Importance of a personal injury attorney
The most awaited thing after any accident is the claim of compensation you make to cover the loss - of course only in cases where it is applicable. The process involving the claim is generally time-consuming and a lot of litigations arise against adjusting the amount of the claim, which is even lowered to an extent. If you wish to avoid these circumstances, it is better to appoint a personal injury attorney who would take the responsibility on your behalf to recover the amount of claim as much as possible.
A personal injury attorney may help you right away after an accident has taken place on an emergency basis. Generally, the attorney may charge almost 40% of what is recovered from the claim or you can pay the attorney a fee that is been decided between the two of you, beforehand. There is a situation where you can seek for the professional help of an attorney but as a public service which is not meant to be charged at all but still the attorney charges, a much lesser amount from the people who come for help.
So before you appoint any attorney to take your case, be prepared with a questionnaire which would decide on the fate of appointing the attorney. If you do not receive satisfactory answers, you may reject the person and call for another attorney for interview.
Things to enquire from a personal injury attorney
You must enquire about the certifications and achievements of the personal injury attorney and provide the attorney with all the information you have regarding the accident or personal injury. These two areas must be clearly scrutinized before appointing the person.
As you are the person who would be retaining the attorney for the job, you have the freedom of asking question in relation to the credibility of the personal injury attorney. According to the feedback provided by the attorney, you need to decide whether he is capable enough to get you the claim. In case of a wrong decision there will be a lot of added sufferings apart from the fees of the attorney that you will have to pay up.
You can enquire about the number of cases the personal injury attorney has so far been associated with and the number of positive results among them. If the answer is positive, you would be able to develop some trust on your attorney.
You should mention on a note, the details of the personal injury that occurred. The date and time of the incident, the place, even the name of the lane it happened, traffic condition at that point of time, name of the nearby roads and intersections, any sort of medications you were associated with, whether you had alcohol on that day, the last time you had visited your doctor, the reason of your visit and the feedback of the doctor given to you. Most importantly you should mention the type of trouble you are facing owing to the injury, extent of the injury, level of pain, doctors advice and few more related information. Give this to your attorney, so that he can tell you if he can make good of your case.
The time when your are listening to the personal injury attorney, keep a pen and paper handy such that you are able to note the answers given and you do not have to rely on your memory for reference. Take time to check the details provided and accordingly let them know your preference.
