Watertown, SD Personal Injury Lawyer

Helping Injury & Accident Victims in Watertown & Surroudings Areas Since 1978

Suffering a serious injury is, without a doubt, an overwhelming and traumatizing experience. The physical wounds and injuries, combined with fear, sadness, and anger, can have a profound impact on your emotional and mental well-being – particularly if someone else’s negligence caused the accident that injured you.

At Beardsley, Jensen & Lee, our Watertown personal injury attorneys are here to help. As one of the most respected and experienced law firms in all of South Dakota, you can trust us to guide you through the personal injury claim process.Our firm has many years of experience in these cases; we have more than 250 years of collective experience across our team of attorneys. We’re confident in our ability to help you recover the maximum compensation you are owed under the law.

Call our office at (605) 777-7466 or contact us online to schedule a FREE initial consultation. No recovery, no fee!

What Is Personal Injury?

Personal injury law refers to the legal remedies and defenses involved in civil lawsuits created to compensate individuals hurt from the careless or intentional acts of others:

• A personal injury workers ’ compensation lawsuit covers workers who are injured – directly, or indirectly – at their job site and can include breaks, restrooms, jobsites, construction zones, and other areas that can reasonably be considered a workplace. An injured worker is typically far more limited in a Workers’ Compensation setting than a Personal Injury negligence setting and must share responsibility for their damages.
• A personal injury claim is a legal dispute that arises when an individual suffers harm due to an injury accident-related defective product accident and someone else might be legally responsible for that harm.
• A personal injury case can become formalized during a “lawsuit.” Formal lawsuits are lawsuits that are designed to reach the court. In this case, a “complaint” document is filed in the court, and the person who starts the lawsuit is called the “plaintiff.” The person against whom the case is filed is referred to as a “defendant,” and formal notices refer to the fact that a lawsuit has been filed. Note that not all personal injury cases lead to a lawsuit or other court proceedings. Indeed, most matters must be remedied before the case is “litigated.”

Personal injury law generally includes damages for medical/legal bills, pain, suffering, scarring, and disfigurement. Property damage and related expenses may also be included under personal injury.

Types of Cases We Handle

Our Watertown personal injury attorneys handle all the following types of cases, including and not limited to:

• Car accidents: Our auto accident attorneys handle cases involving serious injuries, complex injuries, and liability disputes; rear-end, head-on, and high-speed collisions; and more.
• Uninsured/underinsured motorist claims: Even if the other driver did not have auto insurance, you may have other options under your insurer’s uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. Our firm can help you explore this option and, when possible, file a claim or suit and negotiate a favorable settlement.
• Bike accidents: Our bike accident attorneys can help you understand the options available if you or someone you love was seriously hurt in a bicycle collision. Like many other states, South Dakota applies modified comparative negligence laws to injury claims. Under this legal doctrine, injured parties are still permitted to seek compensation from another party, even if they were partly at fault for the accident. However, if the at-fault party can prove the injured person was even 1% responsible, the financial award would be reduced by their degree of fault.
• Motorcycle accidents: Our motorcycle accident attorneys represent clients in cases involving all types and sizes of motorcycles, including two-wheel, three-wheel, and sport bikes.
• Bus accidents: Determining fault in a bus accident is often complicated. Our Watertown bus accident lawyer can investigate your accident, evaluate its potential value, and help you understand your next steps.
• Pedestrian accidents: The most common way for a pedestrian to get seriously injured on a crosswalk is if a driver disobeys the law and hits the victim. This can be due to distracted driving, improper lane changes, failure to stop/yield, running red lights, making drunk driving mistakes, and other errors.
• Liquor store liability cases involve bars and restaurants serving alcohol to customers who later cause injury to themselves or someone else as a result of intoxication. Establishments that maintain liquor licenses in South Dakota must abide by the state’s dram shop laws. Dram shop laws create a legal duty for establishments that sell liquor to do so responsibly. If a bar knew or should have known that a customer was underage, visibly intoxicated, or addicted to alcohol, they can (and should) be held liable for any injuries that result. Our experienced attorneys can help you understand your rights and how to take legal action after a serious accident that involves alcohol intoxication.
• Negligent security claims involve serious injuries that occur on the property of others due to inadequate or negligent security measures. Various businesses, schools, and other organizations must take reasonable steps to protect their employees, customers, students, and others from foreseeable criminal activity. If you were injured on another party’s property and believe inadequate security measures may have been at least partially to blame, our firm can help you understand your potential claims and how to seek the justice you are owed.
• Our firm has the depth in resources to take on complex cases against major corporations, hospitals and health care providers, insurance companies, government entities and schools, and other powerful advocates.

