Personal Injury

Sara Gabin advises and represents people injured in accidents that are caused by someone else's mistake. Typically, these injuries occur in

  • auto accidents between multiple vehicles, vehicles and bicycles, and vehicles and pedestrians - unsafe premise accidents such as slip and fall

  • third-party claims, such as workplace injuries that are caused by the mistake of someone other than the injured person's employer or co-worker

  • professional negligence, such as mistakes made by doctors or hospitals.

Injured people are often pressured by the at-fault person's insurance carrier to settle early and before they have had an opportunity to talk with a lawyer. You have the unconditional right to seek advice from a lawyer who is bound by ethical rules to serve only you.

Injured people are often completely unaware of some other critical issues. First, strict time limits apply to injury claims. If these time limits are missed, an injured person may be barred from proceeding. Second, sometimes it is unclear who the at-fault party is. There can be more than one at-fault party. Without proper investigation, an injured person may miss an essential party. Ms. Gabin will spot critical time limits and parties you may be unaware of. She will assess carefully any settlement offer made. A consultation is the best way to avoid making a bad decision, missing a necessary party, or missing a time limit.

Personal injury claims involve several phases - case development, settlement negotiations, and litigation in the form of arbitration or trial. Formal mediation can occur at anytime.

Fee only upon recovery.

FEES
Ms. Gabin charges 33 1/3% out of any recovery you receive before trial or arbitration begins, and 40% out of any recovery you receive after trial or arbitration begins.

COSTS
In nearly all cases, Ms. Gabin will incur out-of-pocket costs. These are not attorney fees, but are fees for such things as medical record duplicating charges, attorney/doctor conferences, treating doctor medical reports, forensic investigation, expert witness fees, filing fees, court reporting fees, arbitration and trial court fees, and so on.

Ms. Gabin incurs these expenses only when necessary to prepare properly. Ms. Gabin is bound to follow Oregon State Bar ethical rules that require the client to assume responsibility for these costs if the client is able to pay. Therefore, she will bill for these costs but will not expect payment unless you can afford to reimburse her.

HOW TO CONTACT US
Please call call (503) 620-3171 or contact us online to setup an appointment TODAY. I return all calls and emails within 24 hours.