Largo Wrongful Death Attorney
A serious injury in a car crash, fall, or other incident is bad enough. These victims often get caught in downward spirals of physical, emotional, and financial pain, and there seems to be no way out. A wrongful death is infinitely worse. Whether the decedent was killed in a sudden trauma injury or succumbed to a long-term medical condition, there’s no hope of recovery. Instead, survivors must find some way to pay the staggering expenses a wrongful death causes and find some way to move on with their lives.
Trauma incidents, which some people refer to as “accidental” deaths, include car crashes, unintentional poisonings, and falls. However, these incidents usually aren’t “accidents.” Instead, personal or owner negligence usually causes them. Furthermore, many “preventable” deaths, such as heart disease, are related to medical misdiagnosis or another form of medical negligence. If negligence, or a lack of care, caused a wrongful death, compensation is available to pay final expenses and help survivors carry on with their lives. That’s what the decedent would have wanted.
The compassionate Largo wrongful death attorneys at The Reep Law Firm understand the intense pain and suffering these survivors must endure. Many of the people on our professional team have gone through similar experiences. This understanding fuels our passion, which in turn fuels our purpose. This purpose is evident in the way we work hard on your claim every day. This purpose is also evident in our ultimate goal for the case, which is maximum compensation for your tragic loss.
Why Should We Hire an Attorney?
This question is completely valid. Survivors are going through so much that a legal action is often the furthest thing from their minds, especially since no legal case changes the fact that their friend or loved one is gone.
However, the simple fact is that wrongful deaths trigger expenses that most families cannot possibly pay out of pocket. Compensation is available for pecuniary losses, such as:
- Lost future financial support,
- Decedent’s final medical bills,
- Burial, funeral, and other final expenses,
- Lost future emotional support, and
- Decedent’s pain and suffering.
No court has the power to bring a friend or loved one back, and no amount of money could possibly fill the void that a wrongful death creates. Quite frankly, however, money helps. Additionally, a court judgment forces negligent parties to accept responsibility for the mistakes they’ve made. We all make mistakes, and we must all accept the consequences of those errors.
How Do We Find the Right Largo Wrongful Death Attorney?
Communication skills are perhaps the most important quality for a lawyer. Your attorney should talk to you in English, not in Legalese. Moreover, if you have a question, your lawyer should answer it honestly, without sugar-coating a response or telling you what you want to hear.
Experience is almost as important. Many legal skills, such as communication skills, cannot be learned in school. However, years of experience can be deceptive. Your attorney should have a successful track record as well as substantial trial experience. You want a lawyer who has achieved life-changing results in the past and a lawyer who won’t look for the quick way out of a complex case.
Reach Out to a Compassionate Pinellas County Attorney
Injury victims are entitled to substantial compensation. For a free consultation with an experienced wrongful death attorney in Largo, contact Reep, Coleman & Stubbendorff. After hours, virtual, home, and hospital visits are available.
