Practice Areas
- Personal Injury Law for Tidewater Virginia and Virginia Beach
- Truck and Tractor Trailer Accidents
- Nationwide FELA Representation for Railroaders
- Legal Help in Virginia for Burn Survivors
- Slips and Falls
- Brain Injury
- Amputation & Dismemberment Injuries
- Arm & Shoulder Injuries
- Pedestrian and Bicycling Injuries
- Ankle and Knee Injuries
News
- Joe Perez Chosen for 2011 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America"
Posted on 8/19/2010 - Car Crashes Now and Then
Posted on 8/19/2010 - Most Lethal Driving Mistakes
Posted on 5/18/2009
Case Results
Arm & Shoulder Injuries
Personal Injury Cases
- Jury Awards Man Run Over By Tractor Truck $1.6 Million (December 2004)
- $1.5 Million Jury Verdict for Shattered Ankle in Balcony Collapse (March 2002)
- Confidential Settlement (November 2003)
Awarded: $1.7 million
Awarded: $1.5 million
Awarded: Settled for $1.35 Million
Railroad Injury and FELA Cases
- Brooklyn Jury Awards LIRR Trackman $3.75 Million
- D.C. jury awards $3.5 Million to Amtrak Electrician for burn injuries
- Back Injury to N&W Carman Leads to $700,000 Verdict
Awarded: $3,750,000
Awarded: $3.5 million
Awarded: $700,000
Other
- Legal Malpractice Claim Settled for a Confidential Amount (2010)
Awarded: Confidential
Library
Personal Injury Law for Tidewater Virginia and Virginia Beach
Amputation & Dismemberment Injuries
Arm & Shoulder Injuries
General
Common Personal Injury Questions
- When is the best time to hire a lawyer?
- What happens after I hire a law firm?
- How do I know if I even have a case?
- What are the chances I'll have to go to trial?
- How much can I expect to get out of my case?
- What will it cost me?
Common Railroad Injury Questions
- As a railroad worker, I have heard about the FELA, but exactly what is it?
- If I'm injured on the job, what do I recover?
- What do I have to prove under the FELA in order to be compensated?
- What if I was also at fault for my injury, am I out of luck?
- What happens if this is a re-injury and I settled my claim for the earlier injury a while back, can I still get compensation for the latest injury?
- How much time do I have to file a lawsuit under the FELA, and what happens if I'm too late?
- Do I really need an attorney? The claim agent says the company will be fair, and if I handle my own claim I'll save money doing so.
- How do I find out if my attorney is qualified to handle my case?
- What are your legal fees at The Law Office of Joseph J. Perez for railroad cases?
- Shouldn't I wait a little while before getting an attorney to see if I can work through my injury or see if it will go away?
- Is reporting my injury to the railroad really that important?
- Am I allowed to see my own doctor, and should I tell my doctor how I was injured?
Quick Contact
Joseph Perez Attorney and Counselor at Law
4525 South Boulevard
Suite 300
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone: 757.626.0292
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Questions
Common Personal Injury Questions
- When is the best time to hire a lawyer?
- What happens after I hire a law firm?
- How do I know if I even have a case?
Common Railroad Injury Questions
- As a railroad worker, I have heard about the FELA, but exactly what is it?
- If I'm injured on the job, what do I recover?
- What do I have to prove under the FELA in order to be compensated?
Helpful Links
- Personal Injury Law for Tidewater Virginia and Virginia Beach
- Truck and Tractor Trailer Accidents
- Legal Help in Virginia for Burn Survivors
- Amputation & Dismemberment Injuries
- Pedestrian and Bicycling Injuries
- Railroad Unions
- Recalls
- For Railroad Enthusiasts
- Personal Injury
- Government Agencies
- Railroad Companies
- Other Legal Sites
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