Personal Injury Attorney

When a person’s negligence or deliberate action results in the preventable death of another person, this death is wrongful and the responsible party can be sued in a personal injury lawsuit. The responsible party could be a surgeon, a mechanic, another driver on the road, or even a hospital. In Georgia the only people who can file a wrongful death suit are the beneficiaries of the deceased person’s estate. Wrongful death cases can take a few months or up to 4 years to resolve, though most settle out of court. The statute of limitations on a wrongful death lawsuit is 2 years from the time of death.

At Dellacona Law Firm, we feel strongly that your family’s pain and losses should not go unanswered. If a drunk or impaired driver was responsible for your accident, it’s never too early to contact a personal injury attorney like me. You can sue for damages, including noneconomic damages like pain and suffering, any time within two years of the accident. With my decades of experience, I know what’s a fair settlement for various kinds of accidents and their resulting injuries, and I can help you learn what’s fair for your unique case.

Accidents involving 18-wheelers, semis, tractor trailers, and log trucks are particularly dangerous because of the size and weight of the trucks. Unfortunately, these accidents often resulting in far greater damage than car accidents that occur at similar speeds. In truck accident cases in Georgia, the individual truck driver and the company can be sued. But trucking cases are complex, and I don’t expect my clients to know exactly who may be at fault for their accident. Throughout my career, I have regularly attended trucking seminars to give me an edge when representing my personal injury clients.

Personal injury lawyers like me are experienced in knowing what’s fair compensation for the types of injuries you sustained and the expenses you incurred, such as medical bills and lost wages. As an RN, I can also help you understand the long-term effects of your injury on your quality of life and make sure the compensation reflects those realities. Most personal injury cases settle out of court, but whether you’re facing an insurance company with a massive legal department or an individual person or company, you want to have someone with extensive legal experience and medical knowledge on your side. I can offer you both.

When a person’s negligence or deliberate action results in the preventable death of another person, this death is wrongful and the responsible party can be sued in a personal injury lawsuit. The responsible party could be a surgeon, a mechanic, another driver on the road, or even a hospital. In Georgia the only people who can file a wrongful death suit are the beneficiaries of the deceased person’s estate. Wrongful death cases can take a few months or up to 4 years to resolve, though most settle out of court. The statute of limitations on a wrongful death lawsuit is 2 years from the time of death.

Nursing home abuse includes physical, emotional, sexual, and financial abuse. Poor training, chronic understaffing, lack of supervision, burnout, and other problems all contribute to the neglect and inadequate care that constitutes nursing home abuse. This neglect is inexcusable, though, as are a person’s willful choices to hit, humiliate, manipulate, intimidate, steal from, and similarly abuse an elder. The abuse doesn’t have to occur in a nursing home facility to be elder abuse, warranting a personal injury lawsuit filed by a patient’s close relations or the person with power of attorney.

The damages associated with a spinal injury are horrific, life-changing, and wreak financial hardship. As a nurse who has provided care to patients with spinal cord and back injuries, and as a personal injury attorney, I understand the needs of the patient and their family. I’m familiar with assessments and treatments, and I can easily read medical documentation. Through my experience, I can quickly understand the exact nature of your injuries and how they will affect the rest of your life. I’ll make sure you are fairly compensated for those effects as well as for your medical bills and other damages.

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a severe injury to a person’s brain that can be caused by a direct blow to a person’s head. As a nurse who once treated patients with TBIs, I know how hard it can be to recover from a brain injury, and unfortunately I’ve seen many cases where full recovery isn’t possible. As a personal injury lawyer in Macon, Georgia, I see TBIs resulting from car and truck wrecks, falls, construction accidents, and mismanaged births. When these injuries are the result of someone else’s negligence, they warrant a personal injury lawsuit. I’ll work to make sure you have the financial resources and compensation you’ll need for your present and future care.