Baltimore Personal Injury Lawyers

For more than 42 years, William G. Kolodner Personal Injury Lawyers has been dedicated to representing injury victims across the city of Baltimore, MD. During that time, we’ve made quite a name for ourselves as passionate, fierce, and successful advocates. We’ve spent countless hours fighting against the biggest and most powerful insurers, hospitals, and multinational corporations – and emerging with huge settlements and jury verdicts for our clients. Today, our reputation and track record are well known among our adversaries. 

For that reason, insurers will want you to avoid calling our Baltimore personal injury lawyers for help after you get hurt. They know things will change the moment you get our law firm involved.

Experts can make or break a personal injury case. The parties you’re going up against will certainly turn to experts for help as they attempt to deny or devalue your claim. The only way to level the playing field and give yourself the opportunity to win is to have experts working on your behalf, too. And, that’s exactly what you can expect when you call William G. Kolodner P.A. for help. 

Our Baltimore personal injury attorneys know the value that accident and injury specialists can bring to a case. So, we’ve spent decades cultivating relationships with some of the most respected and renowned experts in their field. From accident reconstructionists to forensic specialists to medical doctors – we have a network of experts who can provide critical insight into the cases we handle. When your claim for compensation is backed with reputable expert testimony, you can rest assured that you’ll have a great opportunity to get all of the money you deserve.

Most personal injury cases settle. We will work diligently to negotiate a swift and sizable settlement on your behalf. However, we’ll never compromise quality or advise you to accept less money than you deserve just to get a win. Instead, we’ll approach your case with care and prepare for every possibility – including the possibility of going to court.

Our attorneys are known for being highly skilled and persuasive trial lawyers. We know how to take your case, craft it for a jury, and tell a winning story. That’s how we’ve secured significant verdicts for countless clients. And, it’s our reputation and history of success that can benefit you today. Why? Interested parties will want to avoid a showdown with us before a judge or jury. So, they’ll be motivated to extend a favorable settlement your way.

You’re hurting right now. You’re overwhelmed. If your injuries are particularly severe, you might not be able to work. In turn, you might be having trouble making ends meet. The last thing you can afford is a lawyer, right? Not when you choose William G. Kolodner Personal Injury Lawyers. We work on contingency, which means that there’s no fee unless and until we win your case.

Insurance companies handle cases like yours every day. Adjusters know the claims process inside and out. They know that you probably don’t. As a result, they’ll have an advantage from the start.

Hiring a lawyer levels the playing field. It forces insurers to deal with your claim in good faith. It shows them that you won’t be pushed around or manipulated – and that you’re serious about getting the money you deserve.

It’s true. Accident victims who work with attorneys tend to win more often than those who don’t.

Hiring a lawyer is also associated with bigger wins. According to the Insurance Research Council, injury victims who are represented by a Baltimore personal injury attorney tend to recover up to 3.5 times more money than claimants pursuing compensation on their own.

At-fault parties and their insurance providers will try to say that liability is unclear. In fact, they’ll point fingers and blame you.

In Maryland, sharing any degree of fault for an accident is an automatic bar to financial recovery. So, you’ll be entitled to no compensation if you’re assigned just 1% of the blame. 

When you hire a lawyer, you’ll have an advocate in your corner who understands how to best protect you from these “blame the victim” tactics. They’ll be able to investigate your case, gather and analyze evidence, and take other steps to disprove allegations that you’re to blame. If you do nothing, there’s a good chance that you’ll get nothing from your claim.

Putting physical injuries aside, an unexpected accident can be traumatic. It can be incredibly jarring and upsetting. You need – and deserve – time to heal. That can be quite difficult to do if you’re attempting to navigate a contested legal claim for damages. When you hire a lawyer, they’ll handle your case from start to finish. 

Your lawyer will investigate. They’ll handle the curveballs at-fault parties try to throw your way. They’ll do everything in their power to help you secure a meaningful and substantial monetary recovery. All the while, you have the opportunity to focus on yourself.

When you file a personal injury claim, you can ask to be reimbursed and paid for any verifiable financial costs and expenses that you experience. These are known as economic damages, and can include money for present and future:

• Hospitalization
• Surgery, medical equipment, medication, follow-up care, and other medical expenses
• Rehabilitation or therapy
• Nursing care
• Property damage
• Lost income or wages
• Reduced earning capacity, and
• Disability.

By receiving economic damages, it should be as if you were never injured, at all. Maryland does not have a cap (or limit) on them. However, you must be able to prove your losses with bills, invoices, receipts, pay stubs, tax returns, or other documents.

Some injuries can’t be seen. That doesn’t mean that those injuries aren’t real, don’t carry costs, and don’t have a significant impact on your life. In Maryland, non-economic damages are paid to help compensate for these personal injuries. Examples of non-economic damages include:

• Emotional distress, including anxiety, depression, insomnia, and PTSD
• Loss of consortium
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Disfigurement
• Scarring, and
• Pain and suffering.

These damages can be very difficult to value in terms of dollars and cents. That’s why it’s critically important to have an experienced Baltimore personal injury attorney fighting to get you all of the money you deserve.

Note that Maryland does cap non-economic awards. For 2020, the cap is $875,000. In a wrongful death action where there are at least two beneficiaries, the cap is $1,312,500.

Unlike economic and non-economic awards, punitive damages aren’t paid to make you whole after an accident. They’re not paid to compensate you for your suffering. Rather, punitive damages are paid for the singular purpose of punishing the defendant.

Punitive damages aren’t available in all personal injury cases. They’re reserved for situations where a defendant’s conduct is malicious. Most often, the defendant must have actively intended and attempted to cause harm or death. 

Unlike many other states, Maryland doesn’t have a cap on punitive awards.