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A serious accident can change your life in seconds. Suddenly, you may be dealing with emergency-room visits, medical bills, time away from work, insurance adjusters, pain, uncertainty, and questions about what happens next.
You shouldn’t have to figure it all out alone.
If you were injured because of someone else’s negligence, a Georgia personal injury attorney at Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers can help you understand your legal options and pursue compensation for the losses your injuries have caused.
We’re not an out-of-town law firm trying to look local.
We know Georgia.
And because our Georgia personal injury team has the resources and support of a nationwide personal injury law firm, our clients don’t have to choose between personalized local representation and the resources necessary to take on large insurance companies and corporations.
If you’ve been injured in a Georgia personal injury accident, tell us what happened.
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Insurance companies handle injury claims every day. Most injured people don’t. That creates an enormous difference in experience.
Shortly after an accident, an insurance adjuster may request a recorded statement, ask for medical information or approach you with a settlement offer before the full extent of your injuries is known.
A quick settlement can be attractive when medical bills are arriving and you’re missing work. But once a claim is settled and the required releases are signed, you generally cannot simply reopen it because your injuries turned out to be worse than expected.
Our Georgia personal injury attorneys can deal with the insurance companies while you concentrate on your recovery.
Personal injury law covers far more than car accidents.
Our Georgia personal injury lawyers represent people and families harmed in many types of accidents and negligence cases in Atlanta, Augusta, Albany, Athens, Columbus, Macon and throughout all of Georgia.
From car accidents to commercial truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, wrongful death, permises liability, slip and fall, dog bites and animal attacks, catastrophic injuries and other negligence and injury claims, our Georgia personal injury attorneys represent injury victims throughout Georgia. If another driver’s negligence caused your injuries, Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers fights to hold the responsible parties accountable and pursue the compensation available under Georgia law.
Our Georgia personal injury attorneys prepare every case with the expectation that it may go to trial. Insurance companies know we’re prepared to fight—not settle for less simply because it’s easier. From negotiation to the courtroom, Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers works to pursue the maximum compensation available for personal injury victims throughout Atlanta, Augusta, Albany, Athens, Columbus, Macon and all of Georgia.
Get the strength of a full legal team fighting for you, including Georgia personal injury lawyers, investigators, and medical experts with the resources to take on insurance companies. Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers offers injured clients throughout Atlanta, Augusta, Albany, Athens, Columbus, Macon and all of Georgia. Call for a free case evaluation, 24/7 support, and… you pay no attorney fees unless we win your case.
Every year, thousands of people across Georgia are seriously injured in accidents, many involving preventable negligence. Georgia Department of Transportation data alone shows the enormous impact of traffic crashes across the Peach State, with thousands of serious injuries occurring on Georgia roads. And motor-vehicle crashes represent only part of the problem. Georgians are also injured in falls, workplace incidents, dog attacks, unsafe-property accidents, defective-product incidents, medical negligence, and other preventable events. Whether an injury occurs on I-75 in Atlanta, I-185 in Columbus, I-20 near Augusta, I-16 in Macon, US-19 in Albany, the Athens Perimeter, or anywhere else in Georgia, the consequences can include mounting medical expenses, lost wages, pain, disability, and long-term financial hardship. When another person, business, or corporation may be responsible, a Georgia personal injury attorney can help an injured person understand their legal rights and the compensation they may be entitled to pursue under Georgia law. *https://www.gahighwaysafety.org/traffic-data/
Most Georgia personal injury cases have one thing in common: negligence. Whether someone is injured in a car or commercial truck accident on I-75 or I-85 in Atlanta, a pedestrian collision in downtown Columbus, a motorcycle crash near Augusta, Macon, Albany, or Athens, or because of a dangerous condition on someone else's property, a personal injury claim may arise when a person, business, or other responsible party fails to exercise reasonable care and causes someone to be injured. Negligence can include distracted or reckless driving, unsafe property conditions, inadequate maintenance, and many other forms of preventable conduct. When negligence causes a serious injury, a Georgia personal injury attorney can investigate the accident, preserve evidence, identify potentially responsible parties, and pursue compensation for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, and other damages available under Georgia law.
If you were injured because of another person or company's negligence, you may be entitled to pursue full and fair compensation for your Georgia personal injury claim. Depending on the circumstances, recoverable damages may include medical expenses, future medical care, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, property damage, pain and suffering, permanent disability, disfigurement, and other economic and non-economic losses recognized under Georgia law. Insurance companies may attempt to settle before the full extent of an injury and its long-term consequences are known. A Georgia personal injury attorney can investigate what happened, document how your injuries have affected your health, career, finances, family, and future, and fight to pursue the maximum compensation available under Georgia law.
