debilitating injuries. Often, these injuries require costly care, time away from work, and property damage. The insurance claims process frustrates many motor vehicle accident victims, especially when they are experiencing pain from the wreck. We take on the insurance companies for our clients and fight fiercely to get them the money they deserve.

Truck Accidents

A collision with a commercial vehicle generally presents very serious injuries and extremely complicated legal and insurance obstacles. Increasingly, pedestrians and cyclists are getting injured in these truck crashes. Layers of barriers put up by the trucking company and their insurer keep victims from the settlements they deserve. An experienced trucking accident attorney can handle the complexities for you so you can focus on healing.

Catastrophic Injuries

Severe injuries that result in long-lasting harm may include spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, disfigurement, amputation, paralysis, and others. These injuries require significant compensation to cover their potentially lifelong effects. Our attorneys understand the severity of these injuries, as they often involve staggering medical expenses, lost income, drastic reduction in quality of life and lifelong disability. We are dedicated to our clients and fight hard for each and every catastrophic injury victim and their families to help them receive the money they need.

Slip and Falls

Slips, trips, and falls can occur at nearly any establishment, resulting in serious injuries. Slips, trips, and falls are a type of premises liability. Property owners have certain duties to the people that step on their property. If that duty of care is breached, resulting in your injuries, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries.

Medical Malpractice

If a medical procedure goes wrong due to the negligence of a medical professional, you should consult with an experienced medical malpractice attorney. Medical malpractice involves complex legal issues that can prove challenging to plaintiffs. Our firm offers the dedicated representation you need to obtain the compensation you deserve.

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Managing Personal Injury Aftermath

It’s normal to experience stress, anxiety, and doubt—on top of the physical pain—following a personal injury. While doctors can attend to the physical, mental, and emotional anguish, they can’t do it for free. Those mounting costs become an obstacle to recovery. Only justice, in the form of financial compensation, can clear those barriers. Achieving justice is a process. A process that some feel they don’t have time for as they’re recovering. That’s why reaching out to a reliable Albany personal injury attorney matters. Their experience navigating the aftermath of a personal injury can help clients secure fair compensation.

Health Comes First

The most critical need after any personal injury is recovery. Prioritizing health and well-being should be the chief concern. Following up with doctors and following their instructions are all critical in the wake of a personal injury. Apprehension about the costs of the treatment is understandable, as are concerns of missing too much work. This treatment and care are necessary, but paying for them will likely be challenging. Pursuing justice alongside a personal injury attorney can make it easier to focus on healing.

Beware of Runners

It’s a sad but common fact that some law firms want to profit from your injuries. These firms pay hospital staff, EMS, 911 operators and others to urge or pressure injured victims to hire these firms. You may be lying in a hospital bed, trying to grapple with what’s just occurred, when someone decides to push you with the card of a lawyer you’ve never heard of. This lawyer doesn’t know you, the specifics of your case, or if they’ll even be able to assist. Worse, the phone number on the card might never lead you to the lawyer’s office, but a maze of staff, paralegals, and voicemails. Beware of these unsolicited recommendations. Turn to trusted and reliable sources to find the best personal injury attorney for you.

Don’t Take or Accept Blame

In the moments after an accident, there may be a confrontation about the accident’s fault. Or depending on the injuries, that confrontation may take the form of a conversation with the insurance company once the victim’s health has stabilized. Regardless of how you feel about the accident, do not give any statements on or off the record until you’ve consulted with a trusted attorney.

Document the Accident

In some personal injury claims, the evidence to prove a negligent party’s liability can disappear in moments. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the case is a dead-end, but you and your legal representation must act fast. It’s critical to reach out to Montlick as soon as possible after an injury, whether that’s you or a loved one. An experienced Montlick personal injury attorney can provide a free consultation, and then begin to investigate the accident for their client. They can gather eyewitness statements, take scene pictures, request video camera footage, and begin recreating the accident.

Filing a Claim

Contacting the negligent party’s insurance company to file a claim may seem the most logical next step after any injury. However, that insurance company is not interested in ensuring you’re well taken care of. Their drive to protect their bottom line may mean trying to trick you into admitting fault or saying something to reduce your compensation. It’s best to consult a seasoned Albany personal injury lawyer before filing a claim.

Find A Winning Albany Personal Injury Lawyer

With all the chaos and confusion surrounding your injury, you don’t want your legal matters to become another headache. Confidence in your legal team is key to your fullest recovery, physically and financially. But how do you know who to turn to at this moment?

