Is it worth it to hire a car wreck attorney?

Car wreck injury victims often ask is it worth it to hire a car wreck attorney. The answer is always yes. The car accident attorney can handle all insurance issues, direct you to how to find the best doctors and help build your case into a higher value personal injury settlement. Most car wreck attorneys usually charge a percentage.

What Kind of Lawyer Do I Hire for my Car Accident?

The best type of lawyer to hire for a car accident claim is a trial lawyer who has actually been in jury trials on car accident cases and won. They should have a good record of trial wins and settlement. The attorney should understand basic medicine and injuries. The car accident lawyer must be helpful, compassionate and listen to you.

What are the Types of Skills a Car Accident Lawyer Needs?

The car accident lawyer needs to be skilled in the following areas:

• The attorney takes skillful depositions of witnesses, police, and the defendant drivers.
• The lawyer has medical knowledge sufficient to be able to question an orthopedic surgeon, neurosurgeon, neuroradiologist, neuropsychologist, general surgeon, infectious disease doctor and understand the costs associated with all medical procedures that car accident victims need.
• The lawyer should have a dynamic personality that presents well to a jury and one who is both aggressive, but not mean and who can change temperament rapidly given different judges, witnesses, and jurors so as not to offend anyone.
• The car wreck attorney should have a great understanding of accident reconstruction physics so that he or she can artfully question the defense expert who is an accident reconstruction expert.
• The car wreck attorney should have a great understanding of accident reconstruction physics so that he or she can artfully question the defense expert who is an accident reconstruction expert.
• The lawyer should be highly organized and be able to think on their feet. Lawyers who use written questions are not able to rapidly think on their feet and no deposition goes exactly as planned. They must be able to rapidly change their questions off the top of their head when facts change.
• The lawyer should have enough money to spend whatever is needed to build your case properly, be able to send you for independent medical exams and be able to hire any expert needed to win your case.
• The car wreck lawyer should be able to show you prior satisfied client recommendations and be able to discuss actual results.
• The lawyer should not make big promises on the value of your case which creates an unrealistic expectation.