Reasons to Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer
At the very beginning of the process or at some point in the personal injury process you may decide that your personal injury claim is too big or too complex to handle on your own. This may be because there are technical or legal issues that make it very hard for a non-lawyer to resolve the personal injury case. Or you may have sustained very serious injuries or are permanently disabled which makes it that much harder for you to deal with the case on your own. Additionally, you may have a case that is more valuable due to the severity of the injuries and since there is a wide range in the amount of money you might recover in such a case it becomes worth it to hire a lawyer. Another reason that you may decide to hire a personal injury attorney is that although your claim isn’t particularly big or complicated, you still don’t feel very comfortable handling the personal injury claim on your own. In some cases, injury victims realize that at the beginning of their claim. In other cases, injury victims realize this after they have already started working on their personal injury claim some extent. Either way, hiring a personal injury lawyer can really help reduce some of the stress that is involved with handling your own personal injury claim. Dealing with an insurance company on your own or filing a lawsuit without an attorney can be a scary proposition. In this blog post, we will discuss 3 of the many different reasons why you should hire a personal injury lawyer to handle your claim.
Stalemate With Insurance Company: If your auto insurance company is unwilling to make a fair settlement offer on your claim or you believe your claim is worth substantially more than what is being offered, hiring an attorney may provide that extra push you need to get the insurance company to offer a fair and adequate settlement to resolve your personal injury claim.
Insurance Company is Denying Liability: A lot of injury victims are surprised to find out that the insurance company is denying liability on behalf of their insured with respect to their accident or incident. This shouldn’t be a surprise. In fact, starting off a claim with an outright denial is common practice in the insurance industry. The reason for this is that auto insurance companies think that by denying liability on your claim, you may get frustrated and give up or simply drop your claim altogether. In some claims, with a bit of persistence, the insurance company will eventually come around and offer some type of initial settlement offer. However, sometimes an insurance company will simply refuse to negotiate a settlement, and this is when hiring a personal injury is probably a good idea. At that point, you really have nothing to lose as an injury victim.
Insurance Company is Denying Coverage: For many injury victims, they may be shocked to find out that the insurance company they are dealing with is denying coverage for their claim based on a general provision in their policy or some other obscure exclusion. When this happens, make sure to request a copy of the insurance policy or simply hire a personal injury attorney to take on your case and they will surely request a copy of the insurance policy in order to find out if the reason for the denial is supported by the insurance policy.
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As your personal injury case proceeds, there will be questions that come up and decisions that need to be made. For instance, you and your personal injury lawyer may need to discuss how to deal with ongoing expenses, the amount of time and hassle you personally want to dedicate to the case, how quickly your case gets resolved, whether to take major lawsuit steps that may cost considerable time, and when to settle your case. Each of these decisions will depend on your perspective and on how the case is going at the time. And although you should participate in these decisions, you will depend a great deal on your lawyer’s advice, which is why it is so important to choose a lawyer who explains what is going on and who listens to your thoughts on these issues. Let us help you get the medical care you need and fight to make sure you are compensated for your injuries! Our attorneys are ready to provide proven legal representation in pursuing your claim and stand ready to protect your rights. We are available 24/7 to give you a free, no risk case consultation.
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