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Alpert Schreyer, LLC - Personal Injury

22776 Three Notch Road
Suite #201
California, Maryland 20653
USA

(301) 863-9997

www.dcmdlaw.com

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Alpert Schreyer, LLC - Personal Injury is a law firm with a comprehensive trial and litigation experience. They have built their reputation in trials against large insurance companies, governmental agencies, state prosecutors, local, national and multinational corporations.

In the last few years, Schreyer's trial lawyers have defeated or forced settlements from Massey Ferguson, Interkal Bleachers, Giant Food, PEPCO, The State of Maryland, Whirlpool, SMECO, the Social Security Administration and every major insurance company in the Baltimore-Washington region.

The firm has three handicap accessible offices, Waldorf, Bowie and Lexington Park, to better serve clients in Charles, St. Mary's, Calvert, and Prince George's Counties. The Waldorf office location provides easy parking and a first floor entrance to serve all of our clients. In addition, we make every effort to assist severely injured or bereaved clients by meeting them in their homes when needed. And because we have attorneys admitted to both the D.C. and Maryland bars, our legal services extend beyond the beltway.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

- Personal Injury

Personal injuries, no matter how severe, can be extremely overwhelming not only for the individual who suffered the injury, but for their family as well. Although the physical effects of the injury play a part, there are mental and financial burdens that are products of a personal injury and can add a large amount of stress on the individual as well. If a spouse is injured and their partner has to take time off of work to care for them, that family loses income. In addition to medical bills, rehabilitation costs, medications and other expenses, a family can watch their money slip away at an alarming rate. However, it doesn't have to be this way.

- Motor Vehicle Accidents

An individual's life as well as the lives of the members of their family can be forever changed by an auto accident. No one ever expects that they will be injured in a car crash, which leaves many car accident injury victims unsure as to how to handle expenses associated with their injuries and other costs related to the collision. Thinking of these challenges on top of coping with physical injury, pain and suffering, rehabilitation, and emotional trauma can be extremely overwhelming. However, with a Bowie car accident injury attorney from Alpert Schreyer, LLC on your side, you can focus on healing while our lawyers protect your rights and help you obtain the compensation that you deserve from negligent parties.

- Work Injury

For many citizens of Maryland, the majority of their time during the weekdays is spent at work. In working long hours to provide for themselves as well as members of their family, employees throughout Maryland never anticipate being injured in a work-related accident. This is mainly due to the fact that most workers trust that their employer has created a safe working environment that is free of any dangers or hazards that could cause them harm. Moreover, employees trust that they have been properly trained and instructed as to how to perform their duties and operate certain types of devices and machinery while on the job.

- Medical Malpractice

Doctors and healthcare providers go through years of schooling and extensive training to be able to work competently in their field. People rely on physicians, surgeons and other medical staff to provide the best care possible to keep them healthy. However, situations sometimes occur where a patient is injured because of negligence on the part of someone in the medical community. In such instances, the negligent individual who caused the injury can be held responsible for their actions in a court of law, in a Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit.

- Dog Bite

Dogs are thought of as man's best friend, and generally they certainly live up to that title. It is a dog owner's duty to train the animal properly and ensure that the area where the dog will be living is enclosed and secure in order to prevent potential injury to others. Although the majority of dog owners take this responsibility seriously, there are still many instances where someone is injured or wrongfully killed because of a dog bite in the United States and in Maryland. Under Maryland state law, any dog owner who fails to exercise reasonable care in preventing someone injury or fails to properly control the animal can be held legally accountable for any injuries that the dog causes.

- Car Accidents

Maryland car crashes can range from slight fender benders to devastating accidents that alter the lives of those involved forever, be it by catastrophic injury or the wrongful death of any of the individuals involved. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 547 people were killed in auto accidents in Maryland with thousands more injured in 2009.

