Slater & Norris P L C

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Des Moines, Iowa Attorney practicing in Iowa primarily in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice - Professional Negligence, Nursing Home Accidents, Premise Liability, Trucking & Commercial Vehicle Accidents, Workers' Compensation and Auto / Car Accidents. Lawyers at the Slater & Norris, P. L. C. are dedicated to serve their clients in Iowa, including the cities of Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo, Adel, Marshalltown, Pella, Decorah, Knoxville, Eldora, Johnston, Ankeny, and Burlington , and the communities that make up Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story, Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black Hawk, Dallas, Marshall, Marion, Winneshiek, Madison, Hardin and Des Moines counties.

At Slater & Norris, P.L.C., we are dedicated to helping individuals who have been injured or die as a result of the negligence of another. Our areas of practice are those devoted to representing those persons with injuries caused by medical negligence, automobile and truck accidents, workplace accidents and injuries suffered on the premises of another person or business. We have found that in dedicating our practice to assisting individuals injured by the negligence of another, we are better able to provide focused and knowledgeable representation to our clients.

Our law firm is dedicated to serving each client on an individualized and personalized basis. We believe this service is essential to your obtaining the best possible legal representation. Our goal, of course, is to obtain the best possible outcome for each of our clients and our personal attention to each client is essential to reaching this goal. We believe that such personalized service, which includes regular contact through meetings and telephone conferences, not only serves to provide the best possible outcome for our clients, but also serves to ease their mind when dealing with the many stressful issues that often arise when a serious injury or death occurs.

Now that you know a little more about our law firm's practice and our dedication to providing the best service possible to each or our clients, we encourage you to explore our website further. You will find that there are many informative pages on our website that will provide you with knowledge regarding the various types of personal injury claims our firm handles.

We encourage you to contact us either by telephone or by using the contact page located on our website. We would be happy to answers any questions you may have. We would also be happy to arrange for an initial consultation at our office in West Des Moines. The initial consultations are always free and can be very helpful for you when determining whether or not you should proceed with a claim for injuries that you have suffered.

There are various ways that Personal Injury may result. Personal Injury may be caused by defective or dangerous consumer goods, motor vehicle accidents, slips and falls or even animal attacks. >> READ MORE

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), someone is involved in a car accident every ten seconds in the United States. >> READ MORE

Medical Malpractice occurs when a physician fails to properly treat a medical condition and the negligent act or omission is the cause of additional or aggravated injury to the patient.
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When an elderly person enters a nursing home's care, most people assume they will be treated with dignity and respect. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Nursing homes do not always tend to their patients as they should.

Every day on our roads and highways, semi-truck accidents claim lives and cause irreparable injuries. All too often, semi-truck accidents are the result of carelessness or recklessness on the part of the truck driver, such as speeding, distractions, driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Trucking companies routinely overload their vehicles and fail to maintain them properly. >> READ MORE

Premises Liability law is the body of law which makes the person who is in possession of land or premises responsible for certain injuries, whether they are physical, mental or social, suffered by persons who are present on the owner's property. >> READ MORE

"Workers' compensation" refers to both the benefits that employees injured on the job are entitled to and the method for obtaining those benefits. Workers' compensation laws are set by each state and these laws can vary from state to state. Additionally, the federal government has workers' compensation laws for federal government employees and employees in certain types of jobs.