Indiana Car Accident Attorney
- If you have been involved in a car accident or received a personal injury in Indiana due to the negligence of others, you are about to make one of the most important decisions of your life. The purpose of this web site is to help you choose the right car accident and personal injury lawyer for your case. Indiana accident attorney Gerald L. Cowan has practiced law for more than 34 years and actively represents injured victims and individuals involved in will, trust, and inheritance disputes. In each case, carefully selected co-counsel is added to the team. The co-counsel will have represented clients in the same or similar type accident and injury cases to yours and will assist the Indiana Law Offices of attorney Gerald L. Cowan in protecting your rights and, if necessary assisting in preparing your case for trial. With the use of carefully selected co-counsel, the accident and personal injury Law Offices of Gerald L. Cowan strives to give you the highest quality attorney representation and equips itself to practice not only in all parts of Indiana, but also all parts of the United States. In every case, mediation rather than trial is pursued in an effort to bring about a fair result. The advantage of mediation is that accident cases are often settled in a few months rather than a few years as is often the case with trial.
The Indiana car accident and injury Law Offices of Gerald L. Cowan and its co-counsel have the depth of experience, which is complemented by an expert support staff, to protect your rights in car accident, personal injury law, including wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, defective products, dangerous drug litigation and all types of will, trust, and inheritance disputes. This high level of Indiana attorney expertise and a record of successful client representation has resulted in Indiana attorney Gerald L. Cowan's Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, the highest rating available, and his being listed in The Best Lawyers in America. It is his goal to conduct his Indiana car accident legal practice at all times in accordance with Christian principles
DO YOU WANT A QUICK SETTLEMENT AT THE BEST POSSIBLE AMOUNT?
With nearly two million web sites dealing with personal injury and car accident law, it is very difficult for the average person to choose the right accident and injury lawyer. The more you read, the more confused you become.
HOW DO YOU SELECT THE RIGHT ACCIDENT AND INJURY LAWYER?
About Indiana Attorney Gerald L. Cowan
On October 12, 1970, Mr. Cowan opened a law office as a sole practitioner and obtained a job as a part-time deputy prosecutor. As deputy prosecutor, he learned valuable skills at an early age and developed confidence in dealing with attorneys who are adversaries in various cases. With the part-time practice of law, he learned that the best source of new clients is from producing satisfactory results on a timely basis to existing clients. Representing individuals with undivided loyalty, unquestioned integrity and undying hard work resulted in more and more clients coming to him for advice.
In 1974, Indiana accident attorney Gerald Cowan resigned from his deputy prosecutor position and devoted full-time thereafter to the practice of law. As his clientele continued to grow, he began to narrow the areas in which he conducted his practice. As a result, today his Indiana attorney practice is devoted almost exclusively to accident and personal injury clients with significant damages and high net-worth will contest, trust contest and inheritance disputes. He has found that after 34 years, with hard work comes the privilege of accepting only the clients who need attorney representation in major cases and wish an experienced Indiana accident and injury lawyer at their side. In his biography, which is included as a part of this web site, you will see that he is a published writer, former instructor of students, adults and even other attorneys. With hard work and undivided loyalty comes recognition from various lawyer rating services as well as from his fellow lawyers. These honors are also included in the biography.
Indiana accident attorney Gerald Cowan believes that lawyers analyze the facts, research the law, negotiate the case, and if necessary, try the case, and God brings the results. In case after case, for more than 34 years, this has been the experience. Nevertheless, there is no substitution for hard work, a thorough investigation of the facts, a careful analysis, and a realistic application of the law to the facts at hand. Experience has proven that there is a new definition of luck. Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.
Having worked for more than 5 years with a national restaurant chain while he attended law school and for a few years after graduation, Indiana attorney Gerald Cowan learned the art of negotiation. He personally negotiated hundreds of leases and property purchases for new restaurants dealing with individuals and lawyers from various parts of the United States, and this restaurant chain experienced unprecedented growth in the restaurant industry. Many of the restaurants were franchised and Mr. Cowan was directly involved in the sales and legal documents associated with a contractual franchise. Again, at an early age, Mr. Cowan learned that negotiation techniques not only need to be developed, but need to be adjusted in light of the adversary, as well as the lawyers representing the adversary. It has been Mr. Cowan's motto for many years that "You won't get a good result if you don't ask for it." While Mr. Cowan "cut his teeth" in the will and trust arena, he later developed a practice of representing individuals in family inheritance disputes in high net-worth cases, most of which were quickly settled by negotiation or mediation.
HERE IS A SHORT LIST OF WHAT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR IN AN INDIANA ACCIDENT ATTORNEY:
Integrity: There must be no compromise of integrity under any circumstances. Indiana accident and injury attorney Gerald Cowan believes that you should reap what you sow, and this has been exactly what has happened in his practice.
Courage: George Bernard Shaw said "Some see events and ask why, others dream dreams and ask why not". In order to negotiate a satisfactory result, it is often necessary to ask for 3 to 5 times as much as you would accept and to courageously build a case as to why that amount is reasonable. There is an art to developing this approach.
Intelligence: While a sound education and skillful research will go a long way in every case, expert co-counsel should be employed in order for the client to receive the best possible representation. Indiana accident and personal injury attorney Gerald Cowan carefully selects top notch co-counsel and this is done at no additional expense to the client.
Hard Work: Frequently, cases are settled or decided in favor of the one who does his homework the best and not necessarily the one who "should have" prevailed in the case. Some people watch what happens and others make things happen.
Empathy: Those who have suffered through the death of a loved one or serious persoanl injuries to themselves, must have a car accident and injury lawyer who is able to identify with them and understands the road they have traveled. Mr. Cowan makes every effort to walk alongside his clients as a friend as well as an advocate.
Negotiator: There is no substitute for experience and in the area of negotiation, this is the absolute truth. In addition, in the personal injury case or will or trust contest, alert, creative and relentless negotiation frequently brings about a settlement where both parties are better served than had the matter been involved in months or even years of litigation. Indiana car accident attorney Gerald Cowan believes that the best case is one that is settled on a fair basis out of court and as quickly as possible. Mr. Cowan does not recommend that his clients "roll the dice".
WILL MR. COWAN GO OUTSIDE THE STATE OF INDIANA?
While most of Mr. Cowan's clients are located in the State of Indiana, his legal practice in representing personal injury and accident clients and high net worth will contest, trust contest and inheritance dispute matters, have brought about inquiries from many other states. In all cases, Mr. Cowan employs a local attorney as his co-counsel in that state, so as to strictly comply with any and all ethical requirements.
GUARANTEE
One of Mr. Cowan's clients advertised "We stand in front of our work." That client's business was auto and truck break service. Mr. Cowan does stand behind all of his work and promises total integrity and the hard work necessary to prepare an aggressive negotiation toward a fast and fair settlement. Nothing is left on the table in order to produce the best possible result. In short, the goal is to sow generously and reap beautifully.
Our Law Offices are Located at:
3815 River Crossing ParkwaySuite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46240
