Experienced Personal Injury Trial Attorney Since 1996

Spencer Shields has been handling severe personal injury claims for injured victims since his graduation from Washburn University Law School in 1996. Licensed in the states of Kansas, Missouri and Colorado, Mr. Shields specializes in severe injury cases occurring throughout the Kansas City metro area and the Midwest in general. Mr. Shields has personally handled over 1,000 injury cases across the nation during his legal career.

Mr. Shields focuses his personal injury practice on motor vehicle accidents, accidents involving semi-tractor-trailers, wrongful death, and all other accidents involving the negligence of another party resulting in severe personal injuries to either you or your loved one.

In most instances, a defendant that has caused an accident is represented by an insurance company that has at its disposal experienced adjusters and attorneys trained in minimizing your claim against their insured. While you or your loved one seek medical treatment for your injuries following an accident, the defendant’s insurance company is hard at work building a defense against you and your case. This is why you need an experienced, specialized personal injury attorney working on your behalf as soon as possible after you are injured. In some instances cars need to be retrieved and stored before they are salvaged in order to allow accident reconstruction experts to inspect the damage personally. Evidence at the scene also needs to be documented and stored, whether the evidence be skid marks, traffic surveillance video, property damage to the vehicles or scene, etc.

Many attorneys claim that they handle personal injury claims. However, few specialize and even fewer are actually willing to go all the way through jury trial on your behalf if needed. More and more insurance companies for defendants are dragging the claims process out, offering “low ball” settlement offers or outright denying claims in an effort to keep compensation out of your hands. Mr. Shields does not take a case unless he is actually willing to try the case; otherwise, the insurance company and its attorneys will use this as leverage to secure a lower settlement value on your claim. Simply, the insurance companies know whether you have a true trial lawyer working for you, or just one that advertises on TV and/or print-ad in order to hand pick the good cases they get and let the others go to the wayside for minimum value. Mr. Shields limits the number of personal injury claims he accepts to only those involving serious personal injuries. This way he can devote the required time and attention to your case to move it in a timely manner and to maximize your settlement value.

Mr. Shields’ clients benefit from his experience and reputation of being a respected, professional attorney with a strong work ethic who is committed to successfully resolving every client’s legal challenges in a timely and affordable manner. Call now for a free consultation.