INJURY ATTORNEYS – MINNESOTA ACCIDENT LAWYER
A Minnesota personal injury lawyer represents people injured in an accident. This includes car accidents, defective product injuries, dog bites, slip and fall accidents, medical malpractice, and more. Attorneys who practice injury law either help people injured in an accident get compensation or defend insurance companies against those claims. Our accident injury lawyers only represent the people who have been injured in accidents; we do not represent insurance companies to defend against claims. Many of our injury cases are in Minneapolis and St. Paul, but we handle cases throughout Minnesota.
THE BEST INJURY LAWYERS IN MN ARE EXPERIENCED
Personal injury law is very specific and requires specialized knowledge. Some lawyers in MN take on personal injury cases even though it is not their primary focus. Unfortunately, they may not have the specialized knowledge legal required. The insurance company only hires experienced injury defense lawyers. Therefore, it is important to make sure your attorney is experienced and knowledgeable in personal injury law. This guarantees your interests will be properly represented.
At the same time, it is also important to work with a law firm where you will not get lost in the shuffle of too many cases. Unfortunately, some larger accident injury law firms process so many cases they cannot know who you really are. At our firm, you will meet with an experienced accident injury attorney from the beginning. You will always be able to get us on the phone, or we will call you back within 24 hours.
A top accident injury attorney in Minnesota will belong to the MN Association for Justice. Our law firm has supported this organization for many years. Pam Rochlin served on the Board of Governors for 10 years, and still contributes by writing articles or speaking at seminars when asked. Lawyers for injury cases should belong to the Minnesota Association for Justice for multiple reasons. We share resources and information, have common lobbying for fair laws, and more.
COMMON ISSUES FACED BY AN ACCIDENT INJURY LAWYER IN MN
When someone is injured in an accident, there are issues that require the specialized knowledge of an experienced injury attorney. For example, there are different statutes of limitation for different types of personal injury cases. Most car accident personal injury cases in MN have a six year statute of limitations. However, if there is a death involved, the statute of limitations is three years for the surviving family. Similarly, the statute of limitations for an injury on someone’s property may be six years or two years. There are also specific legal issues that must be considered when the injury is to a child.
Another issue that comes up in most serious accident injury cases is the relationship between different types of insurance. For example, with an automobile accident, there is liability coverage from the person causing the accident. In addition, there is medical payment coverage from the vehicle owned by the injured person, and sometimes underinsured or uninsured coverage from a third vehicle. Another example is when the injured person received benefits from their own health insurance. In those case, the health insurance will want reimbursement from any future settlement. These issues need to be addressed by an experienced injury attorney.
It is also important to have an injury lawyer in MN who understands the medical issues involved in your case. For example, one of the most common defenses our injury lawyers see from the insurance companies is that our client’s injury was not caused by the accident. In other words, a “preexisting condition.” That is the type of issue that comes up every day for an experienced personal injury attorney in MN. You do not want a lawyer facing that issue for the first time on your case.
MN PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS PAM ROCHLIN AND DAVID ROCHLIN
Pam Rochlin and David Rochlin are top injury lawyers in MN with more than 25 years’ experience. We have successfully handled hundreds of accident injury cases. Our primary focus is on getting fair compensation for our clients, including medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Pam Rochlin is a former partner at Meshbesher and Spence, providing small firm attention and personal service. Pam and David are married, and we treat our clients like they are a part of our family.
If you have been injured in an accident, we have offices where you can meet an accident injury lawyer in Edina, Minneapolis MN, St. Louis Park and Woodbury. Our lawyers also meet our injury clients at their homes in St. Paul MN, Chanhassen, Chaska, Maple Grove, Apple Valley, White Bear Lake, Brooklyn Park, and other cities throughout Minnesota. Call us for a free consultation.
See also our personal injury resources page for helpful website links.