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A car accident can happen in seconds. The consequences can last a lifetime.
If you were injured in a car accident in Knoxville or East Tennessee because of another driver’s negligence, you may suddenly find yourself dealing with medical bills, lost wages, vehicle repairs, insurance adjusters, physical pain, and questions about what you’re supposed to do next.
You don’t have to face it alone.
Poulin | Willey Trial Lawyers TN is headquartered in Knoxville, and our Knoxville car accident lawyers help injured people pursue compensation after serious automobile accidents throughout Knox County and East Tennessee.
We live here. We work here. We know the roads. And we understand what a serious accident can mean for an East Tennessee family.
Our Knoxville legal team combines that local knowledge and personal attention with the resources needed to take our clients’ cases all the way if necessary.
If you’ve been injured in a Knoxville car accident, tell us what happened.
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After a car accident in Knoxville, Tennessee, insurance companies may try to minimize what they pay for your injuries and losses. A Knoxville car accident lawyer can protect your rights, investigate the crash, document your damages, and fight for the full compensation available under Tennessee law. Timing matters. Experience matters. Local representation matters.
From rear-end and T-bone collisions to head-on crashes, multi-vehicle wrecks, hit-and-runs, and rideshare accidents, our Knoxville car accident lawyers represent injury victims throughout Knoxville and East Tennessee. If another driver’s negligence caused your injuries, Poulin | Willey Trial Lawyers fights to hold the responsible parties accountable and pursue the compensation available under Tennessee law.
Our Knoxville car accident lawyers prepare every case with the expectation that it may go to trial. Insurance companies know we’re prepared to fight—not settle for less simply because it’s easier. From negotiation to the courtroom, Poulin | Willey Trial Lawyers works to pursue the maximum compensation available for car accident victims throughout Knoxville and East Tennessee.
Get the strength of a full legal team fighting for you, including Knoxville car accident lawyers, investigators, and medical experts with the resources to take on insurance companies. Poulin | Willey Trial Lawyers offers injured clients throughout Knoxville and East Tennessee a free case evaluation, 24/7 support, and… you pay no attorney fees unless we win your case.
Car accidents are a major cause of serious injuries across the United States, and Knoxville and East Tennessee are no exception. From crashes on I-40 and I-75 to collisions on Kingston Pike, Alcoa Highway, Pellissippi Parkway, and other Knoxville roads, drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians can suffer life-changing injuries because of another driver's negligence. *https://www.tn.gov/safety/stats/crashdata.html
Many car accidents in Knoxville and throughout East Tennessee are caused by preventable driver negligence. Distracted driving, speeding, following too closely, running red lights, unsafe lane changes, failure to yield, and impaired driving can turn an ordinary trip on Knoxville roads into a serious collision. When another driver’s negligence causes your injuries, a Knoxville car accident lawyer can help protect your rights and pursue the compensation available under Tennessee law.
If you’ve been injured in a car accident in Knoxville or East Tennessee because of another driver’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation for medical bills, future medical care, lost wages, property damage, reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, and other accident-related losses. A Knoxville car accident lawyer can evaluate the full impact of your injuries and fight to pursue the maximum compensation available under Tennessee law.
Not every minor car accident requires an attorney. But if you have been seriously injured, liability is disputed, the insurance company is blaming you, your medical expenses are significant, you’ve missed work, or an insurer is pressuring you to accept a settlement, speaking with a Knoxville car accident lawyer can help you understand your rights and options.
An insurance company has people protecting its interests.
You deserve someone protecting yours.
A Knoxville car accident attorney can investigate how the crash occurred, identify potentially responsible parties, preserve available evidence, document your injuries and financial losses, communicate with insurers, evaluate settlement offers, and pursue compensation on your behalf.
At Poulin | Willey Trial Lawyers our job is to handle the legal fight so you can focus on something more important:
Getting your life back.
You can hire a lawyer from almost anywhere.
But when your accident happened here, there are real advantages to working with attorneys who know Knoxville and East Tennessee.
Knoxville isn’t simply another city listed on our website.
We drive the same roads our clients drive. We know the daily traffic on I-40 and I-75.
We know I-640, Kingston Pike, Alcoa Highway, Pellissippi Parkway, Chapman Highway, Clinton Highway, Broadway, Western Avenue, and the roads connecting Knoxville with Maryville, Oak Ridge, Sevierville, Farragut, Alcoa, Lenoir City, and the rest of East Tennessee.
We understand that a wreck on an interstate can present different investigative issues than a collision on a neighborhood street.
We understand the communities where our clients live and work.
And because we’re here, the people we represent aren’t simply case numbers from another part of the country.
They’re our neighbors.
