If you have landed on this webpage, you may have recently suffered the loss of somebody you love because of a preventable accident. Those affected by such incidents often experience intense grief that can feel confusing or overwhelming. In addition to coping with their grief, families often face major financial issues due to deadly accidents. For many, such issues can make it difficult or impossible to know how to move forward with their lives after suffering such a terrible loss.

As Rio Vista wrongful death lawyers, we work with those affected by fatal accidents and help them recover their financial and personal well-being.

Law firms will take on many cases to secure as many clients as possible. However, our firm will only take on cases involving fatal or severe injuries. Because we have been specializing in our practice for nearly four decades, our attorneys are seasoned experts in dealing with wrongful death claims.

While we focus on significant injury cases, we have ample experience handling many accident types. Fatal accident types that our firm handles include:

• Auto accidents
• Products liability cases
• Plane accidents
• Medical malpractice cases
• Workplace death cases
• Bicycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Construction accidents
• Trucking accidents
• Uber and Lyft accidents
• Dog bites
• Motorcycle accidents
• Boating accidents
• Farm accidents

We are often referred to as the “personal” personal injury attorney. This nickname reflects how we run our firm holistically and provide clients with personal care, guidance, and compassion. We consider our firm a big family, and the clients we represent are vital members.

Many attorneys prefer to maintain a strictly business-like tone with their clients during the claims process, keeping them at arm’s length. For some, this approach is desirable. However, we believe that taking a genuine interest in our clients’ lives allows us to gain valuable insight into how they’ve been affected by their losses. This insight makes us more effective advocates when proving cases in court or negotiating with stubborn insurance companies.

Losing a person you care about is never easy, and the pain can be immense. However, people who’ve lost loved ones in sudden, unexpected accidents can have an even harder time making sense of their feelings. While grieving can feel overwhelming, many people can find comfort by relying on family, friends, and communities they care about.

If you’d like to learn a little more about the grieving process and how it relates explicitly to fatal accidents, take a moment to read this informative article from our firm. For a good overview of the stages of grief, you can watch the below video:

The financial impact of a deadly accident can be severe. In many cases, the decedent was the primary income earner in their household or provided their family with critical, valuable services such as childcare, cleaning, home maintenance, and more. Suddenly losing access to these things can leave families unable to pay bills or care for essential aspects of their lives.

On top of losing income and services, families are often left with medical bills for care rendered before their loved one passes away and may be shocked to learn how expensive it is to pay for funeral and burial services.

Thankfully, all the damages described above are common types of compensation available through wrongful death claims. Wrongful death claims can compensate families for these economic losses and often include payments for personal suffering.

Wrongful death claims can be critical to people’s lives. Because these cases are so important, you should be sure that your Rio Vista wrongful death lawyer has the skills, experience, and resources necessary to effectively handle your claim.

For many, researching wrongful death attorneys seems like an added stress in an already stressful situation. However, having a lawyer early is often vital to ensuring fair compensation. Fortunately, finding an attorney isn’t difficult if you know what to look for. When looking for the right wrongful death lawyer, keep these things in mind:

• Reputation – Your attorney should be well-respected in their community. To find out about a lawyer’s reputation, you only need to visit their profiles on websites like Yelp or Avvo (specifically for ranking attorneys). Reviews and ratings can tell you a lot about a lawyer’s reputation.

• Experience – You should know that your lawyer has successfully handled cases like yours in the past. It’s usually best to visit their website and find their settlements and verdicts page to learn about an attorney’s case history. If it’s unavailable, your attorneys should be happy to tell you about their previous successes.

• Resources – Wrongful death claims require a lot of time and money. Many lawyers simply don’t have the resources to do everything possible to make sure you receive fair compensation. An excellent way to determine whether or not your attorney has the resources necessary for a significant wrongful death case is to ask whether they would be comfortable taking your case to trial.

If your family was affected by a fatal accident, please contact our legal team for free and friendly advice about recovering compensation for your damages. We are available at (800) 404-5400 or (707) 564-1900. Our firm has assisted people in Rio Vista with wrongful death cases since 1982, and we have achieved many high-value settlements and verdicts during this time.

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