What is a personal injury lawyer? Good personal injury lawyers provide holistic legal help to people who have suffered an injury. Learn more in our definitive guide.

If you ask an injured person who just got their settlement what the most surprising part of their experience is, they’ll likely answer they couldn’t believe how much of their settlement was paid to everyone but them!

If you have a bad injury in a big case, it probably means you have more leverage to negotiate. Negotiating your fee down as your settlement value goes up is a key way to negotiating with a personal injury lawyer.

Accidents are, well, accidents. They can happen to anyone and at any time. But, what you do after an accident is in your control and can make your post-accident journey easier and better for you and your family.

Traditional PI lawyers are not incentivized to help you repair your car. This is because the settlement you get at the end of your case, which your attorney gets his fee on, does not include damages to your car.

In order to pursue a personal injury settlement there must be another party responsible for the accident who is able to personally, or more commonly through insurance, provide compensation. You must also have suffered damages in the form of a physical injury or emotional trauma.

Nobody plans on being in an accident. Well, except for maybe stunt drivers. But if you’re like most Americans, you’re not a stunt driver, so you probably haven’t thought through what happens if you get hurt in an accident. Learn more about what questions you should ask your PI lawyer before choosing them.

The norm for contingency fees in personal injury law is around 33.3%. But did you know that Mighty Law charges 10% below the industry standard? Learn more.

Nearly across the board, PI firms charge 33.3% of the total case settlement or more — even if your case settles pre-lawsuit — and they have done so since the 1970s. Learn why in our article.