Georgia isn’t simply another market on a map to us. It’s the community we serve.
Our attorneys understand the highways Georgians travel, the cities and neighborhoods they call home, the hospitals where accident victims receive treatment, and the diverse communities stretching from Metro Atlanta and North Georgia to Middle Georgia, West Georgia, Southwest Georgia, the Augusta area, and the Georgia coast.
From serious accidents on I-75, I-85, I-20, I-285, I-16, I-185, and I-520 to crashes on busy local roads in Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Albany, Athens, and communities throughout the state, a routine drive can change someone’s life in an instant.
We represent injured people and families throughout Georgia, including Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Albany, Athens, Savannah, Marietta, Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, Decatur, Lawrenceville, Duluth, Newnan, Peachtree City, LaGrange, Warner Robins, Perry, Valdosta, Gainesville, Rome, Dalton, Statesboro, Brunswick, and communities across the Peach State.
Whether you’ve been injured in a car accident, commercial truck crash, motorcycle collision, pedestrian accident, or another incident caused by negligence, you deserve an attorney who understands Georgia and the people who live here.
When you hire a Georgia personal injury lawyer, you shouldn’t feel like your case is being handled by someone hundreds of miles away who barely knows the community where your accident happened.
We’re right here in Georgia—serving Georgians throughout the Peach State.
There is no shortage of national personal injury advertising in Georgia.
Turn on the television, search online, or drive along I-75, I-85, I-20, I-16, I-185, or I-520, and you’ll see law firms promising to represent accident victims across the state.
But when your accident happened here in Georgia, there can be meaningful advantages to working with attorneys who understand the communities, highways, courts, medical systems, and people of the Peach State.
With locations serving Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Albany, and Athens, Call Sevens Georgia represents injured people throughout the state—from Metro Atlanta and North Georgia to Middle Georgia, the CSRA, Southwest Georgia, and communities across the Peach State.
Personal injury cases are built around people, places, evidence, and the circumstances surrounding an accident.
A Georgia personal injury attorney who understands the area can bring valuable local context to an investigation—from traffic patterns and dangerous intersections to major trucking corridors, local businesses, medical facilities, and the communities where an accident occurred.
We understand the difference between a multi-vehicle collision during rush hour on I-285 or the Downtown Connector in Atlanta, a commercial truck accident on I-75 near Macon, a serious crash on I-185 in Columbus, an accident along I-20 near Augusta, or a collision on US-82 near Albany or US-78 around Athens.
Georgia is a large and diverse state. The circumstances surrounding an accident in downtown Atlanta can be very different from a crash on a rural highway in Southwest Georgia. Understanding those differences can provide important context when investigating negligence and determining who may be responsible.
Your attorney should understand more than Georgia personal injury law.
Your attorney should understand where you live, work, and raise your family.
From Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Albany, and Athens to communities such as Savannah, Marietta, Roswell, Alpharetta, Decatur, Lawrenceville, Newnan, LaGrange, Warner Robins, Valdosta, Gainesville, Rome, Statesboro, and beyond, every part of Georgia has its own employers, industries, transportation corridors, neighborhoods, and way of life.
Those details can matter when a serious injury affects someone’s ability to work, provide for a family, care for children, operate a business, or return to the activities that were part of everyday life before an accident.
Sometimes you need more than an online form, an automated response, or a distant 800 number.
Having a Georgia personal injury attorney means having a legal team that understands the state and can remain accessible throughout your case.
Whether you’re in Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Albany, Athens, or another Georgia community, our goal is to make getting legal help as straightforward as possible. If your injuries make traveling difficult, talk with our team about alternative arrangements for your consultation.
Being local doesn’t mean thinking small.
Serious Georgia personal injury cases can require accident reconstruction specialists, investigators, medical experts, trucking-industry experts, engineers, economists, vocational experts, life-care planners, extensive discovery, and substantial litigation resources.
That’s where the broader resources behind Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers can become especially important.
You get a Georgia legal team that understands the communities we serve, backed by the resources necessary to pursue substantial personal injury and wrongful death claims involving major insurance carriers, commercial trucking companies, corporations, manufacturers, property owners, and other responsible parties.
Whether your accident occurred in Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Albany, Athens, or anywhere else in Georgia, our focus remains the same: protecting your rights, understanding how the injury has affected your life, and pursuing the compensation available under Georgia law.
