Average Cost Of Hiring A Wrongful Death Lawyer In California

Few legal matters are more upsetting and painful than pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit. You have just lost a loved one and possibly face significant financial challenges because they were contributing essential income to the household. Sadly, what you need is time to grieve and come to terms with your emotional loss. However, you are forced to face the harsh reality of expenses and losses that will impact your ability to pay bills and provide for your family. Please know at this challenging time, the dedicated and compassionate team at Kenmore Law Group is here to help and quickly answer vital questions regarding the average cost of hiring a wrongful death lawyer in Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Orange County, the San Francisco Bay area and other parts of California.

Recent studies have found that the average hourly billing rate for many lawyers in the state is roughly $300. Notably, many well-known firms and those with strong reputations charge at least $400 per hour to handle a wrongful death lawsuit. When estimating the out-of-pocket costs faced by many families filing a wrongful death case in California, the number is staggering and has reached well over $25K. However, when you turn to the team at Kenmore Law Group, you will be relieved to learn that our highly respected firm is ready to handle any wrongful death lawsuit with legal merit and requires no upfront legal fees or expenses from you.

Each member of our firm is here because they are passionate about the law and the protection it provides to victims like yourself. We know that without expert guidance, navigating the complex legal system and securing the compensation you and your loved ones deserve after losing a family member could be impossible. So, we are proud to provide you with our expertise and services. We only receive payment after the case is resolved and you have been awarded compensation, including funds to cover all your legal expenses and fees.

Please do not spend another sleepless night worrying about how you will pay bills and the final expenses for your loved one. Instead, pick up the phone and call the staff at Kenmore Law Group. Our office team can be reached 24/7 to provide the information and answers that will provide peace of mind and hope for a future with less financial burn to allow your family to begin to heal from your terrible loss. In addition, our staff will assist you in booking a free consultation with a Kenmore Law Group wrongful death lawyer to discuss the facts of your case further.

Once they have all the vital information, they will explain the legal merit of your case and if you have grounds to move forward with your wrongful death lawsuit. With this valuable information that was provided by a California wrongful death lawyer at no charge, you will have all the information and resources needed to make a wise and well-informed choice about your family’s future and file a wrongful death lawsuit. But please call our office today as there is a time limit for you to file your wrongful death lawsuit with the court.

Understanding Wrongful Death
Wrongful death includes the loss of life due to the actions of another person. However, the act was not deliberate or malicious. Typically, these cases involve some type of accident that was caused by one party and resulted in the loss of another person’s life, such as:

• Vehicle accidents
• Pedestrian versus vehicle accidents
• Drownings
• Fires workplace accidents
• Accidents involving a firearm
• Exposure to toxic substances
• Some forms of abuse or neglect
• Medical malpractice
• Defective products that caused death

Who Can File A Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
In California, a wrongful death claim can be filed by:

• A surviving spouse
• A domestic partner
• Children of the deceased
• Parents of a deceased minor child

For more details on who is capable of filing a wrongful death lawsuit and how it could impact a case for your lost loved one, please reach out to Kenmore Law Group at your earliest opportunity. Our team is here around the clock to assist you in this troubling time.

What Is The Average Value Of A Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
As you mourn the loss of your loved one, it can be nearly impossible to think clearly and understand the financial impact that the loss will have on you and your family. Emotions are raw, and the last thing you want to do is create a spreadsheet to place a dollar value on the person who was taken from you. However, you must understand that this information must be determined to ensure that you are fully compensated for your loss and the challenges it could create for you and your family for years to come. California law permits those who have lost a loved one to wrongful death to seek damages for financial and non-financial loss in these cases.

Not only will you need to evaluate the loss of income due to the untimely death of your loved one, but other expenses you will incur because they are no longer alive, such as the loss of insurance coverage from their employer, medical costs for any treatment they received before passing, the cost of their final arrangements and burial, loss of pension or other retirement benefits, higher education funding that could have been provided to their children, and other monetary benefits you will no longer receive because they have passed.

The non-economic damages you seek include things like the pain and suffering they sustained, your pain and suffering due to the loss of your loved one, and your loss of companionship and emotional support. These factors should also be evaluated for each member of the immediate family as they begin to deal with the emotions and loss of your family member. It can be difficult to step back from the immediate challenges of the moment. However, your caring and skilled legal team at Kenmore Law Group has assisted many grieving families and will guide you in evaluating the overall impact of your loss. An in-depth evaluation of monetary considerations and losses and the emotional loss will be painful in some ways but is necessary to ensure that you are fully compensated today and in the future for the loss that you will carry with you forever. In California, the average wrongful death case will have compensation between $250K and $500K. But this is only an average, and your legal team at Kenmore Law Group will work tirelessly to ensure you get the full value owed to you for your loss.

Please know that our only purpose in discussing these subjects and asking these often uncomfortable questions is to ensure that we are protecting you and your family at this difficult time. Our job is to look out for your best interest and secure the full compensation you deserve for the loss of a loved one.

How Long Do I Have To File A Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
The Statute of Limitation is the amount of time the legal system provides to file a lawsuit. In cases involving wrongful death, the family has two years from the date of the loss to file their lawsuit with the court. If the case is not filed when the Statute of Limitations expires, the family will lose the right to seek compensation for the loss of their loved one. In addition, it is critical to understand that there are very limited exceptions to this time limit that would provide additional time to file a claim once the two-year time limit has passed. Please make the time at your earliest opportunity to contact Kenmore Law Group to discuss the details of your wrongful death claim and how long it could be required to prepare and file the lawsuit to ensure you do not wait too long to make a claim.

Cost Should Never Be A Factor When Seeking Justice
After the loss of a loved one, you should never face concerns about hiring a legal team to represent you and your family in a wrongful death lawsuit. At Kenmore Law Group, we are here to provide our expertise and dedication without asking for any upfront payment or expenses. Only after we have completed our work and gotten you the compensation you need and deserve do we get paid for our work and financial investment in preparing, filing, and litigating your wrongful death lawsuit. This simple process ensures that all grieving families can get the help and compassion they deserve after the loss of a loved one.

With our deepest condolences, our pledge to every grieving family we represent is that you will owe Kenmore Law Group nothing for our services if we fail to win your lawsuit. We understand the pain you are feeling and that it can be so frustrating to be forced to think about money and expenses after the loss of your loved one. We pledge that we will always put your best interests and your family first. If we fail to win your case, we will work for free rather than leave you with no compensation and added legal expenses. But please also know that our team has been providing this promise for decades, and we would no longer be in business if we were not winning cases and securing compensation for our clients. But we are willing to make the promise to work for free to demonstrate how confident we are that we will win your wrongful death case.