Columbus Personal Injury Attorneys
After a car accident or serious injury in Central Ohio, the insurance adjuster's first offer is rarely the real number. Our injury practice handles car and truck accidents, slip-and-fall cases, and dog bites on a contingency basis: no fee unless we recover. We front the costs of records, experts, and filing, and we tell you at the first meeting, for free, whether your case is worth pursuing and roughly what range it sits in.
What we handle
- Car, truck, and motorcycle accidents
- Slip-and-fall and premises liability
- Dog bites and animal attacks
- Uninsured and underinsured motorist claims
- Wrongful death
How your case will run
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Free case evaluation
We review the crash report, photos, and treatment to date and give you a straight answer on viability.
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Treatment first, demand second
We don't send a demand until your medical picture is complete. Settling early is how claims get underpaid.
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Negotiate or file
Most claims resolve in negotiation; the ones that don't are filed before the statute of limitations becomes leverage against you.
Fees, stated plainly
Contingency fee: a fixed percentage of the recovery, in writing, with case costs itemized. If there is no recovery, you owe nothing.
Common questions about personal injury
What percentage do personal injury lawyers take in Ohio?
The standard contingency fee in Ohio personal injury cases is 33⅓% of the recovery if the case settles before a lawsuit is filed, rising to 40% if litigation is required. Case costs (records, filing fees, experts) are separate and are itemized against the recovery.
How long does a personal injury case take in Ohio?
Most Ohio car accident claims settle 6–12 months after medical treatment ends. Cases that require filing a lawsuit typically take 12–24 months. The controlling factor is medical: no experienced lawyer settles before your treatment is complete or your future care needs are known, because you cannot reopen a settled claim.
The accident wasn't my fault. Do I still need a lawyer?
If you were injured, usually yes. Fault being clear does not make the valuation fair: the at-fault driver's insurer still controls the first offer, and offers to unrepresented claimants are systematically lower. Ohio's comparative negligence rule also means the insurer may still argue you were partly at fault to reduce what it pays.
How much is my injury case worth?
An injury case's value is built from four components: medical bills (past and future), lost income, pain and suffering, and any permanent impairment. There is no fixed formula, multipliers you see online are rough heuristics, but a lawyer who has resolved similar cases in the same courts can give you a realistic range after reviewing your records.