Why Hire The Higgins Firm for Your Knoxville Personal Injury Case
Get a Lawyer That Gets ResultsWhy Hire The Higgins Firm of Knoxville for Your Personal Injury Case?
If you’ve been involved in a car accident, hurt on the job, endured medical malpractice, or slipped and fallen at the grocery store, you probably already know that you need a lawyer to help you file a claim for damages. But, with so many options, it can get confusing, and many people simply turn to the first attorney they find.
There’s a big difference between hiring a personal injury lawyer and hiring the right personal injury firm for your case. Some personal injury attorneys will claim they can handle any kind of lawsuit, and take your case no matter what. The trouble with a firm that doesn’t specialize is that you may end up with a lawyer who is a Jack-Of-All-Trades but master of none.
The Higgins Firm is different for four key reasons, reasons that can make all the difference in the outcome your case.
Specialized Litigation Teams
Personal injury law firms are, by nature, litigation firms. We advocate for the rights of the consumer, the elderly, and those injured through an accident that wasn’t their fault. The Higgins Firm represents the interests of people who may not be able to advocate for their own rights and protects their interests against insurance companies and big business.
We structured our firm into litigation teams specializing in a particular type of personal injury. For example, we offer:
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Worker’s Compensation
- Defective and Potentially Defective Drugs
- Trucking Accidents
- Wrongful Death
While Tennessee personal injury laws are largely the same for most types of cases, each category of personal injury litigation has its own statutes, including what kind of evidence you need to support your claim and the threshold of liability of the other party. Creating departments that focus solely on one kind of personal injury allows us to become experts in several areas, thereby giving our clients the quality representation they deserve.
Expertise From the Other Side
Many of the lawyers at The Higgins Firm are former defense attorneys for insurance companies. Their unique insight and experience benefit our clients because we can anticipate what the other party’s insurance company is likely to do and craft our response it.
Understanding what factors motivate insurance carriers for large corporations, medical care providers, or commercial trucking companies can help us when we negotiate on behalf of our clients.
Peer-Honored Achievements
Our client reviews and verdict history go a long way towards demonstrating the level of service and commitment The Higgins Firm delivers to clients. But, our awards and accolades from fellow members of the bar and other professional organizations speak to our reputation among our peers.
Our lawyers have been nationally recognized by:
- Super Lawyers
- Million Dollar Advocate Forum
- Top 100
Just to name a few. If you’re curious about the honors awarded by your litigation team, check out our company profile.
These honors aren’t handed out lightly and are given to those lawyers with exceptional commitment to their clients’ cases and a track record of solid performance in winning large verdicts on their clients’ behalf. Our pride in these awards is largely because they demonstrate our commitment to you.
Solid Track Record from Referred Cases
Many of our cases come as referrals from other lawyers. We’ve earned a solid reputation in many categories of personal injury litigation, most recently in our nursing home abuse cases. The Higgins Firm doesn’t just emphasize great relationships with our clients but also with other lawyers in Knoxville and East Tennessee. Many of our personal injury cases are referred by lawyers who specialize in other areas of the law, such as Family Law or Business Law.
We respect the trust that other lawyers place in us when referring clients to our litigation teams and have a strict ethical co-counsel agreement with our peers.
Do You Need a Personal Injury Lawyer?
Have you been hurt through an incident that wasn’t your fault? Perhaps you were injured in a commercial trucking accident or suffered harmful side effects from a bad prescription drug. The Higgins Firm can help. We conduct thorough investigations into the circumstances of each case and fight by your side from initial filing and mediation and will take your case to court if we need to. We have the advantage of specialized litigation teams who understand the finest details of Tennessee personal injury law, and we’re ready to put that expertise to work for you. Call us today for a free consultation about your case!
Author Bio
Jim Higgins, founder of the Higgins Firm, is a seasoned personal injury attorney with deep roots in Nashville, Tennessee. A 4th generation Nashvillian, Jim carries on the legal legacy of his father, a judge for over 30 years. After graduating from the University of Memphis School of Law, Jim’s career began on the other side of the courtroom, defending insurance companies and learning their tactics for minimizing settlements. However, he soon realized his true calling was fighting for the rights of the injured, and for the past several years, he has exclusively represented plaintiffs in personal injury cases.
Since then, his dedication and skill have earned him membership in the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization limited to attorneys who have secured million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for their clients. Licensed to practice in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia, Jim focuses on personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, and workers’ compensation cases. His exceptional work has been recognized by his peers, earning him a spot on the Super Lawyers list from 2021 to 2024, a distinction awarded to only a select group of accomplished attorneys in each state.
