There are two kinds of damages in a personal injury accident: economic and noneconomic. Economic damages are easier for juries to determine because they’re more concrete – things like medical expenses and lost wages. There’s plenty of information available to go on, such as medical bills and check stubs. But it gets a little harder for juries to decide on noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, mental anguish and loss of consortium.

Personal injury law is different from other types of law in one big way: how the attorney gets paid. At The Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya, our fees are paid on a contingency basis. That means we take as our fees a percentage of any settlement or judgment the opposing party pays you. More simply, it means that we don’t get paid unless we get you a settlement or judgment. If we do, we get paid; if we don’t, we don’t get any money either. We take our fees this way for two big reasons.

It’s not unusual to be badly hurt when you’re involved in a Denver car accident. Broken bones, cuts, and damaged necks and backs can be pretty obvious. But psychological injuries can be just as painful. It’s important that you see a doctor for emotional pain as part of your recovery, for two big reasons.