Should I Call a Fishers Personal Injury Lawyer?

July 29, 2024

Fishers has grown exponentially over the years, increasing its population by nearly 25 percent in less than a decade.  Clearly, Fishers is a city on the move, though so many people residing in one place could make serious injuries inevitable.  Indeed, there were 1,919 Fishers car crashes just in 2022, and the area sees construction accidents and slip-and-falls on a regular basis.  If you are a Fishers local who is contemplating a personal injury case, you may wonder “Should I call a Fishers personal injury lawyer?”  Join us as we explain the benefits of hiring a capable attorney for an accidental injury. 

A Fishers Personal Injury Lawyer Could Give You a Leg Up 

Mounting a personal injury case requires you to prove both “negligence” – the failure to exercise care to avoid inflicting harm – and “damages” – another term for harm.  Specifically, you must show that the negligence of a defendant caused you physical damages in order to recover financial damages from that defendant. 

But merely identifying a defendant could be challenging given how many of them there could be.  For example, car accident defendants may include the driver who hit you, the owner of his or her vehicle, and any company making use of that vehicle, construction accident defendants might include a project’s developer, the general contractor overseeing the project, and various subcontractors, and slip-and-fall accident defendants could include a property owner or a government body who created or neglected to repair a hazard, among others.  Sometimes multiple parties may share varying degrees of legal liability for the same incident, for which they may share varying degrees of economic liability, and all of them must be pursued within the time allotted by law. 

And uncovering the defendants is only half the battle.  You must still seek compensation from their insurance companies, which is no easy feat, particularly if you are representing yourself.  This may be your first personal injury case, but it won’t be the first for a veteran insurance adjuster, who could exploit your inexperience to settle your claim for less or simply deny it altogether, leaving you with little recourse when you may already be struggling to stay afloat. 

However, a Fishers personal injury lawyer could give you a leg up.  Just as it won’t be the adjuster’s first case, it won’t be the first for your attorney either, who will be better equipped to fend off the tactics that insurance companies deploy to minimize claims.  It is a key reason why personal injury plaintiffs with lawyers statistically receive 3.5 times more than personal injury plaintiffs without them. 

What a Skilled Attorney Can Do for You 

What can a skilled attorney do for you?  Once retained, your lawyer will launch a comprehensive investigation into your accidental injury and everyone who may be responsible for it.  Your attorney will then establish valid claims against all of the defendants, sending them formal notification in writing and alerting their insurers, and a lawsuit may be filed as well in the appropriate venue. 

Your lawyer will also build the strongest personal injury case possible, amassing evidence that fully conveys the guilt of the defendants and the extent of your damages.  Rookie plaintiffs might agree to settlements that only reflect the immediate, short-term costs of their accidents, which could leave them with nowhere to turn when the long-term costs emerge, not to mention the non-monetary damages that could be even more enduring.   

In contrast, your Fishers personal injury attorney will strive to get you compensated for the entirety of your damages, whether short-term, long-term, monetary, or non-monetary, including:   

• Past, present, and future medical bills 

• Lost wages 

• Reduced earning capacity 

• Pain and suffering 

• Mental and emotional trauma 

• Diminished quality of living 

• Mobility limitations 

• Loss of consortium 

• Punitive and wrongful death damages (if applicable) 

Personal injury cases are frequently resolved during negotiations outside of the courtroom, but sometimes a trial may be necessary when an obstinate adjuster consistently comes back with lowball offers.  At that point, a seasoned litigator will become indispensable, since plaintiffs who represent themselves in court only win about four percent of their cases, whereas plaintiffs with lawyers win more often than they lose.   

And if your attorney can make a sympathetic jury understand everything that you lost as a result of your accident, you might even be awarded the funds you need to get your life back to normal. 

Fiercely Advocating for Honest Hoosiers 

Hensley Legal Group has been fiercely advocating for honest Hoosiers for over a quarter century.  If you been hurt through no fault of your own, our Fishers personal injury lawyers are ready to help.   

Hensley takes special pride in providing assistance to injured members of the Fishers community.  In fact, the firm is headquartered in Fishers at the following location: 

8350 Sunlight Dr. 

Suite 300 

Fishers, IN  46037 

Please call or text us at (317) 472-3333, chat with us online, or fill out our contact form to schedule a free consultation with an accomplished Fishers personal injury attorney today.