Practice Areas

Personal Injury/Wrongful Death

The attorneys of SSHW have extensive experience with personal injury and wrongful death. This area of law focuses on injury or damage done to a person. Wrongful death encompasses a tragic outcome due to the negligence and/or malfunction by another's property, employee, or operating procedure. Accidents can happen anywhere and often occur at work, in transport, while driving, or even a slip and fall that results in long term physical damage. If you've been seriously injured and/or suffer from a condition that prevents you from earning a livelihood, we urge you to seek medical care and investigate your legal options immediately. Insurance companies have vast resources often used to frustrate an individual's efforts to seek compensation for injuries. The attorneys of SSHW will guide you through a complete evaluation of your circumstances, insurance coverage, and the long term repercussions on your health and ability to earn a living.

Examples of personal injury law include:

  • wrongful death
  • liable
  • slander
  • trespass and nuisance
  • car accidents
  • motor cycle accidents
  • slip and fall accidents
  • tractor trailer accidents
  • medical malpractice
  • head injuries
  • spinal injuries
  • railroad accidents
  • orthopedic injuries

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