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Your Trusted Advocates for Personal Injury Cases

At Schaefer Law Group, LLC, we are dedicated to assisting individuals who have suffered injuries due to the negligence or misconduct of others. Led by Attorney Thomas L. Schaefer, our firm specializes in a range of practice areas that include motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents, trucking collisions, workers' compensation, wrongful death cases, and premises liability claims, including slip and fall injuries and negligent maintenance of business premises.

With over a decade of experience working in insurance companies and insurance defense law firms, Mr. Schaefer brings an extensive understanding of insurance industry practices and the tactics employed by insurance companies. This invaluable knowledge empowers him to secure substantial outcomes for his clients, as claims adjusters and defense attorneys recognize his expertise and formidable advocacy skills in navigating the intricacies of the insurance business. Furthermore, unlike other attorneys, Mr. Schaefer's deep comprehension of insurance law allows him to leverage its nuances effectively, ensuring the maximum possible recovery for his clients.

At Schaefer Law Group, LLC, we offer complimentary consultations where you can discuss your case without any financial obligation. During this consultation, you will receive an impartial evaluation of the merits and challenges associated with your situation. To ensure personalized attention, Mr. Schaefer selectively takes on a limited number of clients. Our primary objective is to optimize your recovery by securing compensation for various aspects, including medical expenses, emotional distress, incidental costs, lost wages, and even travel expenses. Additionally, we operate on a contingency fee basis, meaning you won't incur any fees unless we successfully recover compensation for your case.

Areas of Practice

Car Wreck

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The costs of a motor vehicle accident can be devastating. Not only can you be left with serious injuries, but you also face expensive medical bills and lost wages. If you lost a loved one in a fatal accident, you have lost a close friend, loved one and companion.

Car wrecks can cause long-term, life-altering serious injuries. Some may feel the consequences of a car wreck for the rest of the lives, a disfiguring scar or throbbing pain serving as a constant reminder of their devastating wreck.

In Georgia, car wrecks are ruled by fault-based and comparative fault laws. This means that you may need an attorney in your corner to disprove your fault in court, which may be necessary if insurance companies do not produce a settlement that’s to your satisfaction.

18 Wheeler

Getting into an accident with a large truck or a tractor-trailer can be a traumatizing experience for the driver. Cars, SUVs and even pickup trucks are dwarfed by massive unwieldy trucks, which means that wrecks don’t often end well for the smaller vehicle. Their sheer size, coupled with exhausted, overworked drivers, can spell disaster for drivers on the road.

Reckless driving is the main cause of fatal truck wrecks in Georgia. Falling asleep behind the wheel of a semi, or simply being too tired to properly operate such a massive vehicle, can severely injure people who are unlucky enough to be in their path.

If you’ve been injured in a tractor-trailer wreck, you need proper representation from a firm experienced in representing the literal “little guy” in tractor-trailer wreck cases. In many cases, tractor trailer drivers are represented by their company’s well-prepared legal team, which can make it difficult to win a claim without an experienced attorney.

Motorcycle Accidents

Mr. Schaefer has been riding motorcycles since the age of eight, and over the years he has developed an extensive knowledge of the mechanics of motorcycle accidents.  Mr. Schaefer has crafted very successful legal arguments pertaining to the alleged “inability” to see the motorcyclist that is often claimed by the at-fault driver.  Additionally, Mr. Schaefer’s personal riding experience consisting of over 250,000 miles on all types of motorcycles provides him with an additional level of commitment to go after those who cause motorcycle accidents.

Motorcyclists are at a higher risk of wrecks, catastrophic injuries and even fatalities in the U.S. However, even if motorcyclists are seriously injured in a wreck they did not cause, they could still be considered the at-fault party — even if the other party was completely unharmed or clearly at fault. It’s simply not right if you or a loved one have to deal with the devastating injuries caused by a motorcycle wreck, on top of fighting for a denied insurance claim or being offered a much smaller settlement than you deserve.

If you’ve been injured by a negligent driver while riding your motorcycle, or crashed as a result of parts malfunction, it’s time to seek legal representation.

Premise Liability

You may be entitled to compensation for any incident which occurs on a certain property, not just an incident directly tied to your purpose for being there. That means injuries sustained on someone else’s property don’t need to be injuries sustained while on the job – it could be be a mugging in the parking lot or a violent assault in the stairwell, something not related to your core business or operations but nonetheless happened on someone else’s property.

Homeowners, commercial property owners, management companies or even government entities may be at fault for the property’s condition or circumstances which led to the incident, and the property owner will undoubtedly have experienced representation on their side.

Workers’ Comp

Why do people seek legal advice from a workers’ compensation attorney? Because so often, when someone is injured in a workplace accident, employers and insurance carriers look for every possible way to deny or minimize the legitimate claims of an injured worker.

  • Were you injured at work?

  • Do you need medical treatment for back or neck injuries?

  • Do you need physical therapy to completely recover from a broken arm or leg?

  • Do you suffer from repetitive stress injuries, such as carpal tunnel or other cumulative trauma?

  • Are you a victim of wrongful termination because of a job injury?

The workers’ compensation insurance carrier and your employer want your injury to cost them as little as possible in terms of both money for medical treatment and time away from work. It is the job of Schaefer Law Group, LLC to make sure you get the medical treatment you deserve and the recovery time you need. At our workers’ compensation law firm, we focus on your needs, your injuries and your recovery.

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– Edmund Burke

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