Macon Personal Injury Lawyers

Macon Accident & Injury Lawyers

A Name You Know. A Reputation You Trust.

We’ve built our reputation through clear consistent client care and a skilled team of knowledgeable personal injury attorneys. We only work on personal injury cases, bringing our clients a wealth of experience in this field. Personal injury law covers a wide variety of case types all centered around negligence. A person or entity acts negligently when they act or fail to act as a reasonable person would. A person or entity might have different responsibilities to different people at different times. At Montlick, we understand that complexity and use it to prove negligence. Here are some examples of the types of negligence claims we handle:

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Negligence is responsible for many car crash injuries and deaths. When drivers fail to take reasonable care to obey traffic laws, drive distracted, or worse, drive drunk, they are negligent. When drivers fail to keep Macon roadways safe, our motor vehicle accident injury lawyers are committed to holding those negligent drivers accountable for the injuries they cause.

Commercial Truck Crashes

Trucking companies have enormous financial and human resources. They bring a wealth of experts and an experienced team of trucking lawyers to bear on injured victims. All to pay the least amount possible after your collision with a commercial truck. It’s unfair for an injured person to go up against trucking corporations with massive resources on their own. That’s why our experienced commercial truck injury lawyers are here—to level the playing field and get you the money you deserve.

Catastrophic Injuries & Wrongful Deaths

The unfortunate truth is that many fatal and catastrophic accidents are preventable. If your loved one was killed in an accident, you may be able to pursue a wrongful death claim. Or, if you’ve been severely injured due to someone’s negligence, know that justice is within reach. While, of course, nothing can truly compensate you for the loss of your loved one, a wrongful death settlement can help ease the financial burden of your loss and hold the responsible parties accountable for the pain they’ve inflicted. These accidents can take away our ability to defend ourselves. That’s why, for over 40 years, our Macon wrongful death and catastrophic injury lawyers have been getting justice for victims and their families.

Slip and Falls

Sometimes businesses have lax maintenance or insufficient employees to ensure that the premises are kept safe, resulting in a preventable injury to you or someone you love. Whether you slipped and fell, or were a victim of a violent crime because of the premises’ negligent security, you could be entitled to financial compensation. If you are injured on a residential, commercial or public property, our Macon slip and fall attorneys are ready to examine your situation for free and advise you of your legal options.

Workplace Injuries

The workers’ compensation system is a complicated minefield where insurance carriers frequently deny legitimate claims, delay income replacement benefits, and even deny approval of essential medical care. Too often, they attempt to settle claims for pennies on the dollar. Our experienced Macon workers’ compensation attorneys understand the tactics insurance companies use to avoid paying the full value of your claim. That’s why we work tirelessly to make sure your rights are protected and you get the benefits you’re entitled to under the law. That includes carefully reviewing each case for other negligent third parties that may be liable for our client’s injuries.

Motorcycle Crash Injuries

Many insurance companies exhibit “biker bias” when they try to shift the blame for a Macon motorcycle accident onto the rider. The reality is that negligent drivers of motor vehicles injure many motorcyclists on Macon roads. The injuries suffered in a Macon motorcycle crash can be devastating and have a permanent impact on your mobility, verbal ability, cognitive skills and other basic functions. Our Macon motorcycle accident lawyers tirelessly fight for the money that victims of serious injuries will need to rebuild their lives.

Dog Bites

Dog bite incidents can cause major injuries and trauma. Approximately 1000 people are sent to the ER every day due to dog bites, and these injuries can cause lasting damage and disfigurement. Our dog bite attorneys fight tenaciously for the compensation our clients need. Whether that’s necessary medical care, pain and suffering, or more, we pursue it for our clients.

If you believe ]negligence caused your injury, contact us to connect with our Macon personal injury attorneys. During your free consultation, a Montlick attorney will investigate the facts and circumstances of what happened, advise you of your rights, and walk you through the steps necessary to protect those rights.

What Happens After An Injury

Personal injuries can take their toll on a person and their family. Of course, a significant strain is the physical pain and hardship the accident caused. But there’s also mental distress. Accidents and injuries can cause considerable self-doubt. That doubt might keep you stuck. To help, here’s some of what to expect after an accident.

The top priority after an accident is to obtain immediate medical attention. In some accidents, people walk away feeling fine, only for an injury to worsen in the following days. It’s critical to seek medical attention at the accident scene to prevent further complications and long-term damage. You may even get the all-clear from paramedics; still, get a second opinion from a doctor.

After you receive the necessary medical care and treatment, you should contact our trusted personal injury attorneys. You and your case will receive a complete, confidential, and completely free consultation. Our knowledgeable attorneys will explain your legal options and outline a clear path forward.

Why make your first call Montlick? It’s important that you seek out a trustworthy firm with a strong reputation for winning. After an accident, there may be less than reputable attorneys eyeing your injury who might reach out to you without your consent. This is called case running, and it’s common, but illegal.

Beware of Runners

Case-running. It’s an unfortunate and illegal practice following personal injuries. Some personal injury attorneys—without a reputation on the line—try to hound victims into hiring them. Sometimes, they employ the people injured victims are most likely to see in the aftermath of their injury. This include: paramedics, tow-truck drivers, or other medical staff. Steer clear of these case runners. Often, these lawyers rely on false promises and shady fees to lure injured victims. At Montlick, we love a second opinion. So if you’ve already met a runner, give us a call just in case.

