Personal injury & accident attorneys in Santa Barbara County
provide valuable legal services for victims damaged by another person's
negligence, careless behavior or unreasonable acts.
At Merenbach Law handles personal injuries ranging for
catastrophic, wrongful death to serious injury. We have been helping clients with the details of
documenting, preparing and representing injury lawsuits for decades. If you or
a loved one was injured in an auto accident, truck accident, motorcycle
accident, work accident or received personal damages from nursing home abuse, Mernenach
Law will stand ready to provide advice about the strength of your case with a
no cost, no obligation case consultation. When you need an accident attorney in
Santa Barbara or Ventura Counties we can help. Give us a call today at 805.963.4484
to speak privately with an experienced attorney
Facing a catastrophic injury or coping with the loss of a
loved one after a fatal accident can be overwhelming. It can be made even more
difficult by an uncooperative insurance company that denies benefits or refuses
to provide fair compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering,
and other costs. The volume of paperwork and issues to deal with can be
overwhelming. Hiring an experienced attorney to take the burden off your
shoulders can make your life easier. It can also help make sure your legal
rights are protected and that you receive the financial compensation you're
entitled to for your injuries and hardship.
We are experienced in all phases of Personal Injury, including negotiation,
settlement, and trial. I will aggressively represent your legal rights in any
accident, death, or malpractice (medical or legal) case.
If you've lost a loved one or sustained a very serious injury because of
another driver's carelessness, you have the right to hold that driver
responsible for his or her actions. A lawsuit can't make things the way they
were before the crash, but it can help compensate you for the terrible,
unexpected losses the crash caused. It can also help pay high medical bills and
other costs caused by the accident, and provide financial support for those
who've lost an income to an injury or an unexpected death. And in some cases,
it can help you prevent the same tragedy from happening to others.
We
understand your challenges when seeking recovery for losses.
Insurance companies
stall. Big corporations employ big law firms to crush individuals. Employers
run over employee rights. Individuals and families cannot take on the powerful
without an ally. And that is where we come in. We want to stand up with you and
for you.
Our approach allows us to
take on vastly larger opponents and succeed. You work with one attorney who has
mastery of the intricacies of your case. But that attorney does not stand
alone. We have gifted and efficient staff to back him up. We have partners who
jointly brainstorm cases and develop strategies. When needed, we team up,
putting multiple experts on a case. And our reputation for excellence in the
legal community precedes us.
We try
to resolve without litigation.
Merenbach Law has been
very successful in this regard, and a vast majority of our personal injury
cases are settled before trial with maximum awards. However, there are
instances where the available insurance plan is insufficient to cover all
losses, or where the insurance companies are unwilling to reasonably
compromise.
In these circumstances,
going to court is what we must do in order to protect your rights. If the case
happens to go to trial, rest assured that we will aggressively advocate on your
behalf. We will utilize the right resources, weigh the proper evidence, compel
crucial testimony, and make the right arguments to get you a favorable verdict.
We care about our clients, and we believe in the pursuit of justice.
Learn
more about the basic phases of a personal injury lawsuit below:
Phase
1: Discovering a Potential Case
The first step to the personal
injury lawsuit process is to determine if you have a case. Have you been
injured through the negligence of someone else? Were you involved in a serious
accident caused by another person’s wrongdoing? Did it alter your life? These
are all important questions that an investigator will go over as part of
determining your potential to file a personal injury lawsuit.
Phase
2: Working with Lawyers
Should you have a case
and are a good candidate for a personal injury lawsuit, we will file all
necessary paperwork against the defendant and start the discovery process.
During this time, both you and the defendant will be questioned as lawyers
prepare for trial.
Phase
3: Settlement With or Without Trial
At this point in the
lawsuit progression, a settlement is often (but not always) reached either at
the end of the discovery period or during the early stages of the trial.* If a
case goes through the entire trial process, it will receive a jury verdict that
could be appealed by the defendant.
Serving Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito, Carpinteria, Ventura, Santa Ynez, Buellton, Lompoc, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Ojai, and all of California.
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