How Our Tennessee Legal Team Helps You
People hire attorneys to help them navigate through some of the most stressful and confusing times of their lives. They may have suffered painful injuries in a car accident, lost a loved one due to a botched medical procedure, or become disabled on the job. Or they may find themselves on the wrong side of the law, facing criminal charges and uncertain about how to protect their rights.
Terry, Terry & Stapleton is a firm of experienced personal injury attorneys and criminal trial lawyers representing the people of Tennessee. Founded in 1960, the firm represents clients in personal injury cases, including injuries that are the result of vehicle and truck accidents, workplace injuries, medical malpractice and nursing home negligence. The firm also handles criminal cases, Social Security Disability and products liability lawsuits.
Call the attorneys at Terry, Terry & Stapleton at 877-489-5411 or contact us online for help with your legal case or to schedule a case evaluation. We have extensive experience and can represent you in all phases of the litigation process, including appeals.
The firm represents clients throughout Tennessee, including Rogersville, Newport, Morristown, Knoxville, Kingsport, Johnson City, Jefferson City and Greeneville.
In addition to the firm’s skilled attorneys, Terry, Terry & Stapleton employs a qualified staff of legal assistants and Social Security representatives to provide clients with the best representation available. The Tennessee firm also hires top-notch experts to review your information.
Personal Injuries and Your Case
Unfortunately, thousands of Tennessee residents are injured in accidents in every year. Sometimes, the injury may be unavoidable. But there are other situations where a lawyer’s careful examination of your case can help you identify negligent parties, and you can pursue a claim against them.
- Evaluate Tennessee’s statute of limitations laws: Most personal injury claims are governed by a one-year statute of limitations, but there are exceptions.
- Hire experts to evaluate your records: Our attorneys are not the only ones who examine your medical records. The firm also hires physicians to read the files and determine whether proper protocols were followed.
- Interview witnesses, police officers and liability experts.
- Identify defendants
- Determine the different types of cases you may have
- Determine the best location to file suit
- File suit
- Serve summons and complaint on the defendant
- Analyze the defendants answer
- File suit against any defendants alleged to be at fault
- Respond to interrogatories and requests for production of documents
- Obtain a trial date
- Depose defendants and defend your deposition
- Send defendants interrogatories and requests for production of documents
- Consider mediation
- Prepare mediation notebook and mediation statement
- Attend mediation present your case to mediator and the defendants
- If mediation is not successful prepare for trial
- Depose medical doctor for proof
- Determine what experts to use at trial
- Prepare experts for trial
- Determine what exhibits to use at trial
- Meet with your doctors.
- Consult with Medicare.
- Check with hospitals for liens and get them reduced. A hospital that treated you may put a lien on your potential recoveries to cover the costs of the emergency medical services they provided. Our personal injury lawyers may be able to get those liens reduced.
- Notify the necessary parties of pending legal action (i.e., medical providers, insurance companies, product manufacturers, etc.).
Remember that in some cases, Tennessee state laws are not the only ones that apply. For example, the trucking industry is governed by federal regulations that the lawyers at Terry, Terry & Stapleton can use to evaluate your case if appropriate.
Social Security Disability and Your Needs
It can take 18 to 24 months for Tennessee residents to receive their Social Security Disability benefits. That’s because a claim goes through several stages of review before it is approved, and the state denies approximately 93 percent of first-time claims.
Terry, Terry & Stapleton Social Security lawyers and representatives are well-versed in the guidelines and procedures that must be followed to help you receive your award. They will:
- Determine how much time you have to file a claim;
- Help you keep detailed records of your condition;
- Perform legal research;
- Obtain necessary medical records from doctors and therapists;
- Make sure that all documents are properly filed;
- Submit evidence to the administrative law court as needed.
If you need help applying for Social Security Disability in Tennessee, call 1-800-518-3779 or contact us online to discuss your situation.
Products Liability and Your Circumstances
Sometimes the injuries that you or a loved one sustains may not be the result of an individual’s actions, but may be caused by a negligent manufacturer who fails to produce a safe product or initiate appropriate recalls.
There are no federal laws regarding products liability and consumer safety, so all possible legal action is determined by state laws. The attorneys at Terry, Terry & Stapleton can interpret the laws and advise you about potential legal recourse based on your situation.
Nursing Home Injuries and Your Case
Nursing home abuse and neglect is a growing problem nationwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number of people age 65 and older is expected to grow 101 percent between 2000 and 2030 as Baby Boomers come of age. That means the incidence of nursing home abuse and neglect will rise as well.
The Morristown attorneys at Terry, Terry & Stapleton will help victims and their families fight for their rights and make sure negligent providers are held accountable for their actions.
The Tennessee Adult Protection Act requires that facilities for the elderly must maintain a high standard of care, report any suspicions of abuse and provide contact information for residents and family members to report suspected neglect.
The firm investigates many types of abuse and neglect, including:
- Physical and sexual abuse;
- Misuse of restraints;
- Verbal, psychological or emotional abuse;
- Physical neglect, such as failure to keep an older person clean and free of bedsores;
- Medical neglect, including failure to provide appropriate medical care;
- Personal property abuse;
Contact Our Lawyers Today
If you have been injured or charged with a crime, contact the Tennessee attorneys at Terry, Terry and Stapleton for an evaluation of your case. The Morristown-based firm and its Greeneville office can be reached at 877-489-5411 or our online contact form.
