Auburn Hills Personal Injury Lawyers

Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Auburn Hills

Our Auburn Hills personal injury attorneys handle a wide range of cases, from motor vehicle collisions to medical malpractice and wrongful death. While each type of accident has its own challenges, we use our experience and resources to hold responsible parties accountable for the harm they cause.

Why Hire Our Auburn Hills Personal Injury Lawyers?

At LegalGenius, we have over 25 years of experience helping injured clients recover compensation from negligent parties and their insurance providers. Whether you are recovering from a painful slip and fall, coping after a car accident, or grieving the loss of a loved one, we will deal with the insurance companies on your behalf, negotiate fair compensation, and take your case to trial if necessary.

• Trial-Ready Preparation: We prepare every case as if it’s going to trial, which gives us leverage during settlement negotiations and shows insurance companies we’re serious about fighting for full compensation. This approach often leads to higher settlement offers because insurers know we won’t accept lowball offers.
• We Know How Insurers Operate: Insurance companies employ teams of experienced adjusters and lawyers whose job is to pay you as little as possible. We deal with these companies every day and know their tactics, which include requesting recorded statements and offering quick settlements. You can trust us to protect you from strategies that take advantage of unrepresented victims.
• Top-Tier Representation: Managing partner Jeffrey Perlman personally oversees every case to ensure you receive experienced legal representation from start to finish. We don’t pass your case off to junior associates or paralegals who lack the courtroom experience needed to maximize your settlement.
• 24/7 Response: Our Ask the Genius™ system guarantees that you’ll hear back from our team within five minutes of contacting us, any time of day or night. Questions and concerns about your case don’t wait for business hours, so we maintain constant availability for our clients.
• No Fee Unless We Win: We take personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you won’t pay any attorney fees unless we successfully recover compensation for you. You don’t have to worry about hourly fees or a large retainer when you’re already under a lot of financial pressure.

What Compensation Can You Pursue?

Auburn Hills accident victims can recover various types of damages after a preventable accident. Understanding the full scope of available compensation helps ensure you don’t accept inadequate settlement offers that fail to account for all your current and future needs.

Medical Expenses

Your injury-related medical costs include emergency room treatment, hospital stays, surgeries, diagnostic testing, prescription medications, and rehabilitation therapy. Future medical expenses are also recoverable when your injuries require ongoing care, additional surgeries, or long-term treatment from specialists. We work with medical professionals to document your treatment needs and calculate the lifetime cost of your medical care.

Lost Income and Earning Capacity

If your injuries prevent you from working, you can recover compensation for wages lost during your recovery period. More seriously injured victims may suffer permanent disabilities that reduce their ability to earn income for the rest of their working lives. We collaborate with vocational rehabilitation specialists and economists to calculate how your injuries will impact your future earning potential and career advancement opportunities.

Pain and Suffering

Physical pain, emotional distress, and reduced quality of life represent real losses that deserve compensation. These non-economic damages account for the daily discomfort, anxiety, depression, and lifestyle limitations that result from your injuries. Michigan juries regularly award substantial pain and suffering damages to accident victims who can demonstrate how their injuries have affected their daily lives and relationships.

Property Damage

Vehicle accidents destroy cars, motorcycles, and personal belongings that must be repaired or replaced at the responsible party’s expense. Property damage claims also include items like cell phones, laptops, clothing, and other destroyed personal property. We ensure that insurance companies pay fair market value for these losses and don’t try to force you to accept repairs instead of replacement when vehicles suffer extensive damage.

Wrongful Death Damages

Surviving family members can recover funeral and burial expenses, medical bills incurred before death, and the financial support their loved one would have provided throughout their expected lifetime. Non-economic wrongful death damages include compensation for the love, companionship, guidance, and emotional support that family members have lost. Michigan law identifies who can pursue wrongful death claims, such as spouses, children, parents, and other dependent relatives.

How We Maximize Your Settlement

At LegalGenius, we don’t stop at ‘good enough.’ We insist on maximum compensation for everything you’ve lost, financially and otherwise. Medical specialists help us document the full extent of your injuries and explain how they’ll affect your life going forward, while accident reconstruction experts analyze crash scenes, vehicle damage. We also photograph your injuries, gather video surveillance footage, and interview witnesses while the evidence is still fresh and available.

Building comprehensive documentation takes time, but it prevents insurance companies from disputing the severity of your injuries or the circumstances that caused your accident. We negotiate aggressively with insurance adjusters while preparing every case for trial, which shows them we’re serious about obtaining full compensation. This dual approach usually leads to higher settlement offers because insurers know we won’t accept lowball offers.

How the Personal Injury Claim Process Works in Michigan

Michigan personal injury cases normally begin with your initial consultation and can end with either a settlement agreement or a jury verdict. Each stage serves an important purpose in building the strongest possible claim for compensation.

Initial Consultation and Case Evaluation

When you first meet with our attorneys, we thoroughly review your accident circumstances, injuries, and potential legal claims. This means we listen to you and examine available evidence to determine the strength of your case and identify all potentially liable parties. This consultation also allows us to explain your rights, answer your questions, and discuss our fee structure so you can decide whether you want to proceed.

Investigation and Evidence Gathering

Once you hire us, the in-depth investigation starts. Depending on the nature of the accident, we may obtain police reports, interview witnesses, photograph accident scenes, gather surveillance footage, and see whether the at-fault party faced any past negligence claims. Medical record collection starts at this stage, as we need complete documentation of your injuries and treatment to support your compensation claim.

Filing Insurance Claims and Dealing with Adjusters

Insurance companies require prompt notification of any accidents, but we handle all communication with adjusters to prevent them from minimizing your claim value. Adjusters may try to obtain recorded statements, push for quick settlements, or question the necessity of your medical treatment. We manage these interactions while building a case file that demonstrates the full extent of your damages and the other party’s liability.

Settlement Negotiations and Demand Letters

Once we’ve gathered all necessary evidence and you’ve reached maximum medical improvement, we prepare a detailed demand letter. This document presents evidence of liability, documents your injuries and treatment, and calculates your total damages. Settlement negotiations can take weeks or months as we work to reach an agreement that fairly compensates you for all your losses.

Litigation and Trial Preparation

If settlement negotiations fail to produce a fair offer, we file a lawsuit in Oakland County Circuit Court. The discovery phase allows both sides to exchange information, take depositions, and gather additional evidence that may be relevant to your case. We prepare every case for trial from the beginning, which gives us leverage during settlement discussions and ensures we’re ready to present your case to a jury if necessary.

The Michigan Statutes of Limitations for Personal Injury

Michigan law requires personal injury lawsuits to be filed within three years of the accident date, with some exceptions for cases involving minors or delayed discovery of injuries. This deadline is absolute, and waiting too long can result in the permanent loss of your right to pursue compensation. Medical malpractice cases have a shorter two-year deadline in most situations, while wrongful death claims must typically be filed within three years of the death.

What If You’re Partially At Fault For The Accident?

Michigan follows a comparative negligence system that treats economic and non-economic damages differently based on your percentage of fault. 

For economic damages like medical bills and lost wages, you can recover compensation even if you’re mostly at fault, though your award will be reduced by your percentage of responsibility. However, you can’t recover non-economic damages for pain and suffering if you’re over 50% at fault for the accident. 

Insurance companies may try to shift blame onto you to reduce their payouts or eliminate pain and suffering damages completely, but we fight back by presenting evidence that accurately establishes each party’s responsibility for the accident.