Automobile Accidents
If you have been involved in an automobile accident resulting in personal injury and/or property damage of any kind, our legal professionals are here to insure that you are adequately compensated for any injuries that you have sustained. The insurance companies have aggressive professionals on their side whose sole objective is to minimize the amount that the insurance company has to pay. Can you really afford to rely on their assessment of the situation? And don't worry about attorney fees, court costs, or other litigation expenses because we generally advance all money needed to pursue the case and agree to take a percentage of the monetary recovery ultimately obtained for you as a result of negotiation or trial. Furthermore, we get nothing unless we obtain a monetary recovery for you.

What to do if you are involved in an automobile accident?

If you are involved in an accident you need to keep two things in mind. First, take actions that will prevent further injuries or damages from occurring. Anyone who is injured should get medical treatment as soon as possible. Injuries may worsen if treatment is delayed. Also, if possible move your vehicle out of the roadway to avoid being hit by another car. Secondly, you need to take actions that will preserve evidence of the accident and any resulting injuries or damages.

The very first thing to do after an accident is to stop your car. The situation can only be made worse by leaving the scene. You may even be subject to criminal prosecution for leaving the scene of an accident. Pull over to a safe spot, out of traffic, if possible. If not, use cones or flares to direct traffic away from the stopped vehicles.

Call for an ambulance, if necessary, to treat any injuries incurred by anyone involved. You should avoid moving anyone who is injured if you are not trained in how to do so properly because some injuries may be worsened if the person is moved improperly. You should also call the police so that they can investigate the accident and file a report. Information in the police report may be valuable evidence later on.

Do not rely solely on the police report for an investigation of the accident. You should record as much as possible about the accident on your own as well. Take pictures of the accident scene. If you have a camera available to you, you should take the pictures immediately. If not, come back to the scene as soon as possible with a camera to take pictures before skid marks or other evidence disappears. You should also take pictures of the damage to vehicles or any structures with which the vehicles collided. Take plenty of pictures and take them from multiple angles. You don't know now which pictures may be most helpful to you if you sue the other driver. Take pictures of injuries as well, so that you will have visual proof of the extent of bruising, etc. You also may wish to continue to photograph injuries over time to show the length of the recovery.

Make sure you get the names and addresses of everyone involved in the accident, as well as the names and addresses of any witnesses. It may later become impossible to locate witnesses if you do not get their names and addresses at the time of the accident.

If the other driver or drivers were at fault their insurance company will inevitably contact you and offer to settle the matter for a fraction of what you may really be entitled to. It is important that you do not sign anything associated with the accident, discuss the accident with any of their representatives, or accept any form of monetary settlement. If an insurance representative contacts you by telephone do not discuss the accident because those phone calls are inevitably recorded and they may entice you to make comments that may later prejudice your case and ultimately reduce or eliminate the amount of any monetary damages that you may be entitled to.

Contact us as soon as possible after the accident. We can evaluate the evidence that you have gathered and determine what else may be needed. Don't wait too long to contact us because valuable evidence tends to be more difficult to obtain as more time passes. We will contact the other driver's insurance company and begin the complex process of ensuring that you receive every dime that you are legally entitled to.