Freeman & Mallard, LLC is a dedicated aggressive personal injury law firm that focuses entirely on protecting the rights of injured people. We do not represent insurance companies.

Areas of representation include personal injury, automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, tractor trailer/trucking accidents, nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice and work related injuries.

Nursing home abuse can include physical damage from falls, malnutrition or dehydration, bed sores, gangrene, aspiration pneumonia, over-sedation, poor medical care, or wrong medication. Just as damaging but more subtle, are lack of supervision, theft, abandonment, defective equipment, sexual assault, coercion, physical or mental abuse. All of these can lead to injury or death of the nursing home patient.

Wrongful death is the term used when someone causes the death of another person. The death may be caused by the actions of someone or by their failure to act (neglect). Wrongful death is a civil action rather than a criminal action. Since the person killed (decedent) cannot file suit or collect damages, it is the family or representatives of the estate that do so. The intent is to compensate family members who have suffered monetarily and emotionally from the death. Damages can be assessed for lost wages and benefits, loss of companionship, and emotional pain and suffering caused by the trauma.

Doctors, nurses and other health care providers spend a great deal of time learning how to treat a great variety of illnesses and physical problems. As a group they are professionals dedicated to helping alleviate medical issues. Unfortunately, health care providers can also make mistakes. When mistakes are made the effects can be devastating. In fact, according to the National Academy of Sciences, approximately 98,000 Americans die from "medical mistakes" each year.

Medical malpractice is a form of negligence involving a medical treatment provider. If someone is injured as a result of a treatment provider's failure to maintain the standard of care, that healthcare provider may be liable for the injury that has occurred.

If you or a loved one is in need of legal assistance, call or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.