Peoria Construction Accident Lawyers
Attorney Representation in Phoenix, Arizona Since 1996
Peoria Construction Accident
Your Peoria personal injury attorneys at The Breyer Law Offices advocate client education. As your injury claim makes its way through the judicial process, it is our goal to explain procedural matters. We want you to understand and be prepared for the process so that you can comfortably make informed decisions about your case at any given time.
Hearings
There are different types of hearings throughout your workers' compensation case:
- Pretrial Hearing
The legal counsel for both sides appear before the judge to discuss issues to be heard at the final hearing. At the pretrial hearing, the attorneys complete a pretrial form for submission to the judge. The judge then schedules a date and time for final hearing. Your presence is not required at the hearing. - Motion Hearings
Motions can be filed by all parties to the case. Motions are matters brought before the court for a judge's ruling. They can be procedural matters or issues in dispute. Procedural motions include discovery motions (the fact-finding phase) like motions to produce. Examples of disputed motions are motions for protective orders or motions to compel.
Depositions
A deposition is part of the discovery process in a lawsuit. It is the sworn testimony of a witness taken before trial. It is held out of court, generally in the offices of one of the attorneys in the case, and no judge is present. The witness is placed under oath by a court reporter to tell the truth, and lawyers for each party ask the witness questions. The testimony is recorded. If the witness is unavailable to testify at trial, the deposition testimony can be read into the proceedings. The deposition is also used to ensure that witnesses do not change their testimony at the trial.
Mediation
Mediation is a dispute resolution method that is becoming a pretrial requirement across many areas of the law. It is a cost-efficient tool for resolving issues or settling a case without the time and expense of a court hearing. A neutral party (usually a trained professional or a retired judge) hears the facts according to each party and then makes recommendations for resolution. If the parties cannot reach an amicable agreement, the matter proceeds to a court hearing as though the mediation had not taken place.
At The Breyer Law Offices, we encourage our clients to participate in the process and resolution of their legal claims. If you have a Peoria construction accident claim and are interested in the services of progressive legal counsel, please feel free to call on us.
