If you’ve been harmed psychologically or physically through the fault of another individual or entity, you may be entitled to damages if the cause of the injury is due to negligence or a low standard of care. The most common types of personal injury lawsuits include vehicular accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, bicycle accidents, dog bites and breach of contract. Although many of these types of personal injury cases are settled prior to going to court, some wind up in the courtroom. Whether in or out of the courtroom, the Semenea Law Firm is a strong legal negotiator and litigator on your behalf. Their goal is to attain the compensation that you deserve. Attorney Leonard Semenea is an experienced personal injury lawyer with many successes.

The Process: Attorney Leonard Semenea

Attorney Leonard Semenea takes the time to listen to your circumstances and does some initial investigation. If it is determined that your case has merit, he will file the initial court papers to commence a lawsuit. He will also ensure that all of the responsible defendants are named in the suit. The discovery phase if typically the longest in the legal process. During this time, depositions are taken, contracts are gathered and medical documents are attained. A full investigation is done in order to build a strong case. Keep in mind that during the discovery phase and pre-trial phase, negotiations may take place and an agreed settlement may be obtained. If one is not achieved, attorney Leonard Semenea is prepared to battle it out in the courtroom. Likely, the defendant’s attorney will try to poke holes in the case regarding negligence. Clients can feel confident that attorney Leonard Semenea has the courtroom skills to counteract.

Compensation for Personal Injury Cases

Plaintiffs are awarded compensation damages and sometimes punitive damages for their injury. Compensation damages include paid medical expenses, future medical expenses, loss of income, disability and pain and suffering. Punitive damages are intended to punish the responsible parties and are paid to the plaintiff. Let attorney Leonard Semenea maximize your compensation award. He’s thorough, experienced and gets results.

If you’ve been injured due to the fault of another individual or business, contact attorney Leonard Semenea for an honest evaluation of your case and strong legal representation.

If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury, and you want the circumstances examined from a legal professional perspective to make sure there was no negligence or lack of care involved, then you want to have a discussion with Leonard Semenea. His law offices specialize in brain injury cases among other types of personal injury, and the depth of Mr. Semenea's work shows in the quality of his representation with such a medically technical area of law. Don't settle for a general approach; these type of cases require a deeper level of advocacy to ensure the client realizes the best recovery possible.

Purely accidental brain injury accidents are not common at all. There is often a lot of conversation around the issue that some activities have a higher risk of traumatic head injury and similar, such as motorcycle riding. However, when these cases are reviewed in detail, it’s often the case that the unanticipated accident was actually the result of a human error in judgment many times.

Take the issue of medical dosage. When it comes to controlled medicines a licensed doctor is needed to obtain a prescription. The doctor relies on his skill and training and knowledge of medicines to prescribe the right treatment for a patient. Then the patient takes that paperwork, if it doesn’t go through a nurse first by transcription, to a pharmacist or a pharmacist’s assistant who then work to fill the order. Finally, the patient is then expected to follow the instructions on the container and consume the dosage as instructed. This description alone involves three to four different parties expected to do the right thing to make sure the patient consumes the right dosage. It’s no surprise then that medical treatments can be a cause of brain injury among other problems.

Vehicle accidents and impact sports have also been an area with brain injury issues occurring more often than other activities. And while sports are often far more prone to involve situations where participants play at their own risk, vehicle accidents involve far more structured environments that require responsibilities for all the parties involved. That said, even sports can have accountability if the activities are being managed by organizations such as universities, professional organizations and schools. Where there is a duty in either situation for someone to have taken a greater level of care, and a brain injury occurs, there can be the basis for a recovery.

If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury, and you want the circumstances examined from a legal professional perspective to make sure there was no negligence or lack of care involved, then you want to have a discussion with Leonard Semenea. His law offices specialize in brain injury cases among other types of personal injury, and the depth of Mr. Semenea’s work shows in the quality of his representation with such a medically technical area of law. Don’t settle for a general approach; these type of cases require a deeper level of advocacy to ensure the client realizes the best recovery possible.

When you purchase an insurance policy, you believe that it will provide you with the money you need to pay for property damage, medical bills and other costs you may incur when an incident occurs. However, insurance companies don’t always pay when they should. If you are involved in a dispute with an insurance company, you need an experienced attorney on your side to help you get the compensation you deserve.

About Insurance Claims

In order to receive benefits from an insurance company when a covered event occurs, you must first file a claim. The claim will inform the insurance company of the covered event and its associated expenses. After the insurance company reviews your claim, it will decide whether or not the claim will be paid, as well as the amount you will receive to cover your costs.

Unfortunately, in some cases, insurance companies refuse claims they should pay. In other cases, the insurance company may agree to pay only a portion of the expenses you have incurred. This can result in a significant financial burden.

Hiring an Attorney

If an insurance company denies your claim or offers you an insufficient settlement amount, you can attempt to negotiate with the insurance company on your own. However, insurance companies are more likely to take you seriously if you have a legal representative. Likewise, because the terms of the policy can be confusing, having a qualified lawyer to represent you can help to ensure that you are receiving the full amount of compensation you deserve.

Here at Semenea Law Firm, P.S., we understand all of the complex laws that govern insurance companies and their policies. If you choose to work with our firm, we will begin by reviewing the policy in question and the details of your claim. We will then explain your options and help you decide on the best course of action. If negotiations with the insurance company or litigation are required, we will represent you aggressively from start to finish.

Contact Semenea Law Firm, P.S.

If you are involved in a dispute with an insurance company, the skilled attorneys at Semenea Law Firm can help. Please contact our office today to learn more about our services or to schedule a consultation with our team. We look forward to working with you!

When it’s someone’s time to pass, we feel grief and pain from memories and love for the person, but it’s also part of life. Every generation has eventually experienced the loss of a loved one. However, when the passing of a person is not due to natural causes but instead due to someone’s negligence, mistake or intentional lack of care, there is no reason that a family and loved ones should suffer. This is where the law has provided a remedy for those who are hurting unnecessarily.

The concept of wrongful death comes into play where a person or an entity is responsible for the death of a person that should not have occurred under a reasonable person standard. It may very well be that there is not enough to charge someone with a crime, but the way the death occurred and why is still ethically wrong and could have been avoided with extra effort. As a result, civil law in every state allows people and families to still hold a party responsible civilly if a case can be proven that a higher level of responsibility wasn’t met.

Wrongful death can apply to a business or organization as well as it can apply to a person. So if it turns out that it was a company’s responsibility or lack of action that triggered a loved one’s death, the law provides a means by which a recovery can be pursued. This situations tend to happen with more frequency than cases involved the responsibility of just an individual. It’s been a well-known principle in psychology that when people are part of a group or organization, they seem to behave less responsible than if they were identified as individuals. And that anonymity within an organization can lead to problems which, unfortunately, can even get someone killed in an avoidable manner.

If you believe your loved one or someone whom you care for has lost someone under circumstances that were questionable or seem to involve issues that could have been avoided, then it’s worth the time to have a discussion and consultation with Leonard Semenea. His law office has handled multiple cases with a wrongful death component, but each one is a unique story that requires attentional, detail, and care. This is a critical service element, especially when the court process can seem extremely impersonal and insensitve. This is why Mr. Semenea handles each wrongful death case he takes on just like the first one, with a full amount of dedication and professionalism. Don’t let your loved one’s passing go without ensuring an avoidable mistake has been addressed. Have a consultation with Mr. Semenea’s Law Office if you have unanswered questions. He’s here to help when it’s needed the most.