Kansas City Injury Lawyers

Yonke & Pottenger, LLC

1100 Main Street
Suite 2450
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
USA

(816) 221-6000 or (866) 764-3065

www.yplawfirm.com

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Yonke & Pottenger, LLC is a Kansas City personal injury law firm. Our attorneys have handled a wide variety of injury based cases and are well equipped to take on almost any type of injury case. If you have been injured in an accident or due to the negligence of another party, contact us today. Our attorneys can explain your legal rights to you and may be able to help you build your case as well.

Partners Michael Yonke and Jason Pottenger bring 30 years of combined experience in civil litigation. Both have earned peer-based recognition (listing in Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers magazine, Best of the Bar in the Kansas City Business Journal) for the quality and results of their legal advocacy. Like all good lawyers, they are active in professional organizations and continuing education to stay abreast of the relevant legal issues.

People don’t trust insurance companies, with good reason. But many people are also leery of lawyers, with some justification. There are law firms out there with a volume approach to personal injury claims — take the first settlement offer and move on to the next case, without regard for justice or the client’s needs.

At Yonke & Pottenger, our philosophy is to pursue the full value of claims, knowing that clients may be unable to cover their losses if we don’t. We prepare each case as if it will go to trial, and the insurance companies are familiar with our reputation for success. Most lawsuits never reach a jury, but our meticulous work-up of the case and our willingness to try cases makes insurers take us seriously in settlement negotiations.

We do everything we can to improve your odds and maximize your compensation. First, we stand between you and the insurance adjusters who want to lure you into statements that will limit your claim. We conduct a prompt and thorough investigation to gather evidence of negligence. And we pull in experts from various fields to determine our clients’ needs and demonstrate the monetary damages.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Dangerous Drugs / Medical Devices; Power Lines / Electrocution; Gadolinium; Wrong Diagnosis (Misdiagnosis); Delayed Treatment; Improper Treatment; Emergency Room Errors; Pharmaceutical Errors; Hospital Negligence; Amputations; Organ Damage; Eye Injuries; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; Elevator or Escalator Accidents; Lead Paint Poisoning; Mercury Poisoning; Swimming Pool Accidents.

Practice Areas Description

Our practice areas include:

- Motor Vehicle Accidents

If you or someone you love has been injured in a motor vehicle accident and someone else is to blame, we may be able to help. We are committed to the belief that you and your loved ones should not have to suffer because of someone else’s carelessness. We are dedicated to helping people fight for the financial compensation they deserve. We may be able to help you if you have been involved in any of the following: Car Accidents, Truck Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Boating Accidents, and, Airplane Accidents.

- Car Accidents

A car accident can happen suddenly and unexpectedly, leaving you with costly injuries and damages. At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, our lawyers are committed to litigating car accident cases that involve the following: Driver Error, Reckless Driving, Speeding, No-Fault Car Accidents, Drunk Driving Accident Victims, Pedestrian Accidents, Insurance Claims (Bad Faith), Whiplash, Car Defect / Malfunction, and, Highway Defects. If you or someone you love has been injured or worse in a car accident, we may be able to help. Our compassionate Kansas City car accident lawyers are committed to fighting for the rights of injured individuals.

- Truck Accidents

At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, our dedicated attorneys believe in fighting for the rights of truck injury victims. We are committed to helping families get the financial compensation they need following truck accidents, and we may be able to put this commitment to work for you. In our decades of combined experience fighting on behalf of injured clients, we have handled a wide variety of truck accident cases. We may be able to help you if your case involves any of the following: Drunk Driving Accident Victims, Truck Defect or Malfunction, Trucking Company Negligence, Truck Driver Error or Negligence, and, No-Zone Truck Accidents.

- Motorcycle Accidents

At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, we are experienced in handling cases involving motorcycle accidents. We may be able to help you if you or someone you love has been in a motorcycle accident which resulted in: Broken bones, Contusions, Lacerations and scarring, Concussions, and, Brain damage. Vehicle drivers often do not understand how to safely share the road with motorcyclists, leading to an unnecessarily high accident rate. If you or someone you love has been injured in a motorcycle accident and someone else is to blame, you should not be left struggling with the often considerable costs of medical bills and other expenses.

- Railroad Accidents

Measured in tonnage, Kansas City is host to more rail traffic than any other city in the United States. Unfortunately, this heavy rail traffic means that Kansas City residents are put at heightened risk for injury. Our Kansas City train accident attorneys may be able to help you if your case involves: Train Derailment, Improperly Marked Railroad Crossings, Lack of Safety Gates, Improperly Maintained Railroad Tracks, Conductor Error, Train Defect or Malfunction, and, Railroad Company Negligence.

