When an injury changes your life, your case deserves serious attention.
The Connecticut Injury Firm, LLC concentrates on serious injuries with life-altering consequences: trucking and catastrophic motor vehicle crashes, nursing home neglect, workplace injuries and wrongful death. The firm is led by trial attorney Paul Levin, admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1989.
- Confidential consultation, no obligation
- Focused on serious injuries and complex claims
- Serving clients across Connecticut
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*Results depend on the specific facts and law of each case. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Cases we focus on
Serious injuries. Careful, thorough representation.
The firm concentrates on cases where an injury has a lasting effect on someone's health, work and family, such as brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations and severe burns.
Trucking accidents
Crashes involving tractor-trailers, delivery trucks and other commercial vehicles, where injuries are often severe and more than one company may be responsible.
Serious motor vehicle crashes
Car, motorcycle and pedestrian crashes that cause brain or spinal cord injuries, fractures that need surgery, or other lasting harm.
Nursing home neglect and abuse
Bedsores, falls, malnutrition, medication errors and other harm to a loved one in a nursing home or care facility.
Wrongful death
Families who have lost someone because of another person's negligence.
Construction and workplace accidents
Falls, equipment failures and defective products, including claims beyond workers' compensation.
Our focus
Serious injuries and complex claims.
Our practice focuses on serious injuries and complex claims, rather than a high volume of minor accident matters. Taking on fewer cases means each one gets the time, the experts and the trial preparation it needs.
Cases that often need this kind of attention
- An injury with lasting or permanent effects
- Surgery, long-term treatment or time out of work
- Harm to a loved one in a nursing home or care facility
- A death in the family caused by someone's negligence
Not sure how serious it is?
Injuries aren't always clear at first. Some, like concussions and back injuries, can turn out to be more serious than they seemed. If you aren't sure, reach out. The consultation is free, and we'll give you an honest answer.
Call 860-846-4473Our approach
How a serious injury case gets built.
Life-altering injuries have long-term costs. A claim has to account for future care, lost earning capacity and how the injury changes daily life, which takes careful work, not a quick settlement.
- Investigate what happenedRecords, witnesses and the evidence that shows who was responsible.
- Understand the medical pictureMedical experts help explain the diagnosis, the treatment and what recovery will realistically look like.
- Account for the futureLife care planners, economists and vocational experts help measure future care and lost earning capacity.
- Prepare to go to trialCases are prepared so they can be presented to a jury if a fair resolution isn't reached.
Selected results
A record built on serious cases.
A few examples of cases the firm has handled for people with serious injuries.
A state Department of Transportation worker lost part of his leg in a dump truck incident.
A worker was seriously injured in a fall at a construction site.
A worker's hand was severely injured by an industrial dough mixer in a product liability case.
A driver was seriously injured in a car crash.
A rear-end crash caused a mild traumatic brain injury.
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle.
Results depend on the specific facts and law of each case. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in your case. Amounts shown are gross recoveries before attorney's fees and costs.
Connecticut law
What Connecticut law means for a serious injury claim.
Who pays. Connecticut is an at-fault state. The person who caused the crash, through their insurance, is generally responsible. In serious injury cases, one policy often isn't enough, so other coverage, such as your own underinsured motorist coverage, can matter.
Fault. You can still recover if you were partly at fault, as long as your share isn't greater than the combined fault of those you're claiming against. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault.
The future counts. Connecticut law recognizes the cost of future medical care, custodial care and lost earning capacity, not just the bills you already have.
Request a ConsultationDeadlines that apply in Connecticut
Every case is different. The Connecticut Injury Firm, LLC can explain how these rules apply to yours.
About the firm
Attorney Paul Levin
Attorney Paul Levin was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1989 and started his own practice in 1992 to bring a more focused and personal approach to serious injury cases. The firm is regularly retained to handle serious and complex Connecticut personal injury matters, and works with medical experts, life care planners, economists and vocational experts to show the full impact an injury has on a person's life.
- Admitted to the Connecticut bar, 1989
- Member, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
- Author, Life Altering Personal Injury Cases in Connecticut, Your Legal Roadmap
From our clients
Respect, communication and attention.
“His team… treated me like a person, not just another case number. I always felt informed; they answered every call and email promptly and explained complex legal terms in a way I could understand.”
Ann F. · Google review
“Both injuries were substantial and took time to work out… He was very professional and up front with me all the time.”
Norman · Google review
“I had a very poignant case that had been turned away by other attorneys… He was compassionate to my case and immediately made time to meet with me.”
Lisa M. · Google review
Testimonials are from actual clients and describe their own experience. They do not guarantee a similar result.
What happens next
A conversation, not a sales call.
Reaching out doesn't commit you to anything. Start by phone or online, whichever is easier for you.
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Call the firm at 860-846-4473, or tell us how to reach you and what happened.
Speak with the firm
We'll talk through the injury, your treatment and how it has affected your life and work.
An honest assessment
If we believe we can help, we'll explain how. If your case isn't a fit for our practice, we'll tell you.
Consultations are free. If the firm takes your case, the fee arrangement and how costs are handled are explained in a written agreement before any work begins.
Common questions
Straight answers about serious injury claims.
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Request a ConsultationSerious injuries
What counts as a catastrophic injury?
Generally, an injury with lasting or permanent effects, such as a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury or paralysis, amputation, severe burns, or an injury that keeps someone from returning to work. Every case is evaluated on its own facts.
Why do serious injury cases take longer?
The full cost of a serious injury often isn't clear until treatment has progressed and doctors can say what the future looks like. Settling too early can leave future care and lost income out of the picture.
Should I talk to the other side's insurance company?
You don't have to give them a recorded statement right away. Their adjuster works for their company. It's reasonable to stick to basic facts and get advice before you say more or sign anything.
Connecticut law
How long do I have to file a claim in Connecticut?
In most negligence cases, a lawsuit must be filed within two years from the date the injury is first sustained or discovered, and no more than three years from the act that caused it. Wrongful death claims generally must be brought within two years from the date of death and no more than five years from the act. Some claims, such as those against a town or the state, have much shorter notice deadlines, so it's better not to wait.
What if I was partly at fault?
You may still have a claim. Connecticut reduces your recovery by your percentage of fault, and bars recovery only if your share is greater than the combined fault of those you're claiming against.
Who pays my medical bills after a crash?
Connecticut is an at-fault state, so there is no no-fault (PIP) coverage. Your health insurance and any medical payments coverage on your auto policy may pay bills as they come in, and those costs become part of the claim against the at-fault party. Keep every bill and record.
Working with the firm
How are fees handled?
Consultations are free. If the firm takes your case, the fee arrangement and how costs are handled are explained in a written agreement before any work begins.
Do you take every case?
The firm focuses on serious injuries and complex claims, rather than a high volume of minor accident matters, so it takes on a smaller number of cases. If you aren't sure how serious your injury is, reach out anyway. We'll listen, and if your situation isn't a fit for our practice, we'll tell you honestly.
I already have a lawyer. Can I still talk to you?
You're always free to get a second opinion. If you reach out, we'll listen and be straightforward about whether there's anything we can do.
When you're ready
If an injury has changed your life, let's talk.
Call the firm, or tell us how to reach you and the firm will call you back. The consultation is free and confidential, with no obligation.
- Confidential consultation
- Focused on serious and catastrophic injuries
- Serving clients across Connecticut
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