There are several reasons why you should hire an attorney to represent you if involved in an automobile accident. You can discuss your particular rights for free with our office by calling 949-752-7474 or  Contact Us Online. Here are the top three Great reasons.

1.   The attorney's most important responsibility is to make sure that all of your rights are made known to you, and that they are all properly exercised. Most individuals making a claim only think of their basic rights to medical expenses reimbursed, or having the vehicle repairs paid for. There are many other rights available to you, such as reimbursement of lost wages even if you used sick time, or recovery of monetary damages for the timeframe when your vehicle was being repaired. Heath insurers are aggressively seeking reimbursement from settlements, but clients do not realize that the health insurer is only entitled to reimbursement if the victim has been properly and fully compensated. Knowing all of your rights is important, but the attorney must have the knowledge to properly exercise these rights and collect on your behalf.

2.   An attorney can help you avoid litigation. Now this may seem a little contradictory, an attorney that helps you avoid a courtroom? Why is this a good thing for you? Litigation is a last resort when seeking resolution of your case. The goal is to get fair compensation for your damages. Sometimes litigation is necessary if the adverse insurance carrier is completely unreasonable, or if your case is complex. However in many situations, with proper preparation and guidance, avoiding litigation can result in a more timely resolution, and a savings of unnecessary costs, increasing the amount you receive.

Many clients call after an accident has just occurred and are quite upset that another individual has injured them, damaged their car, and caused inconvenience. Many want to "sue their pants off," to punish the at-fault driver. Remember, filing your claim isn't about revenge, it's about making sure that you get back what you lost, and are paid for your inconvenience. Filing a lawsuit immediately will mean more costs, time, and emotional expenditure on your part, which means less money for you. This process can be avoided by careful planning with the client, and skilled negotiation on the part of the attorney. Negotiation will almost always be the first choice of resolution, and will shorten the time of litigation significantly.

3.   Another great reason to have an attorney represent you is preservation of your time. Most clients try to initially handle the claim on their own. You will quickly find out that the hours, that's right, hours of time, spent on the phone with the tow yard, insurance adjusters, doctor's offices, billing offices from the various medical providers, health insurance companies and body shop add up quickly. In addition to the time handling the claim, you have to get the treatment that you need. Going back and forth to the doctor for physical therapy, x-rays, MRIs, CT Scans and other testing, physical exams, etc, take a huge amount of time. Many clients go to the doctor at least once, and have follow-up appointments with a physical therapist or chiropractor 2-3 times per week. When you calculate the drive to and from the various appointments, plus the time to get the actual treatment, it adds up. Not many people have time to do the essential part of getting the treatment they need and still have time to deal with all the other tasks of handling the insurance claim. Proper documentation of a personal injury file takes work and diligence, time that you probably won't have.

If you want to know your rights, call us at 1-888-752-7474 or Contact Us Online. We are happy to discuss all your rights, in your particular case, without any charge or obligation. If that seems odd, remember that our goal is not necessarily to handle every personal injury caller's case, but make long term friends, who will refer to us in the future. See our Homepage for more on our philosophy. Of course if you want representation, we would be happy to help.