There’s another side to choosing a personal injury law firm.
Local matters. But resources matter, too.
Serious car accident cases can require extensive investigation, medical documentation, expert analysis, depositions, litigation, and substantial preparation.
That’s why Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers offers injured Georgians what we believe is an important combination:
Our Georgia personal injury accident lawyers provide local Georgia representation backed by the broader resources of the nationwide Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers law firm.
That gives our clients a legal team that understands the community while having access to resources appropriate for serious injury cases.
Personal injury law covers far more than car accidents.
Our Georgia personal injury attorneys represent individuals and families injured because of negligence throughout the Peach State. With locations serving Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Albany, and Athens, Call Sevens Georgia handles serious injury and wrongful death claims for clients in communities across Georgia.
Whether your injury happened on a busy Atlanta interstate, a city street, at a business, on someone else’s property, or on a rural Georgia highway, our legal team can investigate what happened, determine who may be responsible, and pursue the compensation available under Georgia law.
Georgia’s highways and city streets see thousands of crashes every year. From rear-end collisions and intersection accidents to head-on crashes, distracted-driving accidents, hit-and-runs, and catastrophic multi-vehicle wrecks, our Georgia car accident lawyers investigate how collisions occurred, identify potentially responsible parties, preserve important evidence, and pursue applicable insurance coverage.
We handle crashes throughout Georgia, including accidents on major corridors such as I-75, I-85, I-20, I-285, I-16, I-185, and I-520, as well as state highways and local roads.
Georgia is a major transportation and logistics hub, putting large numbers of tractor-trailers and commercial vehicles on the state’s highways every day.
Semi-truck accidents can involve more than the truck driver. Depending on the circumstances, potentially responsible parties may include trucking companies, vehicle owners, maintenance contractors, cargo-loading companies, manufacturers, and other commercial entities.
Our Georgia truck accident attorneys can work to preserve evidence such as electronic logging data, vehicle information, maintenance records, inspection reports, driver qualification files, and other records that may become important when determining why a commercial truck crash occurred.
Motorcyclists have little protection when another driver makes a dangerous mistake. A collision can cause traumatic brain injuries, fractures, spinal cord injuries, severe road rash, internal injuries, amputations, and permanent disabilities.
Our Georgia motorcycle accident lawyers represent injured riders following crashes throughout Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Albany, Athens, and communities across the state.
Pedestrians are especially vulnerable when struck by cars, SUVs, trucks, or other motor vehicles.
Pedestrian accidents can happen in crosswalks, parking lots, neighborhoods, school zones, entertainment districts, shopping areas, and busy downtown corridors. When a driver’s negligence causes a pedestrian injury, our attorneys can investigate the collision and pursue a claim against those who may be legally responsible.
Whether you’re cycling along the Atlanta Beltline, commuting through Athens, riding a neighborhood street in Columbus, or traveling along a Georgia roadway, a negligent driver can cause devastating injuries in seconds.
Our Georgia bicycle accident attorneys handle claims involving distracted drivers, unsafe passing, intersection collisions, failure to yield, dooring accidents, and other crashes involving cyclists.
Few cases carry greater consequences than those involving the loss of a family member.
When another person’s or company’s negligence contributes to a fatal accident, certain surviving family members and/or the decedent’s estate may have claims available under Georgia wrongful death and estate law.
Our Georgia wrongful death attorneys approach these cases with the compassion and seriousness they deserve while pursuing accountability and the compensation permitted by Georgia law.
Businesses, property owners, occupiers, and other responsible parties may have legal duties concerning dangerous conditions on property.
Depending on the circumstances, Georgia premises liability claims may involve slip-and-fall accidents, inadequate maintenance, dangerous walkways or stairs, falling objects, insufficient repairs, swimming-pool accidents, negligent security, or other hazardous property conditions.
Dog bites and other animal attacks can cause severe puncture wounds, nerve damage, infections, permanent scarring, disfigurement, and psychological trauma. Children can be particularly vulnerable to serious injuries.
Georgia has specific laws governing liability for injuries caused by dogs and other animals. Our attorneys can investigate the circumstances surrounding an attack and determine what legal options may be available.
Some accidents change virtually every aspect of a person’s life.
Our Georgia catastrophic injury attorneys represent people facing traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, paralysis, severe burns, amputations, organ damage, permanent disfigurement, loss of mobility, and other life-altering conditions.
These claims may require carefully evaluating not only today’s medical expenses and lost income but also the potential costs of future medical treatment, rehabilitation, assistive equipment, long-term care, reduced earning capacity, and other lifelong needs.
