Kansas City-Based Personal Injury Lawyer
Contact an experienced trial attorney from our firm for effective legal services. We offer free consultations and attorneys' fees on contingency. At Dollar, Burns & Becker, L.C. our persistent advocacy for victim's rights goes beyond the courtroom.
Trucking Accidents and Car Accidents
- Trucking accidents (Generally) — If you or a loved one has been injured in a trucking accident, we urge you to contact Dollar, Burns & Becker, L.C. as soon as possible after the accident. Important evidence such as driver's logs and black boxes needs to be obtained. This evidence is often lost or destroyed.
- Truck driver fatigue and logging violations — Truckers and trucking companies are required to follow federal guidelines to ensure safe and compliant trucking procedures. We look into these violations and pursue compensation for people who are injured as a result of violations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act.
- Catastrophic trucking injuries — A catastrophic trucking injury has a dramatic impact on a person's life. If you are facing injuries, medical bills, and lost wages, contact our firm.
- Wrongful death from trucking accidents — Trucking accidents are often fatal because of the size and weight of commercial vehicles on the road today. We represent families who have lost loved ones in trucking accidents.
- Car accidents: If you have been injured in a car accident, or if a loved one died in a fatal car crash, you should have experienced legal counsel on your side. Our attorneys can help make certain you are not taken advantage of by the insurance companies.
- Catastrophic vehicular injuries — Negligent drivers and unsafe road conditions cause serious injuries to safe drivers. We pursue compensation for people who suffer injuries including orthopedic injuries, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and paralysis.
- Underinsured and uninsured motorist claims — Contact us if you were injured by a motorist who did not have insurance, or who carried inadequate insurance.
Nursing Home Abuse and Medical Malpractice
- Nursing home abuse and neglect — We represent family members whose loved ones suffer from abuse and neglect at the hands of the people who are supposed to be caring for them.
- Nursing home bedsores — Nursing home residents should be repositioned regularly. Otherwise, when pressure builds up, painful sores develop resulting in infection and often death.
- Nursing home wrongful death — Our experienced attorneys help family members pursue a wrongful death claim on behalf of a loved one who passed away from nursing home misconduct.
- Group home abuse and neglect — People who live in group homes are placed in these homes because they do not have the ability to care for themselves. We are strong advocates for group home residents, speaking for them when no one else can.
- Medical malpractice — Our firm pursues compensation for people who were injured through the negligence or misconduct of physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.
General Personal Injury
- Personal injury — Representing people who have been injured in accidents including auto accidents, trucking accidents, and aviation accidents.
- Serious injury claims — Our law firm handles catastrophic injury claims resulting from serious car accidents, truck accidents, and other incidents. We have the experience, resources, and understanding of complex medical issues necessary to address claims involving spinal cord injuries, paraplegia, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), amputation, serious burns, and others.
- Boating accidents — Contact us if you were injured through someone else's negligence in an accident involving a recreational or other type of boat.
- Industrial accidents — We help clients pursue third-party liability claims after serious industrial accidents that result in serious injury or wrongful death. Our firm handles cases involving electrocutions, defective industrial products, power line incidents, and other construction and industrial accidents.
- Breach of insurance contracts/bad faith insurance — We represent insureds whose insurance companies act in bad faith by denying or delaying payment on legitimate claims, or by failing to settle claims within the policy limits. Our firm holds insurance companies accountable for their illegal practices.
Other Areas
- Business liability/ commercial litigation — As experienced trial attorneys, we strive to protect our business clients' bottom lines by pursuing favorable outcomes in business disputes and handling the litigation on a contingent-fee basis. This includes representation in partnership dissolutions, contract disputes, and shareholder disputes.
- Malicious prosecution — If you have been forced to defend yourself in a civil lawsuit that was filed without a reasonable basis, contact us for a case evaluation.
Contact us for information about any of our practice areas.
