Hammond Personal Injury Attorneys

Your well-being is on the line after you have suffered a serious injury due to another person’s negligence. You will naturally want to choose your personal injury lawyer carefully.

At Westland & Bennett P.C., we are proud of our successful track record on behalf of personal injury victims. Our attorneys have more than 100 years of combined legal experience and many votes of confidence from past clients throughout Lake County and beyond. We approach Indiana and Illinois personal injury cases with the utmost compassion, care and commitment. Our attorneys strive to bring you hope for a brighter future.

Tailored Solutions That Carefully Consider Your Needs

If you hire Westland & Bennett P.C., we will begin by listening carefully to you and your closest family members. We want to know how your injuries have changed your life. Our strategic approach and detailed investigation can be the winning combination that you need.

There are no cookie-cutter solutions at our firm. Every case is unique. We are ready to go to bat for you with winning as the goal. We will search diligently for the evidence that we need to argue persuasively on your behalf. We will advocate for you after you have suffered an injury in any of these ways:

• Auto accidents involving cars, semi trucks, motorcycles, bicycles or pedestrians
• Construction accidents
• Premises liability incidents, including slips and falls

We care about your future after you have suffered any sort of life-changing injury.

What Does A Hammond Personal Injury Attorney Do?

Whether facing an injury from a fall, car or construction accident, an experienced personal injury attorney can help you pursue your right to recover damages related to your accident. You shouldn’t have to worry about arguing with insurance companies in the aftermath of an accident. As you focus on getting your life back, we can help protect your legal rights and interests by handling the filings, paperwork and negotiations necessary to advance your claim.

While you may be able to handle these issues independently, you shouldn’t have to. Alongside the convenience of having a representative intervene for you, you also have an ally who is experienced and fluent in how personal injury law works.

Throughout the process of a personal injury claim, we can also:

• Discuss the accident with you and advise you of your rights
• Investigate your case and gather evidence
• Hire expert witnesses, if necessary
• Request medical bills and records, and calculate damages
• Handle alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation
• Go to trial, if necessary

Another benefit of working with a personal injury lawyer is that there typically are no upfront costs when you start your claim. We discuss that in greater detail below.

Personal Injury Encompasses A Variety Of Types Of Accidents

When people think of a personal injury lawyer’s work, they may only think of car accidents. While auto accidents are a widespread cause of personal injury accidents, there are many other situations where you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries caused by someone else’s negligence.

Personal injury encompasses any bodily injury caused by a reckless or negligent party, including:

• Automobile accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Semi-truck accidents
• Construction accidents
• Premises liability
• Wrongful death

These categories are broad and can include car accidents resulting from reckless driving, a slip and fall on someone else’s property or falling items at a construction site. Injuries from these accidents include anything from severe and catastrophic injuries to broken bones, concussions or even fatalities.

Compensating Your Suffering

In Indiana, you can recover damages that may fall into three categories: economic, noneconomic and punitive damages. While no amount of money can give you back what you have lost, seeking justice and fair compensation can be the first step toward your recovery.

Economic damages are tangible and measurable costs resulting from your accident. This includes the cost of medical treatments and rehabilitative care, property damage, lost wages and lost future earnings. Noneconomic damages are intangible damages that you may experience. These include the value of physical pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of companionship, and emotional trauma and harm. Punitive damages are a way to punish someone who acted purposely or maliciously in causing your injuries. Punitive damages are rare and more challenging to achieve.

At Westland & Bennett P.C., we can help you determine which damages you should pursue and help you calculate how much you should go after. Our attorneys have experience using evidence and economic data to support damage calculations such as medical bills, expert testimony and proof of property damage.

How Much Does It Cost To Hire A Hammond Personal Injury Attorney?

We understand that the cost of legal fees can be daunting, and we never want someone to have reservations about seeking help. To lessen the financial burden, we work on a contingency fee basis instead of requiring an investment upfront. A contingency fee is a percentage taken out of the compensation we win for you at the end of your case. If you don’t win anything through a settlement or court award, you don’t have to pay anything.

This arrangement allows you to access quality legal representation without worrying about hourly fees, enabling you to focus on your recovery while our legal team works diligently on your behalf. It also means that pursuing justice isn’t a gamble. Many people would understandably be hesitant to file a personal injury suit if they worried that losing the case would mean even more debt. We make it easy and no-risk to seek accountability from someone who has harmed you.

How Much Is Your Personal Injury Claim Worth?

The value of your personal injury claim can vary greatly depending on several factors. These include:

• The severity of your injuries
• The impact on your daily life
• Medical expenses (current and future)
• Lost wages from time spent recovering or due to a disability that no longer allows you to work
• Your level of pain and suffering

Our attorneys can likely provide you with a preliminary estimate of what your claim might be worth after meeting with you in a free consultation.

Our law firm is dedicated to helping you pursue a fair settlement that reflects the true extent of your damages. By thoroughly reviewing your case, gathering evidence and consulting with experts when needed, we strive to maximize your available compensation.

Will Your Personal Injury Case Go To Trial?

It is certainly possible that your claim will go to trial, but it is not statistically likely. The majority of personal injury lawsuits are resolved through settlements without the need for a courtroom trial. Our legal team works hard to negotiate a fair settlement that meets your needs. However, if a fair agreement cannot be reached, our lawyers are prepared to advocate aggressively for you in court, where they have a strong track record of success.

Call Us For A Free Consultation

Righting wrongs is not easy. It takes hard work, diligence, knowledge of the law and hard-hitting, detail-oriented experience. We will fight for maximum justice and compensation. Holding negligent and liable parties responsible is what we do at Westland & Bennett P.C.

Initial consultations are free. To schedule a meeting with a Lake County personal injury attorney, call 219-809-6670 or email us at your convenience. For personal injury matters, we serve Northwest Indiana and Illinois.