Professional Personal Injury Lawyers in Houston, Texas
The Crim & Villalpando Law Firm’s staff strives to handle all cases as quickly as possible, based on the individual factors involved in each. However, each injury claim does follow a process and takes time to evolve. We keep our injured clients informed regarding this process, encouraging a patient and cooperative attorney/client relationship that results in an atmosphere conducive to a just resolution of an injury claim.
Again, while each individual’s claim differs, consider the following timeline, which roughly tracks the average process of a personal injury claim. Certain claims take substantially longer than the following depiction evidence, but the series of events for most claims is substantially similar.
Typical Example of the Injury Claim Process
Diagnosis Timeline
First and foremost, personal injury claims are just that injuries. Thus our Firm relies on competent medical care providers to properly diagnose each personal injury and fully explain an injured party’s prognosis; a diagnosis and prognosis are essential to our monetary evaluation of an injured client’s claim.
Month 1
Consultations and Investigation
Months 1-3
Medical Treatment
Months 1-6
Documentation and Further Treatment
Months 3-12
Further Documentation and Negotiations
Beyond 12 Months
Settlement Discussions or Lawsuit
Litigation Timeline
Litigation is, by definition, a lawsuit including all of the proceedings involved in a legal action. It is an adversarial method of resolving a dispute. While lawyers are traditionally seen as problem-solvers and counselors, the role of the litigator or trial lawyer is to act as an advocate for his or her client’s case before judges and juries.
Months 1-4
Suit and Answer
Months 2-9
Discovery
Months 6-12
Additional Discovery and Mediation
Months 9-18 and Beyond
Trial Setting
