When you or your family are dealing with a serious injury or toxic exposure, you deserve clear, direct answers. We compiled these frequently asked questions to help you understand how our team advocates for clients, navigates the litigation process, and helps families secure the resources they need to heal.
What kind of damages could I get?
Financial recovery depends entirely on what the defendant’s negligence caused in your life, which is unique to every individual. The law divides recovery into two primary categories:
- Economic Damages: If you were too sick to go to work, this covers your lost wages. It also includes past medical bills, therapist fees, and future medical bills. Because toxic exposure often leaves people sick for a very long time—or permanently—our team secures the financial recovery required to take care of your health and family long into the future.
- Non-Economic Losses: This covers pain, suffering, and a distinct loss of enjoyment of life. Toxic exposure fundamentally changes your daily life—altering where you can safely live, where your kids can go to school, and your peace of mind.
It is different from a viral illness like COVID-19; while vaccines exist for COVID and recovery can lessen future risk, toxic exposure alters your system so that you are more likely to get sick again during future exposures. The law explicitly recognizes the ongoing anxiety and lifestyle disruptions caused by this heightened vulnerability.
What is your professional background?
I wanted to be a lawyer since I was a little girl, a passion that solidified when I played a defense attorney in a middle school play. I later attended Princeton and Yale, which made me a bit of a nerd, but gave me an enduring love for the law. I always knew I wanted to be a trial lawyer specifically.
Following the advice to seek out the best trial lawyers in the nation and learn directly from them, I joined Williams Smith in Austin, a premier national trial firm where I trained under top-tier trial attorneys. From there, I served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney—a role that demands the highest level of legal execution. I represented the United States in court, advocating for vital entities including the Army, Navy, VA, U.S. Postal Service, and our nation’s federal officers.
Through these high-stakes experiences, I mastered a rigorous attention to detail, excellence, and advocacy at the highest echelons of the legal profession. Today, our team applies those exact elite skills to represent real people against the real companies that made them sick.
Do you take military cases?
We are deeply passionate about representing military families. Too many service members live in deplorable housing conditions that are actively unsafe. Kristina’s own home made her family sick, so we understand this crisis on a deeply personal level.
Unsafe housing directly compromises our national defense; our military cannot maintain a posture of readiness if our service members and their families are sick. When private, third-party contractors are called to fix these issues but fail to do so or actively make the conditions worse, it constitutes clear legal negligence. We represent military families to hold these entities accountable, protecting our service communities so they can remain ready to advocate on our behalf.
Why did you start Just Well Law?
We view Just Well Law as a true calling. Our firm helps sick families secure financial recovery from the entities responsible for poisoning them. Experiencing a toxic exposure leads to devastating loss, and seeking the resources necessary to care for your children, protect their future, and restore your health is a matter of basic justice, not greed. We obtain the financial recovery you need so you can safely rebuild your life.
Why did you choose personal injury law?
We want our clients to be made completely whole. Our team stands firmly against bullies, and we believe the legal system gives wrongdoers a clear path to take accountability and make amends for the harm they cause. Seeking compensation and justice for an injury is a fundamental right, not a selfish act. Our role is to guide you steadily through the litigation process and help you achieve the recovery you deserve.
Why should I hire you over other personal injury lawyers?
Other personal injury firms are run by general lawyers. The difference is that Kristina has personally been in your shoes. We understand your need for medical and financial recovery on a deeper level. Because we know firsthand how real and destructive toxic exposure is, we go to the mat to secure the maximum recovery the law allows so your family can move forward.
What should I do if I find mold in my house?
- See a Specialist: If you suspect mold is making you sick, immediately find a mold-literate doctor who can run proper diagnostic tests to confirm your illness.
- Test Your Environment: Your doctor will likely recommend testing your home or workplace. While visible mold is a serious and extremely dangerous problem, mold is frequently hidden behind walls or inside HVAC systems.
- Track the Toxins: Environmental testing identifies the exact mold species present. This is critical because mold releases mycotoxins, which can cause severe neurological and systemic damage to your body.
- Evaluate Negligence: Once we confirm environmental illness, we look at the root cause of the moisture. If a property owner’s recklessness or negligence created these dangerous conditions, you can pursue financial recovery from the responsible party.
How did you come up with the name "Just Well"?
Kristina’s husband conceived the name after hearing her repeatedly say, “I just want to be well,” during their own family’s toxic exposure journey. That exact sentiment reflects the primary goal of our clients. The name Just Well bridges two essential pillars: wellness and justice. It represents hope, the wellspring of life, and our commitment to getting you the resources required to heal and rebuild.
Do you also represent children?
Yes. We represent individual adults, children, or entire families together. Toxic housing often makes multiple family members sick simultaneously. Critically, children are frequently entitled to specific legal recoveries that adults are not. In certain scenarios, it legally benefits the family for children to file their own distinct claims separately from their parents. We evaluate these options with extreme care at the start of every case.
What are the first steps in hiring you?
Our process begins with a direct conversation about your experience and the specific conditions that led to your illness. Together, we will review your existing diagnostics or determine what further testing is required. We can provide trusted recommendations for specialized doctors, medical tests, and third-party environmental assessments.
What kind of cases do you take?
Our mission at Just Well Law helps sick and injured individuals recover from the people or corporations responsible for harming them. Our practice areas focus on:
- Toxic exposure
- Catastrophic accidents
If you have suffered a serious injury and need financial compensation to heal and regain control of your future, our team is here to guide you through the process.
Why is it important to hire a lawyer?
Recovering from a severe illness takes immense time and energy. While you focus entirely on your health, medical treatments, and family, our team manages the entire litigation framework to secure the financial resources you need to fund your long-term recovery.
How much do you cost?
We handle personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. This means you do not pay our firm a single dollar out of pocket unless and until we successfully secure a financial recovery for you.
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