Personal Injury

Helping accident victims obtain compensation for over a century

Personal injury is a broad category of law that addresses injuries, wrongs, and/or damages to the victim's person, property, rights and/or reputation.  The injury can be physical or psychological, but to be able to take legal action it must occur due to the negligence or unreasonably unsafe actions of your employer, a manufacturer, your doctor, your landlord, or some other person or organization.

Shaffer & Shaffer handles all types of personal injury cases, such as—

  • Automobile collisions
  • Motorcycle accidents
  • Truck accidents
  • Coal mining and other work accidents
  • Defective products
  • Exposure to asbestos, silica dust, and other toxic or dangerous substances (sometimes called toxic torts)
  • Faulty repairs
  • Medical malpractice
  • Harmful pharmaceutical drugs
  • Harmful or defective medical devices
  • Workplace accidents
  • Slips, trips, and falls
  • Unsafe conditions

Get the compensation you deserve

The attorneys at Shaffer & Shaffer, PLLC have decades of experience representing accident victims and their families. If you are injured, or if a loved one did not survive a workplace, motor vehicle, or other accident, the attorneys of Shaffer & Shaffer thoroughly investigate the accident to determine the causes, and identify all potential defendants to hold responsible for suffering and losses.  The attorneys of Shaffer & Shaffer know that when a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit is filed, the defendants or the at-fault party may try to attribute blame to the victim or others.  Shaffer & Shaffer aggressively asserts your claims to maximize your compensation.

Contact us for a free consultation

To speak with a Shaffer & Shaffer, PLLC personal injury lawyer about your accident and the compensation you are entitled to, call 304.369.0511 (Madison), or 304.344.8716 (Charleston). You may also contact Shaffer & Shaffer online.