Maryland Injury Lawyers: Help After a Serious Injury

What happens next

How a Maryland injury claim works

Most people call us with the same three questions: do I have a case, what is it worth, and how long will it take. The honest answers depend on facts nobody has gathered yet, which is what the first stage is for.

1. The free case review. Tell us what happened. We say whether it is worth pursuing, and we say so plainly when it is not.
2. Investigation. Police reports, photographs, video before it is overwritten, witness accounts and the vehicle or scene evidence.
3. Medical documentation. Your records and bills, and what the treatment ahead is likely to cost.
4. The demand. We present the claim to the insurer with the evidence behind it, and tell you what an offer is really worth.
5. Suit, if it comes to that. If the offer is not fair, we file in a Maryland court and pursue it there.

Two Maryland rules that decide cases

Contributory negligence. Maryland is one of the few states where being found even slightly at fault can bar recovery entirely. Insurers know it and argue it early, which is why what you say in the first days matters so much. How fault works in Maryland injury claims.

Deadlines are shorter than people think. Most injury claims run three years, but medical malpractice follows its own clock and a claim against a government body can require written notice within months. Evidence disappears far sooner than any deadline.