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Fighting And Winning For 25 Years
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Better Business BureauA Rated BBB Accredited Business since 06/29/2007
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ExpertiseRated Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Atlanta (2019)
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American Bar AssociationDistinguished Member of the American Bar Association
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Atlanta Bar AssociationActive Member of the Atlanta Bar Association for Over A Decade
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America's Top AttorneysRecognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award
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The American Association for JusticeNational Advocate For The Civil Justice System
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Over $1 Billion Won for Injured Victims in Atlanta.
John Foy Will Fight UntilYou Get The Money You Deserve
Welcome to John Foy & Associates, where we help victims of catastrophic injury, workplace accidents, wrongful death, and defective drugs get justice. For over 25 years, we’ve done things differently—and our clients love our approach.
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What Happens When You Call Our Firm?
This may be the first time you’ve considered calling an injury attorney.
You may be experiencing pain and discomfort. You’re probably facing unexpected medical bills and time off of work and don’t know what to do.
At John Foy & Associates, we help people find solutions to a wide range of legal issues. Our team allows them to focus on recovery while we focus on getting you the financial assistance from an insurance company that you deserve.
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This may be the first time you’ve considered calling a personal injury attorney.
"What Should I Do
If I'm In An Accident?"
Step 1
CALL US IMMEDIATELY
Contact An Experienced
Personal Injury Law Firm
It’s imperative to your physical and financial well-being to consult an attorney, no matter what, even when dealing with your own insurance company. Our founder, John M. Foy, always says, “Call an attorney first, call an attorney right away. We can’t undo what has been done.”
Step 2
REMEMBER…
Do NOT Settle With the Insurance Company Without Speaking to a Personal Injury Attorney First.
Our personal injury lawyers understand that the insurance companies are going to offer you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to settle the claim and get you to surrender your rights. We also understand that that money can sure come in handy right now to cover medical bills, rent, and other living expenses.
However, you, as an unrepresented individual, are extremely vulnerable to settling quickly and for not enough money. We know you’re honest and expect the best from everyone. “But all I told them was the truth,” is something we hear all the time. Of course, we want you to tell the truth, but we want to protect and represent you first. Any insurance company’s first obligation is to itself, not you.
Even the smartest, most educated person is no match for the legions of attorneys dedicated to protecting the company’s interest.
Remember that insurance companies are very large and very sophisticated. They all share data and they have hundreds of attorneys in different departments. “They will tell you anything and everything to settle quickly,” Foy says.
It’s in the insurance company’s interest to make a quick settlement, but once you take their money it’s over forever.
You probably don’t know that under Georgia state law no one has the right to know if you have insurance or not. Signing papers to allow an insurance company to look at your medical records gives them unlimited access to any of your medical accounts – an event that happened 30 years may suddenly be relevant. “We don’t want our clients dealing with them at all,” says Foy.
What Damages Can You Recover from a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
Your Atlanta personal injury attorney will try to prove negligence as well as recover compensation for your damages from the responsible party. Depending on the details of the personal injury case, your damages may include:
- Medical costs from your injuries
- The estimated future costs of all medical care
- Property damage, such as car repair or replacement costs
- Lost wages for the time you were not at work and recovering
- Reduced earning capacity due to disability or injury that prevents you from returning to work fully
- Pain and suffering
It is also possible to receive compensation for funeral expenses, medical bills, and lost wages if you are a family member of an individual who passed away due to an injury. In this situation, you will need to file a wrongful death claim with a personal injury lawyer.
Punitive Damages
Under Georgia law, you can also receive an additional reward for punitive damages. Punitive damages aren’t compensatory. They act more as a punishment for the at-fault party for their behavior and to ensure it doesn’t get repeated. To get an award for punitive damages, your personal injury case needs to fit specific criteria:
- The at-fault party intentionally tried to harm you
- The at-fault party was egregiously negligent in their behavior
- The at-fault party was committing a crime when they hurt you
An example of a case that can potentially receive punitive damages is a drunk driving accident. Since drunk driving is egregiously negligent behavior, there is a chance that you can get rewarded by the negligent party. All cases are different, so it’s best to consult with your lawyer about your chances of getting punitive damage awards.
