Illinois Electrocution Lawyer FAQs
It’s okay to ask questions after you’ve been injured in an electrical shock incident. It’s natural. And we encourage it. The more you know, the better you’ll be able to make informed decisions about how to proceed with your Illinois case and what an electrocution lawyer to hire to help you fight to get the full compensation and money damages you’re legally entitled to.
Below are our answers to the questions that electric shock victims and their families most frequently ask us.
If you have more questions or you want to talk about your Illinois electric shock case, reach out to us now for a free, no-cost, no-obligation consultation with an experienced electrocution lawyer.
Why Do I Need An Electrocution Lawyer For My Case In Illinois?
For your Illinois electrocution accident case, you need an experienced lawyer because the power and electric utility companies will initially fight and defend these cases very aggressively. They take a “shock and awe” approach intended to intimidate and harass attorneys who do not actually have experience in electric shock injury and electrical death cases into settling their clients’ cases for less than they’re worth rather than face a long, expensive case and a trial that they’re not experienced enough to successfully handle.
The best way for you to overcome these scare tactics and get the best possible settlement for you Illinois case that reflects the true value of your case is to have an experienced electrocution lawyer in your corner.
Getting full and fair compensation for your pain and suffering and money damages to pay your bills and reimburse you for lost wages and future lost earnings is essential for you and your family if you’ve been the victim of an electrical shock injury.
Here is what an experienced electrocution lawyer can do for your case in Illinois:
- Determine all of the people, entities, businesses, companies and corporations who are liable for your injuries or your family member’s death
- Determine the amount of insurance coverage that is available to pay what’s owed to you
- Determine the amount of financial assets that the responsible parties have available to contribute to you settlement
- Identify violations of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and the National Electrical Code (NEC)
- Recruit the nation’s top experts in fields such as: (1) power infrastructure, (2) electrical engineering, (3) mechanical engineering, (4) reliability engineer, (7) the National Electric Safety Code and the National Electrical Code, (8) an economist, and (9) medicine and rehabilitation to address injuries, surgeries, and present and future medical needs
- Negotiate with the insurance companies
- Try your case to a jury if the insurance company refuses to settle for the full value of your claim
How Do I Choose The Best Electrocution Lawyer For My Case In Illinois?
To choose the best Illinois electrocution lawyer for your case, you need to find an attorney who has these qualities:
- Real experience with electric shock injury and electrical death cases – For your case in Illinois, you want an electrocution lawyer who has real experience with actually litigating these cases – not someone who claims to be this type of attorney in their advertisements and commercials but has never tried a case to verdict or successfully negotiated a multi-million-dollar settlement.
- Specialization – Specialization is key. You want an attorney who specializes exclusively in helping people like you who have been injured or lost a loved one in an electrical shock incident. He or she will know the “ins and outs” of these cases, the hard-to-find statutes, rules, and regulations that will prove the responsible parties are liable, and the traps and easy-to-miss requirements that can destroy a case. You want an attorney who can honestly say “This is all I do,” not a “This is one of more than a dozen things I spread myself thin trying to do.”
- Track record of success – Does your attorney win? If you want him or her to win for you, make sure that he or she has won for other clients. Ask about the attorney’s winning verdicts and settlements? Find out the amounts and the facts of the cases.
Reputation for results in electrical cases – Your lawyer’s reputation for getting winning results in electric shock injury and electrocution accident cases will affect how the power or electric utility company chooses to defend your Illinois case. Getting prompt, full and fair compensation and damages in your settlement is more likely to be achieved when you are represented by an experienced attorney whom the power and utility company – and their attorneys and adjusters – has a reputation for winning cases before juries at trial. On the other hand, when a victim like you is represented by an attorney who only dabbles in electric shock injury cases (and has never actually litigated one of these highly specialized cases), the power and utility company will defend the case very aggressively, digging in for a long, drawn-out, and very expensive lawsuit with the hopes of wearing down both you and your attorney until you can be pressuring into accepting a “low-ball” settlement offer that is well beneath the actual value of your case.
How Much Does An Electrocution Lawyer Cost In Illinois?
You don’t pay one penny in attorney fees or litigation costs unless we win your case. We won’t ask for any up-front payments. And we won’t bill you while your case is ongoing. We work on a contingency fee basis which means we only get paid at the end of your case and only if we’ve recovered a winning settlement or trial verdict for you.
Bottomline: If our attorneys don’t win your case for you, then you don’t pay our fee and you don’t have to repay us for our case costs.
Litigation and case costs may include the following expenses:
- Filing fees
- Court costs
- Expert witness fees
- Investigator fees
- Costs for filing and serving the complaint and subpoenas
- Deposition costs
- Medical record fees
- Copying costs
- Printing costs
- Mailing costs
How Long Does a Settlement Take?
It could take a few months or a year or more for an electrocution lawyer to settle your Illinois case. But your settlement could take between one and two years if the responsible party – or its insurance company – refuses to be held accountable and it becomes necessary to file a lawsuit.
In addition to whether a lawsuit is filed, there are many factors that will affect how long it takes to settle your case. They include:
- The extent and seriousness of your injuries
- Your current and future medical needs
- Your current and future ability to work
- Your attorney’s track record of success and reputation for going to trial – The insurance industry’s own research data shows that experienced attorneys are able to settle cases for 4 times as much money and faster than attorneys lacking those invaluable qualities
- The defendant and the defendant’s insurance company
- The defendant’s insurance policy limits
- The defense attorney
- The court in which the lawsuit is filed
- The judge assigned to the case
- The time it takes to file and serve the complaint to start the lawsuit
- Discovery which involves, among other things, deposing all of the parties, witnesses, and experts
- Case evaluation
- Mediation
- Facilitation
- Settlement conferences and negotiations