Accidents happen.
And when they do, you need strong and effective legal representation in personal injury law to help you handle your personal injury claim and recover financial compensation for your injuries or losses and help get you back on your feet. The personal injury lawyers at Cooley & Handy help individuals within Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County, PA with their personal injury law cases.
The attorneys at Cooley & Handy represent clients within Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County PA areas. Cooley & Handy are experts in a wide array of civil litigation matters in both state and federal courts, focusing on Personal Injury Law and Family Law.
Cooley & Handy's personal injury lawyers help their clients recover for injuries or financial losses caused by:
Every year, thousands of people are injured or killed by dangerous products, including drugs, medical devices, industrial machinery, and even common everyday consumer products, such as retractable dog leashes or cigarette lighters.
In these cases, a product liability lawsuit is your most effective tactic to recover for injury or death caused by a dangerous or defective product. When you are injured by a defectively designed or manufactured product the law affords you special rights.
You’ve been in a car accident. Now what do you do?
Car accidents are responsible for over 3 million injuries a year. They are extremely common as drivers are becoming more and more distracted, and paying less attention while driving.
Slips, trips and falls can be caused by a variety of defective conditions on a property, including snow, ice, potholes, spills, debris, wheel stops, or other unfortunate mishaps. Due to human physiology and the physical mechanics of a fall, slips and trips can result in surprisingly serious injuries.
Legal liability for slips, trips and falls is determined under an area of law known as premise liability law, which imposes a duty on landowners and possessors to maintain their properties in a safe condition, and to warn people entering onto the property of dangerous or defective conditions.
The decision to divorce is a difficult one to make, particularly if children are involved. In some cases, the decision to divorce is thrust upon you unexpectedly by your spouse. In all cases, divorce creates an enormous amount of emotional and economic stress, and often results in many other lifestyle changes.
Cooley & Handy are divorce attorneys located within Bucks County, PA with decades of experience in family law & divorce law. We are knowledgeable about the continuously evolving PA divorce laws & procedures that impact the divorce process. Our divorce lawyers have extensive experience litigating both simple and complex divorces, including high-asset divorces involving family business, stock options, and real estate investments, and are driven and determined to achieve positive results for our clients. At the same time, our divorce attorneys are prepared to work in a cooperative and amicable manner to obtain the most beneficial and appropriate outcome in a case, and to do so with minimum distress and maximum value.
Child custody is probably the most emotional and important issue for parents facing divorce or separation. Every parent strongly feels the innate instinct to protect his or her children.
Cooley & Handy have over 20 years experience in family law and serve individuals within Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Doylestown, PA. Cooley & Handy understand that child custody cases are often highly emotional and we provide strong but sensitive representation to help families resolve these difficult matters. We will help you understand PA child custody law and clearly explain to you your legal rights and your practical options in custody matters. We will also help you cope with the inevitable fears and worries that arise during child custody litigation.
Separation or divorce can put a parent under enormous financial stress. Every parent wants to ensure that they can adequately support their children and provide for their future. That is why the experienced legal representation that the divorce and child support attorneys at Cooley & Handy can provide in child support law matters is crucial. Cooley & Handy are experts in helping parents with their family & child support law cases in Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Philadephia County, PA.
Equitable Distribution entails the division of marital property and marital assets in divorce. Marital property rights are not necessarily equal and assets are not divided evenly between the parties, but “equitably” (or “fairly”), based on a variety of factors, including the length of the parties’ marriage, the parties’ separate assets and earning abilities, custody of the parties’ children (if any), as well as other relevant factors.
Separation and divorce can cause an enormous amount of economic stress, particularly on the spouse who earns less. In many cases, PA alimony laws provide for that spouse to receive alimony or monetary support from the higher-earning spouse, either temporarily or permanently. These payments are known as alimony or spousal support Pennsylvania's spousal support and alimony laws are complex, and the particular facts of any individual case may significantly affect the amount of alimony or spousal support due, as well as the length of time that support will be paid. Under these laws, a spouse may also obtain heath insurance coverage from the other spouse, if it is available through his or her employer or at a reasonable cost.