When the stakes are personal, your lawyer should be too.

That depends on the facts, applicable law, available evidence, causation, documented losses, and any filing deadline. A free consultation can help the firm evaluate those pieces together.

Get appropriate medical attention and, when it is safe, preserve names, contact details, photographs, reports, insurance information, and a short timeline of what happened.

Legal deadlines vary by claim and state. Evidence can also change over time, so prompt, claim-specific advice matters.

An insurer may ask for a statement. The obligations and risks depend on which insurer is asking, the policy, and the facts. Consider getting advice before giving a detailed recorded statement.

Fitch & Stahle offers a free initial consultation. If the firm accepts a matter, fees and responsibility for costs should be explained in a written agreement.

Not always. Some claims resolve through negotiation, while others require a lawsuit or trial because responsibility, damages, coverage, or value remains disputed.

Bring whatever you already have, such as reports, photographs, medical records and bills, insurance correspondence, wage-loss records, witness details, and your timeline.

Iowa and Nebraska have rules that can reduce or prevent recovery based on a person's share of fault. The effect depends on where the incident occurred and the facts.

Your own policy may include uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage. Whether it applies depends on the policy language, state law, and the collision facts.

There is no standard timeline. Treatment, injury severity, the number of parties, insurance coverage, disputed facts, and litigation can all affect the length of a matter.