Catastrophic Personal Injury

Smith, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC has been representing clients who have suffered from catastrophic personal injury for more than 20 years. We have successfully recovered fair compensation for clients who have been permanently injured and lost their independence through no fault of their own. In the most severe cases, we have worked tirelessly for the families of loved ones who passed away in wrongful death actions to make sure the negligence never happens again and no one else needlessly loses a life.

Unfortunately, anyone can be the victim of catastrophic personal injury. No matter how careful you may be, someone else’s negligence could leave you in pain with permanent disabilities and unable to care for yourself. Sometimes catastrophic personal injury occurs in unexpected ways. We have successfully represented clients where:

• a minor child who fell out of an apartment building window and broke his spine due to an improperly installed window that violated the applicable building codes;
• the family of a woman who lost her life when a dead tree fell onto a roadway and struck her vehicle while she was driving; and
• a woman who was rear-ended by a driver that fled the scene and was nearly paralyzed as an otherwise benign growth near her spine was pushed into her spinal cord from the impact of the collision.

The financial toll of mounting medical bills and lost wages can lead to uncertainty in the future. The pain and suffering that often accompanies catastrophic personal injury can make the situation seem insurmountable. Part of our role as catastrophic personal injury attorneys is guiding you throughout the process.

Smith, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC represents clients in catastrophic personal injury cases on a contingency basis. You will not be billed hourly for time and there is no legal fee if we do not recover anything on your behalf. The law limits the time you have to file lawsuits, and if you fail to file a lawsuit within that time, you may forever be barred from any kind of recovery related to your injuries. If you have any interest whatsoever in speaking to us about a potential catastrophic personal injury matter, do not delay.

The catastrophic personal injury attorneys at Smith, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC are well-respected and active within the legal community, with memberships in the Maryland Association for Justice, Maryland State Bar Association, and the Baltimore County Bar Association.