How to be Sure You Have Chosen a Great Personal Injury Attorney

Personal injury lawyers receive calls almost daily where injured people just like you have been pushed around by the insurance company until they feel like giving up.

Bob, for example, a young man in college and a member of the armed forces, was on his way home from school when he was hit by a reckless driver who ran a red light and slammed into his vehicle. The airbags deployed and fortunately no bones were broken and no serious injury was reported at the scene of the accident.

Bob went home following the accident with a headache and a ringing in his ears he thought go would away after a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately the ringing in his ears never stopped. He went to a specialist who found permanent hearing loss. It was the doctors’ opinion the ringing in Bob’s ears would never go away.

Bob called the insurance company to see if he could get a settlement for the permanent damage done to him by the reckless driver. The insurance company first denied his claim altogether, claiming his injuries were not serious enough to warrant a recovery. It was only after the insurance company had continued to hassle him, Bob finally called a personal injury lawyer. After pushing the case forward the personal injury attorney was able to get Bob a fair settlement for his injuries.

Since you may be uncertain about whether you have a valid personal injury claim or what to do about it, choose an accident attorney who can offer you a one free hour consultation to review your case and your accident lawyer should also be willing to front all of the costs.

Your personal injury lawyer should discuss how to protect your rights and maximize the value of your case. Make sure your accident lawyer answers all of your questions so you can go forward with confidence and peace of mind about your case.

The personal injury attorney will go over the facts of your case with you, ask you questions and review the police report and any photos, estimates or other papers you may have. Then, after a clear understanding of what happened, they should give you an opinion about your case, including your chances for recovery and any problems. Every case is different and the accident attorney should tell you what is best for you under your specific circumstances.

The attorney should be your Advocate and explain your legal rights and your obligations, what papers need to be filed and what reports need to be made. You should understand the entire claims process, so you’ll know exactly what happens from start to finish.

If the facts are in dispute, your advocate will tell you what can be done to prove your side, and how to protect yourself from insurance adjusters and investigators. Your personal injury attorney should also let you know what to expect in the coming weeks and months, so you can have the information you need to be able to make an informed choice about your case.

Here are 6 things you should expect from your injury attorney in Utah:

1. Available. You can speak with an attorney (not an answering service) right now, even after usual business hours.
2. Responsive. The injury lawyer should respond to your needs to provide the best service possible and keep you informed along the way.
3. Networked. Have a network of medical providers that will help you recover your injuries, even if you do not have insurance.
4. Resourceful. The attorney should have agreements with rental car companies and help you get a replacement car within 24 hours.
5. Industrious. Know the value of hard work and to assist you to make ends meet until you can get back to work.
6. Dedicated. The accident attorney should have the abilities and the experience to take your case as far as it needs to go, even to trial if needed to make the insurance company pay.

Way too many people have wished they had acted sooner before important witnesses’ moves and could no longer be found, before delays or gaps in their medical treatment proved fatal to their case.

Some of these people haven’t gone to an accident lawyer because they did not think they had a case, some were intimidated, and some had bad experiences in the past with other accident lawyers. Contact a personal injury lawyer in Utah who fits these criteria and you will do much better resolving the damages sustained in your accident.