Franklin Personal Injury Lawyer

Were you injured in an accident in Franklin, WI?

At Hickey & Turim, S.C., we are trusted personal injury lawyers with over 37 years of experience.

If it has been weeks since the accident and the insurer has still not offered anything close to what your injury has cost, an attorney can help you pursue what Wisconsin law allows you to recover. At Hickey & Turim, S.C., we have represented injured Wisconsin residents for more than 37 years. Our Franklin, WI personal injury lawyer can identify each insurance policy that applies to your accident, negotiate with every carrier involved, and file suit if a fair settlement is not reached. There is no fee unless we recover, and the first conversation is a free consultation. Our office is ready whenever you are.

Personal Injury Lawyer Franklin, WI

A personal injury lawyer represents people hurt by another party’s negligence and pursues payment from every policy that covers the loss. A crash may involve the other driver’s liability coverage, your own underinsured motorist coverage, and medical payments coverage, while a fall or a dog attack draws on a homeowner’s or commercial policy.

Injuries sent more than 391,000 Wisconsin residents to an emergency room in 2023 and caused over 25,000 hospitalizations, according to DHS injury data. Most of those individuals spoke with an insurance adjuster before consulting an attorney. When a Franklin personal injury attorney is retained first, the carrier’s initial settlement offer is evaluated by counsel who understands the value of the claim and the additional sources of coverage that may apply.

Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Franklin

Franklin’s accidents happen on the 27th Street corridor, in its parking lots and parks, and on the job sites and warehouses that line the city’s west side. Our attorneys represent Franklin, WI residents in the cases below, and in each one the first task is finding every party and every policy that owes a share.

• Car accidents. Rear-end and intersection collisions along South 27th Street and Rawson Avenue leave drivers and passengers with injuries that surface days later. We pursue the at-fault driver’s liability carrier and, when that policy’s limits are insufficient to cover your losses, your own underinsured motorist coverage.
• Slip and falls. Icy lots, wet store floors, and broken steps injure shoppers and tenants every winter. We identify the owner or tenant responsible and pursue the commercial or homeowner’s policy that answers for the property.
• Bicycle accidents. Riders on the Oak Leaf Trail and the city’s arterials have little protection from a driver who turns without looking. We document the driver’s failure to yield and resist the assumption that the cyclist was at fault.
• Dog bites. Wisconsin holds owners responsible for the injuries their animals cause, and a homeowner’s or renter’s policy usually pays the claim. We pursue treatment costs, scarring, and the lasting fear an attack leaves, particularly in children.
• Construction accidents. Falls, struck-by incidents, and equipment failures on Franklin’s commercial and residential sites injure workers and visitors. A contractor other than the employer may owe a negligence claim in addition to workers’ compensation.
• Wrongful death. When negligence takes a life, Wisconsin law identifies the family members who may bring the claim, and the wrongful death lawsuit process follows its own procedure. We handle these cases with the care they require.
• Scooter accidents. Electric scooters share Franklin’s streets and paths, and a crash may involve a driver, a defect, or a poorly maintained surface. We identify each responsible party and its coverage.

Why Choose Hickey & Turim, S.C. as my Personal Injury Lawyer in Franklin, WI?

Filed Where We Practice Most

Franklin sits in Milwaukee County, and a lawsuit arising from a Franklin accident is filed in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, the same courthouse where our firm has tried and settled injury cases since 1989. Our Milwaukee office is a short drive up the interstate from Franklin. The adjusters and defense firms on the other side of these claims are ones we deal with routinely.

David Turim was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1985 and co-founded the firm in 1989. His practice has focused on injury and work-injury cases for clients across the Milwaukee area, and he holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University Law School. Thousands of injured Wisconsin residents have been represented by the firm since.

Coverage Found, Fees Only on Recovery

Attorney fees are paid only out of a recovery, and the first meeting carries no cost. Before a demand goes out, we read every policy that could respond to the claim, including your own auto coverage and any medical payments provision, because the difference between one policy and three can be the difference between a partial recovery and a full one. That approach has produced millions of dollars recovered for the people we represent. The firm’s attorneys hold Super Lawyers recognition.

