You will have to report your accident to your own auto insurance company. What you say, however, can make a difference in your case. Report the facts. Say an accident occurred, give your information, and review the other driver’s information. Don’t talk about guilt. If you are contacted by the other driver’s insurance company, do not make a statement. Let them know that your attorney will contact them.

Also, if a lawyer or anyone else approaches you at the hospital or at your home, or calls you on the phone or sends you a letter with the intention of making you their client, tell them to leave. It is unethical for an attorney to come directly to you after an accident.

In most cases, the first offer an insurance company makes you will not be the best offer. Adjusters have been trained to offer low settlements to protect the company. If you have been injured, they may not count all of your injuries.

Before accepting an offer from an insurance company, talk to an attorney. It will cost you nothing to sit down with us to review your options – our initial consultations are free, and we handle each case on a contingency basis. This means that you will not have to pay us legal fees unless we recover money for you.

Yes. Even minor injuries can be signs of future problems (for example, soft tissue injuries). In fact, it is common for injuries to show up weeks or years after an accident. No matter how you feel, visit the doctor and mention all the pain you feel.

Yes; be sure to do everything your doctor tells you to do. There are no reasons or excuses to miss a doctor’s appointment. If you do, you are telling the doctor and the insurance company that you are not hurt enough to matter. This may harm your claim. It is important that your doctor has up-to-date information about your conditions and how you are doing. Every time you go to the doctor and report that he continues to hurt, he will write it down in his chart. Some clients get discouraged and do not go to the doctor even when they are in pain, but this can be very detrimental to their case.

Our job is to obtain compensation for your pain and suffering. But not going to the doctor as you should may imply that you do not feel pain. If you are in pain and do not go to the doctor, the insurance company and the jury will not believe that you are in pain. It is very important that you work on your recovery and keep all of your appointments.

The first step in filing a personal injury claim is to schedule a free consultation with an attorney. During this initial interview, we will gather general information about your case. We will also provide you with information about what to do and what not to do and ask you to sign certain authorization forms, which will give us access to your medical records and other necessary information.

We will then notify the person responsible for your injuries and/or their insurance company that you have retained us as your attorneys. We will also request your records and billing information for all doctors and hospitals involved in your care.

While your case against the insurance company of the person who caused your injuries is pending, we will try to arrange for your own insurance company to pay your medical bills. This could be done through your auto insurance policy’s medical payments coverage, your health insurance policy, or, if applicable, through workers’ compensation insurance. Please be sure to send all medical bills related to your injuries to our office so we can forward them to the appropriate insurance company.