If you’ve been injured in an accident, you may be contemplating a lawsuit but feeling hesitant to pull the trigger. Maybe you think hiring a personal injury lawyer isn’t worth the hassle or you’ve seen negative stories about such lawyers on TV.
Embarking on the legal journey to compensation after an injury can be an intimidating process. However, hiring a personal injury lawyer doesn’t need to be scary. On the contrary, a personal injury lawyer can help put your mind at ease as you focus on making a full recovery from your injuries and getting back to your everyday life.
Maximize Your Compensation
Often, even the threat presented by a personal injury lawyer will signify to an insurance company that you mean business. If an insurance company isn’t treating you fairly or if your case is subject to complex legal rules and regulations, it might be virtually impossible for you to receive the compensation you deserve on your own.
A trained lawyer can examine your case from all possible angles, look for every damage for which you might receive compensation, and advocate on your behalf.
Know Your Rights
If you are seeking compensation from an insurance company—for example, if you were involved in an accident with a bus, taxi, or any other vehicle protected by an organization with deep pockets and a powerful legal team—the insurer will likely try to discredit your claim, reducing its obligation to pay.
Insurance companies often have aggressive investigators and lawyers on their side; their whole job is to protect their employer from having to make large injury payments.
A skilled personal injury lawyer will understand this and know how to approach insurance companies with the right evidence and tactics. Having one on your side can go a long way toward getting you your full and fair compensation.
Put Your Mind at Ease
You wouldn’t be considering hiring a personal injury lawyer if you weren’t already facing substantial physical and financial burdens. Perhaps you’re dealing with a slow recovery and crippling medical bills; maybe you were injured to such an extent that your life will never be the same.
In either case, you don’t need complex legal issues outside your area of expertise further complicating your life. A trained personal injury lawyer can ease your mental burden, in addition to increasing the compensation you ultimately receive.
Perhaps you’re afraid you won’t be able to afford a lawyer. However, most personal injury lawyers work on a contingency basis, meaning they don’t get paid unless you win in court.
If you think you might have a case, contact a personal injury lawyer at Christensen Law, and let us know how we can fight for you. Give us a call at (313) 217-3000 or fill out the online contact form below.
