Athens Car Accident Injury Victims Lawyers

Car Wreck Injury Lawyers Serving Athens, GA

Collecting Compensation

Serious Athens car accidents can create significant life disruptions. Our law firm provides effective legal representation for many types of physical and psychological injuries. Some of the types of injuries that we may be able to seek compensation for include:

• Injuries to the head like traumatic brain injuries
• Injuries to the spinal cord that may cause partial or total paralysis
• Severe burns including third-degree burns (i.e. complete thickness burns)
• Severe fractures and broken bones
• Amputations
• Whiplash injuries affecting the neck, back and shoulder
• Wrongful death
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

When you lose someone you love in an Athens car accident or suffer life-altering injuries, our Athens car accident attorneys seek the compensation our clients need to deal with the financial crisis that many car accident victims face in the form of medical expenses and disability from employment.

We routinely seek both special and general damages for our Athens auto accident clients. Special damages refer to damages that are essentially economic damages like medical expenses, lost income, vehicle damage and lost future earning capacity. General damages refer to more abstract damages like compensation for pain and suffering and diminished enjoyment of life. While there are other types of damages that may be available to an Athens car accident victim, the specific damages available in your personal injury claim depends on the specific facts and circumstances of your claim.

Importance of Establishing Negligence

To successfully pursue a personal injury claim for injuries or the loss of a loved one in an Athens car accident, a plaintiff (the injured party) in an Athens car accident case must establish that the other driver was negligent, that the negligence of the driver caused the plaintiff’s injuries and that the victim suffered injuries and/or property losses (i.e. damages). Negligent conduct in the context of an Athens car accident essentially means unsafe driving practices.

A plaintiff in an Athens car accident claim must establish it is more likely than not that the unsafe driving practice caused the collision and resulting injuries or fatalities. Where the conduct of the defendant in an Athens car accident case is particularly reckless, the judge or jury may even award punitive damages, which often exceeds the cumulative sum of all other types of damages.

We Know Car Accidents

Our Athens car accident law firm is not a “general practice firm.” We stick to one area of practice–personal injury– to ensure that our attorneys hone their expertise in that area and perform at their very best. Much like you wouldn’t want an eye doctor to perform kidney surgery even though they are both technically doctors, we believe that focusing our practice only on personal injury allows us to provide excellent service to our clients. We have the experience and knowledge to successfully represent clients injured by many types of car accidents including:

• Drivers distracted by electronic devices, grooming, eating, drinking, reading or reaching for an object
• Drivers impaired by narcotics, over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs
• Accidents caused by violation of basic traffic safety laws
• Motorists who do not drive safely in adverse weather conditions
• Forms of aggressive driving such as speeding and weaving in and out of traffic, street racing or tailgating
• Failure by government entities to repair road hazards or safely design roadways
• Automakers that produce defective automobiles
• Alcohol-impaired drivers
• Inexperienced teen drivers

These factors and other similar accident risk factors can cause many types of collisions and create the risk of life-altering injuries. The cause of the accident and type of vehicles involved can impact the evidence that is relevant and the severity of the injuries in a collision. Our Athens car accident attorneys represent clients in all types of motor vehicle collision cases including but not limited to the following:

• High impact head-on collisions
• Vehicles that run off the road
• Intersection T-bone crashes
• Vehicles that are sideswiped
• Accidents involving pedestrians
• Car-bicycle accidents
• Accidents involving privately and publicly operated buses
• 15-Passenger van or SUV rollovers
• Rental car accidents
• Chain reaction pileups
• Accidents involving public transportation and taxis
• Motorcycle crashes
• and more

Providing a Personalized Legal Help

Our experienced Athens car accident lawyers offer the experience, expertise and resources often associated with large law firms, but we deliver this with the compassion, personalized service and prompt communication of a small law firm. We have represented thousands of personal injury clients and know that a critical part of our job is not only to maximize your money, but also to minimize your stress while you heal.  To us, you will always be a person, not just a case number.

State bar associations throughout the country report the number one complaint by clients is that their attorneys do not promptly return calls or provide reasonable communication regarding the progress of their case. We pride ourselves on our frequent and meaningful communication with clients.

Dangers of Distracted Driving

While many people assume that car accidents are reasonably rare and only happen to other drivers, over 1.5 million people are injured in car accidents annually with another 32,000 dying in tragic collisions throughout the U.S. Many of these accidents are easily preventable because they are caused by negligent or reckless conduct, as a cursory examination of national car accident fatality statistics makes apparent:

• Drunk driving accounts for over 10,200 motor vehicle fatalities
• Almost 3,100 car accident deaths are caused by distracted driving
• More than half of all fatal car accidents involve vehicle occupants not wearing a seat belt
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports 75 percent of drivers admit to answering cell phones while driving without regard to traffic circumstances

These facts make clear that if all drivers exercised reasonable care when driving, many unnecessary injuries and wrongful deaths could be avoided. Athens car accidents may be caused by a vast multitude of causes including drug and alcohol impaired drivers, cell phone use for texting and talking while driving and violations of traffic laws pertaining to speeding, following distance, right of way, traffic control signals and other driving safety laws. Although the majority of Athens car accidents are caused by unsafe driving, some collisions are caused by vehicles with product defects or dangerous roads.