What To Expect From a Personal Injury Attorney
Everybody knows that personal injury
attorneys collect money for accident victims.
Beyond that, it’s not always so clear how much they charge and what
services they can be expected to provide.
Most personal injury attorneys take cases on contingency, meaning that
you don’t pay anything until the case is settled or tried, and then only if the
attorney is successful, but there are variations and loopholes that you should
be aware of that are not always in the client’s best interest. Here’s what to expect from a reputable Brooklyn
personal injury attorney or Queens Accident attorney that is practicing
ethically and properly.
Free Consultation
Virtually all personal injury attorneys
offer a free consultation, so if you come across one that wants to charge for
it - RUN!! The purpose of the
consultation is to determine whether there is a strong enough case to consider
moving forward with a claim. It’s
important to understand that a Queens car accident attorney will not be
handling your case “for free” or “pro bono,” but will expect to get paid out of
the proceeds of the settlement, that’s why they won’t want to take the case
unless they think it’s a winner. If a
personal injury attorney tells you that your case is not strong enough for him
to risk handling it on contingency, but that he would be willing to handle it
on an hourly rate basis, you should not agree to this without getting a second
opinion. There are some exceptions, but
most of the time if a personal injury attorney doesn’t want to risk his money
on your case, neither should you.
Gets The Insurance Company Takes Your Claim Seriously
Some insurance companies are very aggressive
about contacting unrepresented personal injury claimants with low ball offers
to settle their case. The insurance
representative will sometimes the person that their case is only worth $300 and
mail them a release to sign. It could be
that the person’s injuries are not serious, but immediately after an accident,
you can’t be sure, so it’s not a good idea to settle your case THAT fast. Once there’s a lawyer, the insurance company
can’t play this game, and will have to settle the case at it’s real value as
there’s no way he’s going to convince a Queens car
accident attorney to settle the case for $300.
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