Gallatin Personal Injury Lawyers

Gallatin Personal Injury Lawyers

Injury attorneys in Gallatin providing strong advocacy for clients throughout Tennessee

Any type of accident can change your life in an instant. One moment you’re driving, shopping, walking, or working – and the next you’re on the way to a hospital. Accidents require a lot of money to maximize your recovery from your injuries. Most accident victims lose time from work. Many accident victims live with long-term pain and suffering. Some victims tragically die. At Rocky McElhaney Law Firm, our Gallatin personal injury lawyers are skilled at showing why your accident happened and who is responsible. We demand full compensation for your personal and economic damages. Our impressive record of results includes numerous settlements and verdicts for millions and hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Cases We Handle

Injury Attorney Rocky McElhaney

How can we help?

What does a Gallatin personal injury lawyer do?

A personal injury lawyer is an attorney who handles civil cases. Most personal injury claims are based on the concept of negligence. Negligence means:

  • Someone, such as a driver or property owner, owed you a duty of care
  • That person breached their duty of care by acting irresponsibly
  • The breach (accident) caused your injuries

We’re also skilled at handling personal injury claims where fault/negligence is not a factor, such as vehicle defect claims and workers’ compensation claims.

Our Gallatin personal injury lawyers investigate how the accident occurred with the help of investigators and through the formal questioning of everyone involved. We work with your doctors to show what injuries occurred due to the accident, the type of care you’ll need, the cost of the medical care, and every way your injuries affect your life. We anticipate the arguments insurance companies and defense lawyers make to deny or limit your claim.

Many personal injury claims do settle. At Rocky McElhaney Law Firm, we’re always ready to try your case before a jury.

What kinds of injury claims do your Gallatin lawyers take?

At Rocky McElhaney Law Firm, we handle all types of catastrophic, permanent, and severe injuries including:

  • A traumatic brain injury or any type of head trauma
  • Spinal cord damage and paralysis
  • Burn injuries
  • A traumatic amputation/Loss of limb
  • Permanent scarring or disfigurement
  • Internal organ damage and bleeding
  • Broken bones/fractures
  • Ligament, muscle, nerve, tissue, and tendon damage
  • Neck, shoulder, and back injuries
  • Vision or hearing loss

Our team understands how every injury causes daily physical pain and emotional suffering. We understand how any long-term injuries permanently change the lives of survivors. We understand how completely devastating it is when a loved one dies.

What types of accident claims do your Gallatin personal injury lawyers handle?

Rocky McElhaney Law Firm handles the full range of personal injury cases, including car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, premises liability accidents, work injuries, birth injuries, nursing home abuse, construction accidents, and more. We also handle Social Security Disability claims and workers’ compensation claims.

We’re skilled at showing that drivers, property owners, construction sites, and others owed you a duty of care and negligently breached that duty of care – causing your injuries.

Can I settle my personal injury claim without an attorney?

You can, but you shouldn’t.

The insurance company is not your friend. Their first duty to their client, such as the driver who struck you, is to deny your claim. Their second duty is to reduce your claim by as much as possible.

There are several key dangers in trying to handle your claim by yourself:

  • There’s no do-over. Once you settle your claim, you can’t come back and ask for more if your pain is more than you thought or if your medical bills are more than you anticipated.
  • Our skilled Gallatin personal injury lawyers anticipate and counter many of the arguments insurance companies make to try to deny or limit your claim.
  • Our lawyers understand when you should start negotiations, how much you should demand, and what your case is worth.
  • Insurance adjusters know that we are ready and willing to try your case before a jury if their offer is unreasonable.

We work with a network of investigators and liability experts who are skilled at proving fault and skilled at showing who else might be liable for your injuries or the death of your loved one – in addition to the obvious defendants.

You can trust that we will only recommend a settlement if a settlement is in your best interests. Many of the personal injury cases we handle do settle, precisely because insurance companies and defense lawyers understand that we have an impressive record of jury verdicts.

What’s the value of my Gallatin personal injury claim?

To understand further why you shouldn’t negotiate your own personal injury claim, here’s how we analyze the value of your claim:

  • Your medical claim. The value of the medical part of your Gallatin personal injury claim includes: medical bills, including ER care, hospitalizations, surgeries, doctor visits, rehabilitation care, psychological care, assistive devices, medications, and any other medical costs. Loss of bodily function may also be included.
  • Your lost income claim. We work with your employers and financial professionals to verify that you can’t work, whether you can ever expect to return to work, and how much income and work benefits you’re losing because you cannot work. We demand compensation for all your wage losses to date and all future wage losses including permanent disability losses you will have
  • Your daily physical pain and emotional suffering. We seek compensation for every moment you hurt, itch, scream, cry, or cope with any pain – and for every moment you worry, become anxious, or become depressed about your life due to your injuries.
  • Any property damage. Some personal injury claimants in Gallatin may have a claim for property damage such as when your car is damaged in a car accident.

If the person or business that caused your injuries was especially egregious, such as when your accident was caused by a drunk driver, we seek punitive damages.

Our Gallatin personal injury lawyers will explain whether any limits to the pain and suffering part of your claim apply. We’ll also explain what exceptions to Tennessee’s cap laws apply.

Our attorneys also seek the following wrongful death damages for families when a loved one dies in a Gallatin accident:

  • The funeral and burial costs
  • The value of any services your loved one would have provided
  • The loss of income and financial support your loved one would have provided
  • The loss of guidance, companionship, and emotional support your loved one would have provided

Can I afford a Gallatin personal injury lawyer?

Yes! Rocky McElhaney Law Firm represents personal injury clients on a contingency fee basis. This means that there are no upfront costs. We advance the court and litigation costs. We do not receive any compensation unless your case settles or there is an award or verdict in your favor. Our compensation is a percentage of the amount that you recover, though workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability claims are subject to specific caps.

When do I need to file my Gallatin personal injury claim?

In Tennessee, you normally only have one year from the date of your injury, or from the date you should have reasonably known you were hurt, to file a personal injury claim. Some shorter exceptions may apply.

Don’t wait. Contact us immediately. We need to investigate your case quickly, review your medical condition to ensure you’re seeing the doctors you need to see, and begin the claims process.

Speak with our experienced Gallatin personal injury lawyers today!

When any accident happens, you need a strong experienced advocate on your side. You need lawyers who are skilled negotiators persuasive trial lawyers, and aggressive fighters. You need the Gladiators of Rocky McElhaney Law Firm who have been recognized by numerous legal organizations across Tennessee and numerous former clients for our impressive record of results in fighting for injury victims and families when accidents happen. To schedule a free initial consultation with our Gallatin personal injury lawyers, please call us or complete our contact form. With offices in Nashville, East Nashville, Hendersonville, and Clarksville, we’re ready to help you today.