Personal Injury

It is crucially important that you do not try to negotiate a settlement with the insurance company for the at-fault driver on your own, without having first retained a personal injury attorney to represent your interests, or that of your loved one. Upon being retained on a personal injury or wrongful death case, our office will eliminate your direct involvement with the insurance company. We will gather all of your medical records and secure all information and evidence necessary to be able to ascertain what a reasonable settlement would be, or if the case should proceed to a jury trial for determination of liability and damages to be assessed against the at-fault driver. While a fair settlement is often reached through negotiations between our office and the insurance company, we are fully prepared to reject unreasonable offers and to present your case at a jury trial.

Why Choose Our Personal Injury Lawyers?

• We are a Boutique Personal Injury Law Firm that will ensure that you will receive one-on-one personal attention from our attorneys and paralegal staff
• We have over 70 years of combined litigation experience
• You pay legal fees only if we secure a recovery for you
• We offer free consultations
• We work extensively with military and federal government employees

Throughout the last 42-plus years we have successfully represented clients who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents as a result of the carelessness of other drivers.  We have also successfully represented clients who have suffered personal physical and emotional injuries as a victim of a physical assault and battery or a sexual assault.  The process behind personal injury claims can be very time consuming and frustrating, but our attorneys are equipped to present your claim of compensation for injuries to bring the case to a prompt favorable resolution through settlement negotiations, or if necessary, to take the case to a jury trial. The lawyers and staff of the Boutique Personal Injury Law Firm of McCormack & McCormack are committed to provide our personal injury clients with the negotiation and litigation skills necessary to secure full compensation for your injuries, or the injuries or wrongful death of a loved one.

Virginia Is a Contributory Negligence State

Virginia is one of four states, as well as the District of Columbia, that still follow the Contributory Negligence rule.  Under this rule, if it is determined that you were just one percent responsible towards the overall cause of the accident, you could be barred from recovering compensation for your injuries.   Many insurance companies routinely raise a contributory negligence defense in an effort to avoid payment of valid personal injury or wrongful death claims.   The lawyers and paralegal staff of the Boutique Personal Injury Law Firm of McCormack and McCormack are well equipped to counter the contributory negligence claims to quickly move the case through to a favorable resolution, or if necessary to successfully litigate the case before a jury trial.   

Let Us Fight For You

At McCormack and McCormack, we will aggressively represent you with the goal of securing the maximum compensation that you are entitled to through settlement negotiations with the insurance company, or if necessary, through the verdict at a jury trial for your injuries.   In many large personal injury law firms, you may be dealing with several different paralegals and/or attorneys over an extended period of time, leaving you with the impression that your case has been placed at the bottom of the stack of cases and that the individual you are dealing with does not know the facts of your case.    That will not happen at our law firm.

Military – Third Party Collection Program

Under Federal Law, if you receive medical treatment for injuries at a military treatment facility, or if the Federal Government pays the cost of medical treatment rendered by civilian treatment providers, the United Sates is entitled to recoup from the individual responsible for causing your injuries.  What this means is that if you or your loved one is a member of the military, or employed by the Federal Government, or a dependent thereof, your attorney will be obligated to secure satisfaction and release of the Federal Government claim for the cost of medical services which is subject to recoupment by the Federal Government.  At the law firm of McCormack and McCormack, we deal with the military or Federal Government on a regular basis and will endeavor to reduce to the extent possible the amount of money owed to the Federal Government in order to maximize the net recovery to our clients. 

If You Are Involved In A Motor Vehicle Accident

1. Call 9-1-1 to report the accident and request an ambulance if you or anyone else was injured.
2. Request that a police officer come to the scene of the accident. 
3. If you have been injured in any respect, you should seek immediate medical attention – even if you do not believe you were injured, the safer thing to do is to still secure a medical assessment without delays.
4. Do not agree to handle things without police or insurance company involvement.  
5. Secure the name, address, date of birth of the other driver, as well as his/her insurance carrier and policy number. 
6. Be careful as to anything you say at the scene of the accident.   Any comments that you make can be used against you by the police, as well as the respective insurance carriers, including your insurance company. Even a comment of “I’m sorry” can be considered as an admission of responsibility; in the same respect a comment such as “I’m ok” can be considered as evidence that you were not injured in the accident. 
7. Take photographs of all involved vehicles, as well as the surrounding areas, to include debris from the accident in or along the roadway. 
8. Once you leave the scene of the accident, write a detailed summary of how the accident happened, to include the name and contact information of the reporting officers, other drivers and witnesses. 
9. Contact your insurance company to report the accident.  But again, be careful as to what you say until you first receive advice of counsel since statements you make to your insurance company can be used against you as to the issue of responsibility for the cause of the accident or entitlement to compensation for your injuries.   When you call your insurance company to report the accident, you will be asked to provide a statement as to how the accident occurred.   In response. You should state that you do not want to make a statement until you first have an opportunity to speak with an attorney. 
10. If you receive a medical assessment after the accident, it is crucial that you follow the recommendation as to additional medical treatment until your provider releases you from further treatment.  
11. If you are unable to work as a result of the accident, be certain you secure a statement from your medical treatment your provider stating that you are unable to work; you should also maintain records to document you lost wages.

If the accident was not your fault, and if you or any loved one was injured or passed away as a result of another person’s negligence or recklessness, immediately contact the law office of McCormack & McCormack at (888) 490-0876.