At Lenhart Obenshain, we are proud of the work we do for victims of serious and catastrophic injuries and the loved ones of victims of wrongful death. Our attorneys and their team of professionals recognize the turmoil and grief that our clients endure and we handle each case with sensitivity, care, and proven trial strategies. With our approach, clients have recovered the compensation they needed to move forward after a life altering event.

The Lawyers at Lenhart Obenshain specialize in the following areas:

• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Elder Abuse
• Construction Accidents
• Product Liability
• Premises Liability
• Automobile Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Airplane Crash

Contact Lenhart Obenshain to review your legal matter. Call 540.437.3100.
Our clients have suffered:

• Brain Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Nerve Injury
• Amputations
• Fractures
• Serious Scars
• Eye Injuries
• Burns
• Many other permanent, severe, debilitating injuries

The source of their injuries come from all types of accidents or misconduct at the hands of others. Automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, and airplane accidents are only a few causes. We have helped people injured by unsafe premises, products, and toxic substances. Our experience encompasses dog mauling and bites, construction site accidents, and even injuries sustained by pedestrians. We have 35 years of combined experience dealing with an extensive list of injuries and their causes.

As advocates for our clients, we work closely and cooperatively with physicians and other health care providers. Because we value those relationships, Lenhart Obenshain will not handle medical malpractice claims against health care providers.

Lenhart Obenshain is well known throughout Virginia for its success in representing its clients in litigation. Lenhart Obenshain represents clients all over the Shenandoah Valley, Charlottesville and Central Virginia. In many cases the lawyers at Lenhart Obenshain will travel to your home for your convenience.

Regardless of why a new client comes to us, Lenhart Obenshain and its team of professionals treats each one with respect and care. We are proud of our clients because, in addition to coping with their injuries, they have decided to seek justice for themselves, their families, and others who may be in the same situation. Our work involves prompt service, thorough explanation of the legal process, and proven successes. Our success in the courtroom is due to the approach we take toward our clients. Juries are sensitive to our sincerity and the respect we give clients.

Lenhart Obenshain is known for its record of success and its sensitive representation of each client. Because of our reputation, we receive referrals from both plaintiff and defense attorneys. Martindale-Hubbell lists us as an "AV" firm, the highest possible rating, due to our ethical approach and our history of success. While we are proud of our reputation within the legal community, more relevant is the respect we have earned from our clients. We have received numerous letters of thanks and referrals from appreciative and satisfied clients - the true measure of our success.

If you have been seriously injured, please do not wait to contact an attorney. We welcome you to review our attorneys' credentials. We look forward to the opportunity to review your legal matter to determine if Lenhart Obenshain can help you.

• Serious and Catastrophic Personal Injury - We specialize in representing people who are victims of permanent severe or disabling injury due to another's negligence or misconduct. Many of our clients have experienced serious burns, brain or spinal chord injuries, herniated disks, amputations, scars, nerve or eye injuries, debilitating fractures, and many other types of injuries. Our attorneys have helped people who have received these injuries from a long list of potential events, including automobile, motorcycle, or bicycle accidents, injuries or death as a result of a plane crash, or while simply walking down the street. Our clients sometimes come to us because they were bitten by dogs or injured on another's premises, such as in stair collapses, walkway incidents, or construction site accidents. We also help people seriously injured by defective products or poisoned by exposure to toxic substances. Because we have expertise in a broad range of injuries and their causes, we have proven strategies that work. We have a reputation for trial and settlement success and are not intimidated by any adversary.
• Wrongful Death - Losing a family member is a terrible experience. Lawsuits arise when circumstances leading to that loss could have been avoided. We have helped many clients who seek justice for their deceased family members. Although we cannot erase our clients' grief, we can help them seek compensation because their lives are emotionally and financially impacted by their loss. Successful lawsuits may also bring about change so others will not be similarly affected.
• Elder Abuse - An increasing elderly population has led to an increased nursing home population, and with this has come an increased incidence of nursing home negligence and abuse. Whether the abuse consists of recurrent negligence or a single incident which causes injury, the victim has a right to damages. Nursing home abuse can include physical damage from falls, malnutrition or dehydration, bed sores, gangrene, aspiration pneumonia, over-sedation, poor medical care, or wrong medication. Just as damaging but more subtle, are lack of supervision, theft, abandonment, effective equipment, sexual assault, coercion, physical or mental abuse. All of these can lead to injury or death of the nursing home patient.
• Product Liability - Our firm has represented individuals who have been injured as a result of an unsafe product that was designed, manufactured, sold, and/or furnished by a person or company. We assist those injured individuals in bringing their claims and being fairly compensated for their injuries. Our attorneys represent individuals injured by machinery and tools, medical products and devices, motor vehicles, recreational and other products.
• Premises Liability - When someone is injured as a result of unsafe property or building conditions, they may have a right to make a claim for their damages against the owner of the property. All slip and fall accidents are covered by negligence law and deal with the concept of premises liability. Property owners have a “duty of care” to see that their property is safe or to warn of the unsafe condition. This includes ensuring that the building has no structural defects that could cause an accident, both inside and out.

If you experience a slip and fall accident, you should try to determine what made you fall and if it could have been anticipated and prevented. If anyone saw you fall, be sure you get the names and addresses of all witnesses. Try to note the conditions in the area – was the lighting poor, was there some substance that made you slip. If you did slip because of something on the floor, try to obtain a sample. Also, try to get pictures of the area. Report any such accident to the manager or owner and insist that they make a record of it. It is your responsibility to prove that a hazard existed and that it was the cause of your accident.

If you have been seriously injured, please do not wait to contact an attorney. We welcome you to review our attorneys' credentials. We look forward to the opportunity to review your legal matter to determine if Lenhart Obenshain can help you.

If you need legal advice regarding a personal injury claim, contact Brian K. Brake at 540.437.3105 or Mark D. Obenshain at 540.437.3133.