Personal Injury Accident Attorney Fillmore, CA

Tort law in the state of California determines a person’s liability in any given accident comparatively. This means that, when two parties are involved in an accident or incident causing injury or property damage, they are responsible for whatever percentage of the damage their action or inaction has caused. One party could be found responsible for nearly all of the damage, while the other party walks away with only five percent liability. 

Proper legal representation is the key here. Experienced insurance companies fight tooth and nail to ensure that their clients – whose liability they cover – are protected from fault as much as possible. They may seek ways to imply that you’re at fault for more of the accident than you really were and have ways of extracting information through innocuous questions and innocent phone calls. 

We at Owen, Patterson & Owen (OPO) want to keep victims from losing their livelihoods and their savings to life-changing accidents, and mountains of medical debt. Our Fillmore, CA law office is here to help you. 

Many people shy away from the legal battles that sometimes result from an accident because they worry about legal costs, upfront fees, retainers, processing costs, and much more. We’re here to tell you to set your worries aside. OPO offers free initial consultations, and when we take your case, our compensation is tied to your settlement or final court reward. 

In other words, to make our living, we must ensure that you can continue living without the financial aftermath of the accident weighing on your shoulders. Your success is our gain. 

Even when an accident’s circumstances seem straightforward, it’s risky to proceed alone. Legal technicalities and court procedure aside, contacting a Fillmore, CA attorney immediately after an accident can protect you from common strategies employed by insurance companies and other legal teams. 

Personal injury cases can last months. When the accidents or incidents are of a larger scale—such as industrial accidents or examples of widespread negligence—these cases can take years. You deserve the best compensation and representation you can find. You deserve OPO. 

Learn more about personal injury cases with us here at OPO. We will guide you through every step of the process and keep you in the loop. Questions we often get include:  

Q: How Do I Know If I Have a Valid Personal Injury Case?

A: That can only be decided on a case-by-case basis. The best way to determine if your case is valid is to seek a professional consultation. However, personal injury cases are a matter of fault and liability, and the evidence must be gathered to determine how that fault is split between the involved parties. If you were involved in an incident and were hurt or suffered in other ways (financially and emotionally), then you may want to consider seeking legal representation. 

In civil cases, fault is determined through a preponderance of the evidence – meaning, if the evidence suggests a higher than 50 percent chance of someone’s fault, then that may be sufficient to allocate fault. 

It’s essential to contact a legal professional early in the timeline because it takes time to appropriately investigate and gather the relevant evidence for any accident or incident.  

Q: What Compensation Am I Entitled to in a Personal Injury Claim?

A: The compensation you are entitled to depends on the damages you’ve incurred, both financially and non-financially. Damages include loss of wages (due to an inability to work), medical expenses, and emotional damages associated with experiencing a diminished quality of life after the accident or losing out on time spent with family due to financial strain. Calculating a worth for non-financial damages can be difficult. 

You receive what you are willing to accept as a settlement or what a jury or judge considers appropriate at the end of the case. 

Our Fillmore, CA lawyers can be your first choice. Give us a call here at OPO for a free initial consultation.

Giving us a call does not obligate you to work with us – regardless of whom you choose to represent you, our priority is providing quality information and the best possible legal representation to victims of accidents and negligence here in the Fillmore, CA area. 

Make your best choice with us at Owen, Patterson & Owen.