Get help from an experienced Atlanta personal injury lawyer by calling (404) 400-4000.
Meet the
John Foy
Team
For over 25 years, John Foy and Associates has fought for injured families in Atlanta. We’re honored to serve the Atlanta community in and out of the courtroom.
Dignity, Compassion, Respect:
Why Atlanta Trusts
THE STRONG ARM
We have been changing the lives of Atlanta residents, injured by the negligence of others while providing impeccable customer service, for over 25 years.
"How Do I Know
If I Have a Personal Injury Case in
Atlanta?"
"Call someone who does this for a living, who does this every day,"
says founder John Foy. "Call the specialist, call the expert."
We have a team of dedicated lawyers near you. Our associate attorneys, investigators, and legal assistants are all trained to strategically fight the big insurance companies on your behalf and get you the maximum settlement allowed by law. Our personal injury lawyers will interview you, gather police and accident reports, take photos, and interview witnesses. When John Foy attorneys take a case on, we’re very thorough in gathering the facts.
Our first goal is to get you back to the best possible health. In fact, we don’t even want to put a price tag on a case until you’ve recovered physically enough to get back to your life. The legal term is Maximum Medical Improvement. Then and only then are our personal injury lawyers ready to put a price tag on the case.
Here are some of the more common areas of Personal Injury:
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On Your Side!
On Your Side!
Our personal injury lawyers have many years of experience in the type of harm that you receive. We have helped many personal injury victims receive millions of dollars.
If you already have a personal injury attorney but are not happy with his or her services, it’s okay to change representation, even mid-case. We’ll walk you through the process.
Steps for Filing a Personal Injury Claim
It’s essential to have a general idea of each step of the legal process. These steps can be altered, depending on the specifics of your case. Your personal injury lawyer can address any concerns you may have along the way.
Consultation
When you contact one of our compassionate personal injury lawyers in Atlanta, we can help you decide whether or not to go forward with legal action. During this case evaluation, your attorney will look at the details of your accident and begin to determine negligence.
File Your Personal Injury Claim
Once it gets established that you have a valid case, your attorney will begin by drafting and filing your personal injury claim to submit to the Georgia civil court system. You can choose, at this point, to pursue negotiations for a personal injury settlement or an in-house trial.
Mediation, also known as settlement negotiations, in personal injury cases is when both parties and their respective insurance companies meet outside of court to reach an agreement. It’s ideal and cost-effective if the case settles out of court in mediation. Should you pursue a civil trial, you can expect to undergo:
- Discovery
- Opening statemen
- Examination
- Cross-examination
- Closing statements
- Deliberation
How Much Time Do I Have to File an Injury Case in Atlanta?
The time limit, or statute of limitations, within which you can legally file a claim varies greatly. That’s why the sooner you call a lawyer near you, the better. According to OCGA §9-3-33, you have two years from the date of your injuries or your family member’s death to file your personal injury claim.
These statutes of limitations are relevant for civil cases such as car accidents, wrongful death, and other personal injury claims.
That said, government entities, Native American reservations, and cruise ships all have their own laws. In these cases, the statute of limitations period could be very, very short, in some cases just weeks.
How Much Money Is This Going to Cost Me?
Hiring a car accident lawyer will not cost you anything upfront. We take our fee as a percentage of your settlement. That’s zero charges upfront and zero charges if we should not make a recovery. You have no risk.
Our goal in all our cases is to get our clients as much money as we can as quickly as we can. The first and most important part, however, is getting you healthy and back to your life as much as possible. Then we can put a value on your case.
You can get a free consultation no matter how many times you need our advice, and our personal injury lawyer’s service costs nothing until your case is officially won. We don’t take cases we don’t think we can win.
How Much Will My Settlement Be?