Not every accident fits neatly into a single category.
If you were seriously injured and believe a person, business, corporation, property owner, or other party may have been negligent, tell us what happened.
From Atlanta and Metro Atlanta to Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Albany, Athens, and communities throughout Georgia, Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers is prepared to evaluate your circumstances and explain the legal options that may be available.
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Hiring an attorney involves considerably more than having someone send letters to an insurance company.
A serious personal injury claim may require determining exactly what happened, preserving evidence, identifying every potentially responsible party, documenting damages and building a case capable of standing up to an insurance company’s defense.
Depending on the circumstances, our investigation may include:
The specific investigation depends upon the type of accident and the facts of your case.
The goal is straightforward:
Understand what happened, establish responsibility when the evidence supports it, document what the accident has cost you, and pursue the compensation available under Georgia law.
Every personal injury case is different.
The compensation potentially available depends upon factors including how the accident occurred, the severity of the injuries, available evidence, insurance coverage, applicable law and how those injuries have affected your life.
Depending upon the circumstances, damages may include:
This may include ambulance transportation, emergency-room treatment, hospitalization, surgery, physician care, diagnostic testing, rehabilitation, physical therapy, medication and other necessary treatment.
Some injuries require treatment long after an insurance claim or lawsuit begins.
A serious injury may involve future surgery, rehabilitation, medication, assistive equipment, home care or other continuing medical needs.
If your injuries prevented you from working, lost wages and other employment-related losses may become part of your claim.
A permanent injury may prevent someone from returning to the same occupation or earning the income they could have earned before the accident.
Vehicle collisions and other accidents may result in damage to cars, motorcycles, bicycles and other personal property.
A serious injury can affect virtually every aspect of everyday life, including mobility, sleep, independence, relationships and activities you previously enjoyed.
Catastrophic injuries may cause permanent limitations, scarring, disfigurement or loss of bodily function.
When an accident results in death, Georgia law may provide eligible parties with a wrongful death claim for legally recognized losses.
Other economic and non-economic damages may be available depending upon the circumstances and applicable Georgia law.
Most negligence cases require evidence establishing that another person or entity failed to act with reasonable care and that this conduct caused or contributed to the injury.
But real accidents aren’t always simple.
An insurance company may argue that another driver was responsible. A business may blame a contractor. A trucking company may point toward its driver. A defendant may even argue that the injured person contributed to what happened.
Georgia applies comparative-fault principles, which can affect whether and how much an injured person may recover. Georgia legislative materials describe the state’s framework as barring recovery when the plaintiff’s comparative fault reaches at least 50 percent.
That’s one reason investigating an accident thoroughly can be so important.
Liability isn’t determined by who speaks the loudest. It is established through evidence.
Some accidents have multiple potentially responsible parties.
Consider a serious commercial truck collision. Depending upon the evidence, an investigation might involve the driver, motor carrier, truck owner, trailer owner, maintenance provider, cargo loader, parts manufacturer or another motorist.
A premises liability case might involve a property owner, property manager, tenant or contractor.
Identifying all potentially responsible parties can also mean identifying additional insurance policies and sources of recovery.
Georgia’s comparative-fault system makes this particularly important because fault can be allocated among multiple parties.
Our attorneys investigate beyond the obvious defendant to determine who may bear legal responsibility for the accident.
A minor injury claim and a catastrophic injury case are not the same thing.
When an accident results in traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, permanent disability, amputation or another life-changing injury, determining the actual financial consequences may require looking decades into the future.
These questions may require input from medical professionals, vocational specialists, economists, life-care planners, accident reconstruction specialists and other experts.
That’s one of the advantages of combining a local Georgia personal injury attorney with the resources of a nationwide law firm.
We’re local enough to know our clients personally—and big enough to build serious cases when serious resources are required.
Your health comes first. Seek appropriate medical attention following a serious accident.
When circumstances permit, preserving information can also become important. Photographs, witness contact information, damaged property, medical documents, receipts, employment records and communications with insurance companies may eventually become relevant evidence.
Avoid assuming that important evidence will remain available indefinitely.
Vehicles get repaired. Surveillance footage may be overwritten. Physical conditions change. Witnesses become harder to locate. Electronic information may not remain available forever.
The sooner an investigation begins, the greater the opportunity may be to identify and preserve relevant evidence.
Deadlines matter.
Georgia can impose relatively short limitation periods on personal injury claims, and the applicable deadline can vary depending upon the type of case, the parties involved and other circumstances. Recent Georgia legislative materials continue to identify statutory limitations applicable to personal tort actions.