Why Choose Beardsley, Jensen & Lee?

The days that follow a serious accident can feel overwhelming. Between visits to the doctor, migraine-inducing legal paperwork to wade through, and countless financial pressures that stack up, it’s difficult to know where to turn or who to trust. Beardsley, Jensen & Lee is here to help.

Client service and satisfaction is at the forefront of what we do. Our firm has a rich history of successfully representing injured individuals and workers’ compensation clients throughout the state of South Dakota. As a result, we have a deep understanding of the laws applicable in a wide variety of cases, both large and small. We also are here and able to help address your legal questions and concerns on weekends, during the evening, and outside standard business hours. At Beardsley & Jensen, the client comes first and they deserve nothing short of exceptional legal representation.

Our Team-Based Approach

Choosing Beardsley, Jensen & Lee means receiving personalized service from our attorneys every step of the way. When clients turn to our firm, they can benefit from all of the following and more:

• No recovery, no fee! As our client, it costs nothing upfront to retain our firm. You will never be asked to pay legal fees, court costs, or litigation-related expenses unless/until we successfully recover a settlement or verdict on your behalf. If we don’t win, you don’t pay – it is that simple;
• Initial consultations are always FREE. This allows our lawyers the opportunity to listen to your side of the events, answer your questions, and review your legal options moving forward;
• Our attorneys have a combined 250+ years of experience. When you turn to Beardsley, Jensen & Lee, you can take comfort in the fact that you will have an entire team of highly skilled injury attorneys to support and guide you through the complex legal process.

Recovery: You Deserve Compensation!

Few things are more important than the relationship between an injury victim and their attorney. Being injured due to the inattention, negligence, or fault of another party is a serious matter. It can also be life-changing if you suffer a catastrophic injury or the loss of a loved one. We represent clients throughout South Dakota, including those in Watertown, Rapid City, Sturgis, and Spearfish. Regardless of the location of your injuries, at (605) 777-7466, we are battle-tested litigators who are committed to holding individuals, businesses, and even insurance companies accountable for their negligence.

Contact our dedicated and diligent Watertown personal injury lawyers today at (605) 777-7466 to get started with a free consultation. No recovery, no fee!

Call Beardsley, Jensen & Lee for the Help You Need

Our highly skilled Watertown personal injury lawyers have successfully helped injured residents throughout the state recover the financial resources they need and deserve. We have a proven record of success, having helped accident victims with very serious injuries secure the multi-million-dollar settlements they need for the best medical treatment, counseling, employment, living accommodations, and rehabilitative services, and for peace of mind in the face of serious economic and noneconomic challenges.

Our litigation experience covers a wide range of cases, from representing individuals that have only minor soft tissues injuries to cases with permanent and debilitating injuries. This includes, but is not limited to, workers’ compensation cases, claims for dangerous drug recalls and defective medical products/devices, slip and fall accidents, dog bites, longshore and harbor workers, defense payments to workers’ compensation victims, premises liability, catastrophic injury and brain injury law, wrongful death litigation, property damage law, truck collisions, motor vehicle accidents, and more.

To make an appointment with our team, please don’t hesitate to contact Beardsley, Jensen & Lee online. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day for emergency calls, and all other calls are returned the next business day.