Most people who contact Hance & Srinivasan did not find us through an advertisement. They were sent by someone who has seen what we do: another attorney, a physician, a judge, a former client. That distinction matters, because it means the people who refer to us have staked their own reputation on the referral. We take that seriously.

That said, if you are here for the first time and trying to decide whether this firm is right for your situation, this page is for you. It is a direct answer to the question every potential client should ask before hiring any attorney.

We Handle Your Case Personally

Hance & Srinivasan is a small firm by design. Michael Hance and Chandrika Srinivasan are the attorneys who will evaluate your case, build your case, negotiate on your behalf, and try it if it comes to that. Your file does not move through layers of associates you have never met. The attorneys whose names are on the door are the attorneys doing the work.

This is a deliberate choice, not a limitation. A firm that takes every case cannot give every case the attention it deserves. We take fewer cases so that the ones we accept receive complete attention. When we take your case, that is what you are getting.

“When it is your turn, you will have our full attention.”Michael R. Hance

We Tell You the Truth

Some attorneys tell clients what they want to hear. We do not. If your case has weaknesses, we identify them early and tell you what they mean. If a settlement offer is fair, we say so. If it is not, we say that too. If we do not think we can improve your outcome, we will tell you that honestly before you spend another minute pursuing a path that is unlikely to lead anywhere better.

This is not a marketing position. It is the only way we know how to practice law. Clients who are told the truth make better decisions. Decisions made on accurate information produce better outcomes. The cases that settle well are almost always the ones where the client understood what they had from the beginning.

We Build Cases for Trial

The single largest factor in what a personal injury case settles for is whether the other side believes the plaintiff’s attorneys will actually try it. Insurers and defense counsel are sophisticated evaluators. They assess how the case is built, what experts have been retained, what discovery has revealed, and whether the attorneys across the table have a track record of taking cases to verdict.

Michael Hance has been trying personal injury cases before Kentucky juries since 1980. The firm has been to trial. It will go to trial again. That is not a posture. It is a fact that changes the settlement calculus in every negotiation this firm enters.

Most cases do settle. That is partly how the system works, and partly the result of how we build cases. When the other side knows a case is prepared for trial, they calculate differently.

“We do not posture. We prepare. Those are not the same thing.”Michael R. Hance

We Bring Scientific Depth That Most Firms Cannot

Chandrika Srinivasan holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology in addition to her law degree. In cases involving medical negligence, pharmaceutical injury, traumatic brain injury, birth trauma, and the biological mechanisms of serious harm, that background is a material litigation asset.

Defense teams in these cases retain medical and scientific experts whose job is to minimize what happened to the plaintiff. Chandrika can engage those experts at the level of the science itself. She does not have to rely entirely on her own retained experts to understand what the defense is arguing or to identify where the argument is wrong. That changes what we can prove, how we challenge opposing testimony, and what the case is ultimately worth.

This is not a credential that lives on a wall. It is a practical advantage in a specific and significant category of serious injury cases.

We Do Not Take Every Case

That might seem like an unusual thing to put on a page designed to persuade you to hire us. It is here because it is true, and because it matters.

When we evaluate a case, we are asking two questions. First, does the evidence support a viable legal claim against a party whose negligence caused real harm? Second, are the damages sufficient to justify the time, cost, and expert investment that the case requires? If the answer to either question is no, we will tell you that directly and, where we can, we will point you toward someone better positioned to help.

The cases we do take, we pursue completely. Selectivity is how we protect that commitment. A firm that accepts everything cannot deliver that to anyone.

“During the hardest time for our family, Mr. Hance really cared about us and made us feel at ease. He was professional, kept us informed, and answered our many questions throughout the whole process. I am very grateful for all his hard work and for the positive outcome of our case.”Diane L.  ·  Louisville, KY

We Have Done This for Over 40 Years

Michael Hance has been practicing personal injury law in Kentucky since 1980. He has served as President of the Kentucky Justice Association, received the Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award voted on by his peers, holds the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, has been named to Kentucky Super Lawyers every year since the list’s inception, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Chandrika Srinivasan has been a Kentucky trial attorney since 2002. She brings scientific depth to the practice that is genuinely unusual in personal injury law and has contributed materially to outcomes in the firm’s medical and pharmaceutical cases since she joined.

Together, they have built a practice that has never needed to advertise because the results have produced the referrals. That track record does not happen by accident.

“I am very glad my family and I went to Hance & Srinivasan. Mr. Hance really cared about us and the final outcome proved that. Their expertise and experience are second to none.”Heather S.  ·  Louisville, KY

We Work on Contingency

We do not charge a fee unless we recover for you. We advance all litigation costs, including expert fees, filing costs, and investigation expenses. If we do not win, you owe us nothing.

This arrangement aligns our interests directly with yours. We have no incentive to pursue a case we do not believe in, and every incentive to pursue the cases we do take as aggressively as the facts allow.

The Consultation Is Free

If you are trying to decide whether you have a case, or whether this firm is the right fit for it, the first conversation costs you nothing. We will listen to what happened, give you an honest assessment of what the law provides, and tell you directly whether we think we can help.

If we cannot take your case, we will tell you why and, where possible, help you understand what your options are. That conversation has value regardless of what we decide, and it costs nothing to have it.

“If we cannot take your case, we will tell you why. That conversation costs nothing and may still be the most useful legal discussion you have.”