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A slip and fall attorney? A premises liability lawyer? Indeed! If you have been injured in a slip and fall accident, that’s exactly what you’ll need. Slip and fall may sound trivial, but if you have suffered a serious injury because you tripped over something that shouldn’t have been there, or if you slipped on ice or some liquid that should have been removed, you know it’s anything but trivial. Did you know that more than a million people get injured in slip, trip and fall accidents every year and that thousands of them die?

In fact, ever since Dr. Atkins, the well-known diet doctor, slipped on an icy New York City sidewalk at the height of his fame and died from his injuries, we are quite aware of the potential seriousness of such cases. That hasn’t stopped some property owners or those in charge of making any premises safe for the people who use them from being negligent, however. And so people continue to slip, trip, fall, and get hurt needlessly.

As you might imagine, such cases can quite challenging for the attorney who may try to help you recover damages. Proving negligence and fault is tricky enough. But the laws and regulations are also highly complex and complicated and differ from state to state. So it is extremely important to have an attorney who has plenty of experience. You need a lawyer who really knows and understands all the legal complications that may arise.

If you live or suffered your injury in Kentucky, you’ll find that lawyer right here, in Louisville, KY: Michael A. Schafer. Mike has more than 18 years of experience with helping his clients get compensated in slip and fall cases, premises liability cases, and a range of other personal injury cases.

If your injury is serious enough to put you in the hospital or even cause temporary or permanent disability, you are not only in pain, you also have many worries. How will you pay for your medical and rehabilitative treatments? Can you even afford the treatments you need to get well again? Who will pay your grocery bills and your mortgage while you’re unable to work. What will happen to your family?

You shouldn’t have to worry about those things. Mike Schafer believes that it’s bad enough you got hurt once. He doesn’t want you to get hurt again. He will deal with the insurance companies so you won’t have to. In fact, he has inside information because he actually used to work for them before he switched sides. The experience he gained during that time makes Mike a particularly effective advocate – for you!

There are other challenges involved with slip and fall cases. Often the resulting injuries are so-called soft tissue injuries. Many lawyers don’t want to be bothered with those cases. They are harder to win, in part because they are harder to diagnose – and therefore harder to litigate: you frequently cannot see soft tissue injuries with the naked eye, and often you cannot even see them on x-rays. The very name, soft tissue injuries, also makes them seem less serious – on the surface. Coupled with how you suffered that injury – in a slip and fall case – an opposing lawyer will probably try to pass it off as trivial.

Mike begs to differ. He knows such injuries are serious. He knows they cause great pain. He knows that they can take a very long time to heal, especially if left untreated. Soft tissue injuries can even cause disability, and they often require long and tedious, not to mention expensive, treatments to heal, plus possibly lengthy rehabilitation. All that costs money, a lot of money, which you may or may not have, but which you definitely should not have to pay.

So if you have been hurt in a slip and fall situation, and you live in Louisville, LaGrange, Shepherdsville, Taylorsville, Prospect, Middletown, Douglas Hills, Shelbyville, Brandenburg, St. Matthews, or Newberg, or even in Hardin County, Spencer County, Bullitt County, Oldham County, Shelby County, or Meade County, KY, Mike is there to help you. You can reach him at (502) 584-9511.

And no, you won’t get passed off to some paralegal or legal assistant. Mike will personally speak with you and answer your questions. He will personally take responsibility for all aspects of your case.

But won’t that be expensive? You probably have enough money worries as is. Well, you won’t have to worry when it comes to lawyer’s fees. The first consultation is always free. And after that, if you do have a case, Mike will help you on a contingency basis, which means he will only get paid when he wins your case.

So contact Mike and do it soon. In slip and fall cases, like in many other cases, time is of the essence. You’ll need to know what documentation to get from your medical care providers. The evidence needs to be preserved. All that is easier when you get legal advice right away.

Why not call today for your free consultation: (502) 584-9511.

It’s bad enough you got hurt. Call Mike now, so you won’t get hurt twice.