Professional Biography for Personal Injury Lawyer John Wood
Attorney John Wood
- 36 Years in Practice
- Admitted to Practice Law in All Minnesota Courts
- Expertise in Automobile Neck and Back Injuries
- Expertise in Medical Aspects of a Personal Injury Case
- Routinely Obtains Exceptional Results for his Clients
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Why Should You Hire A Personal Injury Lawyer?
Personal injury lawyers deal exclusively with personal injury accident victims. In a personal injury case, you are trying to obtain compensation for a physical or emotional injury that you sustained as the result of the negligent or willful actions of another party. However, personal injury cases do not necessarily have to involve a physical injury (broken bone, cuts, etc.); they sometimes only involve psychological or emotional damages. Personal injury attorneys help with any type of litigation involving physical or psychological injuries that occurred due to the negligent or willful conduct of another party. Only a skilled personal injury accident lawyer has the experience to determine whether or not you have the type of injury that would allow you to recover damages in a personal injury case.
Lawyers typically categorize emotional injuries as those that are caused by psychological trauma associated with life-threatening and/or disfiguring physical injuries, or as a result of witnessing trauma to others. Before you can recover monetary damages from someone else for your injury, whether physical or emotional, your lawyer will have to prove that someone else (the defendant) is liable or responsible legally for your injury. Liability is proving that the defendant was negligent.
Proving negligence in a physical or emotional injury case is a difficult process. There are many things that must be demonstrated in order to prevail. If you are unable to negotiate a settlement with the responsible party in order to compensate for the physical or emotional damage that you suffered, your next step is to file a lawsuit. Trying a case before a judge or a jury is a complicated matter that requires in-depth knowledge of the Minnesota rules of evidence and civil procedure; attempting to do this without a lawyer is likely to be disastrous.
Typically, the party responsible for your physical or emotional injury is represented by an insurance carrier. The insurance carrier employs insurance adjustors or claim adjusters who handle the case, before a lawsuit is filed. Their sole job is to pay you as little money as possible. They are skilled at what they do because they typically have a great deal of experience. The adjustor will request that you provide a written or recorded statement. Providing a statement without the advice of a lawyer can result in damaging the value of your case. In addition, Minnesota has statutes of limitation which determine how long a person has to file a lawsuit. Missing the deadline to file will result in being unable to file a lawsuit or recover any money for your injuries. An experienced personal injury attorney will know what the applicable statute of limitations are, and how to avoid missing the deadline. Hiring Minnesota personal injury attorney John Wood will dramatically improve your ability to pursue your injury claim.