If you have recently experienced a personal injury and are considering hiring a personal injury lawyer near you, it is important to understand why hiring an attorney can help your claim. Your focus should be on getting back to normal, not worried about the financial and legal issues arising from the injury.
Is it worth hiring a personal injury attorney?
It depends. There are some instances in which hiring an attorney may not be in your best interest. In order to know whether hiring a lawyer for your claim is right for you, we at Doar Drill and Skow, provide no cost consultations to review the facts of your claim and determine if hiring an attorney makes sense for you.
Personal injury lawyers have experience evaluating a claim and the issues that may arise in the short and long term. Dealing with insurance companies, particularly when unrepresented, is often difficult. Whether it is the insurance company of the person at fault) or your own insurance company, you will be dealing with professionals who are in the business of settling your claim for the least amount possible. Hiring an attorney for your injuries forces them to take you much more seriously. A lawyer can threaten to go to court if a settlement is not reached and file suit if necessary. Any attorney is aware of deadlines and possible additional sources of insurance coverage that you may not have. Given that you only have one chance to make a recovery on your claim, hiring an attorney to make sure that you get compensated fairly often makes sense.
What kind of claims do personal injury lawyers handle?
The short answer is all types. While auto accidents are most common, we also deal with injuries that occur as a result of truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, dog bites, injuries from faulty products, and injuries that occur in other types of vehicles such as ATVs, 4 Wheelers, and more.
Another area we deal with is called premise liability cases. These injuries occur when someone is injured or damaged on another person’s property or business entity’s property. The property owners are required to make a reasonable effort to maintain a safe environment for people.
What does a personal injury attorney do?
The lawyer in your personal injury claim is responsible for dealing with the insurance company and looking out for your best interest. We will make sure you’re being treated fairly. We gather information and investigate your claim, evaluate it, and re-evaluate it as we proceed, advise you on settlement and handle negotiations, and deal with opposing lawyers and the court if it is decided to put your claim in suit.
We also assist clients in dealing with subrogated parties. Subrogation is a claim by a third party, like a health insurer who paid for your medical treatment, who has the right to collect reimbursement for their expenditures from your settlement amount. We work hard to make sure you don’t pay more than you are legally obligated to.
Doar Drill and Skow can help you get the justice you deserve after you have been injured. Please give us a call at 715-246-2211 or click here to schedule your free personal injury consultation.
Since 1883, the attorneys at Doar, Drill & Skow have represented families, individuals, and businesses across Wisconsin and Minnesota in areas of personal injury, criminal defense, family law and divorce, civil litigation, estate planning and trusts, workers compensation, and more. We are recognized as one of western Wisconsin’s most skilled and successful personal injury law firms and have built our reputation on what we achieve for our clients. We are committed to being your advocate, regardless of your circumstances. Located in New Richmond, we serve clients throughout western Wisconsin and Minnesota.
DISCLAIMER: The Doar, Drill, and Skow blog is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended as legal or medical advice. References to laws are based on general legal practices and vary by location. Information reported may come from secondary news sources. We do handle these types of cases, but whether or not the individuals and/or loved ones involved in these types of situations choose to be represented by a law firm is a personal choice we respect. Should you find any of the information incorrect, we welcome you to contact us with corrections.