Things to Know Before Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer

healyscanlonveugelergannon • October 3, 2019

Getting injured is terrible, and sometimes, life-altering experience. Not only do you receive overwhelming medical bills, but you may also need to spend months (and maybe years) of your life recovering from these injuries. Things can get especially tricky when you get injured due to the negligence of another party, and this is typically the time when you should look into hiring a personal injury lawyer. In the Chicago area, your best bet will be the Healy Scanlon Law Firm, whose personal injury lawyers have experience with a large swathe of personal injury cases. Of course, you’ll want the best personal injury lawyer in Chicago. You want and need a lawyer who knows what they are doing and who has the experience necessary to win your case.

What Do Personal Injury Lawyers Do?

A personal injury lawyer will represent you and may even go to trial with your case if a settlement isn’t reached with the negligent party. Healy Scanlon Law Firm’s personal injury lawyers cover cases that include medical malpractice, spinal injuries, premises liability, and many other cases. If you are injured due to the negligence of another party, you’re going to want to hire the best personal injury lawyer in Chicago to help you get the financial compensation you need and deserve.

What You Should Know Before Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer:

Now, the fact that you should hire the best personal injury lawyer in Chicago isn’t as easy as it appears. After all, the best personal injury lawyer for you may not be the best representative for someone else. How to pick the best personal injury lawyer for you, personally, depends on a number of factors that you should be aware of before you begin hiring. These factors include:

1. Are they experienced with your type of injury case? You’re going to need a lawyer who primarily handles injury cases; this is to ensure that they are experienced in this particular area of law. If your injury is not as specialized, like a car crash, then you don’t need a personal injury lawyer who is highly specialized with specific types of injury cases. Although, if your injury was brought on by medical malpractice or by a premises liability, then you’ll want that lawyer with that highly specialized experience. Hiring the best lawyer for you depends on the circumstances of your injury!

2. How often do they do injury trials? Not all injury cases will go to trial; some can be settled out of court. However, when there is no other option, and your case goes to trial, you will want the best representative on your side. In this case, the lawyer you hire should hopefully have extensive trial experience and some successful trials (with juries) under their belt.

3. The first injury lawyer you meet with may not be the one to primarily handle your case. Usually, people will start the hiring process by having a free consultation with a personal injury lawyer. If you decide to go with that lawyer, they may not necessarily be the one to handle your case. The case may go to another lawyer in the firm who has more experience with your situation. To know for sure who the primary lawyer will be for your case, you can ask who the lead lawyer on the case will be at your free consultation.

Whatever your injury circumstances, you will be able to find the perfect lawyer for your situation at Healy Scanlon Law Firm. Schedule your free initial consultation with the best personal injury lawyer in Chicago today; you’ll be on your way to getting back on track with your life.

April 13, 2026
Attorneys Michael P. Scanlon and Timothy J. Ganshirt secured a $1,000,000.00 Verdict for their client, Jane Doe. Jane Doe was sexually assaulted by her acupuncturist when she went to his office for treatment. Prior to trial, the Defendant did not make a settlement offer. At trial, the Defendant's attorneys argued that Plaintiff consented and recommended that the jury award a maximum of $7,000 to $8,000 to the Plaintiff, if the jury were to award anything. Instead, the jury returned a verdict for $1,000,000.00. Michael and Tim are filing a motion to add interest, fees, and costs to the verdict. If granted, thetotal judgment could reach up to $1,234,333.06.  This case highlights the importance of making sure that you choose attorneys who are willing to go to trial to ensure your case gets the full value it deserves.
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Matthew M. Gannon and Michael P. Scanlon secured $40,000,000 for an operating engineer who suffered from third degree burns following a blast at an industrial facility.