Understanding Personal Injury Cases

Damages, Liability, and Compensation for Personal Injury Cases

Compensation is measured by the losses the injury has caused, both financial and personal. Medical expenses come first, from the emergency room through any future care a physician expects. Lost income follows, together with reduced earning capacity when the injury changes the work you can do. Pain, emotional distress, and the loss of ordinary activities are compensable as well, and so is damage to a vehicle or other property. When an accident is fatal, the state’s fatal accident recovery statute sets out who may be compensated and for what.

Liability rests on proof that another party failed to use reasonable care and that the failure caused the injury. Under Wisconsin’s fault-sharing statute, an award is reduced in proportion to the injured person’s own negligence, and a claimant found more at fault than the defendant recovers nothing. Insurance adjusters frequently rely on that provision to reduce a claim, which is why we request the crash report kept by the Franklin Police Department and any witness statements at the beginning of the case.

What Are Important Aspects of a Personal Injury Case?

Most injury claims are won or lost on coverage and proof, in that order. A well-documented injury against a driver with minimal coverage is worth less than a fairly documented one where a second policy applies, and both are worth less when evidence is lacking or hasn’t been found.

• Identifying every policy early, since some coverages require prompt notice to remain available.
• Medical treatment that begins promptly and continues without gaps.
• Photographs, the official report, and witness contact information from the scene.
• Declining a recorded statement until you have spoken with counsel.
• Recognizing the insurer’s delay tactics for what they are, since a slow claim is meant to produce a small one.

What Is The Personal Injury Case Timeline?

How long a personal injury case takes depends on the injuries and on whether the responsible party is willing to accept responsibility. Straightforward claims can resolve in a few months. Cases involving serious injuries or contested liability often run a year or more. Most cases move through these stages.

• Treatment continues until a physician can describe the lasting effects.
• Notice goes to every carrier involved, and evidence from the scene is preserved.
• A demand is sent once the medical evidence and the available coverage have both been fully documented.
• Negotiation follows, and many claims settle at this point.
• If the offer stays low, suit is filed in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court and the case proceeds toward trial.

The time needed to resolve a claim is determined more by the insurer’s position than by the injury itself. For most injury claims the Wisconsin deadline to file suit arrives three years after the accident, and an adjuster’s slow file does not extend it.

What Should You Bring to Your Personal Injury Consultation?

A productive first meeting starts with the right materials. On an injury claim, the documents that describe your own coverage are as useful as the ones that describe the accident.

1. The police or incident report, if one exists.
2. Medical records, bills, and any restrictions from your doctor.
3. Photographs of the scene, the vehicles or hazard, and your injuries.
4. The declarations pages for your auto, homeowner’s, and health insurance policies.
5. Every letter, email, or offer from any insurance company.

Most Dangerous Locations for Personal Injury Accidents in Franklin, WI

Franklin’s injury claims cluster along a few commercial corridors and in the places where the city gathers. The locations below appear in our files more often than any others.

High-risk roads and intersections:

• South 27th Street along Highway 241 between Rawson Avenue and Drexel Avenue, where retail driveways and signalized intersections produce rear-end and left-turn collisions.
• West Rawson Avenue at South 76th Street, where commuter traffic meets school and sports-complex traffic through the afternoon.
• Loomis Road along Highway 36, which cuts diagonally through the city and produces angled, high-speed intersections.
• Ryan Road along Highway 100 near the Interstate 94 interchange, where truck traffic and merging vehicles combine on the west side.

Gathering places and public grounds:

• The Ballpark Commons entertainment district on West Rawson Avenue, where event crowds, parking fields, and pedestrians cross paths on game nights.
• The St. Martins Fair grounds during the Labor Day weekend fair, when temporary vendors, cabling, and crowds create trip and crush hazards.
• The Root River Parkway trails and Whitnall Park, where cyclists, walkers, and off-leash dogs share paths that ice over in winter.
• The grocery and big-box lots along South 27th Street, where tracked-in slush, cart corrals, and unmarked curbs cause falls in every season.

Reach Out to Hickey & Turim, S.C. to Schedule a Consultation

Insurance policies are drafted in the insurer’s favor, and an injured person is rarely informed of every policy that applies to the accident. No fee is charged unless we recover. Contact us for a free consultation with a Franklin personal injury lawyer who will identify each source of recovery and explain what pursuing it involves.