Portland Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Injuries are an inescapable part of life. Sometimes, they’re truly accidental. However, too many injuries happen because someone acted carelessly or negligently.

If you have suffered a major injury because of another person’s negligence, you shouldn’t be expected to handle the physical, financial, and emotional fallout of that injury on your own. Our team of elite Portland personal injury attorneys wants to help you secure the financial compensation you deserve.

Gideon Asen’s Winning Approach

From the very beginning, our firm has been determined to stand out by delivering unparalleled results. Our track record reflects our commitment to our clients:

• We average more than $1 million per case
• We have recovered multimillion-dollar settlements in cases other firms rejected
• Even with similar cases, our clients do better than clients represented by other firms

What sets us apart from other firms? Gideon Asen uses large-scale data analytics to value each case. We are the only firm in the Northeast to do so.

What Kinds of Cases Do Portland Personal Injury Attorneys Handle?

If you have suffered a severe injury because someone else was careless, reckless, or negligent, you may have a viable personal injury case.

These are some of the most common types of personal injury cases our firm handles:

• Car accidents
• Commercial truck and bus accidents
• Bicycle and pedestrian accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Slip and fall accidents
• Medical malpractice cases
• Birth injuries
• Industrial accidents
• Product liability cases
• Nursing home abuse

The field of personal injury law is very broad, and this is by no means an exhaustive list. If you have suffered another type of injury, contact us!

Negligence: The Heart of Any Personal Injury Case

The fact that you have suffered a serious injury doesn’t mean you have a strong personal injury case. In order to win your case, our skilled legal team must be able to prove the elements of negligence:

• The at-fault party owed you a duty of care
• They breached that duty
• Their breach of duty was the proximate cause of your injury
• You have damages to collect because of your injury

It’s easier to understand these elements when you consider them in context. Here’s a look at the elements of negligence in a slip and fall injury case.

The At-Fault Party Owed You a Duty of Care

In a legal context, a duty of care is an obligation to act in a way that avoids the risk of harm. For example, the owner of a grocery store has a duty of care to maintain safe premises for their customers.

They Breached That Duty

When someone has failed to live up to their duty of care, they have breached it.

For example, suppose that the grocery store owner opens the store when there is a sheet of ice right in front of the door. The owner makes no effort to remove the ice, and they don’t put up any signs to warn customers. This is a breach of their duty of care to guests and customers.

Their Breach of Duty Was the Proximate Cause of Your Injury

To prove the third element of negligence, your lawyer must show that the at-fault party’s breach of duty was the immediate (and most significant) cause of your injury. Thus, if you walked up to the door of the grocery store and slipped and fell on the ice, the owner’s failure to do anything about the safety hazard was the proximate cause.

You Have Damages to Collect Because of Your Injury

In a legal case, “damages” refers to compensation for losses — monetary or otherwise — that you have suffered.

This is a very important element of a successful personal injury case. If you slip on the ice but only suffer a mild bruise, you do not have damages to collect. Even though the store owner was irresponsible, pursuing a legal case against them would be futile.

Now imagine you slip on the sheet of ice, break several bones, and need surgery. You have thousands of dollars in medical bills, and you lose thousands of dollars of income because you can’t go to work. In this case, you have damages to collect, and pursuing a personal injury case might be a good idea.

How Does the Process Work?

If you’re like many of our clients, this is your first time encountering the legal system. Our experienced Portland personal injury attorneys are committed to fighting for you, but we’re also here to offer support, guidance, and understanding during a confusing and difficult time.

Before you pursue a personal injury case, it may be helpful to understand how the process typically works.

Step 1: Consultation

It all starts with a free consultation. This is where we discuss your situation and help you decide whether hiring a personal injury attorney is in your best interests.

While we are unable to take on every case we come across, we often win cases other lawyers have refused to take. If you have been turned down by other Portland personal injury attorneys, don’t let that discourage you from contacting us.

Step 2: Investigation

If we take your case, our team will get to work gathering as much evidence as possible. Our goal is to prove the severity of your injuries and the extent of the other party’s negligence to their insurance provider — and possibly the court.

Step 3: Filing a Claim and Negotiation

Once we have assembled all the necessary evidence, we will typically start by filing a personal injury claim with the at-fault party’s insurance provider. At this stage, insurance companies will generally offer very low settlements — if they offer anything at all.

But we won’t stop there. We’ll bring our full strength to the table and negotiate for a fair settlement. Gideon Asen’s team of premier attorneys knows how to advocate for you in the courtroom, but we also are tenacious negotiators.

Step 4: Filing a Lawsuit

Some insurance companies will eventually agree to a fair settlement. However, others will refuse to pay our clients anything close to what their claims are worth. If the insurance company won’t budge, we will file a personal injury lawsuit on your behalf.

Lawsuits do not go to court immediately, which means that we will probably go back to the negotiating table. This time, however, the insurance company feels the pressure of an upcoming court battle. It might finally decide to make a fair offer.

Step 5: Going to Trial (if Necessary)

A large number of personal injury cases settle outside of court. However, if the at-fault party’s insurance company is unwilling to pay you the compensation you deserve, we will take the case to trial.

Some attorneys will do whatever they can to avoid taking a case into the courtroom. That’s not us. Our intrepid attorneys thrive in high-stakes litigation, and our results reflect that.

Don’t Wait — Call Gideon Asen Today!

If you’re recovering from a major injury, it might feel impossible to do anything but focus on healing. However, we urge you to contact us now.

Delaying may jeopardize the value of your claim and make it harder to recover the compensation you deserve. Call Giden Asen or send us a message today to book your free consultation with an experienced Portland personal injury lawyer.