Avon Personal Injury Attorney

Are you looking for a personal injury attorney in Avon, IN?

At Ward & Ward Personal Injury Lawyers, we are trusted personal injury lawyers with over 100 years of combined experience.

If you were hurt in a crash on U.S. 36, a fall at a store on Rockville Road, or a medical error at a Hendricks County hospital, working with a lawyer can maximize your compensation.

Our Avon, IN personal injury attorney has handled those claims since 1989, and our founding attorney has practiced Indiana injury law since 1954. Ward & Ward Personal Injury Lawyers takes injury cases on a contingency basis, with no fee unless we recover for you. Schedule a free consultation to find out what your claim is worth.

Personal Injury Attorney Avon, IN

A personal injury attorney represents people who were hurt because someone else was careless. The attorney investigates what happened, proves who was at fault, documents the medical and financial losses, and pursues payment from the responsible party’s insurer. A personal injury lawyer in Avon, IN works on car and truck crashes, falls, medical negligence, defective products, and deaths caused by any of those events.

Suburban areas recorded 7.3 fatal collisions per 1,000 crashes in 2024, close to three times the urban rate of 2.5, according to Indiana crash data from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. Avon is a suburban town built along a U.S. highway. Its crashes tend to happen at higher speeds and cause more serious injuries than crashes inside Indianapolis.

Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Avon

An injury claim starts with a category. The category determines who is liable and which policy pays. Ward & Ward Personal Injury Lawyers handles the following matters for Avon residents.

• Car accidents. Rear-end collisions, T-bone crashes at intersections, hit-and-run drivers, and rideshare accidents make up most of our Avon caseload. We obtain the crash report, secure video and witness statements, and deal with every insurer involved.
• Truck accidents. Semi-trucks and delivery vehicles travel U.S. 36 and Interstate 70 every hour. When one causes a crash, we send preservation demands for driver logs and electronic data before the trucking company’s insurer can dispose of them.
• Motorcycle accidents. Left-turn collisions and lane-change crashes injure riders far more severely than drivers. Our attorneys counter the bias riders face from adjusters and juries with reconstruction evidence and medical proof.
• Pedestrian and bicycle accidents. Intersection crossings, dooring incidents, and distracted drivers put people on foot and on bikes at risk. We identify every source of coverage, including your own policy, when the driver carries too little insurance.
• Premises liability. Slip and fall injuries, trip hazards, inadequate security, dog bites, and swimming pool accidents fall on the property owner or the business that controls the premises. We request incident reports and surveillance footage before they are overwritten.
• Medical malpractice. Misdiagnosis, surgical mistakes, anesthesia errors, prescription errors, and birth injuries are governed by a separate set of Indiana procedures. We prepare the claim for the required review panel and retain the necessary medical witnesses.
• Brain and spinal cord injuries. Traumatic brain injuries, concussions, herniated discs, and paralysis carry lifetime costs. We work with physicians and economists to document care needs for decades.
• Wrongful death. When a crash, a fall, a medical error, or a defective product kills a family member, Indiana law allows a claim by the estate. We handle the filing and the proof of the family’s losses.
• Defective products and dangerous drugs. Talcum powder, Depo-Provera, asbestos exposure, and defective consumer products cause injuries that surface years later. We evaluate these claims for Avon residents.

Why Choose Ward & Ward Personal Injury Lawyers as my Personal Injury Attorney in Avon, IN?

Two Generations of Indiana Trial Lawyers

Charles P. Ward was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1989 after earning his law degree at Indiana University and his undergraduate degree, cum laude, at Butler University. He clerked for Justice Richard M. Givan of the Indiana Supreme Court from 1990 to 1991. He has been named to Super Lawyers every year since 2005, holds the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and was named to the Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers by the Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association.

Donald W. Ward has practiced since his admission to the Indiana Bar in 1954. He served as a Deputy Trial Prosecutor for Marion County, as Deputy Corporation Counsel for the City of Indianapolis, and as President of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. The Indiana Bar Foundation gave him its Legendary Lawyer Award in 2015, and the State of Indiana awarded him the Sagamore of the Wabash in 2005.

No Fee Unless We Recover for You

Every injury case at our firm is handled on a contingency basis. The consultation is free, and our fee comes out of the recovery rather than your pocket. Our attorneys have represented injured Hoosiers for decades. An Avon personal injury attorney from our office reviews the facts, tells you whether a claim exists, and explains what it will take to prove it.

