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Motorcycle Accidents

After a motorcycle crash what is the most important thing to do?

Why is saving the helmet important following an accident?

After the collision what should I do with the motorcycle?

Construction Site Accidents

No one is using fall protection on the construction site. What should I do?

The fall protection equipment being supplied on the job site isn't what I want to use. What can I do?

Does OSHA require locking type snaphooks on pole strap systems used by linemen after 1 January 1998?

Large Damage and Major/Serious Injury Cases

What bills and expenses can I include in my personal injury case?

How do I know if I’m being overcharged for medical charges?

I don’t think we need a lawyer at this point but we do need information about what to expect with my son’s brain injury. Where can I go for information?

Workers' Compensation

During a hip replacement surgery on my husband four years ago a metal band was placed on his lower femur that we were not informed of and this was discovered during a recent doctor's visit. My husband has experienced pain in this area since the surgery and the doctor believes this band is causing the pain. Should we have been informed by the surgeon that the band was placed there and the reason for it?

I retained a lawyer for a workers comp injury-was receiving benefits before he was hired-now all of a sudden he wants me to give him a perecntage of my weekly benefits. I have not signed any form giving him permission to do so but he has also had the check made out in his name and mine and sent to him. How ethical and legal is this practice? Our contract at first was for a third of the settlement.

In what state am I entitled to benefits? I drive a truck for a living. I live in Iowa, they dispatch me out of Indiana and I wrecked the truck in Utah.

MOTORCYCLES, TRUCKS AND AUTO WRECKS

After the wreck the other driver admitted it was his fault, but now he's recanting! Can he do that?

WORKPLACE INJURIES

If after returning to work I reinjure myself will I be entitled to additional workers' compensation benefits?

Why is it important to tell my supervisor about being injured?

If I'm hurt at work what benefits am I entitled to receive?

WHAT IS FAULT AND NEGLIGENCE?

What do the lawyers mean when they talk about negligence? They also use the word "fault" and I'm not sure what that has to do with how much I'm going to recover.

If while driving under the speed limit, I rear-end someone in a rain storm will they consider me at fault for the accident? I've seen two PI lawyers who say the driver was at fault. What should I do?

School treats and peanut allergies. Must the parents who provide school treats pay medical expenses for student's allergic reaction?

PROPERTY CASES

There was an ice storm that hit my area of Iowa and a limb from my tree hit my neighbors garage. it only put a small hole in the overhead garage door and dented the rain gutter. to what extent am I liable for that damage? is it my responsibility to pay for repairs or is that her insurances responsibilty? Is this an act of God?

TRIAL PRACTICE

How can I find the name of a small business owner who's closed but never delivered furniture I paid for?

What does it mean to be a trial lawyer?

I'm a young lawyer, inexperienced but eager to learn. I joined my state trial lawyer association and signed right up for the LISTSERV. There are all sorts of lawyers who give advice and guidance. Is there anything I should be worried about?

DEFAMATION - LIBEL AND SLANDER

My ex-boyfriend is threatening to release a very sensitive and privately made video tape and is refusing to destroy it or to cooperate with it's destruction. He has even threatened to show the contents to others. What can I do to protect my privacy?

A woman with whom I had an affair threatened me with sending some of the very graphic pictures we took together to my wife. Is there anything I can do legally to stop this? The pictures were obtained willingly and include both of us in some of them. She has also told me that she might send them to my workplace and to an internet site. Are some of these actions legal and others not? She says that since the pictures were not obtained without my consent and since there is no extortion or blackmail there is nothing I can do. This part is true - she just wants to hurt me and nothing else. Is she able to do this legally or not?

What do I need to prove? What can you do if a former employer gets the word out that you stole from them and makes remarks about your personal life, all which are untrue. What are the main elements of a defamation actiion?

BEING A CLIENT

I'm on long term disability (LTD) and am being told benefits are going to stop because my diagnosis has changed. The insurance company refuses to tell me why. Am I entitled to know why? Is there something wrong with me asking for an explanation?

What is the best way to communicate with my lawyer?

What if my lawyer doesn’t return my phone calls or email questions?

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Des Moines Accident Attorney Serving Central Iowa

Straight talk when you need it most.

We pride ourselves telling you what you need to hear not what you want to hear.

Accidents. They happen anywhere, anytime. You cut your finger with a knife in the kitchen. You spill your morning cup of coffee. You slip on a patch of ice and fall. Accidents at home are painful and perhaps embarrassing but certainly manageable. When they happen on the road or on the job, however, they become devastating.

