2. In any personal injury case, plenty of information needs to be gathered. We will obtain much of this information, such as police reports, hospital records, and doctor’s reports. Other information must come from you or your family.

4. In a personal injury lawsuit, both sides must provide the other with a sworn list of all documents relevant to the issues in the case. This is called an Affidavit of Documents. Copies of the documents are then exchanged if they have not already been exchanged by the time the affidavits are sworn.

6. Mediation is an informal meeting of both sides with an impartial third person, the mediator, who tries to help both sides settle the case but who does not impose any decision or judgment on anyone. Mediation can take place at any time in the process, and not all cases are mediated. However, it is often an effective way of resolving cases.

8. Apart from any appeals, trial is the last step in the process. Depending on the complexity of the case and the city or town in which the trial will take place, it can take anywhere from a few months to a few years for a case to go from issuing a Statement of Claim to trial. The vast majority of cases settle before going to trial, but since we are trial lawyers, we are prepared to take this step, and confident in our abilities to get you what you deserve should this step be necessary.