Certain claims can involve different notice requirements, limitation periods or statutes of repose.
Do not assume you have plenty of time.
If you’ve been seriously injured, speaking with a Georgia personal injury attorney promptly gives the lawyer more opportunity to evaluate applicable deadlines and preserve important evidence.
You may have a claim if you were injured because another person or organization acted negligently or wrongfully.
However, simply being injured does not automatically establish a personal injury case.
An attorney generally needs to examine questions such as:
That’s why we offer a free case evaluation.
Tell us what happened. We’ll evaluate the circumstances and discuss your potential options.
The last thing someone facing medical expenses and lost income needs is another bill.
Our Georgia personal injury cases are handled on a contingency-fee basis.
That means:
No upfront attorney fees.
No hourly attorney bills.
No attorney fee unless we recover compensation for you.
Ask us about the contingency-fee agreement and case expenses during your free consultation so you understand exactly how representation works.
There are many personal injury law firms advertising in Georgia.
We believe injured Georgians deserve something different: a genuinely local relationship combined with substantial legal resources.
We live and work in the community we’re representing – Atlanta, Albany, Augusta, Athens, Columbus, Macon and many more throughout Georgia.
When a case requires investigators, experts, extensive discovery or litigation resources, our Georgia team has the backing to pursue it.
You’re a person—not a case number.
We want to understand how the accident affected your health, your work, your family and your future.
Many personal injury claims resolve without trial, but an insurance company should know your attorney is prepared to litigate when appropriate.
Accidents don’t happen on a schedule.
You can contact us 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
It costs nothing to tell us what happened and discuss your potential case.
Our Georgia personal injury attorneys represent injured people and families throughout the Peach State, including Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Albany, Columbus, Macon and communities across Georgia.
Having representation rooted in Georgia can provide an important advantage. Personal injury cases involve real people, local roads, medical providers, employers, witnesses and evidence. An accident in Metro Atlanta may involve very different circumstances than a collision in Athens, Augusta, Columbus, Macon or Southwest Georgia.
We understand the communities we represent and how a serious injury can affect your ability to work, support your family, receive medical treatment and return to the life you enjoyed before the accident.
And local representation doesn’t mean limited resources.
Serious cases may require investigators, accident reconstruction specialists, medical experts, engineers, economists, vocational experts, extensive discovery and substantial litigation resources. Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers combines the personal attention and accessibility of a Georgia personal injury law firm with the broader resources needed to pursue significant claims against insurance carriers, trucking companies, corporations and other responsible parties.
From Atlanta to Albany, Athens to Augusta, and Columbus to Macon, we’re here for injured Georgians throughout the state.
You didn’t plan to be injured.
You didn’t plan for the ambulance ride, hospital bills, missed work, insurance calls or months of recovery that might follow.
But you can decide who stands beside you now.
At Poulin + Willey Trial Lawyers, our Georgia personal injury team combines the personal attention of a local law firm with the resources and support of a nationwide personal injury organization.
We know Atlanta.
We know Georgia.
And when an insurance company or corporation stands between our client and appropriate compensation, we’re prepared to build the case necessary to pursue accountability.
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We offer free initial case evaluations and handle qualifying personal injury cases on a contingency-fee basis. You do not pay an attorney fee unless compensation is recovered for you, subject to the terms of your representation agreement.
Not every injury requires an attorney. However, legal representation can become particularly important when injuries are serious, fault is disputed, several parties may be responsible, significant medical treatment is required or an insurance company disputes or undervalues the claim.
Be cautious about providing detailed recorded statements or signing documents you do not fully understand. What is appropriate depends upon the circumstances and which insurer is requesting the information. You can speak with an attorney about your situation before deciding how to proceed.
Partial responsibility does not necessarily eliminate a claim under Georgia’s comparative-fault framework, although the percentage of fault attributed to an injured person can affect recovery and may ultimately bar it at the applicable threshold.
You can have an attorney evaluate the circumstances before accepting a settlement and signing a release. Early offers may arrive before the full medical and financial consequences of an injury are known.
Many cases resolve through negotiated settlements, but some require litigation. The appropriate strategy depends upon liability, damages, available insurance, the evidence and the positions taken by the defendants and insurers.
Yes. Contact us to discuss your circumstances. If your injuries make travel difficult, we can discuss appropriate alternatives for your consultation.
We represent clients throughout Georgia, including Atlanta, Albany, Athens, Augusta, Columbus, Macon and surrounding areas.