At The Law Office of Brent D. Rawlings, we help people who were hurt in an assault or battery and want the person responsible held accountable. We collect the necessary evidence, including police reports, medical records, photos, and witness statements. We also handle the insurance company, so you don’t have to deal with calls, delays, or tactics meant to pay you less.
Contact our assault and battery lawyer for a free consultation – you don’t pay unless we win.
The other side may deny what happened, blame you, or try to make it look smaller than it is. Insurance companies can do the same, mainly if the attack occurred at a business, apartment, or event.
An assault and battery attorney can look at other possible responsibilities, like negligent security, and deal with insurance for you so you don’t get pressured into a low offer or a bad statement. The goal is to protect your rights and provide you with fair compensation.
Assault is about the threat or attempt to hurt someone. It can happen even if nobody gets touched. Here’s a simple example: if someone swings a punch at you and misses, or raises a fist and moves in like they’re about to hit you, that can be assault. The idea is that the person acts in a way that makes harm feel immediate, even if it never actually occurs.
The battery is the actual “touching.” It’s the willful use of force or violence on another person. The touch does not have to cause a significant injury. A punch is battery, but so is a shove, a slap, or any unwanted physical contact that crosses the line.
In simpler terms, assault is “I’m about to hurt you,” and battery is “I hurt you (or I touched you in a harmful or offensive way).”
A single incident can include both. For example, pulling back to punch someone can be assault, and landing the punch is battery.
“Civil liability” means the attacker can be held financially responsible, not just punished by the criminal courts. The state can bring a criminal case that may lead to jail, probation, or fines. The victim brings a civil case and focuses on getting money to cover what the attack cost you and what it did to your life.
In a civil assault or battery claim, you can sue the person who hurt you for things like medical bills, therapy, lost income, damage to personal property, and pain and suffering. In severe cases, the court may also award punitive damages to punish the wrongdoing and deter it in the future.
A civil case has a different goal than a criminal case and a lower burden of proof. Even if criminal charges are dropped or the attacker is acquitted, you may still have a strong civil claim based on the evidence.
After an assault or battery, get somewhere safe first. If you’re in danger or badly hurt, call 911. Even if you feel “okay,” see a doctor soon, because some injuries show up later, and medical records are vital for your case.
Report it and start saving proof. Call the police and get the report number. If it happened at a business or apartment complex, ask for an incident report and request that any camera footage be saved before it’s overwritten. Take photos or videos of injuries and the scene, save texts or messages, and get witness names.
Before you talk to an insurance company or the other side, speak with an assault and battery lawyer. Small mistakes or casual statements, like simply saying “I’m sorry,” can be used against you, and a lawyer for assault and battery can help protect your claim.
If an assault or battery left you hurt, scared, or unsure what to do next, The Law Office of Brent D. Rawlings can protect your rights. Our assault & battery lawyer can listen to what happened, explain what to expect, and help you understand your options.
A consultation with an assault and battery attorney is a simple way to get answers. You can share the basics, ask questions, and learn what evidence matters most (photos, medical records, witness info, messages, security footage, and police reports) – all free of charge! If the case moves forward, we can handle the paperwork, communications, and claim strategy while you recover.
We also help clients who need related legal support, including personal injury lawyers, electrocution injury lawyers, car accident lawyers in California, catastrophic injury lawyers, work accident lawyers, sexual assault lawyers, child injury lawyer, premises liability attorneys, or product liability lawyers.
The following steps can be simple. Contact us. Ask for a consultation, it’s free. You don’t pay us a dime unless we win your case.
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