Any lawyer quoting your family a percentage is selling, not analyzing. The honest framework has three questions — and your case’s real ‘chances’ are the strength of its answers.
- 1. Is liability provable? Clear negligence (the DUI driver, the documented facility neglect) anchors strong cases; disputed fault means the case is the evidence fight.
- 2. Are damages provable? The relationship and dependency losses, the estate’s claims — documented lives make documented damages, and the two Acts’ categories get built deliberately.
- 3. Is recovery collectable? Coverage decides what verdicts are worth — policy layers, defendants, and caps shape the realistic range; government defendants add their own limits.
Context worth having: most viable wrongful death claims resolve by settlement — the economics apply with extra force where no family wants a trial reliving the loss. The free evaluation answers the three questions candidly — including when the honest answer is that the case shouldn’t be brought.
Frequently Asked Questions
The negligence seems obvious to us. Why would a lawyer still hesitate?
Usually question three — obvious fault against uncollectable defendants makes hollow verdicts. The full analysis protects families from years spent winning nothing.
Does a pending criminal case improve our chances?
A conviction helps substantially; the civil claim neither needs nor waits for it — the two tracks run independently.
What does hiring you cost?
No attorney’s fee unless we recover; percentage and cost handling are in the written fee agreement. Consultations are free.
Questions about your situation? Call (215) 464-4600 or contact us online — free, confidential consultations, contingency-fee representation.