People often ask why they would need an attorney after being involved in an accident. The most simplistic answer is whether you know what to do next , what to expect from the insurance company, and when is it too early or too late to file a law suit or accept a settlement. If you do not know the answers to these very basic questions, odds are, you need a lawyer. Don’t wait and attempt to have a stab at it on your own, you make sign releases, make statements adverse to your case or even accept a significantly smaller offer than an attorney would have been able to achieve.
My personal answer is that personal injury attorneys work these types of cases day in and day out. Lawyers, myself included, eat, sleep and breath this stuff every single day. We know how to:
Bottom line is that if you want to maximize the value of your case you need an attorney, and you need them as soon as possible. Do not attempt to undertake the task of negotiating with any insurance company, even your own, without an attorney. If I (a car wreck attorney) were involved in a wreck today, I would hire an attorney to represent me. Why? Because “he who represents himself has a fool for a client” – Abraham Lincoln.
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