Personal Injury
Our medical consultant for personal injury is Amanda Colgan M.D. a board certified anesthesiologist whose participated in hundreds of operations and examined and dictated thousands of medical records.
Our law firm represents people injured from automobile accidents on the highway, death due to accidents on the highway, injury resulting from the negligence of a business owner, workers hurt while on their jobs.
Long Process - An important consideration from the very beginning in trying to hire an attorney, who claims to work in the area of personal injury litigation, is that despite the best efforts of the attorney, personal injury cases take many months to process and either settle or proceed to lawsuit.
Current Insurance Environment - Our clients will receive updated information on the negotiations with insurance companies who represent the person who caused our client’s injury. Some insurance companies are easier to deal with than others. Over the last fifteen years insurance companies are more difficult to deal with than they have been in the past because there is more pressure on their bottom line.
Claims Experience - We have an advantage not enjoyed by some attorneys in that is a family member with more than 30 years of claims adjustment experience consults with our firm. He is very helpful in giving us initial advice about the reasonableness of a claim and the insurance companies involved with an accident. Unfortunately, some insurance companies take a scorched earth policy in admitting any fault by their insured. Patience and tenacity with good preparation are the best defenses against such tactics. Our firm is not looking for the quick low ball fix for our clients.
Medical Records - Our duties include contacting all medical providers for medical records of treatment and bills summaries. Our firm will be able to help with the collection of all medical records and bills. We are able to intervene with medical providers and most are very happy to know that someone is representing their patient and they will have some hope of being paid for the medical treatment they have provided to a patient.
When we represent someone we try to make the summary of medical bills easy for someone not familiar with the case quickly comprehend. This is particularly important when dealing with insurance companies. Insurance companies are reluctant to pay anything unless they are assured that they have all the medical bills and understand the claims made by our clients.
Trial Territory - An unfortunate fact of life is that the location of your accident will make some difference in how we approach your case. Some counties have historically been more favorable to claims for injury than other counties. You need someone familiar with the courts and judges in a particular county if you have any hope of moving your case in a positive way.
Lawsuit - Is it always necessary to file a lawsuit? Some clients believe that if a law firm writes a letter to an insurance company and threatens to initiate legal action that letter alone will elicit a positive response from an insurance company. Our experience would dictate otherwise. Insurance companies are not afraid of lawsuits. Some claims representatives might welcome a lawsuit because once the case is filed they might be able to move the case file from their desk to that of their attorneys.
Our clients know that they will be included in all decisions regarding their personal injury. Our firm works diligently to educate clients on possible outcomes and the requirements imposed on them when legal action is required. Clients can be required to sit for hours an at insurance companies recorded deposition. Some clients are initially shocked at the type of information they have to provide to the other side about personal issues. We make sure that our clients know all procedures for either settlement or trial of their personal injury.
Our law firm is efficient and organized when asking clients to put their faith in our representation. Please keep that in mind when choosing a lawyer for your personal injury claim.
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