Personal Injury Attorney
In Greensburg PA, as in the rest of the nation, a great many personal injuries are as a result of automobile accidents. If you have been injured in a car crash, and need a personal injury attorney, I will work on your behalf to obtain the best settlement possible from a Greensburg PA judge or jury. Having an experienced personal injury attorney is important because sometimes these accidents can escalate to wrongful death suits if the injured person dies.
Accidental death is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, and in 2002 (the last year with national data available) motor-vehicle traffic-related injuries resulted in 44,065 deaths, which is 27.3% of all injury deaths. A motor vehicle passenger's odds of dying in any given year are one in 6,029. Our lifetime odds of dying in a motor vehicle accident are one in 78. People think that serious auto accident injuries happen to other people, but the odds say otherwise.
In my work as a personal injury attorney, I have been able to help many individuals in Greensburg, PA. Other lawyers in Westmoreland County and Indiana County often refer personal injury litigation to my office. I am Past President of the Westmoreland Academy of Trial Lawyers, Past President of the Westmoreland County Bar Association and a former member of the House of Delegates of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. .
Legal Advice for Premises Liability
In addition to acting as a personal injury attorney for those injured in auto accidents, my Greensburg PA law office has also represented a number of individuals who were injured on someone else's property. In one such premises liability case, a 19-year-old college freshman lost his eye as a result of being shot with a BB gun while in his dormitory. The dorm resident assistant was present and actually participated in the incident , and so I was able to achieve a settlement that totaled approximately $1.2 million. Another premises liability case I handled involved a client who was threatened by other patrons of a local bar and restaurant and as my client left the establishment, the owner of the bar warned him to "be careful" because some of the threatening patrons may still be outside. The bar owner did not call the police (who were only a few blocks away) and my client was assaulted and stabbed in the eye with a broken beer bottle. The jury returned a verdict of $525,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.
Auto accident injuries and premises liability cases are just two areas of personal injury litigation in which I will act as an attorney for the plaintiff in Westmoreland County or other Pennsylvania courts. Should you need a personal injury attorney, I urge you to call or contact my law office to schedule an appointment. It's time to put experience and reputation on your side.
Kenneth B. Burkley
35 West Pittsburgh Street
Keystone Commons
Greensburg, PA 15601-5063
Phone: (724) 836-4871
Fax: (724) 837-7868
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