Specializing in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
With over 30 years of experience in trying complex personal injury cases, Todd N. Hendrickson is an experienced St. Louis medical malpractice and personal injury attorney and a seasoned trial attorney. Throughout his career, Mr. Hendrickson has focused his practice on the representation of individuals injured through the negligence of others. His experience includes complex products liability actions and professional liability cases, from medical malpractice to legal malpractice. He is uniquely qualified to represent any person who is seeking justice.
What separates medical malpractice and personal injury attorney Todd N. Hendrickson from most other St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois attorneys is his individual attention to your case. Unlike many firms where younger, less experienced attorneys will handle many aspects of a case, Todd N. Hendrickson believes that the only way to truly provide you with the best representation is to handle all aspects of your case personally. In any given case there will be many hours spent taking sworn statements from witnesses prior to trial, reviewing defendant’s documents and the plaintiff’s medical records. Many trial attorneys will leave this preparation to associate attorneys. However, in his experience, Mr. Hendrickson has found that by handling each and every aspect of your case personally, he develops a depth of knowledge and understanding of the facts and evidence that gives him a distinct advantage during settlement negotiations and trial.
St. Louis medical malpractice and personal injury attorney Todd N. Hendrickson has tried numerous cases to verdict. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization whose membership is restricted to those litigators who have achieved a single verdict or settlement on behalf of a single client in excess of One Million Dollars. Todd has been recognized as a Super Lawyer and has been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers. Todd N. Hendrickson is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois. His office is conveniently located in St. Louis, Missouri, but his practice extends throughout Eastern and Central Missouri and Southern Illinois. He practices in both State and Federal courts.
Todd N. Hendrickson is also an experienced appellate attorney, having argued cases throughout Missouri, including before the Missouri Supreme Court. It is important in the ultimate success of your case that, in the event of appeal, your attorney is capable of handling this demanding aspect of your case. Not all trial attorneys handle appeals and not all that do are experienced in the highest courts. This is an advantage that Mr. Hendrickson brings to your case.
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The St. Louis based law firm of attorney Todd Hendrickson is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois. Todd N. Hendrickson is an experienced and seasoned medical malpractice and accident attorney. Throughout his career, Mr. Hendrickson has focused his law firm on the representation of individuals injured through the negligence of others or malpractice. His experience includes complex products liability actions and professional liability cases, from medical malpractice to legal malpractice. He is uniquely qualified to represent any person who is seeking justice in St. Louis. Todd Hendrickson’s philosophy is that the only way to truly provide you with the best representation is to handle all aspects of your case personally. He is uniquely quaified to represent anyone seeking justice. Call our law firm for a free attorney consultation.
Personal Injury FAQ
What does “personal injury” mean?
“Personal injury” is a general term that refers to law suits for bodily injury resulting from someone else’s negligence. This may include:
car and truck accidents
defective products
wrongful death
medical malpractice
premises liability (dangerous conditions on someone’s property)
Injury from defective medicines
worker related injuries
How much will an attorney charge me to represent me in my personal injury case?
Most personal injury cases are handled on what is known as a “contingency basis.” This means that the attorney doesn’t get pain unless he recovers money for you and the attorney is paid a percentage of the recovery as his fee. The fee will vary depending on the type of case and may be more or less depending on when in the process a settlement is achieved. In workers compensation cases, the fee is generally established by statute and is typically 25%. In auto and truck accident cases, the fee is generally between 1/3 and 40%. In product liability and medical malpractice cases the fee may be as much as 45% due to the fact that the amount of the attorney’s time and investment will likely be much more. Fees are generally less the earlier the case can be settled. In addition to the attorney’s fee, the attorneys case costs and expenses will also be reimbursed in the event of a settlement or verdict. Under most attorney’s contingency fee contracts, if there is no settlement or verdict, there is no fee.
How much is my case worth?
The value of your case depends on many factors such as the type and extent of your injuries, the total amount of your medical bills, whether you have lost time from work or will lose income in the future, whether you will require additional medical care in the future, whether your injuries are permanent or temporary. The extent of the defendant’s negligence is also a major issue as is whether or not you have been negligent in any way that contributed to your injuries.
An experienced attorney will weigh all these considerations as well as the venue, or where the case will be tried, in determining the value of your case.