Wrongful Death and Severe Personal Injury

Severe Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Attorney

Severe personal injury claims and wrongful death or survival claims are different from each other and are separately discussed below. FAQ appear below.

Life-Altering Severe Personal Injuries

Devastating severe injuries changes lives forever. Even if rehabilitation could restore functionality, the accident will have affected how the victim experiences life afterwards.

At Berschler Associates, PC, our personal injury practice focuses on representing people who have been severely injured. This focus allows us to pay close attention to our clients as they struggle to become stable and to move forward. Berschler Associates both advises our clients of the law involved and we actively work with our clients to help them achieve a positive health care result under the circumstances. Berschler Associates’ goal is to enable our clients to understand the extent of their injuries and financial damages when they ultimately decide how to resolve their claims.

Berschler Associates has successfully represented people who have suffered every kind of serious injury, including:

• Injuries preventing the victim from working for an extended time

• Injuries requiring hospitalization

• Amputation of arm, finger, or leg

• Burn injury

• Concussion

• Crush injury

• Fracture injury

• Paralysis

• Psychological including PTSD, Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorder or similar

• Spinal nerve damage or spinal disc herniation

• TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury, causing cognitive loss, psychosis or similar.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have a good case?

What must be done now to make the case a strong one?

Which family members can make a claim?

What must be done to preserve evidence?

How do I prove my case?

*FOR ANSWERS, download the PDF: Accident Victims Rights and Responsibilities Checklist

In every case, we will focus on recovering full compensation for our clients’ medical expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering and other damage. Life-altering injuries demand that lawyers present an accurate, persuasive financial accounting of the client’s damages both now and in the future. This is exactly what Berschler Associates does superbly. Attorney Arnold I. Berschler and associates consistently puts forth a complete picture of the victim’s needs, both in a trial or in settlement negotiations with insurance companies. We will enlist the services of recognized experts, such as forensic doctors, life-care planners, and accountants, to show the complete extent of your injuries and damages.

Wrongful Death Claim

Our law firm also represents surviving family members in wrongful death litigation and claims. Wrongful death claims seek monetary compensation for the loss of a loved one and damages such as loss of guidance, comfort, and society as well as for economic damages of loss of future earnings and support.

Wrongful death compensation claims are always difficult for those left behind. Often, the loss of a loved one is paralyzing in effect. We know that money is wholly inadequate to remedy the loss of a loved one. Unfortunately, it is the only remedy the legal system allows.

Berschler Associates, PC will locate every potentially responsible party and hold them accountable. Our goal is to help the close family members move forward, gaining the maximum financial security possible from money compensation with the least stress possible under these circumstances. As an example, one of our clients was the young son of man who was an accidental death victim. The father had never made much money, but he always was a presence in his son’s life. They did many things together and were together every day. We were able to monetize the future value of the late father’s guidance and instruction to the boy, maximizing the compensation, which helped the boy become financially secure.

Please download the PDF: Wrongful Death Accident Victims Rights and Responsibilities Checklist

Survival Claims

A survival claim is separate from a wrongful death claim. A survival claim belongs to the estate of the deceased and is brought by the representative of that estate to obtain compensation for pre-death pain and suffering and other damages.

Berschler associates, PC is highly skilled and very experienced in this law, whether it involves state or federal law or both. As an example, a case involved a man who jumped off a boat in Maryland and immediately disappeared. Never surfacing, he drowned. We retained a Florida-based forensic expert in drowning to establish evidence of how long the decedent probably was able to understand that he was drowning. This allowed our client, the estate of the man, to monetize the horrible experience for the benefit of the estate’s heirs. 

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If you or a loved one has suffered an injury on a navigable waterway, call or e-mail our California maritime and admiralty law attorney to set up a consultation. Arnold I. Berschler will either answer your call immediately or return your call within 24 hours. The consultation is free. In personal injury, wrongful death and/or maintenance and cure cases, we offer contingency fees (no attorney’s fees upfront).