subject: What Attorneys Can Do For You [print this page] For the sake of making things look more realistic, imagine yourself driving but had to stop because of the red light. Now imagine yourself twisting and straining your back as you were thrown out of your car due to the forceful crash of the vehicle that bumped your rear end. What you did after composing yourself is that you took the name and address of this driver as well as his insurance company, you also noticed this huge damage done to your car! It just so happened at that moment, no policeman was available.
Now ha different picture is this, you're in the supermarket shopping for groceries. As you look for the things that you need, you did not notice this box from the lower shelf and thus you stumble causing you to have a twisted ankle. A concerned clerk came to your aid and called the manager. The manager upon learning what happened politely asked for your name and address.
You found one of your arms injured and this happened when you were watching a basketball game when all of a sudden, this stand collapsed. Quickly after this incident, an ambulance took you to the nearest hospital and there, x rays were performed on you which resulted that you have a broken arm. Upon meeting accidents like these, there are two things that you can do. The first one is hiring an experienced attorney who is equipped enough to handle such case, then sharing an amount with him or through by lawsuit. Two is settling your own case without the assistance of a lawyer and dealing with the other party or insurance company.
By calling in an experienced personal injury or negligence attorney, you absolve yourself of all trouble and responsibility. A competent lawyer, for example, will make a complete investigation of the facts in order to determine liability, that is, whether the defendant has been legally guilty of such carelessness or negligence as to make him responsible to you for damages.
Basically, lawyers would do what they are tasked to do such as interviewing witnesses, taking photographs, ensuring that you be examined by physicians or surgeons, and calculating how much your injuries would cost the offender. Discuss terms with the claims adjuster is what your lawyer would basically do until both parties agree on certain conditions, or your lawyer may also file a case which will be subjected to a hearing but this takes around two to four years to process. Certain signs such as not knowing how to handle your own case, the presence of serious and permanent injuries, and when the matter of liability is in doubt, these are indicators that says you definitely have to hire a lawyer no matter what the cost is. It would be unnecessary for you to shoulder an amount if he loses.
In one way or the other, there are more pros than cons if you try to deal with your own case such as facing minor problems like menial injuries and property damage. In addition, if you're smart enough to abide by simple instructions, then you definitely can handle this situation by yourself. With this, a lot of money and time would not be wasted. Lawyers charge for their services. From the total amount received from the case, 35 to 40 percent of it would go to the lawyer. That fee is dependent on the arrangement you had with your lawyer which is included in the contract you sign when you agree with certain terms with your lawyer.
The place where you live, how bad your injuries are, and who your lawyer is are the factors that affect the two ways lawyers charge for fees. These two ways are simple, first is the one dependent on the gross income, while second is the one taken from the net income.
