Were you recently involved in a car accident?
Wondering if you should hire a Northern Colorado car accident lawyer?
In many cases, the answer is ‘yes,’ but this depends on a number of factors. If you’re trying to decide whether it’s time to hire a lawyer, then keep reading. Below are some good reasons why it might be time to get help from a car accident attorney.
1. There is a Serious Injury or Wrongful Death
When a serious injury or death occurs due to a car accident, it is a traumatic experience for everyone involved. Just recovering from the event may be more than you feel you can handle at the moment. By hiring a lawyer, you can focus on your recovery. Your lawyer will focus on putting a case together against the other driver. Let your lawyer deal with the case; you have other things to deal with.
If there is an issue of who caused the collision, you may want a car accident attorney to help you determine liability. If you are partially at fault, then you will need to determine to what extent you are to blame as you attempt to negotiate a settlement.
Even partially at fault, you are entitled to compensation from the other driver and his insurer. A lawyer will help you understand these various percentages and help you get the compensation to which you are entitled.
If multiple cars were involved in the collision, it might also be time for a car accident attorney. For example, if the initial wreck led to a third or fourth vehicle getting caught up in the accident and experiencing damages, things can get complicated.
In these cases, you will need a lawyer to help work with the various parties and insurance companies to reach a favorable conclusion to your case.
When you need to collect evidence in the case of a car accident, it can be very helpful to have a lawyer working with you. A lawyer and his investigator can help you collect evidence critical to your case.
A lawyer can assist with securing witness statements, accident reports, and possible video footage of the scene. If your car has an Event Recorder Device, a black box, this information may be helpful for your case.
If you are in negotiation or settlement talks regarding your car accident, having an experienced lawyer to assist you is a must. A lawyer can help you work towards a favorable settlement.
A key sign that you may need a lawyer is when the insurance company fails to make a fair offer. If you’ve suffered a personal injury and the insurance company offer doesn’t even cover the medical bills, then it is time to talk to a car accident lawyer.
In addition to past and current medical expenses that you deserve to have covered, you are entitled to future medical expenses incurred as a result of the collision. For example, you may have obtained a permanent disability due to the car accident.
If you’ve undergone a personal injury that will require future medical expenses, having an attorney negotiate for future medical costs gets you what you deserve.
You may also need a lawyer if you have been in an accident with an uninsured driver or an underinsured driver. If you carried UIM coverage, there is still a process to get you the compensation you deserve from the collision.
The process to collect UIM compensation can be complicated. A lawyer can help manage this tricky situation and ensure you receive the compensation you are entitled to.
Often keeping track of all the medical bills and records can be a daunting task. Having an attorney to help get the information from the respective treatment providers is the first step. Then organizing the documents and summarizing those documents is necessary to make a demand against the individual who caused the collision. Having an attorney will help you through this challenging process.
You’ve been contacted by the insurance adjustor, and the offer is unfair. These insurance representatives are very skilled at manipulating the situation to pay as little compensation to you as possible. They might even try to intimidate you into settling and taking less than you deserve.
In these cases, you will definitely want to hire a car accident attorney to help you get the rightful compensation.
Chances are you don’t have the time to learn all the intricacies of car accident and personal injury law. You can save time and energy when you hire an experienced lawyer. In addition, an attorney is often in a better position to help you maximize your recovery.
Car accidents can be traumatic experiences and the litigation that follows can make a difficult accident even harder. Having an attorney fighting on your behalf can be comforting.
Have you recently been hurt in a car accident? Need an experienced car accident attorney to protect your rights? Contact us today to find out more as to how we can help you.
