If you have been injured in a car accident , you may be wondering exactly how a lawyer can help you. In this article we'll cover what a injury accident claim lawyers brings to the table, including:
- Organization and analysis of key evidence and records
- A network of investigators and experts who can help strengthen your case
- Negotiation skills that will get you the best results for your car accident claim.
What Will injury accident claim lawyers Do?
While a lot depends on the specifics and complexity of your injury accident case, in general a lawyer can:
- Obtain the necessary evidence regarding the fault of the accident
- Organize your medical records and billing
- Work with doctors to make sure they provide the medical information you need so that you can prove damages in your claim
- Organize and provide evidence in order to establish liability and damages
- Negotiate with the franchisees of your claim (such as health, disability, or workers ' compensation insurers) to reduce the amount of those franchises, and
- Negotiate a satisfactory settlement with the insurance adjuster or defense attorney.
- Let's take a look at two of these things in depth.
1- Communicating with the Other Driver's Insurer
In case of personal injury, your lawyer will open a line of communication with the insurance adjuster of the other party (or parties) involved. The officer has a pocket book, so it is crucial for the plaintiff's lawyer to have good contacts and a good relationship with the officer.
2- Obtaining Necessary Evidence of Liability
Good injury accident lawyers can help get all the evidence you will need to prove liability in a car accident claim. Although you have already taken photos of the scene, your lawyer will probably return to the scene itself to find out what it looks like.
While a picture may be worth a thousand words, actually seeing a scene can be worth a thousand pictures.
3- Obtaining Necessary Evidence of Damages
This is where a good lawyer can be essential for your case, especially when you have suffered significant injuries in car accidents.
It's important to have all the documentation related to your injuries, but it's not always easy to get those records and invoices from your health care providers.
Although the records are technically yours, and you have the absolute right to them, sending medical records to patients and lawyers is not just a healthcare provider's first priority.
Then, when the healthcare provider responds to the request, the records may be incomplete. The secretary of any lawyer or legal assistant will tell you that they often have to request the same records more than once and that they have to follow up endlessly with the provider's office.
Finally, it may turn out that the doctor did not use the "magic words" regarding causality, diagnosis and disability in his observations. In order to successfully prosecute any type of personal injury claim, you must be able to prove , through medical evidence:
- exactly what your injury, disability, or physical limitation is, and
- that it was caused by the defendant's negligence.
Doctors often do not mention the causal relationship and the extent of the injury or disability in their medical records.
If this happens in your case, your lawyer will write and request a special letter in which the doctor will give his opinion that the accident caused your injury or disability and that as a result of the accident, you will be disabled or disabled for a specified period of time.
4-Negotiating With Lien Holders
If you have received benefits from a health, disability or workers ' compensation insurance company, this insurance company will have a lien on your claim.
It means that the franchisee gets paid before you do, from any settlement or judgment you receive. A good lawyer will work with the franchisee to try to get the franchisee to reduce their franchise.
This is an important business. Every less dollar that a franchisee takes is one more dollar that goes into your pocket.
5- Negotiating With Insurers/Defendants
Negotiation is a very specific skill (some may even call it an art). A personal injury lawyer is always going to be much better at settling a car accident case than an ordinary person would be.
A good lawyer knows how much the case is worth and knows how to work the case and conduct negotiations in order to achieve the best results for the client.
When Can I Handle a car Accident Claim Myself?
If you are not seriously injured, if you are comfortable collecting the necessary evidence and documents, and (most importantly) you are ready to engage in the process of negotiating a settlement, you can definitely cope with an accident on your own. But there really is no substitute for the help of a skilled legal professional.