Tuesday, May 18, 2010

I've never used a Personal Injury Lawyer

"I’ve never used a personal injury lawyer, the last thing I want is an ambulance chaser!"

After most car accidents, the most pressing concern for a majority of people is getting their car fixed or replaced. After all, life comes to a screeching halt the moment that you can no longer get to work, run the kids to day care, or get any place that life’s demands require of you.

Once the bumper is replaced, the frame is straightened out, or the shiny new car is in the driveway, most car accident victims are satisfied that all is well. Sure there might be an uncomfortable tightness in the neck, or a new twinge in the lower back, but you've experienced worse...right? After all, this new headache won't last forever.

TV shows and late night personal injury commercials depict gruesome images of catastrophic forty car pileups with bodies strewn about the road. As a society we are led to believe that these are the only injuries that matter, the only injuries that merit the involvement of a lawyer. While certainly those situations would merit the involvement of a personal injury attorney, a small pain in the lower back, the neck or injuries involving the spine can have long term and lasting effects when proper treatment is neglected.

Consider these excerpts from WebMD:

“Surprisingly, the speed of the cars involved in the accident or the amount of physical damage to the car may not relate to the intensity of neck injury. Speeds as low as 15 miles per hour can produce enough energy to cause whiplash in a passenger in your car, whether or not they are wearing a seat belt.”

“These signs and symptoms may occur immediately or minutes to hours after the initial injury. The sooner after the injury that symptoms develop, the greater the chance of serious damage: neck pain, neck swelling, tenderness along the back of your neck, muscle spasms (in the side or back of your neck), difficulty moving your neck around, headache, pain shooting from your neck into either shoulder or arm.”

Often the victim is concerned about being able to pay the doctor's fee. Rather than having to hassle with co-pays and medical insurance coverage, the victim would rather take their chances with healing on their own. This is a risk that a victim should not be faced with. A personal injury attorney can help you avoid taking such a risk.

Consider the situation where you find yourself in an accident, and the other party was “at-fault.” We can all agree that in an ideal world, the just and correct thing to do would be to put you in a position as though the accident had never occurred. Unfortunately, we cannot turn back the clock. We cannot take away the pain, give you back your missed days of work, or make sure your kids made it to soccer practice. The only legitimate resource we have to attempt to make it close to equal is money. It sounds callous, almost greedy. But the reality is that we simply cannot restore any party to a pre-accident condition. No one pretends to believe, the legal profession included, that money will magically make you whole. However it will help to soften the blow; it does make it possible for you to cover the costs of medical bills you have or will have and allow for you to be compensated for any injuries you would not have otherwise sustained.

Do not let the cost of treating a neck or back injury deter you from being properly cared for. Life is too long and too valuable to spend future years in pain because of what seemed to be a minor injury at the time.

As a personal injury attorney, I do not charge for my services until I recover for you. I aggressively work on your behalf. I want you to be as close as possible to your pre-accident condition, and I will fight to get you there.

Attorney Adam Barlow
adambarlowlaw.com
602-688-4LAW (4529)

8 comments:

  1. Correct! Not looking at your legal options after sustaining an injury isn’t advisable. I’m not saying here that you should HIRE a lawyer right away, but you should TALK to one to assess your situation. Many personal injury lawyers offer free consultation services. Remember that you have the privilege and responsibility to know and exercise your rights.

    Raleigh Crowl

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  2. Well, I think it’s about time that you welcome effective lawyers in your life just in case you get to experience such severe car accidents. These lawyers can help not just you, but everyone who has been a victim of an accident and to fix all the damages caused and recover immediately.

    Amy Baron

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  3. When injuries aren’t that bad, most victims of car accidents neglect the medical and legal aspects. Everyone should remember that a simple pain in the body can develop to a more serious complication in the coming days. In the same manner, talking to lawyers can help you in knowing possible legal claims and actions that can aid in your recovery after the accident.

    : Cindie Guevara

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  4. Damages are categorized as either special or general. In torts, special damages are measurable costs which can be itemized such as medical expenses, lost earnings, and property damages whereas general damages include less measurable costs such as pain and suffering, loss of consortium, and emotional distress. Personal injury torts result in both special and general damages. The amount of compensation for a personal injury law will primarily depend on the severity of the injury. Serious injuries (such as broken bones, severed limbs, brain damage) that cause intense physical pain and suffering receive the highest injury settlements. Aside from compensation for injuries, the injured person may get compensated for the lifetime effect of the injuries.

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