Will I Receive More Money If I Have A Personal Injury Lawyer?

Before we get into some of the specifics about how a personal injury lawyer can help you win more money in your case, let’s take a quick look at a couple important pieces of data. The Insurance Research Council did a comprehensive study to compare the value of settlements people received for the same injury when they were represented with and without a lawyer. People who were represented by a personal injury lawyer received almost three and a half times more (this is even after the attorney’s fees were paid).

There are many reasons why personal injury attorneys are able to help their clients receive more money than those who do not utilize the services of a lawyer. On this page, we will cover the many different ways in which a personal injury lawyer can help you get more money.  

Insurance companies can be very difficult to work with — to say the least. Unfortunately, many insurance companies have even carried out some very immoral actions. Here are a few acts of intimidation that we have seen insurance companies try to pull on injury victims over the years:

• They will try to get you to admit to something that you didn’t do. This will be recorded and used against you. 
• They will tell you that you were at fault for the injury, denying you of all compensation. 
• They will claim that your medical records are not sufficient. They will recommend using one of their approved medical professionals for a re-assessment.  
• They will tie up your claim for a long period of time. This often makes people desperate to settle for any amount of money. In these cases, people take much less than they deserved. 

The above-mentioned approaches are just a few of the ways an insurance company will try to intimidate injury victims. However, an experienced personal injury lawyer WILL NOT allow the insurance companies to get away with any of these tactics. 

A personal injury attorney will know how to communicate with insurance companies so that your case can move forward. The reputation of a personal injury law firm also goes along way with these communications. Here at Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorney, PC, we have been working with insurance companies in Oregon for many years. Our stellar reputation makes it easier to get through to these insurance agencies. Make no mistake, insurance companies are certainly aware of the reputable law firms that necessitate the proper attention and care. 

The compensation that you receive relies heavily on the assessment of your injuries. The most complex aspect of this calculation occurs when it’s time to evaluate the future ramifications of an injury. It’s important to understand how an injury will impact you in the future. You may not be able to go back to work in the same capacity as you could previously to the injury. Or, you may have long term therapy that will cost money. These are aspects that a lawyer will properly break down. 

A good personal injury lawyer will work closely with your medical team to get a better understanding of the future. By doing so, an accurate compensation figure will be calculated to address potential lost income, future medical costs and any other relevant damages. Once this monetary figure is calculated, your lawyer will do everything possible to win you this settlement amount.