Lebanon Personal
Injury Attorney

Representing injured Victims 
In Lebanon and Throughout All Of Oregon

Accidents can change lives in ways few people expect. One moment, you may be driving along Santiam Highway, traveling on Main Street, visiting businesses near the Lebanon Plaza, or heading toward Cheadle Lake Park; the next, you may be dealing with serious injuries, an ambulance ride, and questions about what comes next. For many accident victims, the consequences also include time away from work, mounting medical expenses, and uncertainty about how those losses will be covered.

Personal injury claims allow people injured by someone else’s negligent or wrongful conduct to pursue compensation for their losses. However, bringing a successful claim involves evidence, insurance negotiations, legal deadlines, and other requirements. That’s where Johnston Law Firm comes in. We can help you navigate that process and protect your rights. Although our firm is based in Portland, we serve injured clients in Lebanon and communities throughout Oregon.

Were you injured because of someone else’s negligence in Lebanon? Call Johnston Law Firm at 503-546-3167 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation with a Lebanon personal injury lawyer.

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How Our Attorneys Can Help With Your Lebanon Personal Injury Claim

The aftermath of an accident often creates a long list of problems that extend well beyond the injury itself. Medical appointments, time away from work, insurance paperwork, and questions about financial recovery can compete for your attention at once. Marc Johnston and the experienced legal team at Johnston Law Firm can take responsibility for the legal side of your case, giving you more time to focus on your health and daily life.

When you choose us for your Lebanon personal injury case, we will:

• Investigate the cause of your accident: We gather available evidence, review accident reports, speak with witnesses, and examine the circumstances surrounding your injury to determine what happened.
• Identify all responsible parties: We evaluate who may be legally liable for your injuries, including individuals, businesses, employers, property owners, or other parties whose negligence contributed to the accident.
• Document the extent of your losses: We collect medical records, bills, employment information, and other documentation to establish how your injuries have affected you physically, financially, and personally.
• Handle communications with insurance companies: We deal directly with insurers, respond to their requests, and challenge efforts to shift blame or undervalue the injuries and losses included in your claim.
• Build your claim with appropriate experts: When specialized knowledge is necessary, we may work with medical professionals, accident reconstruction specialists, economists, and other qualified experts to strengthen your case.
• Negotiate or prepare your case for trial: We pursue an appropriate settlement while preparing to take your case to court when the responsible parties or insurers refuse to offer fair compensation.

Every personal injury case presents its own facts, challenges, and consequences for the person who was hurt. We take the time to understand those details and develop a legal strategy around your individual circumstances. Throughout your claim, our team keeps you informed and helps you evaluate important decisions. If litigation becomes necessary, we are prepared to advocate for your interests in court.

Personal Injury Cases
We Handle All The Time

Each year, hundreds of people in Lebanon are injured in accidents. These injuries lead to serious bodily injuries, such as fractures, head injuries, burns, or back injuries. Many victims suffer intense pain and need surgery or rehabilitation to give them a chance to get well.

Personal injury law covers these situations and identifies the rights victims have to compensation. Our lawyers can assist anyone injured in a personal injury case:

• Car accidents. Negligent drivers can cause serious crashes by speeding, driving distracted, failing to yield, following too closely, or violating other traffic safety rules.
• Truck accidents. Collisions involving commercial trucks can cause devastating injuries and may involve negligence by truck drivers, trucking companies, maintenance providers, or other parties.
• Motorcycle accidents. Motorcyclists have little protection when struck by another vehicle and can suffer severe injuries when drivers fail to see them or respect their right-of-way.
• Bicycle accidents. Cyclists can be seriously injured when motorists drive distracted, pass unsafely, open vehicle doors into their path, or fail to yield at intersections.
• Pedestrian accidents. People walking near roads, intersections, parking lots, and crosswalks can suffer catastrophic injuries when motorists fail to yield, speed, or otherwise drive negligently.
• Slip and falls. It is easy to fall and suffer an injury because you slipped on spilled liquids, snow, ice, loose tiles, or other hazards underfoot.
• Premises liability accidents. A dangerous condition on property could have harmed you, such as faulty wiring leading to electrocution or a building that falls in.
• Medical malpractice. Doctors and other medical providers must follow the prevailing standard of care in the medical community. When they fall short, patients are injured by diagnostic errors, surgical mistakes, and other examples of medical malpractice.
• Product liability. Unreasonably dangerous products can hurt members of the public due to a defect in design or manufacture, or because the product lacks adequate warnings or safety instructions.
• Wrongful death. Sadly, many accidents lead to fatalities, and some surviving family members can bring a lawsuit for compensation.

What Are Personal 
Injury Claims?

A victim can sue the person responsible for their accident and injuries. Most claims are based on negligence, which is the failure to use appropriate care in a given situation. If you are successful, you should receive compensation for certain damages.

Before filing a suit, many victims can settle their claim fairly for reasonable compensation. Trying to bring a personal injury claim typically involves the following elements:

• Claim for compensation. We can send a demand package to the defendant or his insurer requesting compensation based on your losses suffered.
• Mediation. This process involves meeting with an impartial third party to discuss the dispute. Mediation can help people break through logjams which are preventing a fair settlement. Any proposed settlement in mediation is voluntary, so you can always walk away if you are unhappy.
• Damages. This is the term used to describe certain economic losses, like lost income and medical bills, or non-economic damages for pain and suffering.
• Trial. If we can’t settle a case after mediation, we might need to file a lawsuit in court. A judge will hold a trial where we present evidence to the jury, who decides fault.
• Judgment. The judge hands down a verdict for damages. Unfortunately, it can take years to finally have your day in court.

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Negotiating
with Insurers

In many personal injury claims, we actually negotiate with the defendant’s insurer. For example, Oregon requires that motorists carry liability coverage. The state also requires that most businesses have a liability policy before they are allowed to do business in Oregon.

Oregon’s large insurance companies have collectively negotiated millions of claims over the years. They are very experienced at reducing the amount they pay out. If you do not have an attorney, you are at a distinct disadvantage in this process.

The Lebanon personal injury lawyers at Johnston Law Firm P.C. can be your voice in this process. We take pride in our experience negotiating tough settlements with gigantic insurance companies. We are not intimidated to sit across the table from them and demand fair compensation for our clients.

Common Personal 
Injury Questions

We receive phone calls from injured victims worried about their futures. They have many questions, and we reproduce a selection of the most common questions below, along with brief answers.