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If you have recently been in a car accident, getting a lawyer may be the last thing on your mind. Between the problems resulting from damage to your vehicle, you may be dealing with medical issues resulting from injuries you sustained in the accident. However, you should still seek out a lawyer as soon as possible after a car accident, and here is why:
It would be nice if insurance companies had the decency to allow you to simply deal with the tragedy and trauma that results from being in a car accident on your own time. Unfortunately, insurers are rarely so courteous, and you may begin hearing from insurers within days, or even hours, of your accident. They will not wait to begin sorting out the legal side of your accident, and neither should you.
Typically, when an insurance company first contacts you to offer a settlement for your car accident, it will be an extremely low amount compared to what you might get if you pursued the matter in court. They may want to take advantage of your distressed mental state to get you to accept that first offer, because they often do not want you to have a chance to negotiate your settlement. If you do, the size of your settlement is likely to go up dramatically.
Insurance companies have a team of lawyers working to get the best possible deal for them in every car accident case that they cover. Obviously, most people do not have that same luxury, and without your own attorney, you will be forced to face them alone. Thus, hiring a lawyer is a necessary part of levelling the playing field and making sure you get the best possible deal for yourself.
Even if you are otherwise a skilled negotiator in your own right, negotiating a settlement in your own car accident is too much for most people to bear. You are already dealing with enough after an accident, so trying to work out a proper settlement is likely going to be overwhelming. A lawyer can take the pressure off of you and handle the negotiating for you, allowing you to focus on the other problems you are currently dealing with.
The vast majority of lawsuits end in a settlement, rather than a verdict at trial. That said, if you do intend to go to trial, your best approach includes hiring an experienced attorney with trial litigation experience. They will be able to create a litigation strategy that will maximize your odds of victory, giving you the best possible chance at getting a favorable outcome for your case.
Duffy & Duffy’s attorneys have decades of experience in handling personal injury issues. With our offices conveniently located in New York, we are ready to assist you with your case. If you want to schedule a free consultation, give us a call at (516) 394-4200, or visit our contact page.
After years of serving New York–including the Bronx, Queens and Nassau, Suffolk and Kings Counties–, we are confident our injury lawyers can assist you with your claim. We are well respected by our clients, who appreciate not only the outcomes we’ve provided but also the care in which we resolved their cases. As you can see from our successful settlements, we offer excellent results, though the outcome varies depending on the case. Regardless of your case details, you can rest assured our Long Island car accident attorneys will always fight for you as you seek compensation to pay for medical bills, vehicle repairs and more. You deserve to be made whole again after your accident, and Duffy & Duffy is here to help.
No. Our injury cases are handled on a contingent retainer. You pay nothing upfront, and we recover attorney’s fees only if your litigation is successful. We don’t bill by the hour. You don’t need to worry about running up a large attorney’s bill before you see any recovery for your injuries.
Yes. Our firm is dedicated to creating a strong relationship with our clients, beginning with keeping your information and consultation confidential.
Each case we encounter is carefully screened and evidence scrutinized to make sure the claim is meritorious and may be successful at trial. We will perform an investigation, and then our partners make a final decision on whether to take on a case.
