Somerset County Personal Injury Lawyer

Nothing up front. We work on a contingency fee — our fee is a percentage of the recovery, and there is no fee if we do not recover for you.

Simple, well-documented cases sometimes settle in a few months. Serious-injury and wrongful-death cases typically take a year or more, especially when suit is filed. We move every case as quickly as the medicine and the defense allow without leaving money on the table.

Most cases resolve without trial. We prepare every case as if it will be tried, because that is what convinces insurers to pay full value. If trial is necessary, we are ready.

We identify every available source of recovery — your own UM/UIM coverage, household policies, umbrella policies, and (in the right cases) corporate or governmental defendants.

Immediately. Evidence disappears, witnesses move, and statutes of limitations run. Even if you are not sure you have a case, a free consultation costs you nothing.

Suit is ordinarily filed in the Somerset County Court of Common Pleas in Somerset, where venue is proper under Pa. R.C.P. 1006 if the crash or incident happened in Somerset County or a defendant regularly conducts business there. Cases valued below the arbitration threshold are first heard by a board of arbitrators before any appeal to a judge and jury. Sean Quinlan litigates in county courts across Pennsylvania from the firm's Camp Hill office.

The heaviest crash volume in Somerset County tracks I-70/76, US-219, and US-30, along with the local arterials feeding Somerset. Corridor matters: a high-speed limited-access crash, an intersection collision on a signalized arterial, and a rural two-lane roadway each generate different evidence — different reporting agencies, different camera availability, and different roadway-design questions. We investigate a Somerset County case around where it actually happened.

The first two weeks decide most cases. In a Somerset County matter, we preserve the physical evidence, identify every insurance policy that may respond, and get treatment properly documented before an adjuster reaches you. We also handle the insurer's contact so you are not giving a recorded statement while you are still being treated.

Most Pennsylvania injury claims carry a two-year limitations period under 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524, and that deadline is the same in Somerset County as anywhere in the Commonwealth. Shorter deadlines apply when a government entity is involved: written notice within six months under 42 Pa. C.S. § 5522 for claims against a Somerset County municipality, borough, or PennDOT. Call before you assume you still have time.

No, unless your share of the fault exceeds that of everyone you are suing. Pennsylvania follows modified comparative negligence under 42 Pa. C.S. § 7102: you can recover as long as you are not more than 50% responsible, and your award is reduced by your percentage. A Somerset County jury decides those percentages, and insurers routinely assign more fault than the evidence supports as an opening position.

No. We handle intake by phone and video for Somerset County clients and travel to you when meeting in person matters. The consultation is free, the case is handled on a contingency fee, and there is no fee unless we recover money for you. Call (717) 724-7503.