This is a question that doesn’t have one concrete answer. How much your settlement will depend on the type of personal injury case you’re filing a claim for. For example, a moderate car accident case will recover around $30,000. Still, a severe car accident that leads to permanent disability or disfigurement can lead to a settlement worth several million dollars.
This all depends on a few key factors:
- How severe your accident was
- The damages you have sustained
- How severe your damages are and how much they’ve negatively impacted your life
- Whether or not you can work after your accident
There’s so much that goes into the value of your settlement that it’s impossible to tell how much it’s worth without first consulting with one of our personal injury attorneys.
What if You Are Partly at Fault?
According to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA) §51-12-33, Georgia follows a modified comparative negligence rule. Therefore, if you, the plaintiff, are found guilty by the courts to be more than 50% at fault for the accident, you will lose the right to any recovery. However, you are still eligible for compensation if you are less than 49% responsible.
The judge will reduce the amount you are awarded damages in proportion to the percentage of fault. For example, a plaintiff the courts find 10% responsible for the accident would receive $90,000 of a $100,000 award or 90% of the total award amount.
What Makes John Foy & Associates Different From the Other Personal Injury Lawyers?
“Once we get a case we’re partners,” says Foy. “Because we’re a big firm, I don’t need to take the quick settlement. I can afford to do that.”
We’re larger than most firms so we don’t have the financial pressures to settle a case right away. If the trial needs 10 expert witnesses, we have the cash flow to support that. We’ve been in business for more than 25 years and we’re successful at what we do. Our advocates have long-term relationships with healthcare providers and professionals. We can counsel you toward the best medical care. And because we have a comfortable inventory of cases, no one file is going to impact us so much that a John Foy personal injury attorney would push you to settle. We can afford to go the distance and maximize your case
How a Personal Injury Lawyer in Atlanta Can Help
There are many reasons it’s worth getting a personal injury attorney in Atlanta after an accident. Here are just a few of the things we will do for you to make winning a settlement easier.
Gathering Evidence Related to Your Claim
Even though the law supports you with the right to file a claim, that doesn’t mean you automatically receive financial compensation. You still have to prove fault and negligence with solid evidence. While you rest and recover from your injuries, our lawyers will be hard at work looking for evidence and other critical information to support your claim.
Representing Your Best Interests
You don’t have to negotiate on your own or go to court. We will represent your best interests at all times and ensure that your voice gets heard. We won’t let the insurance company dominate the floor and make you look bad. Our goal is to win you the best settlement possible for your claim, and we will fight hard for you.
Consulting with Professionals
Even with strong evidence, sometimes you’ll need extra support to ensure that the insurance company can’t weasel their way out of paying you a fair settlement. We can consult with medical professionals, accident reconstruction experts, and forensic experts to support your case. This way, there is no doubt or uncertainty that the negligent party was at fault for what happened to you.
Calculating Your Damages Accurately
Calculating your damages accurately can be confusing. There’s a lot more that goes into it than just adding up bills and receipts. We can also calculate future medical expenses and non-economic damages that don’t have a fixed monetary value. So we won’t leave a single penny off of your final settlement total.
No one should ever give a recorded statement to an insurance company, even their own insurance company, without consulting an attorney first.
What Questions Can I Expect in the Initial Interview?
In your free consultation, an experienced car accident lawyer will ask some important questions about your situation:
- What is the extent of your injuries?
- Are the damages permanent?
- Is there scarring?
- Do you need time away from work?
- How much are the medical bills?
- Do you need future treatment?
- Were you on the job when it happened?
- Will you need a vehicle?
Our personal injury lawyers address property damage and your health first. You need to get back to work; you need to go to the doctor. We get you medical care if you don’t have insurance. Our goal is to get you back to optimal health before we even put a price tag on the case. Your responsibility is to follow your doctor’s instructions and get the prescribed help necessary.
How Do I Get in Touch With a Lawyer Near Me?
We’re here, ready to listen and assist. Call an attorney near you today at 404-471-3348 or fill out our Free Case Evaluation Form to have us begin working on your case immediately and get the prescribed help necessary.
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