Hammond sits on the Illinois line, where the Borman Expressway and the Toll Road carry some of the heaviest truck traffic in the Midwest. We handle Hammond crashes from our Merrillville office, fifteen minutes down U.S. 41. Our Merrillville office is at 8002 Utah Street, Merrillville, IN 46410, and you can reach it at (219) 472-8391. If you cannot come to us, we will come to you, including hospital and home visits for seriously injured clients.
The Borman between Kennedy Avenue and the state line is a chronic crash zone, and the Cline Avenue ramps and the Indianapolis Boulevard bridges see a disproportionate share of semi-truck collisions. Many Hammond residents work in Chicago and are hurt on the Illinois side; ask us about those claims when you call. Spanish-speaking staff are on every Hammond case that needs them.
Where Hammond cases are filed: Lake Superior Court, Civil Division, in Hammond, or at the Government Center in Crown Point.
Hospitals we work with for Hammond clients: Community Hospital (Munster), Franciscan Health Dyer, St. Catherine Hospital (East Chicago). We request records and bills directly so you are not chasing them.
A commercial truck crash is not a bigger car crash. The trucking company, its insurer, and often a rapid-response team are investigating within hours, sometimes before the police report is written. Evidence that matters most, including electronic logging device data, engine control module downloads, driver qualification files, hours-of-service records, and dash-cam footage, can be lost or overwritten unless a preservation demand goes out quickly.
Liability may extend well beyond the driver: the motor carrier, the owner of the trailer, a broker that hired an unqualified carrier, a shipper that overloaded the cargo, or a maintenance contractor. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations set the standard of care, and violations of those rules are powerful evidence of negligence.
We send spoliation letters immediately, retain accident reconstruction and trucking-safety experts where the case warrants it, obtain the carrier’s FMCSA safety history, and depose the driver and the company’s safety director. Commercial policies carry much higher limits than personal auto policies, and we pursue every layer of coverage.
Most injury claims must be filed within two years of the date of injury (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4). If a city, county, or state agency is involved, a tort claim notice may be required within 180 days. The sooner you call, the more evidence we can preserve.
A Chicago-area native who worked in telecommunications and held two jobs to support his family before law school, Jason founded the firm in 2010 on a no-nonsense, plain-spoken approach to solving clients’ problems.
Admitted to the Indiana bar at 24, the youngest licensed attorney in the state at the time, Miguel pairs that early start with more than fifteen years helping Northwest Indiana families through injury claims and bankruptcy.
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Most Hammond injury cases are filed in Lake Superior Court, Civil Division, in Hammond, or at the Government Center in Crown Point. Our attorneys appear there regularly and know the local judges, the mediators, and the defense firms the insurers hire.
As soon as you are medically able. Trucking companies begin building their defense immediately, and key electronic evidence can be overwritten within days or weeks.
In most cases, yes. Employers are responsible for their drivers, and carriers have independent duties for hiring, training, maintenance, and hours-of-service compliance.
Five minutes on the phone and you will know where you stand. You will not owe us a fee unless we recover money for you, and the bills get handled before the check does.