Whether you’re involved in a serious car wreck, an accident with a truck, or hurt on the job, you’ll find yourself potentially out of work and out of money. What if you lose your eyesight or a limb? Your bills will pile up, especially those never ending medical bills that can result in your insurance company raising rates or worse yet, refusing to cover you.

Even though you’re the victim, it seems as if nobody wants to help you and everyone who is supposed to be helping you, wants to blame you. Trying to handle the situation without professional assistance can be just as terrifying as the injury itself.

At these times, personal injury attorney Steve Lombardi can help. With over twenty-six years of experience representing civil trial clients in central Iowa, he knows the law and can achieve results for you. His practice includes personal injury cases; car, truck, motorcycle, and boat accidents; major injury cases including brain damage, loss of limbs, loss of eyesight, death and surgical cases; workers’ compensation; professional malpractice; and a limited number of divorce cases in which significant and valuable property must be divided.

Lombardi Law Firm is located in West Des Moines, Iowa, and serves clients from Polk, Dallas, Madison, Warren, Clarke, Cerro Gordo, Jasper, Linn, Wapello, Clinton, Scott, Pottawattamie, Muscatine, Lee, and Johnson counties, including accidents occurring along the interstate highways I-80, I-35, I-235, and I-380.

Steve Lombardi is the kind of lawyer who cares deeply about his clients. Just like many of his clients, he too has experienced the breakdown of the health-care system. When he was thirteen, his father died of lung cancer. The doctors gave his father no real help. For two years before his father’s death, they diagnosed a pulled muscle. Before going to law school he had never been in a lawyer’s office, because his family couldn’t afford legal services.

From those experiences, he draws a great desire to help his clients win their cases involving any type of malpractice, and serious injury, a desire to help his clients find some justice in an imperfect world. He prides himself on always telling clients what they need to hear not just what they want to hear.

In the pursuit of justice, Steve Lombardi believes his clients are necessary partners in building the evidence that will be used in court: active, responsive clients with some understanding of the process have the best chance of success. He is passionate about the work he does and enjoys working closely with his clients to collect the evidence supported by the legal theory. He believes there are no small issues in a case because every detail could turn a case in the client’s favor.

Steve Lombardi works very hard to positively impact his clients’ lives. And while he recognizes that not every case can be won, he just hates to lose. Justice delayed is justice denied. You can be sure Steve Lombardi will use all of the legal tools available to fight for you, and to win your case.

Motorcycle Accidents

With the risks that motorcyclists face on the roads, as seen in an increased number of fatalities and injuries, it’s imperative to seek out the help of an experienced motorcycle accident attorney who knows how to work within the court system to get you the best possible result.

Construction Site Accidents

Despite attempts to improve safety at construction sites by updating the regulations about equipment and producing detailed safety information, construction sites remain one of the most dangerous workplaces. If you are injured while working on a construction site, contact personal injury attorney Steve Lombardi as soon as possible to help with getting the relief you’re owed.

Car and Tractor Trailer Accidents

Although tractor trailers are a vital part of the American economy, their presence on the roads presents a significant problem while car drivers fail to respect them. The accidents are often severe, resulting in spilled products, bad wrecks, and possible death. If you are injured in an accident involving a tractor trailer along the highways of central Iowa, Steve Lombardi of the Lombardi Law Firm in Des Moines can help you handle these troubling times. Call 515.222.1110 for a free consultation.

Injury Caused by Property Defects

Personal injury that occurs because of a defect in the property is covered under premise liability law. The event can be a slip, a trip or a fall. It can be something falling onto a person. Or an electrocution or gas explosion. It might be a person being injured by a moving object.

Large Damage and Major/Serious Injury Cases

Damage cases involing death, brain injury, traumatic head injury, spinal injuries, loss of a limb or eyesight or hearing. Most law firms shoe every horse that comes into the barn. We won't and don't. We say no to most cases. We say "yes" to large damage cases so we can focus on getting you the best result.

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Workers' Compensation

If an individual is injured while on the job, he or she is entitled to worker’s compensation to pay the medical expenses and help cover a percentage of lost pay from mandatory time off. Although the process is relatively simple, getting the full value of your claim is a time-consuming and potentially complicated issue.

Deforming Civil Rights through Tort Reform

Tort reform is a misnomer for deformation of the common man and woman's rights to seek civil compensation in court.

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Lombardi Law Firm
Three Fountains Office Park
4200 Corporate Drive, Suite 112
West Des Moines, IA 50266

Toll Free: 800-383-0331
Phone: 515-222-1110

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