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Even if you don’t
know your rights,
it’s reassuring to know, we do.
You have been injured in a motor
vehicle accident and it’s not your fault.
You may have a legal right to recover
money damages from the person responsible (other driver, road authority,
or manufacturer). But what do you have to do to protect your interests and
assert your rights? You need an expert to help you navigate through one of
the moist complicated areas of the law.
COMPENSATION
If your accident was not your fault, you may be entitled to compensation
for financial losses such of lost income and benefits, lost working
capacity, and loss of opportunity. If you have a serious and permanent
impairment of an important function, you may be entitled to compensation
for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.
Your family members may also be entitled to compensation for care they
provide to you and for damage to their relationship with you.
Most compensation claims are settled at some time after we start a
lawsuit, often through mediation. Some cases are decided at a trial. As
your lawyer, my job is to do whatever it takes to get you the compensation
you deserve.
ACCIDENT BENEFITS
The reality is that obtaining the compensation you deserve can take a long
time. And that can cause great hardship for victims and their families,
especially when you have bills to pay and need medical and rehabilitation
care.
The rules and procedures for recovering the benefits you deserve are
complicated and. technical. And while Insurance companies often pay these
claims for a while, many of them stop paying before the claim for
compensation is finished.
The good new is, Patti Kennedy is now putting her experience and knowledge
of the system as a senior insurance adjuster to work for our clients. She
knows the rules and procedures and how to use them to get your claim paid.
If the insurance company will not pay, it may be necessary to start a
lawsuit or arbitration.
FINANCING FOR LIVING AND REHAB EXPENSES
We know how frustrating it can be when it comes to getting the accident
benefits you deserve -- the amount is limited and your insurance company
may refuse to pay until they are ordered to do so. So where do you turn
when it’s up to you to pay your living expenses and medical and
rehabilitation costs until your case is completed?
We can help arrange financing to help you pay these expenses. The loan is
repaid out of the money paid to you for your claim. No money, no
repayment.
MAXIMIZING YOUR RECOVERY
If your injury has caused a permanent disability and you are unable to
work, the money we get for you may be needed to support yourself in the
future.
In light of that, it’s crucial that you invest your money wisely. We can
help arrange for a tax-free annuity that will provide you with regular
payments until retirement age, or for life and greatly increase the total
value of your settlement.
The cost of success
You have a choice of how you would prefer to pay for our services.
It can be on an hourly rate basis or a contingency fee basis. Most clients
prefer to be charged on a contingency fee basis, in which case you do not
have to pay anything for legal fees or disbursements until you receive
compensation for your injuries. Your fees will be based on the amount of
compensation you receive. If you do not receive any compensation (and this
has happened to me once in over 25 years of practice) you do not pay
anything for legal fees and disbursements.
This way, you can be assured that you will receive a worthwhile return for
your investment of legal costs.
The amount of the fee for each case will total approximately 35% of the
amount, which you recover for damages and interest. However, if you are
successful in the case, the defendant will usually make a contribution to
your legal costs. This contribution is typically equal to 15% of the
amount agreed to for damages, so your actual costs would end up at
approximately 20 %.
If you wish, we can agree that your liability to pay costs will be limited
to 20% and I will recover the balance of my fee from the costs paid by the
defendant or his/her insurer.
Put our winning team to work for you.
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Timothy Leigh-Bell, LL.B
Personal Injury Lawyer
We Take Your Injury
Seriously!
WE’VE
GOT THE RIGHT TEAM ON YOUR SIDE:
Lawyer, Doctors,
Engineers, Psychologists, Investigators, Economists, Accountants,
Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Vocational and Rehabilitation
Consultants in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada Region.
Over 25
years experience in Trials, Settlements and Mediation of Serious Injury
Claims.
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