If your loved one has died because of the wrongful acts of another person, you may be uncertain how to protect your rights. The grief you experience can make it difficult to know where to start. You need an experienced lawyer who can protect your rights, understand your needs and advocate on your behalf.

At the law office of Harper & Peterson PLLC, we bring decades of experience to the representation of injured people and their families in Minnesota and throughout the United States. We focus our practice exclusively on civil litigation, protecting the interests of individuals. In our years of practice, we have tried hundreds of cases. We are very careful about the cases we accept so that we can devote all our energy and attention to getting the results you want and deserve.

When your family member has died because of the carelessness or negligence of another person, no amount of money can bring him or her back. However, you may be eligible for compensation for losses, including:

• The financial support your loved one would have provided had he or she lived a normal life span
• The care, comfort, society, companionship, aid and protection provided by your deceased loved one, including the nurturing provided by a parent, the love and joy of a child or sibling, and the intimate contact of a spouse or partner
• In some cases, the conscious pain and suffering your loved one experienced before death as a result of the accident
• Funeral and burial service costs

In wrongful death claims, establishing the economic damages, such as loss of support or the costs of medical care and death-related services, can be fairly straightforward. With respect to non-economic damages, such as loss of care and companionship or physical pain and suffering, you need an experienced lawyer who knows how to put these somewhat abstract concepts into terms a jury can understand.

Attorneys Bill Harper and Paul Peterson have taught many continuing legal education classes on ways to accurately present non-economic damages, helping other lawyers understand the most effective tools for communicating these often difficult ideas with claims adjusters, juries and judges. For many years, Bill and Paul co-chaired a statewide annual seminar for other lawyers on wrongful death cases.

We are ready to get to work behind the scenes, gathering evidence, while your family moves through the necessary and difficult process of grieving. We will provide a private, no-cost consultation to explain how we can help. Set up an appointment with an experienced attorney to discuss your potential wrongful death claim by contacting our office online or calling us 24/7 at 651-738-8539 (toll-free at 1-800-779-1466).

Harper & Peterson PLLC can competently help you prove these necessary elements and obtain justice for your loss. For a vehicle collision, to prove that an injury was a result of another person’s negligence we consider whether the other driver was speeding or breaking any laws, whether they were intoxicated, or doing any other activity that was risky. For a medical malpractice case, it must be shown that the standard of care was not met and by not meeting such a standard, the physician acted negligently. That negligent act resulted in your loved one’s ultimate passing. Slip and fall cases, we consider whether there were adequate warning of a slippery area or what duty a business or person had to prevent such a slip and fall.