Joe Chapman
Represents individuals and families in personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Advises on vehicle accidents, premises liability, and professional negligence.
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After a serious injury or the loss of a loved one caused by someone else’s negligence, you deserve to offload some of that burden. Whether you were hurt in a truck or car accident, a dog bite, or a fall on another’s property, we will listen, explain your options, and help you pursue fair compensation.
Our focus
What insurance adjusters and defense lawyers call “accidents” are often preventable neglect. When someone else’s carelessness disrupts your life, you deserve a team that will listen, investigate, and fight for fair compensation.
We pursue claims when insurance companies will not pay what our clients will accept. Our work spans motor vehicle and trucking accidents, slip and fall incidents, defective products, and wrongful death.
Every client’s situation is different. We start by meeting with you, often at your home, to learn what happened and understand your goals. From there, we tailor our strategy to getting what you need.
Some claims resolve through negotiation, while others require litigation. We prepare every case with both possibilities in mind so you are positioned for the best outcome.
There is no charge to discuss your situation. We handle personal injury matters on a contingency basis, and we are only paid when you are paid.
- When a tractor-trailer crashes into the back of a car stopped for construction, it is negligence, not an accident.
- When a delivery company rushes out of a driveway into the path of an oncoming vehicle with the right of way, that is negligence, not an accident.
- When a driver looking at their phone slams into the back of a car stopped at a red light, that is negligence, not an accident.
- When a driver pulls out in front of a motorcycle and sends its rider flying, that is negligence, not an accident.
- When a dump truck hits someone on a bike with its mirror, that is negligence, not an accident.
- When a car swerves and hits a pedestrian waiting to cross the street, that is negligence, not an accident.
- When a store lets concrete deteriorate so that a cart’s wheel gets stuck and a customer falls, that is negligence, not an accident.
- When a dog with dangerous propensities gets loose and bites a child, the cause is the owner’s negligence, not an accident.
- When parents let children drive a four-wheeler unsupervised, and a collision occurs, that is negligence, not an accident.
- When a drunk driver runs a red light and crashes into a family’s car, that is negligence, not an accident.
- When a driver sees a child on a scooter from a quarter mile away and still hits them, that is negligence, not an accident.
- When a product injures someone because the manufacturer cut corners, that is negligence, not an accident.
- When a loved one dies in any of the ways described above, it is still negligence, not an accident.
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