Kerley & Associates, P.C. — Springfield, Illinois

By nature, catastrophic injuries are life-changing injuries from which 'full recovery' and a return to life as it was before is simply not possible. All of the king's horses and all the king's men cannot fix them. What an experienced attorney can do however is to fight for the financial compensation that you and your family will need to deal with their effects.

Experience that Matters

At Kerley & Associates, P.C., we have a great deal of experience and expertise with catastrophic injury cases. As a firm, we represent families and individuals in the Springfield area and throughout the Central Illinois region in these matters and provide them compassionate and high quality legal representation in seeking to obtain damages for major, life-changing injuries such as:

• Traumatic brain injury / closed-head injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Paralysis / paraplegia / quadriplegia
• Amputations
• Severe burns
• Facial scarring and disfigurement
• Vision-hearing loss

Future Care Concerns

One of the most important aspects of any personal injury case involving a catastrophic injury is the Life Care Plan that your lawyer will assist in developing. What is a Life Care Plan? In essence, Life Care Plans are a detailed examination and analysis of the various needs your injuries will create for you over your expected lifetime. These plans include medical needs as well as other costs such as home remodeling needs and transportation. Replacement costs and inflation are taken into account as well, and then a figure is arrived at that represents the dollar amount of what you will need in addition to your verdict award or settlement.

Because of Mr. Kerley's background in insurance defense, we can tell you that the insurance companies will fight this dollar amount. They will do this either through arguing for a much shorter life expectancy to be used in the calculations or by debating the figures used in the calculations themselves. In either case, our firm is prepared to fight back and protect your interests.

Contact Us

If you or a loved one has suffered a catastrophic injury because of the negligence of someone else—please call or contact Kerley & Associates, P.C. in Springfield, Illinois, today and schedule a free consultation with no risk or obligation. Should you decide to hire our firm, you will pay no attorneys' fees unless we are able to obtain compensation on your behalf.

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