- Pedestrian / Bicycle Accidents

Every year in the United States, thousands of pedestrians die in pedestrian-vehicle accidents, and thousands more are injured. In 2009 alone, 59,000 pedestrians were injured. In 2008, approximately 52,000 bicyclists were injured in accidents. At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, we are committed to helping accident victims stand up for their rights and demand the justice they deserve.

- Medical Malpractice

Medical operations and treatments require careful precision and attention from start to finish to be successful. When a medical professional makes even a minor mistake, it could have a severe adverse effect on a patient’s health. At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, we understand how devastating an act of medical malpractice can be for you and your family and we are prepared to pursue your case. Our attorneys can handle a variety of medical malpractice cases, including those related to: Wrong Diagnosis (Misdiagnosis), Delayed Treatment, Improper Treatment, Lack of Informed Consent, Surgical Errors, Emergency Room Errors, Pharmaceutical Errors, Birth Injuries, and, Hospital Negligence.

- Nursing Home Negligence

When elderly individuals suffer from insufficient or negligent care, a gross injustice has been committed. The Kansas City nursing home abuse lawyers of Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, are committed to fighting for justice. Whether the abuse is physical or psychological in nature, it is illegal and deplorable. At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, we demand justice for our clients who have been the victims of eldercare abuse. We may be able to help you if someone in your family has been the victim of any of these forms of elder abuse: Physical, Emotional, Financial, Sexual, Neglect, and, Abandonment.

- Workers’ Compensation

The Kansas City workers’ compensation attorneys of Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, are committed to helping injured workers through the sometimes overly complicated process of filing for workers’ compensation benefits. If you or someone you love has been hurt on the job, we would like to discuss your case with you.

- Premises Liability

When property owners fail in their responsibility to maintain a safe environment, innocent individuals may be injured through no fault of their own. If you or someone in your family has been injured because of someone else’s poorly maintained property, you may be left facing serious medical expenses that you should not be expected to pay. The premises liability attorneys of Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, believe you should not have to face these problems alone. Our compassionate and experienced attorneys may be able to help you get the financial compensation that the responsible party owes you.

- Catastrophic Injury

Catastrophic injuries can come in many different forms, from head trauma to accidental limb amputation. Our experienced attorneys may be able to represent you if your injury involves: Spinal Cord Damage, Back Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Amputations, Burn Injuries, Organ Damage, Eye Injuries, and, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. If you or someone you love has been injured and someone else is to blame, we may be able to help you hold the responsible parties accountable for their actions.

- Wrongful Death

Losing a loved one to someone else’s negligence and carelessness is one of the hardest things you may ever have to face. Wrongful death claims may be associated with a number of causes, including: Workplace accidents, Defective drugs and medical products, Dangerous consumer products, Careless drivers, and, Negligent property owners. At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, we are dedicated to helping people get the financial compensation they need following a tragic loss.

- Construction Accidents

Construction sites are inherently dangerous places, and injuries can occur in a wide variety of ways. We may be able to help you if your case involves: Equipment Malfunction, Employer Negligence, Slip and Fall, Repetitive Motion Injuries, Lifting Injuries, Exposure to Toxic Substances, Head and Brain Injuries, Amputations, and, Wrongful Death. At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, we are dedicated to helping people who have been injured in construction accidents and we are ready to go to work for you.

- Slip and Falls

If you or someone you love has been injured in a slip and fall accident, you may be entitled to financial compensation from a negligent property owner or manager. At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, we are dedicated to helping people stand up for their rights. To discuss your needs with our compassionate Kansas City slip and fall lawyers, please contact us.

- Dangerous Drugs / Medical Devices

We have made a name for ourselves litigating on behalf of people who have been injured by dangerous drugs, medications, and medical devices. We may be able to help you if you have been injured by any of the following drugs and products: Phen-Fen, Celebrex, Bextra, Vioxx, Composix Kugel hernia mesh, and, MRI poisoning (Gadolinium). You have a right to trust that the medication you take will help you, not cause additional health problems. At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, we may be able to help you get the justice you deserve following your injury.

- Power Lines / Electrocution

High-voltage electrocution has been linked to a number of serious effects. At Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, we may be able to help you if your injury has resulted in any of the following issues: Burns, Ventricular fibrillation, and, Neurological effects. If someone else is responsible for your electrocution, you may be entitled to financial compensation. You and your family should not have to pay for medical bills out of pocket when someone else’s carelessness or ignorance is to blame for a serious injury.

- Gadolinium

For years, doctors have been using MRIs to help diagnose serious ailments in patients. Unfortunately, recent studies have suggested that MRIs themselves may be to blame for certain health problems. Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF), or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NFD), has been linked to contrast agents used in the MRI process. These agents contain gadolinium, a potentially dangerous chemical element. If you have suffered from NSF and you believe an MRI may be to blame, the Kansas City Gadolinium injury lawyers at Yonke & Pottenger, LLC, may be able to help you get the financial compensation you deserve.