When injured, it's important to get your deserved compensation.
When dealing with a serious injury, you will have medical bills, loss of work, pain and suffering.
Not only that, you may have diminished capacity at work.
For this reason, when trying to get a fair amount of money, you must prepare for the process and plan your strategy.
Settling with the company
Save all paperwork: • First and foremost, when looking for a personal injury settlement, you should save all your paperwork.
Save all paperwork: • First and foremost, when looking for a personal injury settlement, you should save all your paperwork. • This paperwork should include any hospital bills and receipts from medications.
Save all paperwork: • First and foremost, when looking for a personal injury settlement, you should save all your paperwork. • This paperwork should include any hospital bills and receipts from medications.
• With this, you can determine how much money you spent healing your injury.
Save all paperwork: • However, while this is a good start, you should do more to get the most out of the process. • In fact, the upfront cost is largely irrelevant in most cases as you will want to prove to the insurance company that you suffered from the accident.
Never take the first offer
Never take the first offer: • Insurance companies will try to exploit a person and offer a paltry sum.
Never take the first offer: • Insurance companies will try to exploit a person and offer a paltry sum. • Often, people will get excited and accept a low amount of money.
Never take the first offer: • Insurance companies will try to exploit a person and offer a paltry sum. • Often, people will get excited and accept a low amount of money • This is unwise, and one should not let an insurance company dictate the price.
Never take the first offer: • No, instead, you should always counter offer with a higher amount.
Never take the first offer: • There is no point in leaving thousands of dollars on the table, as most insurers will come back with an increased offer.
Never take the first offer: • Remember, if you stand your ground and come back with a reasonable suggestion, you can receive thousands more in compensation.
Using an attorney
Find a good one: • Above all else, if you want to fight the insurance company and try to get the best settlement, you should hire a lawyer.
Find a good one: • With an attorney you will have someone on your side throughout the entire process.
Find a good one: • This will enable you to contact the insurance company through a third-party intermediary.
Find a good one: • While choosing an attorney, you should look for one who does not charge an upfront fee.
Find a good one: • Instead, when paying one on contingency, you will not have to worry about out-ofcontrol costs.
Find a good one: • When looking for the attorney, make sure you ask around for referrals and try your best to find a quality lawyer - a hardworking one will help you get the best results.
Expect more money: • Provided you find a quality and hardworking attorney, you should get a bigger settlement.
Expect more money: • Of course, you will have to pay legal fees and taxes.
Expect more money: • However, with a lawyer on your side, you are likely to get a larger settlement, even when accounting for fees
Expect more money: • A legal professional will know what questions to ask and how to get a company to write a big check.
Expect more money: • Without a doubt, this is the best option for most people as it is hard to beat the insurance company without professional help.
If you want to settle with the insurance company, you can get some money, hopefully enough to cover your medical bills.
On the other hand, if you want to go for a larger personal injury settlement, you must contact a lawyer who is willing to take the insurance company to court.
If you've been seriously injured through the incompetence or carelessness of another, contact the Millea Law Firm in Scottsdale Arizona.
Matt Millea, the personal injury attorney who owns the practice, will personally work with you to represent your claim in court to get the money you need and deserve.
http://www.millealawfirm.com