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How to Choose a Personal Injury Lawyer

  • Relevant Experience

    Make sure that the lawyer has extensive experience in your type of case.

    Just as you wouldn’t go to a dermatologist for a heart problem, you don’t want a family law attorney for a medical malpractice lawsuit.

  • Successful Track Record

    Look at the attorney’s record of verdicts and settlements. If your case may include arbitration or mediation, look at the attorney’s experience in those areas.

  • Trial Experience

    You want to make sure your attorney has significant trial experience in your type of case. It is often better for you if the insurance company’s lawyers know your attorney has proven trial experience.

    Established attorneys with major verdicts and settlements often have a lot of settlements because insurance companies hesitate to take them to court.

  • Resources

    Hiring the right experts and getting your case ready for trial is expensive.

    Your lawyer must have the resources to fund your lawsuit all the way through. If your lawyer doesn’t have the financial resources, he or she may settle for less.

  • Communication

    You need to be comfortable with your personal injury attorney and with his staff. You want to know that they will listen to you and answer your questions.

At the Law Offices of William H. Newkirk our clients are not just cases. Our clients are people who have been wrongfully injured and for whom we are fighting for justice.
Contact Bill Newkirk for a free, no-obligation consultation.


Serious Personal Injuries

For more than 25 years, Bill Newkirk at the Offices of William H. Newkirk has been getting large verdicts and settlements for clients suffering serious personal injuries or a wrongful death.

Common Types of Serious Personal Injuries

Bill Newkirk is experienced in handling all types of life-altering injuries, including:

Maximizing Your Results

The amount of compensation you receive from the wrongdoer is usually the result of:

  • Your personal injury lawyer
  • The experts your personal injury lawyer hires on your behalf.

No personal injury lawyer can guarantee how much compensation you will receive from your personal injury lawsuit.

But you can increase your chances of success by hiring a personal injury lawyer like Bill Newkirk who has extensive experience in personal injury law, including the medicine involved in your case, and a track record of success.

The Importance of the Best Personal Injury Lawyer

It is important that your personal injury lawyer also have the resources to take your case all the way through trial, if necessary.

Insurance companies know which personal injury lawyers are looking for a fast settlement. Offers to these lawyers tend to be much less than the offers are to a personal injury lawyer who is willing to go to trial.

The Best Lawyers Hire the Best Experts to Benefit You

The best personal injury lawyers hire the best experts. Depending on your case, these can include:

  • Medical specialists
  • Economists
  • Rehabilitation Therapists
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Therapists
  • Private Investigators

Bill Newkirk works with the best experts in their field to ensure that every aspect of your injury is evaluated and that every possible responsible party to your personal injury is revealed.

On your behalf, Bill Newkirk and the experts look at what you have lost financially because of your personal injury and what you will lose in the future if the wrongdoers are not required by the court to "make you whole."

The Cost of a Personal Injury Lawsuit

In most situations The Law Offices of William H. Newkirk accepts select cases on a contingency basis. This means that you pay nothing until your case is resolved.

Free Consultation with a Lawyer

The law enforces statutes of limitations (deadlines) by which you must file your personal injury lawsuit. If you miss a deadline, you give up all rights to ever file a lawsuit.

The sooner you contact personal injury lawyer Bill Newkirk, the better. This allows him to begin collecting witness statements before their memories fade and to get necessary records and reports before they are lost or changed.

Contact Bill Newkirk of the Offices of William H. Newkirk for a free, no-obligation consultation.

Choosing A Personal Injury Lawyer

Deciding which personal injury lawyer to hire can be overwhelming. Here are some tips to help you make a decision.

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