Tell us what happened

Tell us what happened, in whatever order it comes out. The first conversation is free, it puts you under no obligation, and nobody here will pressure you into retaining the firm.

Call the office

The fastest route to a straight answer, and the right one if something is already moving: an insurer chasing a recorded statement, or an accident recent enough that camera footage still exists somewhere.

765-340-2776

An attorney or experienced legal assistant is available 24 hours a day
Evening and weekend meetings by appointment

What it costs: Nothing to have the conversation, and no attorney fee unless the case is won. Personal injury work here is on contingency.
Before you call: The questions people actually ask

Or come in

The office is downtown on the courthouse square, and has been since 1974. Evening and weekend meetings can be arranged by appointment, which matters when somebody is not in a position to travel during the working day.

Office: 331 Columbia Street
Lafayette, IN 47901
Map and directions
Post: P.O. Box 188, Lafayette, IN 47902
Fax: 765-423-1373

Contacting this office does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential or time-sensitive information until a written engagement is in place.

What happens on the first call

You describe what happened

In your own words. What happened, when, where, who else was involved, and what has hurt since. There is no wrong order and no need to have it organised before you call.

We ask the dull questions

Dates, treatment so far, insurers, letters received, days missed from work. The unglamorous details are what a claim actually gets built out of, and they are also what tells us early whether there is one.

You get a straight read

Including, sometimes, that you may not need a lawyer at all. If something in your situation is genuinely time-sensitive you will be told that first, before anything else, and before anyone talks about retaining the firm.

What to have to hand

None of this is required, and having none of it is not a reason to put off calling. It just makes a free conversation worth considerably more than it otherwise would be.

A collision of any kind

The police report or its number, photographs from the scene, the other driver's insurance details, and anything their insurer has already sent you. If all you have is a report number, that is genuinely enough to start.

A fall or an injury on a property

The incident report if one was made, photographs of the actual condition, and the name of the business or owner. Dates and times matter more than documents here, because footage is retained by the day and then written over.

An injury at work or on a site

What you told your employer and when, in writing if it exists, plus your medical records so far. Also worth mentioning, and frequently the most valuable thing you will say: whether anyone other than your employer was involved.

A dog bite or an animal attack

Who owns the animal, if you know. Photographs of the dog and the location, the names of anyone who saw it, and where you were standing and why. That last detail decides which of Indiana's two liability standards applies to you.

A death, or a catastrophic injury

Nothing. Call when you are ready and bring what you have. If there is something genuinely time-sensitive you will be told that first, and then left alone to decide.

None of the above, or you are not sure

Call anyway. Working out which kind of claim somebody is in, and whether they are in two at once, is the first thing the conversation is for, and it is free whichever way it lands.

Finding the office

331 Columbia Street, Lafayette, IN 47901, in downtown Lafayette on the courthouse square. The firm describes its offices as being across the street from the courthouse, which is the simplest direction anyone can give you.

Post can also be addressed to P.O. Box 188, Lafayette, IN 47902. If travelling in is difficult, say so when you call: evening and weekend meetings are arranged by appointment, and injured people frequently are not in a position to sit in a waiting room.

If you are still deciding whether to call, the practice areas set out what each kind of claim involves, and the questions people actually ask cover most of what a first conversation would.

Before you get in touch

Is the first conversation really free?

Yes. Call 765-340-2776 and describe what you are dealing with. There is no charge and no obligation to go any further, and the firm's published position is that prospective clients should be able to come in and discuss a case without charge.

Does contacting the firm make it my lawyer?

No. Contacting this office does not create an attorney-client relationship, and please do not send confidential or time-sensitive information until one has been established.

What should I bring?

Whatever you have: the police or incident report, photographs from the day, anything an insurer has sent you, and a rough note of your treatment so far. If you have none of it, come anyway - most people who call have nothing but the story.

Can somebody come to me?

Ask when you call. The firm arranges evening and weekend meetings by appointment, and injured people are frequently not in a position to travel.

Where exactly is the office?

331 Columbia Street, Lafayette, Indiana 47901 - downtown, on the courthouse square. Mail can also be addressed to P.O. Box 188, Lafayette, IN 47902.