Injuries to children are especially disturbing for many reasons. The effects of injuries on a child may have profound effects upon their physical and emotional and intellectual development. Very young children are unable to communicate or are limited in their ability to communicate about what they are experiencing. It is essential to carefully evaluate injuries to children and assess the full impact those injuries will have on them. We have worked with prominent and respected physicians, including pediatric psychiatrists and plastic surgeons to address these issues.
If your child has been injured in an accident, call us for a confidential appointment to see how we can help your family.
We do not charge an attorney fee for personally consulting with you about your child's injury case. Many people do not have the money to hire a personal injury lawyer to protect their rights. You probably didn't have this unexpected injury figured into your budget. Now you have high medical bills, probably lost wages, and many other financial worries caused by this situation. It is unfair for these obstacles to prevent you from obtaining the full amount you are due under the law in just compensation for your injuries.
Don't just take the first offer of settlement from the insurance company if it doesn't fully compensate you for your loss and protect you from future complications. It is critical that injuries to children be evaluated by expert professionals who will assess the lifetime economic impact before a settlement value can be estimated. Insurance companies will not inform you of this, since it is in their best interests to pay you as little as possible to settle your child's claim. Protecting your rights is important to us. That's the reason we cover all expenses until the end of a case and then we are paid a portion of the funds recovered. If we are unable to recover compensation for you, you do not owe us a fee. This is called a "contingency fee" arrangement and is common among Florida personal injury attorneys.
Attorneys put up large sums of money on these complex cases in order to hire experts, take depositions, gather evidence and oppose the lawyers of large insurance firms. The attorney you choose must be able to cover the expenses for such battles. Not only does Oldham & Smith have the resources, we have the experience, skill and dedication to successfully resolve your case.
