The Accident and Injury Lawyers

People make mistakes and what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, but when you're the victim of an accident that's left you grappling with serious injury, old adages like these don't offer much comfort.

Many of us work hard, live paycheck-to-paycheck and don't have the financial resources to keep our lives running smoothly in the wake of debilitating injury. It's often the very insurance companies charged with alleviating victims' financial headaches that make it hard for them to make ends meet during recovery. That’s why you need a dedicated, experienced law firm with the resources of Elk & Elk on your side. Elk & Elk has leveled the playing field for more than 45 years.

Gone are the days when insurance companies would compensate you for your damages and lost wages and life went on. As insurance companies have evolved from guarantors of good to just plain greedy, the industry's mentality has become profit-driven and adversarial - a combative corporate culture. In order to level the playing field, the accident and injury lawyers at Elk & Elk help our clients take on large insurance companies and big business through our no-fee-unless-you win representation standard.

The dedicated, hard-working accident and injury attorneys and support staff at Elk & Elk are always prepared and eager to represent injury victims and their families, and see to it that their lives get back on track as soon as possible in the wake of an unpleasant experience.

Call 1-800-ELK-OHIO for a free case consultation and take a moment to fill out the short, online case assessment form. At Elk & Elk, we fight hard to get you the compensation you deserve. Elk & Elk: Working hard every day to level the playing field for hard-working people everywhere.

Accident & Injury Facts

» In 2007, people identified as “hard core drinking drivers” – those with high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels of 0.15 percent or greater or who are repeat offenders with a drunk driving arrest or conviction in the past 10 years – were involved in more than 53 percent of the alcohol-related fatalities and more than 22 percent of the total highway deaths. (Source: National Transportation Safety Board)

» Fifty percent of all fatal aircraft crashes since 2000 have been blamed on pilot error. (Source: PlaneCrashInfo.com)

» Ten thousand people die in the U.S. each year in rollover accidents. 24,000 people are catastrophically injured each year in rollover accidents. (Source: peoplesafeinrollovers.org)

» A total of 4,602 people died in large truck crashes in 2007. Sixteen percent of these deaths were truck occupants, 70 percent were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles, and 12 percent were pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists. (Source: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

» Wherever feasible, train horns must be sounded in a standardized pattern of 2 long, 1 short and 1 long. The horn must continue to sound until the lead locomotive or train car occupies the highway-railway grade crossing. (Source: Federal railroad Administration)

» Motorcycles are less stable and less visible than cars and often have high performance capabilities. When motorcycles crash, their riders lack the protection of an enclosed vehicle, so they're more likely to be injured or killed. The federal government estimates that per mile traveled in 2006, the number of deaths on motorcycles was about 35 times the number in cars. (Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

» In 2006: Four out of ten days away from work cases were sprains or strains. Approximately one in five of these were suffered by laborers and freight, stock, and material movers; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; and nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) accounted for 30 percent of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work, the same percentage as in 2005. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics)