Kansas City, Missouri Personal Injury and Auto Accidents Attorneys

Carter Law Offices

1220 Washington Street Third Floor Kansas City, Missouri 64105 USA

 (816) 283-3500 or (877) 276-3500
 (816) 283-3084

www.carterlaw.org
 Contact the Firm

Law Firm Overview Free Consultation

Carter Law Offices offers legal counsel in the field of personal injury and medical malpractice to their clients. Our work at the Carter Law Offices is based on a simple idea: If you put the right lawyers with the right experience and the right focus on the case, you can make a difference. You can be on the right side. And you can win. We have been winning cases for our clients for years, and have developed the knowledge, experience and skill to handle even the most serious personal injury case.

We represent the victims of truck accidents, as well as other motor vehicle accidents. Our clients are people who were injured in nursing homes, in cars, on buses or on the premises of another. They include the victims of medical malpractice and employment discrimination. No matter what they have faced, we can help them get results in Missouri and Kansas courts.

We are genuinely empathetic and compassionate to the folks we meet, partly because many of us have gone through similar experiences ourselves. We know how hard it is to suffer a personal injury and take legal action. We know that by putting the right lawyers on the case, we can make a difference. We are the right lawyers. When you sign an engagement letter with our firm, we are dedicated to making a difference for you.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

At the Carter Law Offices, we offer legal representation on the following areas of practice:

- Nursing Home Abuse

Our attorneys have had notable success in nursing home litigation, prosecuting dozens of cases since 1996. We are committed to making a difference in the quality of long-term care. By making a nursing home accountable to pay damages for your loved one's injuries or abuse, we hope to convince these facilities to change their practices so other families are spared the same tragedy. Our firm has recovered monetary compensation for medical treatment, permanent disability and emotional impact of: Bed sores; Falling injuries; Medication errors; Failure to monitor, diagnose and treat; Elopement; Assaults.

- Motor Vehicle Accident

When we take your auto accident case, we will go as far as necessary to win compensation for you. We promptly investigate and completely prepare your case for trial. This thorough preparation helps us stand up for your rights. While settling directly with your insurance adjuster can often mean settling for less than your case is worth, being ready for trail means that — if necessary — we can take negligent drivers to court and win. At our Kansas City, Missouri, law firm, we represent the victims of many different types of motor vehicle accidents: Truck accidents; Automobile accidents (car accidents); Drunk driving accidents; Driver inattention; Motorcycle accidents; ATV accidents; Boating accidents; Personal watercraft accidents; Bus or mass transit accidents.

- Employment Law

We handle a broad spectrum of employment law matters. We represent employees in wrongful termination lawsuits. Attorneys Doug Carter and Julie Carter have built a focused and respected practice in disability discrimination and employment discrimination, as well as housing discrimination. They have prosecuted cases in Missouri and Kansas under the federal Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and the Missouri Human Rights Act. Our work also includes representing employees or other whistleblowers in bringing qui tam lawsuits under the federal False Claims Act for reporting fraud against the government.

- Serious Injury & Wrongful Death

The personal injury lawyers at Carter Law Offices represent people suffering from the following kinds of injuries sustained in an accident: Head trauma; Brain damage; Spinal cord injury; Paraplegia / quadriplegia; Whiplash; Broken bones; Amputations; Burns; Disfigurement. Insurance companies employ their own teams of accident investigators in the hope of finding anything that will reduce the liability of their client and hold an injury victim at fault. That's why our attorneys regularly work with accident investigators, engineers, safety experts, and others in investigating the following kinds of accidents: Car accidents; Truck accidents; Motorcycle accidents; Pedestrian knockdowns; Bicycle accidents; Birth injuries and medical malpractice; Construction accidents; Fires and explosions; Accidents caused by defective products.

- Truck Accidents

In truck accident cases, like other serious personal injury cases, the appropriate use of expert witnesses is important. Experts can help effectively investigate the true causes of truck accidents, the seriousness of personal injuries or the likely impact of injuries on quality of life. Their testimony about these things can make or break a case. We will then learn more about your accident. We often send investigators to the scene and work with well-qualified experts. They will be able to tell us about the different factors involved in your truck wreck and how they may affect your case, such as: Causes of truck accidents; Equipment design and failure; Truck driver employer negligence; Negligent hiring of truck drivers; Commercial vehicle negligence; Aggressive driving and road rage; Delivery truck accidents; Truck crash statistics; Types of truck accidents.

- Mass Transit Accidents

At the Carter Law Offices, our Kansas City mass transit accident attorneys were able to hold the inattentive driver accountable for the harm the passenger experienced. Our Kansas City, Missouri, law firm is dedicated to taking effective and aggressive legal action on behalf of personal injury victims and their families. Since our firm was founded in 1996, we have focused on one thing: doing the right thing for folks. For us, doing the right thing means standing up for injury victims in court. And it means standing by their sides until matters are resolved favorably. We represent people who have been hurt in many different kinds of mass transit accidents: Bus accidents; Railway accidents; Aviation accidents.

- Medical Malpractice

Medical negligence takes many forms: Medication errors; Birth injury; Falls; Diagnosis errors; Surgery errors; Emergency room negligence. The medical malpractice team at Carter Law Offices, P.C. holds medical providers accountable for negligence causing serious injury, illness or death. Our malpractice team knows what documents to look for and what questions to ask. Trial lawyer Doug Carter has practiced in plaintiff litigation since 1996, and brings valuable insights from his prior career in personal injury defense work. Our on-staff registered nurse can quickly evaluate claims to determine if clients have grounds to sue. Our staff nurse helps review medical records, get the lawsuit certified and locate testifying medical experts.

- Legal Malpractice

Legal malpractice refers to the incompetent or unethical handling of a criminal or civil case, not whether your attorney failed to win. In general, legal malpractice is a function of whether your attorney violated his or her fiduciary duty towards you or failed to adhere to professional and ethical standards that govern the legal profession. At the Carter Law Offices, our Kansas City legal malpractice lawyers expose negligence and incompetence on the part of other attorneys that cause financial loss to individuals and businesses in personal injury, business, estate planning, real estate, employment, and criminal law cases.

- Business & Commercial Litigation

At Carter Law Offices, our lawyers represent corporations and small businesses of all industries in the greater K.C. area, in both Missouri and Kansas. We initiate action or defend clients in the full spectrum of business and commercial litigation: Breach of contract; Fraud or misrepresentation; Unfair competition and tortious interference; Partnership and shareholder disputes; Business dissolution; Music industry disputes; Franchising litigation; Construction litigation; Business transactions; Noncompete and confidentiality agreements; False Claims Act defense.

Attorneys

Mr. Douglas L. Carter Attorney Discrimination, Employment, Personal Injury

Ms. Julie Carter Attorney Discrimination, Employment, Labor

More Information on Carter Law Offices

Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Missouri
Kansas City, MO Wrongful Death Lawyers
Employment Law Firm in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO Transit Accident Lawyers
Elder Abuse Attorneys in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO Legal Malpractice Lawyer
Car Accident Law Firm in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO Truck Accident Attorneys
Carter Law Offices Blog
Carter Law Offices News and Publications
Contact Carter Law Offices