Valparaiso is the Porter County seat, and its courthouse on Lincolnway is where Porter County injury cases are filed. Our Merrillville office is twenty minutes west on U.S. 30, and one of our attorneys practices from Valparaiso. 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.
U.S. 30 through Valparaiso, State Road 49 north to the Dunes and the Toll Road, and the rural two-lanes toward Kouts and Hebron account for most of the serious crashes we see from Porter County. Valparaiso University, the downtown restaurant district, and the big-box corridor along U.S. 30 produce the slip, trip, and parking-lot cases. Porter County juries are different from Lake County juries, and we prepare cases for the courtroom they will actually be tried in.
Where Valparaiso cases are filed: Porter Superior Court at the Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso.
Hospitals we work with for Valparaiso clients: Northwest Health Porter (Valparaiso), Franciscan Health Michigan City. We request records and bills directly so you are not chasing them.
Get medical care first, even if you feel fine; adrenaline masks injuries and gaps in treatment are the insurance company’s favorite argument. Report the crash to police and get the report number. Photograph vehicles, the scene, and your injuries. Do not give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurer, and do not accept a quick settlement before you know the full extent of your injuries.
Indiana is an at-fault state. The driver who caused the crash, and their insurer, are responsible for your medical bills, lost wages, future care, and pain and suffering. Indiana’s comparative fault rule allows recovery as long as you were not more than 50 percent at fault, with your award reduced by your share. If the at-fault driver has no insurance or too little, your own uninsured and underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage may apply, and we review every policy in the household to find it.
Every case is different, and no attorney can promise a result. What we can do is document each category of loss: emergency and follow-up care, physical therapy, imaging, surgery, prescriptions, mileage, lost income, diminished earning capacity, and the day-to-day impact on your life. Our demand packages are built to survive scrutiny from an adjuster, a mediator, and a jury.
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 Valparaiso injury cases are filed in Porter Superior Court at the Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso. Our attorneys appear there regularly and know the local judges, the mediators, and the defense firms the insurers hire.
Nothing up front. We handle injury cases on a contingency fee, which means we are paid a percentage of the recovery only if we win. See our plain-English fee explainer for the details.
Not before you understand what your injuries will cost over time. Early offers are usually made before the full picture is known. A free consultation costs nothing and can tell you whether the offer is fair.
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.