Serious Personal Injuries

Representing People Who Suffer Significant Personal Injuries

At the Law Offices of N. Trey Patton in Olathe, Kansas, we are dedicated to fighting for the rights and interests of injured people. If you have been injured as the result of someone else's negligence, contact our offices today. Contact our firm today to discuss your legal concerns.

In most circumstances, if one person causes injury to another, the law holds that person responsible for the injuries they cause. If you have been injured or someone you love has died because of the recklessness of another, the law provides that you should be compensated for your loss...your lost income, medical bills, as well as "non-economic" losses such as disfigurement, loss of self-esteem, pain and suffering and emotional trauma. Although financial compensation cannot heal your injuries, money can help to address the economic consequences of the injury.

Experienced Trial Attorneys for Serious Personal Injury Cases

Trey has been trying cases for people killed or seriously injured by the negligent acts of others for years. Trey has tried personal injury cases to juries in several counties across Kansas and Missouri. In fact, the results of several of his cases have been published in 'Missouri Lawyer's Weekly'

  • In 1998, Trey filed a suit against a 'Day Care' facility on behalf of clients and had the largest jury verdict in Clay County Circuit Court for the year. That same year, Trey settled a case against a major corporation for over half a million dollars.
  • In 2004, Trey settled a case against a major utility company that was pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri for over a million dollars...and his client will receive increasing monthly payments for the rest of his life.
  • In 2007 Trey won a verdict in Jackson County Circuit Court for just under a million dollars. It was one of the largest jury verdicts reported for the year in the State of Missouri. (If you would like to read more about that case, just hit the "news articles" link in the column to the left.)

Every case is different, of course, but our attorneys will work hard in your case to obtain optimal results for you. Many of our clients are referred by former clients who were happy with the results of our work on their case, and many others are referred by other attorneys who know first-hand what kind of trial lawyer he is.

Whether your case can be settled or has to go to trial, if you are represented by the Law Offices of N. Trey Pettlon, you couldn't be in better hands. At our Johnson County Law Offices, our attorneys help people who suffer serious injuries caused by the negligence of another recover every cent they are entitled to receive. We work diligently to ensure that you won't face difficult financial consequences of your injury. We don't want you to worry about how to make the next mortgage payment if you are unable to work, or who is going to pay your mounting medical bills.

We are committed to taking care of the legal issues so our clients can focus on getting better rather than worry about their law suit. If you or someone you love is seriously injured or if someone you love was killed by the negligence of another, we are ready to fight for you and your family!

Types of Serious Personal Injuries

We represent people who have been injured or killed in serious motor vehicle accidentswhether the accident involves trucks, cars or motorcycles. We represent people burned or killed in gas explosions

Our attorneys have experience handling cases involving catastrophic injuries such as:

  • Paraplegia
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Loss of sight / Loss of an eye
  • Severe Burns or other permanent scarring
  • Brain Damage
  • Amputation

We have also handled many wrongful death lawsuits, brought on behalf of the families of people who are killed through the negligence of others.

We have experience handling all of these cases, including experience dealing with experts, insurance defense attorneys, mediators, and experience in the court room. Although some plaintiffs' attorneys rarely handle trials, Trey and Ryan are never out of practice. They are in court trying civil and criminal cases almost every week.

We have represented clients who were paralyzed as a result of their injuries as well as clients who lost limbs. We do not handle "soft-tissue" injury cases so that we can focus on very significant injury cases.

Contact an experienced trial lawyer for your serious personal injury claim immediately...don't wait.

The moments after a catastrophic injury are crucial to the case. The insurance company will begin their investigation immediately. Certain kinds of evidence may grow stale or even disappear later, e.g. witnesses may move or forget details, and we may need to have them interviewed while their memory is clear.

We will secure a team of experts for your defense

Getting experts involved and getting them involved early can oftentimes be the difference in winning or losing a case. In many types of injury cases, we work with investigators to determine liability. We hire accident reconstruction experts who photograph, measure and map the scene, talk with witnesses, and review accident reports. We have hired building code experts who identify code violations. We may also consult with economists, life care planners, medical experts and vocational experts who calculate the actual cost of client injuries.

Although the statute of limitations may not expire for a year or more in some cases, it is important to consult with an attorney immediately...even while you are recovering in the hospital. Considering the case may not be resolved through a settlement or a jury for years, it may be important to document your injury in the early days with video. A jury may have difficulty understanding what you went through three years later unless this kind of evidence is available.

Quite frankly, you may not remember everything you went through later or you may not be able to explain it very easily to others either because of the medications or because the experience is simply too difficult to explain in words. We sometimes hire video producers to build a strong case by filming the early struggles to build a strong case from the very beginning. Put these resources at your disposal.

How we can help

Most of our serious personal injury clients are rendered unable to work at all or lose their job or career as a result of their injuries. Many of them require wheelchairs or physical adjustments to their homes, such as handrails and ramps, or even personal care attendants. The expenses can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. All of this for possibly the only bread winner of the household!

We can help you through this. We can help you recover everything you need to compensate you and your family for what you have gone through. We have experience making sure a jury or a mediator or even opposing counsel understand the magnitude of your injury and how it has impacted you and your family.

To discuss your situation and learn how we can assist you and your family, contact a personal injury attorney now. Call the Law Offices of N. Trey Pettlon.

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