Cases We Handle

Orlando Practice AreasIf you or a loved one has been injured in an form of accident, please contact us today for your free consultation with Paul & Perkins PA. Here at Paul & Perkins PA we specialize in a variety of different practice areas. We focus a lot of our time on personal injury and medical malpractice claims. We tend to specialize in those area’s along with nursing home abuse.

Auto Accidents

Enlisting the help of an auto accident attorney after an accident can result in faster and potentially greater compensation. By streamlining the legal process, an auto Orlando accident attorney may also be able to streamline the path back to regained normality in a client’s life.

Insurance Litigation

Insurance litigation is often a complex process. This is partially because insurance policies are legal documents and may contain legal terminology which is difficult for non-experts to fully grasp. As a result of the difficulties involved with insurance litigation, individuals who wish to file a lawsuit against an insurance company may be best suited to contact a qualified attorney.

Nursing Home Abuse

Nursing home abuse can take form of physical, emotional, sexual, and financial misconduct from nursing home staff members. Nursing home abuse may be extreme, such as assault or rape. These forms of physical abuse are typically evident to friends and family of the victim. However, nursing home abuse may also include threatening or frightening the resident. Emotional abuse such as this is more difficult to determine.

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice or medical negligence claims are exceptionally complicated, due to the required combination of legal and medical expertise. An experienced medical malpractice attorney will already know which medical experts to consult and what questions to ask. Furthermore, an experienced medical malpractice lawyer will already understand medicine, will be able to read medical documents, and can anticipate the tactics of the medical malpractice defense team.

Birth Injuries

Birth injuries are injuries that occur to an infant either immediately prior to or during the process of childbirth. In cases of medical malpractice or negligence, birth injuries can occur when medical professionals fail to react to critical issues in a timely manner. A birth injury lawyer can help determine the cause of a child’s birth injury and seek compensation for families.

Motorcycle Accidents

Experienced motorcycle accident lawyers can help a motorcycle accident victim recover financial compensation for damages incurred as a result of defective equipment, hazardous roads, or another driver’s negligent and careless actions. By hiring an experienced motorcycle accident attorney, the victim will have legal counsel that possesses knowledge and personal insights on the injuries that typically accompany a motorcycle accident.

Truck Accidents

In the event of a truck accident, it is important to establish who is liable to pay for damages that the truck may have caused. This can be a difficult process, as there are a number of different entities which may be responsible for paying for the accident.

Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries

A brain and spinal cord injury may be filed as one of two types of lawsuits, including personal injury or wrongful death. Due to their medical nature, brain and spinal cord injury lawsuits are complicated. The lawyer must have experience in medical cases to possess both legal and medical knowledge, which is necessary for winning the lawsuit.

Wrongful Death

Wrongful death cases may be filed against a variety of individuals and entities. Defendants in a wrongful death case can include companies, employees, and government agencies. Wrongful death cases are civil cases. In criminal law, a wrongful death case is similar to murder or manslaughter cases.