- Construction Accident

The construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries that a person can get into. Unfortunately, construction accident injuries in Maryland and across the United States are fairly common occurrences and can be caused by falls, defective equipment, heavy machinery accidents, slip and falls, electrocution, exposure to toxic chemicals and other hazards that may be typical of a construction site. However, another cause of a construction accident injury is negligence due to oversight of rules and regulations in order to finish a project quicker or garner a higher profit.

- Hospital Errors

When we are patients at a hospital, we sometimes literally place our lives in the hands of medical professionals. We trust that they have received adequate training and have the skills and knowledge to treat whatever ails us. While there are without doubt highly skilled doctors, surgeons, nurses, and other medical professionals in the medical field, unfortunately, there are also incidents of medical professional mistakes and errors that can cost a patient their life.

- Nursing Home Malpractice

Nursing home malpractice and neglect in Maryland can come in many forms, and it's important for family members to watch for warning signs and symptoms of neglect and abuse. One of the most common indicators of Maryland nursing home malpractice is the presence of bed sores, which are lesions that develop on skin when pressure is not relieved; for instance, if a patient is in a position for a long period of time and a nursing home staff member neglects to properly turn the resident.

- Slip and Fall Injuries

Slip and fall accidents in Maryland occur primarily on someone's property and are categorized in the area of premises liability. Owners are required by law to maintain their property and ensure that it meets city and state regulations for safety. There are circumstances, however, where negligence on the part of a property owner or a third party can lead to the serious injury of someone, such as a customer of a business, an invited guest to a residence, or someone utilizing public property such as parks or public transportation. When premises are not properly maintained and someone is injured as a result, the property owner can be held legally responsible in a court of law for damages that occurred because of their negligence.

- Prescription Error Injuries

People trust the medical community to ensure that any health condition that may develop is treated with the proper medication in the proper dose. However, negligence on the part of a medical professional may result in a Maryland prescription error that could potentially cause harm to the patient, oftentimes resulting in adverse reactions, the development of new health problems, or even a drug related death.

- Spinal Cord Injuries

A spinal cord injury can change a person's life forever. Spinal cord injuries are usually caused by a blow to the spine that either fractures or dislocates the bone disks, better known as the vertebrae of a person's spine. In most cases, a spinal cord won't be completely severed in an injury accident; however, pressure and tears in the spinal cord caused by fractured vertebrae can cause severe injury which can lead to paralysis. Whether a Maryland spinal cord injury is complete or incomplete will determine whether or not a person will suffer paralysis from the injury point down.

- Traumatic Brain Injuries

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Maryland can occur without warning; however, this type of catastrophic injury occurs more frequently than many people realize. Car crashes, truck collisions, slip and fall accidents, work related accidents and other types of trauma can happen in the blink of an eye. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1.7 million individuals will suffer a traumatic brain injury this year.

- Truck Accident Injuries

Big rigs and semi-trailer trucks transport various commodities throughout the state of Maryland and the United States that are essential to businesses, the economy, and consumers. Considering that large trucks account for a small percentage of all vehicles on the road, they cause many injury and fatal accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), one out of nine traffic fatalities in 2008 were caused by an accident that involved a large truck.

- Workers' Compensation

Maryland employees injured while on the job or that become ill as a result of their job are entitled to Maryland workers' compensation benefits under state law. These benefits provide relief for injured workers and their families from the financial strain of not being able to work for a length of time as well as for treatment of their injuries. If a worker sustains a fatal injury that is compensable, family members may be eligible to receive the victim's workers' compensation benefits.

- Wrongful Death

A wrongful death accident in Maryland occurs when a person is fatally injured due to someone else's negligent actions. This type of loss is particularly hard on those family members and friends who are left to carry on because in most cases, the accident could have been prevented if proper precautions had been taken, and the deceased individual would still be alive. When a family is forced to cope with the sudden loss of a loved one, the situation can seem dire; however, consulting a qualified Southern Maryland personal injury attorney can make all the difference during this difficult time.