10 Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Zurich

Suits people with serious injuries who expect a long dispute with several insurers. The firm acts for injured people and their relatives against liability insurers, accident insurers and disability insurance. Seven of its Zurich lawyers hold the Fachanwalt SAV title in liability and insurance law. Its work covers road, workplace and sports accidents, medical and hospital liability, illness and disability, and victims of crime. The website also has English pages, which helps if you are new to the Swiss insurance system.

Suits clients who want a small office where most lawyers hold the Fachanwalt SAV title in liability and insurance law. Ivo Baumann practises with three other independent lawyers who share premises near Stauffacher, and three of the four hold that title. The office handles liability claims including product, physician and dental liability, social and private insurance disputes and recourse claims. Colleague Astrid Meienberg enforces claims after traffic, workplace and sports accidents. Meetings are by telephone appointment only.

A strong choice when the fight is with social insurance as much as with a liability insurer. The firm states that it acts almost exclusively for insured, injured and sick people against insurers of all kinds. Its practice covers disability and accident insurance, sickness daily allowances, occupational pensions and liability claims. Partner Ueli Kieser has written standard works on Swiss social insurance law. A free Monday hotline gives short answers before you commit to a mandate.

The low-cost first stop for accident victims and patients who want a lawyer's view before choosing a firm. The advice centre offers 45-minute consultations with lawyers who work in liability and social insurance law for CHF 100. Topics include liability claims, disability and accident insurance, sickness daily allowances, pay during illness and pension fund benefits. Appointments are booked through a free phone line on weekday mornings. It gives advice only and can point you to lawyers for a full mandate.

Worth a call if you want a firm that does not work for insurers at all. advo5 states that it represents only injured people and focuses on personal injury. Christian Jaeggi holds the Fachanwalt SAV title in liability and insurance law and also studied psychology. His work covers disability, accident and health insurance, traffic accidents, medical and hospital liability and pension fund claims. That single-sided client policy removes a common conflict-of-interest question at the first meeting.

Suits English-speaking residents and visitors who need a lawyer after an accident in Zurich. Stephan Reinhardt lists liability and insurance law and road traffic law among his main fields, alongside criminal and contract law. He states that he works fluently in German, English, French, Spanish and Dutch. Before private practice he handled accident and health insurance proceedings for an insurer, so he knows how claims are dealt with internally. His office is on Klausstrasse in Seefeld.

Suits complex injuries where the medical evidence will decide the case. Advomed works on an interdisciplinary basis, and its staff have medical backgrounds or further training in the field. Evalotta Samuelsson holds the Fachanwalt SAV title in liability and insurance law, a master's degree in insurance medicine and a university diploma in medical law. The firm handles liability claims, medical errors, disability and accident insurance, sickness daily allowances and victim assistance claims. Expect a close review of your medical reports from the start.

A good fit for disputes with Suva, disability insurance or a pension fund when the fee arrangement matters. Thomas Wyss states that he does not represent insurers. He handles social insurance cases from disability and accident insurance to supplementary benefits and health insurance, along with liability claims after traffic accidents and medical errors. He publishes an hourly rate of CHF 280 to 350 plus VAT, and a lower rate combined with a success fee is possible depending on the case.

A practical option for everyday insurance disputes that sit between liability and contract law. Stanislava Wittibschlager handles damages and compensation for pain and suffering, traffic accidents and errors by hospitals or doctors. She also takes on disputes with insurers over sickness daily allowances and accident, car, life and supplementary insurance, plus pension and disability insurance questions. The firm acts for private clients and companies, and a first assessment is offered without obligation.

Suits people who want a lawyer that only ever takes the weaker party's side. This office of ten lawyers in Kreis 4 represents insured people in insurance matters, including disability insurance, sickness daily allowances and accident cases. It states that it does not represent economically stronger parties against weaker ones. It also acts for victims and injured parties in criminal proceedings and works in road traffic, employment and migration law. Advice is available in several languages.