Many accidents involve two drivers.
Some are much more complicated.
Depending on the circumstances, potentially responsible parties could include:
Identifying all potentially responsible parties can be especially important when injuries are severe.
Your case isn’t only about proving that another driver caused the accident.
We also need to understand what the accident took from you.
That can require documenting medical treatment, lost income, future medical needs, impairment, and the ways your injuries have affected your everyday life.
A car accident claim can involve much more than completing insurance paperwork.
Our legal team can help with important aspects of the claims process.
Establishing what caused a collision can be critical.
Depending on the circumstances, evidence may include:
Some evidence can disappear or be overwritten.
Early investigation can therefore be important.
Many automobile accident claims settle without a trial.
But sometimes an insurance company disputes liability, challenges the extent of the injuries, or refuses to offer an appropriate resolution.
When litigation becomes necessary, preparation matters.
Insurance adjusters may ask for statements, records, authorizations, or other information while investigating a claim.
Our attorneys can communicate with insurers on your behalf and help protect your interests throughout the claims process.
When the evidence has been developed sufficiently, our legal team can negotiate with insurers and other responsible parties in pursuit of an appropriate settlement.
What you do in the minutes, hours, and days following a collision can affect your health and potentially your ability to pursue an injury claim.
Your safety comes first.
If you’ve been involved in a Knoxville car accident, consider taking the following steps when appropriate:
If possible and safe, move away from immediate hazards and avoid standing in active traffic.
Request emergency assistance when necessary and report the collision to law enforcement.
Depending on where the crash occurs, the responding agency could include the Knoxville Police Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol, or another appropriate agency.
Do not assume you’re uninjured simply because you can walk away from the crash.
Some injuries may not be immediately apparent.
Seek appropriate medical evaluation and follow the treatment recommendations provided by your healthcare professionals.
When it can be done safely, photographs or video may help document:
Collect available contact and insurance information from the drivers involved and contact information for witnesses.
Provide necessary factual information, but avoid guessing about what happened or accepting blame for something before all the facts are known.
Keep medical bills, medical records, prescriptions, repair estimates, towing bills, rental-car expenses, insurance correspondence, wage information, photographs, and other accident-related documentation.
Insurance companies and defense attorneys may investigate publicly available information.
Think carefully before posting photographs, videos, comments, or updates about your accident, injuries, activities, or recovery.
A quick settlement isn’t necessarily a fair settlement.
Before resolving an injury claim, it is important to understand the nature of your injuries and the potential long-term consequences.
If you’ve suffered significant injuries, consider getting legal advice before making important decisions about your claim.
Your initial case evaluation is free. If representation is offered, the specific attorney-fee arrangement, costs, and other terms will be explained before you enter into an attorney-client agreement.
Consider contacting an attorney promptly after an accident involving significant injuries, disputed fault, hospitalization, substantial medical treatment, lost wages, a commercial vehicle, an uninsured driver, a fatality, or difficulty with an insurance company.
Prompt investigation can also help preserve evidence.
Not necessarily. Some property-damage-only and minor accidents can be handled without an attorney. But if injuries become more serious than initially expected, fault is disputed, or you are uncertain about your rights, a legal consultation may help.
Some symptoms may become noticeable after the initial shock of a collision has passed. If you develop symptoms, seek appropriate medical care and accurately tell the healthcare provider when and how they began.
There is no standard timeline.
The duration can depend on the seriousness of your injuries, length of medical treatment, complexity of liability, number of parties, insurance coverage, negotiations, and whether litigation becomes necessary.
Most personal injury claims do not necessarily require a jury trial, but some disputes cannot be resolved through negotiation. If litigation becomes appropriate, having attorneys prepared to pursue the case further can be important.
The answer depends on the available insurance coverage and circumstances. Health insurance, automobile insurance benefits, liability coverage, and other sources may potentially be involved. A personal injury claim may ultimately seek recovery of qualifying accident-related medical expenses from responsible parties.
The other driver’s opinion doesn’t necessarily determine legal fault.
Evidence matters.
Police reports, photographs, video, witnesses, vehicle damage, roadway evidence, electronic data, and other information may help determine what actually occurred.
Tennessee’s comparative-fault rules may permit recovery in some circumstances even when an injured person shares some responsibility. Any recovery can be affected by the percentage of fault attributed to the injured person.
Uninsured motorist coverage and other potential sources of recovery should be investigated. The specific options depend on the insurance policies and facts involved.
If available, useful information can include:
Don’t delay contacting us simply because you don’t have everything.
No. We evaluate car accident cases throughout Knoxville, Knox County, East Tennessee, and elsewhere in Tennessee, subject to case acceptance and applicable licensing requirements.