Why Hire a Lawyer for Car Accidents?

After interviewing thousands of clients over many years of practice, these appear to be the chief reasons why people hire lawyers with respect to their injuries sustained in car accidents:

(a) They are frustrated with the adjuster’s tactics which include such things as blaming them for the accident, cutting off their benefits, trying to direct what type of care they should have, making derogatory comments about their choice of practitioners, making derogatory comments about their lifestyle, making unhelpful comments about their slowness in returning to their pre-accident state and other comments and criticisms designed to discourage and intimidate the client.

(b) They want the lawyer’s assistance in identifying what practitioners or treatments may be more helpful in identifying and treating their accident-related problems. In particular, they hope that the lawyer will be able to provide quicker and easier access to medical specialists and imaging techniques such as an MRI.

© They hope that the lawyer will negotiate more financial compensation than they would get dealing with the case on their own, even after the lawyer’s fees are taken into consideration.

Contrary to what many people may think, the chief reason for people hiring lawyers is not financial. The most commonly-voiced reason is to avoid the stress that comes with dealing with an ICBC claim.