Document the Accident

After a Macon personal injury attorney from Montlick gets on the case, they’ll collect the necessary evidence. Proving negligence is like building a house. A skilled attorney, like a great builder, starts with a foundation. This might be video footage of the accident or a 911 call. From there, they continue building, adding on eyewitness statements, expert testimony, and accident scene recreations. Time is of the essence, though, as much of this evidence can vanish.

Avoid Any Statement of Blame

Negligence cases establish that the negligent party was liable for the injured victim’s damages. To avoid higher settlements and verdicts, negligent parties try to shift blame, and thus, liability to the injured victim. In states like Georgia, you can still recover compensation even if you were partially responsible. This is called comparative negligence. That doesn’t stop insurance companies from employing shady tactics to try and trick you into accepting 51% or more of the blame so they don’t have to pay. Montlick personal injury lawyers help their clients understand these tactics and push back when insurance companies play the blame game.

Finding A Trusted Macon Accident Attorney

You may already know you need an attorney but are still hesitant to contact one. A search online might bring up horror stories of injured victims left in the dark about their claims by case-runners. We all have a pretty good idea of what not to want in legal representation. But what should you look for?

Choosing The Right Attorney For You

• Contact Information: Even if the initial consultation answers all your questions, more will arise during your claim. Think about how easy it was to contact the lawyer for the initial consultation, and ask yourself if you want to go through that process whenever you have a question. Tried-and-true firms like Montlick make it easy to contact your attorney.
• A Plan: You should also walk away from the initial consultation understanding the basic plan for your case. There may be many nuances and diversions along the way, but you should have a clear picture of what to expect. It’s assumed your lawyer will have a plan, but truly skilled firms take the time to explain that plan to you.
• Resources: Implementing the case plan requires resources, such as time, money, and people. Experienced personal injury attorneys know that being successful requires talking to experts, deposing witnesses, gathering evidence, and even recreating entire scenes. These critical pieces of evidence require resources. During the initial consultation, you should ask the firm if they can provide those resources up front.
• Experience: A lawyer might have 50 years of experience and have never set foot in a court room or hospital. When looking for an attorney, look for experience in the specific aspect of the law you need. Not just personal injury but the specific type of injury you’ve experienced.
• Fee Structure: A lawyer should not complicate things for you now. When you’re already struggling with bills, you’re understandably hesitant to spend any more money. That’s why a reputable attorney will present you with a clear explanation of their fee structure at the very first consultation.

We know what makes a good lawyer because they make up our team. Our attorneys are brimming with specific knowledge they can bring to your case. In our free consultations, we review the case and lay out the plan for our clients. And, we work on a contingency fee structure, meaning we don’t get paid until you win.

Fighting For Justice. Fighting For You

Justice looks like many things to many people. But in a personal injury claim, we know we’ve secured justice when our client receives compensation for their damages. There’s compensation for damages in two broad categories: economic and non-economic. Economic damages compensate injured victims for their necessary medical care, lost wages, or funeral expenses. Non-economic damages provide compensation for pain and suffering. There may also be punitive damages, meant to punish negligent actors.

Medical Expenses

The cost of seeking treatment is one of the main sources of compensation in personal injury claims The cost for an average hospital stay sits at almost $4,000 in Georgia. With more severe injuries, the costs can far exceed that estimate. Compensation for doctor’s appointments, tests, exams, and physical therapy associated with your recovery may all be available.

Lost Wages

Another primary source of frustration for injured victims is covering their other bills without income from work. In the US, the average worker misses 11 work days and loses over $1,500 in wages. Even just a handful of missed days can put housing at risk for some families. Montlick’s personal injury attorneys fight for every penny of lost wages to let households rest easy.

Pain and Suffering

Pain and suffering are non-economic damages available due to GA Code § 9-10-184 (2023. Because these damages are non-economic it’s up to juries to decide the value of an injured victim’s physical discomfort and emotional distress. For these damages, skilled personal injury lawyers use their knowledge of the law and precedent to push for the maximum compensation.

Disability

Sometimes, injuries are so severe that they impact a person’s work. This disability may be temporary or permanent, complete or incomplete. In each situation, there’s likely a gap between the wages a person made before the injury and what they make after. This gap between wages before and after the injury is used to determine the value of disability benefits.

Wrongful Death

The surviving family of a loved one taken tragically can pursue compensation for funeral expenses, loss of consortium (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33) and more. In these incredibly sensitive cases, experience especially matters. A trusted personal injury attorney will fight for as much compensation as the family needs to heal.

Punitive Damages

Punitive damages are a special, often rare, type of damage assessed to prevent similar actions by the same person or others like them. Georgia law doesn’t necessarily limit these damages to a specific number, but they cannot be excessive. A skilled attorney will determine if punitive damages exist and advocate for them as justice demands.

Our Attorneys Know What it Takes to Win®

The aftermath of a personal injury may feel chaotic and confusing. There are likely doctors and debt collectors vying for your time, energy, and money. To make matters more challenging, insurance companies are putting up barriers between you and what you deserve. Having a steadfast ally that’s been through this before can make all the difference.

At Montlick, our personal injury attorneys can renew your confidence during a free consultation. They’ll review your case, answer your questions, and provide a plan for success.

If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, call us at 1 (800) 529-6333 or dial #WIN (#946).

Get your questions answered in a free consultation.