Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Attorneys
Fatal accidents are a tragic fact of life. When an untimely death occurs as a result of someone's careless or negligence, family members are well advised to discuss the fatal accident with an experienced lawyer. Losing a loved one in a car accident, workplace accident, animal attack or boat accident is nearly always shocking and painful. During a time of grief, a family struggles to cope with many details related to burying the dead and coping with the loss of his or her presence.
A wrongful death lawyer can take a load off the minds of family members at a time of loss after a fatal accident. It is helpful, important, and perhaps critical to the ultimate outcome of a wrongful death claim to gather evidence as to the cause of the accident promptly. Photos of the scene, interviews with eyewitnesses and crashed vehicles are all examples of evidence which may be difficult or impossible to get later on. An attorney who devotes himself to taking care of these and other legal details can be a valuable source of support to surviving family members after an accidental death.
Our wrongful death attorneys listen closely to our clients' stories as we help them seek and obtain compensation after losing a wife, husband, son, daughter, mother or father in a car accident, motorcycle accident, boating accident, workplace accident or any type of accident.
Our clients also benefit from an integrated approach that includes advice from our estate planning and tax law attorneys. Our colleagues are instrumental in creating wealth preservation strategies to maximize settlements or verdict awards.
At Quinn, Buseck, Leemhuis, Toohey & Kroto, Inc., in Erie, Pennsylvania, we are ready to put our years of experience to work for your family after the accidental death of a loved one. We handle wrongful death claims on behalf of spouses, children and other close family members of someone who died as a result of the negligence or carelessness of another person or organization. In addition, we handle Survival Act claims on behalf of the estate of the person who may have suffered before death.
Whether or not the deceased was a wage earner or a homemaker, a student or a retired person, we work hard to present compelling arguments in support of compensation for tangible losses (lost wages, medical bills and other losses that can be quantified) as well as intangible losses (pain and suffering, loss of companionship, loss of moral education of children, loss of homemaking services).
Call or e-mail Quinn, Buseck, Leemhuis, Toohey & Kroto, Inc., to schedule a thoughtful, complementary consultation after a fatal accident.
