Why To Consider Not taking The Initial Settlement Offered By The Insurance Company After An Accident

In this article, you will discover:

• Why not take the first settlement offered by the insurance company
• Why to hire an attorney even if the other driver is at fault
• The value of hiring an attorney after an auto accident
• What to look for when hiring a personal injury attorney
• Why hiring a personal injury attorney is surprisingly affordable

If you hire an attorney in a personal injury accident, you’re almost always getting more from the insurance company than if you don’t hire an attorney. If you have just been in an accident, you probably haven’t finished treating with your doctor, and you haven’t reached maximum medical improvement, and you may not even know if your injuries are permanent. So really, you don’t want to ever settle a personal injury claim until you’ve completed treating with your doctor, your doctor has told you you’ve reached maximum medical improvement, given you a disability rating, and told you that there is nothing further they can do. That can drastically impact the value of your case and get you much more money than if you settle early. Many insurance companies will try to settle within the first 30 days before you even know you’re injured or know the severity of you injuries.

Why To Hire An Attorney Even If It Is Clear That The Other Driver Is At Fault In An Accident

You always want to hire a personal injury attorney because a personal injury attorney is almost always going to bring more value to the case in the cost of their fees. Further, the insurance companies will offer better settlements to attorneys because they know they can’t take advantage of you. Attorneys know how to read medical records, understand the different injuries, and how automobile accident injuries progress through training and experience. They know how these injuries can persist and what an adequate settlement figure would be for a particular type of injury, which can also be beneficial. You get significant benefits with an attorney handling your case that you wouldn’t get if you try to handle it yourself.

How A Georgia Personal Injury Attorney Can Benefit Your Case

Hiring a personal injury attorney will maximize the value of your claim and protect your legal rights. It’s essential to have an attorney in an automobile injury. The insurance company will always have an attorney, and if you want to be treated fairly and get the compensation you deserve, you need to hire an attorney.

How A Personal Injury Lawyer Can Provide A Significant Advantage As Opposed To Representing Yourself

You’re always going to get more value from your personal injury claim with an attorney because attorneys know what these types of cases settle for and what juries have returned in terms of verdicts in different counties and jurisdictions for these types of claims, which is the knowledge you cannot have as an individual. That’s the kind of knowledge an attorney has after years of experience litigating with certain insurance companies, and certain counties and attorneys will know how those jurors value cases and understand what the most you can get for a claim is in a particular area for a given injury.

What To Look For When Hiring A Personal Injury Attorney

You want to hire an attorney that has experience litigating personal injury claims and one that knows your case, and that’s available for you to talk to on the phone. We don’t hesitate to give clients our cellphone numbers and emails. You want to have a law firm that has experienced paralegals because a personal injury paralegal will be your primary point of contact in a personal injury case, and we have paralegals with over 20 years of experience; they’re well-versed in personal injury actions. You also want to look for an attorney who has experience litigating with insurance companies and representing the insurance companies. I’ve spent the early part of my career representing insurance companies in personal injury claims, so I know how insurance companies think and how adjusters act. Likewise, I know how insurance defense attorneys think, and I can get the maximum value for my clients.

The last thing you want to look for is an attorney that has tried some jury trials and not just settled all of their claims. Insurance companies respect attorneys who take cases to trial and don’t respect attorneys who do not. So, you want to have a well-rounded and balanced attorney. You definitely don’t want to have a law firm that essentially runs like a puppy a mill, where you’re just a number and you rarely, if ever, can talk to or see an attorney. It is wise to hire a firm that will give you that personal touch, which we strive to do.

How Anyone May Be Able Afford Hiring A Personal Injury Attorney

We work on a contingency basis for personal injury claims, which means we don’t get paid if you don’t get paid. We take a percentage of your claim, so you don’t ever have to pay expenses upfront. For example, you don’t have to pay attorney’s fees upfront, and we take that out of the settlement. So, 99% of the time, we’re going to maximize the value of your settlement and quickly cover usually about a factor of two or three whatever attorney’s fees or expenses you have to pay by the increased value we bring to the table in your personal injury claim at settlement.

For more information on pursuing Personal Injury Claims in Georgia, an initial consultation is your next best step. Get the information and legal answers you seek by calling (770) 961-5511 today.