Elk & Elk's Akron Attorneys

Akron – it's the fifth largest city in the state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. At one time Akron was known as “The Rubber Capital of the World.” Now Akron has become a leader in polymer research. The Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area is home to about 700,000 people. That's a lot of people and a lot of opportunities for someone to get injured.

As you conduct your daily activities in Akron, the last thing you probably think about is being a victim of someone's negligence. But it's something that is very real. According to the CDC, more than 2.3 million adult drivers and passengers were treated in emergency departments as the result of being injured in motor vehicle crashes in 2009*. That same year, the leading cause of injury in this country was unintentional falls. There were 8,765,597 cases of unintentional falls in 2009**. These statistics aren't meant to scare you, but to let you know that people experience injuries when they least expect it.

If you've been hurt in an accident, the Akron personal injury lawyers of Elk & Elk have responded to more than 750,000 injury-related cases in the last 45 years. They have the experience and resources needed to defend you against the big insurance companies and others who might try to deny you the compensation you deserve.

The Akron medical malpractice attorneys Akron medical malpractice attorneys of Elk & Elk also have years of experience delivering top-notch legal help to the victims of medical mistakes. But we don't just rely on our experience to fight these cases. We also have doctors and nurse consultants on staff that can give our attorneys better insights about each medical malpractice case they take on.

Learn more about our Akron medical malpractice attorneys.

*http://www.cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/index.html

** http://webappa.cdc.gov/cgi-bin/broker.exe