What Is Important To Understand About Personal Injury Cases?

Damages, Liability, and Compensation for Personal Injury Cases

Indiana injury law rests on four concepts. Each one determines whether a claim succeeds and how much it pays.

• Negligence. The person who hurt you owed you a duty of care, failed to meet it, and caused your injury as a result.
• Comparative fault. Under Indiana Code 34-51-2-6, your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault, and you recover nothing if your fault exceeds 50 percent. Insurers raise comparative fault challenges in most claims.
• Economic damages. Medical bills, future treatment, lost wages, and reduced earning capacity are the economic damages a claim recovers. They are proven with records and testimony.
• Non-economic damages. Pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and disfigurement have no receipts. They are proven through testimony from you, your doctors, and your family.
• The filing deadline. Under Indiana Code 34-11-2-4, an action for injury to a person must be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues. The statute of limitations is not extended because negotiations are ongoing.

What Are Important Aspects of a Personal Injury Case?

The claim is decided by what is documented, not by what happened. Three best practices protect the value of a case from the first day.

• See a doctor and follow the treatment plan. Gaps in treatment are read by adjusters as proof that the injury was minor.
• Decline the recorded statement. The other driver’s insurer will call within days and ask for a recorded statement. You are not required to give one.
• Preserve the record. The police report, photographs, witness names, and the damaged vehicle or property are the foundation of liability. Social media posts about the accident become evidence for the defense, so posting on social media should stop until the claim closes.

An Avon, IN personal injury lawyer also checks your own auto policy for uninsured and underinsured coverage, because at-fault drivers often carry low limits.

What Is The Personal Injury Case Timeline?

A straightforward injury claim resolves in six to twelve months. A case that requires a lawsuit runs eighteen months to two years.

1. Investigation. In the first thirty days we collect the crash or incident report, photographs, witness statements, and video, and we notify every insurer.
2. Treatment. The claim cannot be valued until your doctors know whether you will recover fully or live with a permanent condition. This stage lasts as long as your medical care does.
3. Demand. Once treatment ends or reaches a plateau, we assemble the records and bills and send a demand package to the insurer.
4. Negotiation. Most claims settle during this stage. If the insurer’s offer does not reflect the losses, we file suit before the two-year deadline.
5. Litigation. Discovery, depositions, and mediation follow. Cases that do not settle at mediation proceed to trial in Hendricks County. The reasons a case takes time to settle usually trace to the severity of the injury and the insurer’s willingness to pay.

What Should You Bring to Your Personal Injury Consultation?

The first meeting is free and does not require a complete file. The following items let us evaluate the claim on the spot.

• The crash report or incident report, if you have it, is the starting point.
• Photographs of the scene, the vehicles or hazard, and your injuries show the conditions that caused the harm.
• Medical records and bills received so far, with the names of every provider you have seen, establish the treatment history.
• Your auto or health insurance cards and any letters or voicemails from an insurer tell us which policies are in play.
• Pay stubs or a note from your employer showing missed work support the wage claim.

You can expect a direct assessment before you leave: whether we believe the claim has merit, what insurance may be available, and what we would need to do next.

Most Dangerous Locations for Personal Injury in Avon

U.S. 36, known in town as Rockville Road and East Main Street, carries Avon’s commercial traffic through a corridor of signalized intersections from Raceway Road west to Dan Jones Road. Ronald Reagan Parkway connects that corridor to Interstate 70 on the south side of the county. The same Indiana Criminal Justice Institute report shows U.S. routes recorded 8.1 fatal collisions per 1,000 crashes in 2024, nearly three times the rate on local streets, and failure to yield the right of way was the most common primary factor in Indiana collisions, a pattern that fits the left-turn and cross-traffic crashes along U.S. 36.

Injury lawsuits for Avon residents are filed in the Hendricks County courts at the courthouse in Danville, where the Circuit Court and five Superior Courts hear civil cases. Crash reports for collisions investigated by the Avon Police Department, the Hendricks County Sheriff, or the Indiana State Police are available through the ISP crash reports system.

Reach Out to Ward & Ward Personal Injury Lawyers to Schedule a Consultation

If you were injured in Avon because someone else was careless, a personal injury attorney in Avon can tell you in one conversation whether you have a claim. The consultation is free. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, and our office on South Meridian Street in Indianapolis is a short drive from Avon. Contact us to schedule a free consultation with Ward & Ward Personal Injury Lawyers.