After the Wreck: What Savannah Families Need to Know Before They Talk to the Insurance Company
A free guide from Conn Law for Savannah families after a wreck: the first hours at the scene, Georgia's fault rules, what a police report can and cannot prove, building an evidence file, truck cases, what a claim is worth, medical malpractice, and why Georgia puts no cap on a life.
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10 chapters · 94 pages
- 0110 pages
The First Hours After a Savannah Crash
The first hour after a wreck in Chatham County is the hour I watch people get the least right. Not because they're careless.The first hour, in the order it happensBe a decent person, then be careful what you sayAdrenaline will tell you that you're fine
- 0211 pages
Georgia's Fault Rules and Why You Don't Pay Unless You Win
Two questions come up before anything else. Whose fault was it, and what is this going to cost me to find out.Why fifty percent means zeroThe coverage nobody explains until the day you need itWhy an adjuster calls you in the first week
- 039 pages
What the Police Report Can and Cannot Do for Your Claim
Most people never read a police accident report until they're the one who was in the crash. In Chatham County, that report is filed by the Savannah Police Department or the Georgia State Patrol on Georgia's standard crash form.Heavy with an adjuster, light with a juryEverything a thorough report holdsWhen the report gets your wreck wrong
- 0410 pages
Building an Evidence File the Insurance Company Cannot Argue With
I wasn't standing on the roadside when the crash happened. No lawyer was, no matter how fast you call one.What only exists in the first hourThe pictures nobody thinks to takeCameras have no memory to second-guess
- 059 pages
Why the Trucking Company's Lawyer Is Already at the Scene
A car accident case and a commercial truck accident case can look identical from the roadside and behave nothing alike once a claim starts moving.Who is already at the sceneThe first thirty daysThe black box keeps better notes than anyone
- 069 pages
What Makes a Georgia Truck Accident Case Different
People ask me why their friend's case was worth more than theirs when the injuries look about the same. A lot of the time, the answer is that their friend got hit by something heavier.A rulebook ordinary drivers never seeEverybody who could be on the hookWhat goes wrong before the truck ever leaves the lot
- 079 pages
What an Injury Claim Is Worth in Georgia
Every client eventually asks me the same question. "What is my case worth?" Whether the harm was a pedestrian crash or something that ends in a wrongful death action, this is ultimately the main question.The tangible things, and the ones that matter moreWho a jury hears fromPricing a future you haven't lived yet
- 0810 pages
When a Medical Mistake Becomes a Malpractice Case
The most important question in this area of law is also the hardest one to answer. Did what happened to you actually amount to medical malpractice?Two proofs, not oneThe affidavit Georgia makes you file firstThe errors that are easier to see
- 097 pages
Why Georgia Puts No Price Ceiling on a Life
I explain this history to every malpractice client I take on, because twenty-year-old politics still shapes what your case can be worth today.The number the legislature pickedA number with a child attached to itWhat Senate Bill 68 changed, and what it left alone
- 1010 pages
Why I Limit My Caseload
Conn Law is deliberately selective about the cases it takes. That isn't a capacity problem, it's a choice, and it's the organizing principle behind how I've run this practice since day one.A deliberately small caseloadWhat people are after when they callHow to choose a lawyer, including whether it's me
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Frequently Asked Questions
Straight from the book. The full answers, with links, are on the FAQ page.
An early offer to cover medical bills isn't the same as a fair settlement for the full value of a claim, including lost wages and pain and suffering, and accepting it can close out the ability to recover more later.
Nothing. Consultations are free, and cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, meaning there's no fee unless and until there's a recovery.
Usually two years from the date of the injury under Georgia's statute of limitations, with shorter notice deadlines, sometimes as little as six months, for claims against a city or county, and different rules in certain malpractice circumstances.
Yes. The firm serves clients from offices in Savannah and Atlanta and handles matters statewide.
Any photographs, medical records, insurance correspondence, or police reports already in hand, though none of it's required to have a first talk.
Conn Law's Practice Areas
Car Accidents
Car wreck claims in Savannah and across Georgia.
Truck Accidents
Heavy truck and tractor-trailer collisions, where the evidence clock runs faster.
Medical Malpractice
Claims when a medical mistake causes serious harm.
Wrongful Death
Claims for families after a death caused by someone else's negligence.
Products Liability
Injuries caused by a defective product.
Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle collision claims.
Bicycle Accidents
Claims for cyclists struck by a vehicle.
Pedestrian Accidents
Claims for pedestrians struck by a vehicle.
Rideshare Accidents
Uber and Lyft collision claims.
Construction Accidents
Injuries on construction sites.
Conn Law also handles
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Premises Liability
- Toxic Torts