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Wrongful Death
The criteria used to evaluate wrongful death claims varies, depending upon the age of the deceased person. If the person was an adult, the person’s estate and surviving family members are entitled to recoup financial damages for a number of reasons, including money spent on medical treatments from the date of injury to the person’s death and loss of financial support of the person’s spouse and children. Factors used when determining the amount of financial compensation to be awarded include the deceased person’s life expectancy and age at the time of death, past and potential future earnings, and other considerations. If a minor is killed due to the fault of others, the deceased person’s estate and family have a legal right to financial compensation for a number of reasons, including the amount of money that person would be reasonably likely to accumulate from the point at which they reach adulthood until their death, as well as medical expenses incurred from the date of injury until the date of death. Factors used to assess the amount of compensation include the life expectancy of the person, academic performance and school attendance, and additional considerations.

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Services/Products: Workers' compensation and personal injury law.
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Phone: (563) 556-6433

Address: 770 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52001

Website: http://www.dbqlaw.com

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Gilloon Wright & Hamel PC

Wrongful Death
The criteria used to evaluate wrongful death claims varies, depending upon the age of the deceased person. If the person was an adult, the person’s estate and surviving family members are entitled to recoup financial damages for a number of reasons, including money spent on medical treatments from the date of injury to the person’s death and loss of financial support of the person’s spouse and children. Factors used when determining the amount of financial compensation to be awarded include the deceased person’s life expectancy and age at the time of death, past and potential future earnings, and other considerations. If a minor is killed due to the fault of others, the deceased person’s estate and family have a legal right to financial compensation for a number of reasons, including the amount of money that person would be reasonably likely to accumulate from the point at which they reach adulthood until their death, as well as medical expenses incurred from the date of injury until the date of death. Factors used to assess the amount of compensation include the life expectancy of the person, academic performance and school attendance, and additional considerations.
Traffic Violations
In addition to regular violations of the “Rules of the Road” such as speeding and failure to keep a proper look out, there are certain liability issues that tend to come up exclusively or more frequently in truck accident litigation. These include...
Misdemeanors
Art began his legal career prosecuting misdemeanor offenses as an intern in the Dubuque County Attorney’s office after completing his second year at the University of Iowa Law School. Following graduation in May, 1978, he served as a misdemeanor and felony prosecutor in the Dubuque County Attorney’s office, and began his private civil practice of law. In 1984, Art co-founded the law firm that is now known as Gilloon, Wright & Hamel, P.C.

Business and Corporate Law

Business Disputes

Workers Compensation
Iowa’s legal system has a number of deadlines and other requirements for those wanting to file injury or workers’ compensation claims. Our skillful Iowa workers' compensation attorneys review each case to identify and be in compliance with pre-petition notices of injury in workers’ compensation cases. We also make sure to comply with deadlines involving...
Wrongful Termination
Employment Litigation

Real Estate Litigation
Art’s extensive and ongoing career as a trial lawyer allows him to bring experience and perspective to his mediation cases, and helps him understand the issues and concerns of all the parties. Art is available to travel throughout Iowa and Wisconsin for mediation cases. The offices of Gilloon, Wright & Hamel, P.C. in Dubuque, Iowa are also available for mediations, with enough space for large, multi-party mediations.
Premises Liability
In some instances, a person injured at work may be entitled to receive compensation for damages from parties other than their employer. For example, a construction site’s general contractor has hired several subcontractor firms to erect a commercial building. A worker employed by one of the subcontractors is injured on the jobsite. During the course of the investigation of the injury, it may be determined that the construction site’s general contractor had retained some control over the work being performed by a worker employed by a subcontractor associated with the construction project. If so, then the site’s general contractor may be found liable for injuries sustained by the employee of the subcontractor. A worker on an assembly line injured while operating machinery used in the course of their assigned task may be able to file a claim against the manufacturer of the assembly line machine, in addition to a claim against their employer. Premises Liability
Property Damage
Boat owners and operators are required to be in compliance with federal and state laws governing the operation and maintenance of motorboats, sailboats, personal watercraft, and other waterborne vessels. Accidents can occur in a number of situations, including when the operator is under the influence of alcohol, operating the craft in an unsafe manner, or in cases in which the operator has failed to take under consideration the presence of other boats, swimmers, or hazardous conditions. Federal law requires boat owners and operators to file a boating accident report with the proper state agency in the event of death, disappearance, or treatment of injuries over and above first aid. In some instances, a boating accident report must also be filed when the accident results in property damage. It is of crucial importance that the craft in question remain in the condition it was in immediately after the incident to allow investigators to reconstruct the sequence of events that led to the accident. Wrongful Death

Personal Injury
In addition to representing victims involved in motor vehicle-related accidents, dog attacks, and slip and fall accidents, the firm of Gilloon, Wright & Hamel, P.C. also assists individuals in other personal injury cases, including intoxicated driver incidents, injuries suffered by a child or minor, railroad accidents, fire or burn-related accidents, and events resulting in traumatic brain injury. A key component of a successful personal injury case is proving negligence, and doing so involves the gathering of accident-related evidence, thorough interviews with witnesses to the accident, and completion of a comprehensive investigation of the events that transpired prior to the person being injured. In the majority of cases, the injury victim, or plaintiff, is entitled to compensation for both economic and noneconomic damages to cover such costs as past and ongoing medical treatment, vocational therapy, lost wages resulting from time away from work during recuperation, and pain and suffering experienced since the accident. Preservation of evidence and the gathering of all of the facts related to an accident in a timely manner are crucial to mounting a successful personal injury case, so it is best to seek qualified legal representation as soon as possible.
Auto Accidents
Social Security Disability
In serious injury cases the worker may end up receiving Social Security Disability and Medicare benefits. In cases in which the injured worker has received, or may later receive Social Security Disability benefits and/or Medicare benefits it is absolutely essential that the settlement be structured correctly. If a settlement is mishandled a worker can end up having the amount of their future Social Security Disability payments unnecessarily reduced. An improper settlement can also result in an injured worker not having future medical problems covered by either the work comp insurance carrier or Medicare.
Dog Bites
Owners or occupiers of land must exercise reasonable care in property maintenance for lawful visitors to the premises. A number of factors are considered when determining whether reasonable care of maintained property was exercised, including possibility of injury to the visitor, the purpose for the visitor’s presence, and feasibility of repair or proper warning of the dangers. Public sidewalks adjoining private property must be cleared of snow and ice within a reasonable timeframe by the owner of the property, in accordance with Iowa law. It should be noted that people walking on public sidewalks have a duty to exercise caution in the presence of dangerous conditions. Iowa’s comparative fault law applies to situations in which dangerous conditions are present on a public sidewalk. A person injured while walking on a public sidewalk can be found at fault if it is determined that the walker failed to exercise reasonable care while using the sidewalk. Dog Bites
Disability Discrimination
An injured worker can potentially have a workers' compensation claim because of a work injury, and then a disability discrimination claim out of the…

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Wills
Probate
Art also has substantial experience working with employment issues, wrongful discharge and discrimination claims, real estate law, probate law, estate planning law, and general business law.

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