If you've been injured in an accident or a loved one has been the victim of a wrongful death, you have a lot on your plate! You have to find a way to support your family and yourself while at the same time receiving the medical care and therapy you need to reach out and start taking your life back.
A personal injury lawyer can help you do that.
When you've been the victim of an accident you are often left feeling helpless, as though there is nothing you can do that will make your situation any better.
What you can do is pick up the phone and call a personal injury lawyer to let them know that you have been the victim of an accident that never should have taken place in the first place, and that you would like them to help you fight for your legal right to compensation for that accident so that your life can begin to get back to normal.
A personal injury lawyer will meet with you personally right at the very beginning to help you walk through the incident step by step, without leaving any details out, so they can determine who was at fault (they were), what specifically caused the accident that resulted in your suffering and what the best way is to present this to a jury and a judge that will convince them to order the responsible parties to pay you the compensation you deserve.
Because most personal injury settlements are negotiated out of court rather than in, you're going to be doing yourself a huge favor by obtaining the services of a personal injury lawyer.
Your opposition is going to love seeing you show up in court to represent yourself (a process known as appearing Pro Se) because they know they can trip you up with legal jargon and make you fall flat on your face in front of a judge.
Judges, on the other hand, dislike it when people appear in their courtroom Pro Se because they are unfamiliar with the workings of the court and hold the process up by forgetting to file the proper paperwork, lodging irrelevant complaints and generally not knowing what they're doing.
In other words, if your case goes to trial you're not going to be able to represent yourself.
Whether the case goes to trial or the two lawyers manage to come to terms outside of the courtroom, your personal injury lawyer will fight for your right to compensation for your medical bills, the cost of your therapy, any in-home or child care you might require, property damage, pain and suffering and your lost wages.
Your personal injury lawyer is going to do fantastic things to help you get back on your feet and moving forward for your future.