Vehicle Accidents
Car, truck, and motorcycle accidents that weren't your fault.
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One injury can open several case files.
A single incident can touch more than one type of claim. We handle all three under one roof, no fee unless we win.
One incident can open more than one claim.
Most law firms handle one kind of case. When your situation touches two or three, you end up with two or three different lawyers who never speak to each other, and things fall through the gaps between them.
Here is how it actually happens. Say you are driving for work and another driver hits you. That single afternoon can create three separate cases:
- A personal injury claim against the driver who caused the crash.
- A workers’ compensation claim, because you were injured on the job.
- A Social Security Disability claim, if the injury turns out to be severe enough that you cannot go back to work.
Three systems. Three sets of rules. Three sets of deadlines. All from one incident.
We handle all three under one roof. One intake, one team, one set of people who can see the whole picture of what happened to you, so nothing gets missed because everyone assumed somebody else was handling it.
No fee unless we win.
What We Handle
Three practice areas, one firm.
Social Security Disability
Most first-time SSDI applications are denied. We build the case that wins approval.
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Hurt on the job? We make sure delays and denials don't cost you benefits.
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Questions about overlapping claims
General information, not legal advice. Every case turns on its own facts. The only way to know where yours stands is to have someone look at it.
Can I have a workers’ compensation claim and a personal injury claim at the same time?
Yes. They are separate claims against separate parties. Workers’ compensation covers a workplace injury regardless of fault and is claimed through the Ohio system. A personal injury claim is brought against a third party who caused the harm, such as another driver. If you were hurt on the job by someone who does not work for your employer, both can be open at once.
Can a workplace injury also become a disability claim?
It can. Workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability are different programs with different tests and different agencies. If an injury keeps you out of work long enough and severely enough, a disability claim may be available alongside the compensation claim.
Does having more than one claim reduce what I receive?
These programs interact, and in some circumstances one benefit is adjusted to account for another. How that works depends on which benefits are in play and in what order.
Why does it matter that one firm handles all three?
Because the claims affect each other. A statement given in one case can be used in another, the timing of a settlement can change what a different program pays, and a deadline missed in one system cannot be fixed by the lawyer handling a different one. When the same team runs all three, those connections are visible instead of accidental.
Where we practice
Four offices across Southwest Ohio.