What To Look For in An Attorney

• Experience: Look for firms and lawyers with deep experience in the legal field you need. The law is vast and complex, so many lawyers tend to have specialization. Even within a field like personal injury, there are smaller sub-specializations. Knowing the firm you turn to has fought for clients like you should grow your confidence.
• Resources: The complex nature of proving liability requires a fair amount of resources. Deposing witnesses, calling in experts, and rebuilding the scene of the accident. These critical pieces of the case require time, money, and people to accomplish. The lawyer the paramedics pushed on you might only have a briefcase and bar admission. Choosing a firm, then, that has the resources to build your case is essential.
• A Plan: A personal injury claim may not get resolved right away nor in a simple manner. A successful claim follows a well-thought-out plan. Your legal representation should have a solid plan for your case. More importantly, you should be involved in that plan. At every turn your personal injury attorney should be filling you in on how the plan is progressing, what changes need to be made, and what the next step looks like.
• Fee Structure: How am I going to pay for this? A reputable personal injury law firm should be able to answer this question with a clearly explained fee structure. Any firm that attempts to brush that question off or hide this information might not have your best interest at heart.
• Contact Information: After the first consultation with your attorney, you may have growing confidence and doubts put at ease. Then, a document related to the accident appears in the mail, and doubt starts creeping back. In those moments, it should be as simple as a phone call to reach your attorney and get those questions answered.

You’ll know how we earned our reputation after a free consultation with one of Montlick’s experienced personal injury attorneys. We know how to build successful claims and provide our attorneys with the resources to win. Our clients can reach their attorneys at a moment’s notice for updates on the plan, and they know what the fee structure looks like after their first free consultation. That’s why we’re The Powerhouse Firm that Puts You First^®.

Personal Injury Compensation

One of the first concerns people have following a personal injury is paying for medical expenses. Each claim is unique because those medical expenses may look different. There may also be other damages adding to the worry. There are economic damages, where we can see that a victim has suffered a financial cost due to an injury. Medical bills, transportation to hospitals, missed work, and the purchase of expensive accessibility devices. These all have a price we can put our finger on. However, experienced personal injury attorneys also know that there are non-economic damages. The costs we can’t easily slap a price tag on, but disrupt our lives just the same.

Injured victims and their families can rebuild their lives through a just settlement or verdict. Holding the negligent party liable can also give a sense of inner peace. Getting to that point isn’t always an easy road. But knowing what your options are after an injury can be incredibly empowering. Strong legal representation can help to recover the damages you’ve suffered. These include things like:

Medical Expenses

Even if you don’t think your injuries are severe, or you don’t think you have any injuries, you should go see a doctor in the days after your accident. The costs for seeking medical treatment can potentially be recovered through a personal injury claim. Medical expenses may include hospital visits, doctor’s appointments, tests, exams, and physical therapy associated with your recovery. They can also include forms of long-term care and rehabilitation.

Lost Wages

Sometimes, accidents and subsequent injuries cause victims to miss work. According to some estimates, the average American misses 11 work days, which costs $1590 in wages. That time away from work causes serious disruptions to your entire household. Fierce personal injury attorneys are all about tracking the wage information down and fighting to recover it.

Pain and Suffering

Under GA Code § 9-10-184 (2023), pain and suffering are recoverable in a negligence claim. While they are sometimes confused with medical expenses, pain and suffering are non-economic damages. Pain is typically considered the physical discomfort that arises from the injury and suffering is the emotional distress that results. Juries are usually given the power to decide the value of pain and suffering.

Disability

If an injured person cannot work, permanently or temporarily, disability benefits may be recoverable in a claim. That gap between wages before and after the injury are used to determine the value of disability benefits.

Funeral Expenses

Unfortunately, there may be instances when the accident is so severe that remaining loved one’s deserve to recover compensation for funeral expenses. The pain of these losses deserves the utmost care and determination for the attorneys asked to fight on your behalf.

Punitive Damages

Sometimes, the behavior or actions that led to the accident and injuries are reckless or willful. The court may want to set an example to deter others from acting in a similar manner. Punitive or exemplary damages are how courts try to set this example. Pushing for punitive damages may be part of pursuing maximum compensation for our clients.

The Personal Injury Lawyers Albany Trusts

An accident can make your life feel out of your control. It can feel like you’re at the whims of doctors and insurance adjusters. Shuffled between appointments and forms, it can feel like there’s little hope of returning to normal. You don’t have to feel alone and confused, stressed over bills and work. You can take power back.

We work hard to do this every single day at Montlick. Our team of Albany personal injury attorneys is committed to fighting for justice on behalf of our clients.

If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, call us at 1 (800) 529-6333 or dial #WIN (#946).

Reclaim your power in a free consultation.