5 Reasons You Need a Personal Injury Lawyer

If you’ve been in a car accident that’s left you injured, you may be looking for answers. How do you get compensation for your doctor bills? Why is the insurance company bickering about what parts your car needs for repair? How will you get everything done while you’re in pain? Do you need to file a case in court to get what you deserve? Let’s find answers by looking at 5 reasons you need a personal injury lawyer.

1. On Your Side

Insurance adjusters take down your information about what happened in your accident. They may record your testimony and rely heavily on what the police report states about the accident. 

Whatever they may say, their goal is not to compensate you for the pain and suffering you’ve been through. Their goal is to give you the least amount they can legally pay. Insurance companies are for-profit companies first and foremost. They only pay out when they must. 

Collision body shops also work to make a profit from your bad luck. Many shops overcharge for labor, install aftermarket parts while charging for brand name, and inflate the hours worked on your vehicle. You need someone who understands the process and knows how to negotiate your best-case scenario.

Hospital billing may also shock you with excessive bills that your healthcare insurance may deny. If you can’t count on a settlement from the insurance company, how will you ensure that the hospital used the correct billing codes and dealt fairly with your injuries?

While injured, it’s likely you don’t have time to do the research you need to effectively combat businesses taking advantage of your injury. However, a knowledgeable personal injury attorney is always on your side. An experienced attorney can negotiate for you on every level. Their job is to look out for your best interests.

2. Knowing the Timeline

It’s a long road from filing the paperwork you need to getting fair compensation for your pain and suffering. Missing deadlines can cause you to lose out on your possible settlement. If you miss the statute of limitations rules in your state, you may have no case at all. 

While injured and recovering, it is a tall order to learn how to sue for personal injury, much less do all of the filings, serve the motions, ensure you meet deadlines, etc. Your personal injury attorney stays on top of all that needs to happen. They stand ready to work through all of the issues that affect your case so that you can get the compensation you deserve. 

3. Impartial Assessment

A car accident that leaves you severely injured or disfigured may also leave you depressed or anxious about life. Your frame of mind can impact how you see things. Your insurance company will likely press you to accept a settlement early on. If you jump at the initial settlement offer from the insurance company, you miss out on what you actually deserve to receive. 

However, your personal injury attorney understands how to assess damages and injuries impartially. They act as your voice with the insurance company and any other attorneys. You may want the entire debacle just to be over.  You may feel impatient and want your settlement now. After all, the medical bills are piling up around you. However, your attorney understands just what is at stake. 

An experienced personal injury attorney understands just how much compensation you truly deserve for your pain and suffering, mental anguish, lost wages, etc.

4. Better Recovery

If you research the law and civil procedure, you quickly see how complicated it is. Handling the billing from medical providers, your insurance company, and vehicle repairs can overwhelm you. Recovering from injuries is a long process. 

You may not even realize how badly the other driver injured you until months after an accident. Sometimes, aches and pains that you believe are unrelated to the accident are caused by the accident. 

For example, perhaps you don’t realize that you have a small bleed in your intestines until you are doubled over in pain a month later. You didn’t know that the bruising from your seatbelt caused your intestinal distress until you ended up in the hospital getting surgery. 

You need to focus on the signals your body gives you in the months after an accident. Don’t make the mistake of going through the entire legal process alone and stunting your recovery or missing symptoms you need to see.

5. Negotiation for Settlement

Since your insurance company is not on your side, you need someone to negotiate your settlement. Without a personal injury lawyer, you must deal with everything yourself. Often, without an attorney, injured parties settle for much less than they deserve. 

If your insurer or the other driver’s insurer believes you to be at fault, they may try to deny your claim altogether. In this case, you’ll need an attorney to represent you in court so that you receive the compensation you deserve. Attorneys understand how to work for your best interest in first- and third-party claims. If you carry some blame, your lawyer can also appeal decisions and negotiate for your best outcome.  

If you end up in a courtroom, you’ll need someone on your side with extensive legal training who can research and investigate the accident to prove your lack of liability. You will need your lawyer’s legal competence in the courtroom to make your voice heard. 

We Can Help

At Jarrett Law, we act as your voice to aggressively seek out the settlement you need for your personal injury. Medical bills, injuries, lost wages, pain, and suffering deserve compensation. We understand how to work with insurance adjusters, law enforcement, courtroom procedures, and other attorneys to get the settlement you deserve. For all you’ve been through, you deserve someone on your side to fight this battle for you. Contact us today and find out how we can help.