Point Pleasant, NJ Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

All Personal Injury (PI) cases are taken on a contingent fee basis. This means that the lawyer takes the case on the contingency that he/she will be successful in prosecuting the case. If he wins or settles, she gets a percentage. If she lose, you pay no legal fees for representation. This form of fee agreement gives the same incentive to the attorney as it does to the client, to maximize the result. Unless I feel that a case has merit, I will not waste my (or the client's) time. It is designed to weed out frivolous claims since no attorney is going to take a case unless he/she believes it's a winner since he/she gets no fee unless they get a settlement. As far as the costs, they are also paid by the law firm up front and then reimbursed after a settlement/verdict is reached. It also puts the attorney and the client in the same position as far as desire to get the highest settlement, again because the attorney gets a percentage of the award. If you would like to discuss your case in detail call me at the numbers listed below. There is no cost for the telephone and/or office consultation, and again, no legal fee unless we feel the case is a winner, it provides a settlement or verdict, and we split the fee. The percentages are determined by the type of case and range from 33.3% to 40% to the attorney. However we work with percentages fixed by statute that should not be changed or negotiate up or down. We charge the percentage that the statute says for the particular type of PI case we are dealing with.

It's a serious enough case that you should consult a personal injury attorney in your area. However, if the accident happened 21 years ago, the statute of limitations has likely expired long ago.

If he is not compliant with his medications, the facility could be keeping him under and involuntary committment order, claiming he is a danger to himself or ohers.  You should ask to see any committment paperwork or order, and encourage your son to take the medication so that you can secure his release.  It may also be necessary for you to become his guardian so that he can be released into your custody.