Rockford Car Accident Lawyers Fight for Your Compensation Following Auto Accidents

Providing comprehensive auto accident services to our clients for more than 75 years

The moments after a car accident are often chaotic, but the struggles don’t end once the vehicles are cleared from the road. As the days and weeks pass, you may be coping with injuries, mounting medical bills, lost income, and questions about how you’ll recover physically and financially.

At Brassfield & Krueger, our auto accident attorneys have spent more than 75 years helping crash victims get through exactly this kind of situation. We know that no two accidents play out the same way, but the challenges that follow tend to look familiar. Our job is to take that burden off your shoulders and put pressure where it belongs: on the insurance company that owes you fair payment.

Who We Help After a Car Accident

Car accidents are, unfortunately, a common occurrence on our roads. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nearly three million people in the United States are injured in car accidents every year. Those car accidents play out differently every single time, but at Brassfield & Krueger, we often find ourselves working with:

• Drivers and passengers injured in a crash. You were driving or riding in a vehicle when a collision happened, and now you’re unsure what to do next. You may be dealing with pain, vehicle damage, medical treatment, missed work, police reports, insurance calls, or questions about whether you even have a claim.
• People hit by distracted, impaired, speeding, or law-breaking drivers. You believe another driver was texting, using a phone, impaired by alcohol or drugs, speeding, following too closely, failing to yield, running a red light, ignoring a stop sign, or otherwise driving unsafely before the crash.
• People hurt in rear-end, intersection, lane-change, or multi-vehicle crashes. You were hurt in a rear-end, T-bone, head-on, rollover, sideswipe, merging, highway, parking lot, work zone, or chain-reaction crash. Fault may depend on traffic signals, right-of-way, blind spots, road conditions, construction patterns, vehicle positions, or the actions of more than one driver.
• People facing insurance, fault, or evidence problems after a crash. The insurance company is questioning fault, asking for a statement, minimizing your injuries, blaming you for part of the crash, or offering less than you expected. You may need help preserving photos, video, police reports, witness information, medical records, vehicle data, or other evidence that shows what happened.
• Victims of hit-and-run or uninsured and underinsured drivers. You were hit by a driver who left the scene, had no insurance, or didn’t carry enough coverage to pay for the harm caused. You want to understand what insurance options may still be available and how to protect your claim.
• People hurt in rideshare, taxi, delivery, or other work-related vehicle crashes. You were injured while riding in, driving near, or being hit by an Uber, Lyft, taxi, delivery vehicle, company car, shuttle, bus, or another vehicle being used for work. You may be unsure whether the driver, employer, company policy, personal policy, or another source of coverage applies.

Insurance companies are supposed to compensate these kinds of car accident victims fairly, yet they often drag out claims in hopes of getting them to settle for less. We draw on decades of resources and courtroom experience to bolster your claim and push back against that tactic.

What Types of Car Accident Injuries Can You Pursue Compensation For?

Some injuries are obvious the moment a crash happens. Others take days or even weeks to surface, which is why seeking medical attention right away matters, even if you feel fine. Common injuries our clients face include:

• Head and back injuries. A closed head injury is one of the most common injuries drivers and passengers suffer in a crash. The brain can be rattled inside the skull, leading to a concussion or a more serious brain injury. Back injuries may not appear immediately and can include sprains, disc injuries, thoracic spine injuries, fractures, lumbar radiculopathy (nerve damage), and lumbar spine injuries.
• Neck injuries. Neck injuries are also common after a car accident and range from mild neck strain or whiplash to more serious conditions such as disc injury and cervical radiculopathy. Because adrenaline and endorphins flood your body right after a crash, you may not immediately realize you’ve suffered a neck injury.
• Psychological trauma. Research shows that people involved in even minor accidents often experience lasting psychological effects, including post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, depression, flashbacks, and nightmares. These injuries are real, and they deserve to be part of your claim.

Depending on what you’ve experienced, compensation may cover medical bills, lost wages, future treatment costs, pain and suffering, and the psychological toll the accident has taken on your life. Our attorneys review every angle of your case to identify the full scope of what you’re owed, not just the immediate, obvious expenses.

Why Are We the Right Team to Handle Your Car Accident Claim?

The attorney you choose after a car accident can have a lasting impact on your claim. From gathering evidence to negotiating with insurance companies or taking a case to trial, here’s why injured drivers and passengers have trusted Brassfield & Krueger for more than 75 years:

• A track record of results. We’ve won millions of dollars for our clients through settlements and trial verdicts.
• Landmark case experience. We’ve represented clients in significant cases such as Durham v. Rockford Mutual Insurance Company, which is occasionally cited in case decisions throughout Illinois, and Peterson v. Lou Bachrodt Chevrolet Co.
• Determined advocacy. We don’t back down from large insurance companies or well-funded opponents. We stand firm and fight for what you need.
• Free consultations. You can discuss your case with us at no cost and with no obligation.
• Roots in the community. We’re not an out-of-town firm passing through. We live and work here, and we understand what our neighbors are going through

Every car accident claim deserves careful preparation, determined advocacy, and personal attention. That’s the standard we’ve upheld for injured people for decades, and we will continue to do so.

Get Help After Your Car Accident

Whether your crash happened on a city street or a highway in a surrounding county, whether you’re insured, uninsured, or dealing with a driver who fled the scene, you need a legal team that will fight for maximum recovery. Reach out to our car accident attorneys at Brassfield & Krueger today to schedule your complimentary consultation.

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