What percent of the settlement does a personal injury lawyer get?

Most personal injury lawyers receive 33% or ⅓ of the settlement amount. This amount may be negotiable for some lawyers during the agreement phase.

How is a settlement paid out?

Typical compensation can be received as a lump-sum or in structured settlements. The main difference is you get the entire settlement in a lump-sum situation and agreed upon monthly portions of the settlement in a structured settlement situation. Some settlements combine the two with an injection of funds at the beginning and then set payments every month following the settlement.

Are medical bills included in a personal injury settlement?

Payment or reimbursement of medical costs is usually included as a component of a personal injury claim. A good personal injury attorney will fight for all medical bills caused by Any kind of accident (aviation, auto, truck, commercial vehicle, and motorcycle) to be compensated as well as all relevant future treatment that may arise. If you think you may have a case, contact Cesar Ornelas Law today. Because for us, it’s personal.

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Our clients know from personal experience how dedicated, passionate and focused we are. We achieve the results our clients need. We will fight back hard.

$23m

Wrongful Death

Oil Field

We helped a client attain a $23m settlement after a tragic death.
$21m

Wrongful Death

Truck Wreck

We helped a client attain a $21m settlement after the death of their loved one.
$20m

Wrongful Death

Truck Wreck

We helped a client attain a $20m settlement after a tragic truck wreck death happened.
$19.5m

Wrongful Death

Commercial Vehicle

We helped a client attain a $19.5m settlement after a commercial vehicle death happened.
$16.5m

Wrongful Death

Drunk Driving

We helped a client attain a $16.5m settlement after being a victim of a drunk driving wrongful death.
$13.5m

Wrongful Death

Commercial Vehicle Crash

We helped a client attain a $13.5m settlement after being a victim of a commercial vehicle crash.
$10m

Wrongful Death

Commercial Vehicle

We helped a client attain a $10m settlement after the wrongful death of a loved one.
$10m

Wrongful Death

18 wheeler

We helped a client attain a $10m settlement after the wrongful death of a loved one in an 18 wheeler accident.
$8m

Wrongful Death

18 wheeler

We helped a client attain a $8m settlement after the wrongful death of a loved one in an 18 wheeler accident.
$4.5m

Leg Injury

18 wheeler

We helped a client attain a $4.5m settlement after they were injured in a 18 wheeler accident.
$4.5m

Wrongful Death

Commercial Vehicle

We helped a client attain a $4.5m settlement due to the wrongful death of a commercial vehicle case.
$4.5m

Brain Injury

Commercial Vehicle

We helped a client attain a $4.5m settlement after they were injured in a commercial vehicle accident.

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Our Results

Our clients know from personal experience how dedicated, passionate and focused we are. We achieve the results our clients need. We will fight back hard.

$23m

We helped a client attain a $23m settlement after a tragic death.

$21m

We helped a client attain a $21m settlement after the death of their loved one.

$20m

We helped a client attain a $20m settlement after a tragic truck wreck death happened.

$19.5m

We helped a client attain a $19.5m settlement after a commercial vehicle death happened.

$16.5m

We helped a client attain a $16.5m settlement after being a victim of a drunk driving wrongful death.

$13.5m

We helped a client attain a $13.5m settlement after being a victim of a commercial vehicle crash.

$10m

We helped a client attain a $10m settlement after the wrongful death of a loved one.

$10m

We helped a client attain a $10m settlement after the wrongful death of a loved one in an 18 wheeler accident.

$8m

We helped a client attain a $8m settlement after the wrongful death of a loved one in an 18 wheeler accident.

$4.5m

We helped a client attain a $4.5m settlement after they were injured in a 18 wheeler accident.

$4.5m

We helped a client attain a $4.5m settlement due to the wrongful death of a commercial vehicle case.

$4.5m

We helped a client attain a $4.5m settlement after they were injured in a commercial vehicle accident.

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