Q: What is a personal injury attorney?

A: Personal injury attorneys are lawyers who focus their practice on cases involving individuals who have suffered injuries due to the negligence of others.  This "negligence" can take many forms -- from car wrecks and trucking accidents to medical malpractice, being injured on another's property (also known as premises liability), dog attacks, negligent security, and products liability.  Compensable injurys can be equally diverse.  Anything from scrapes, bruising, broken bones, herniated discs, whiplash injuries, permanent scarring, up to and including death.

The personal injury lawyer's job is to first insure a valid case exists, then to secure for the injured person monetary damages either through negotiating a settlement or filing a law suit and pursuing a monetary judgment.