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Do I Really Need A Lawyer To Handle My Auto Accident Claim? (Part I)

Do I really need a lawyer to handle my auto accident claim?

I would like to offer you some thoughts on when you do and when you don't need a lawyer to handle your claim.

Initially, let me ask you whether you have ever attempted a home improvement or home repair project that you had never done before?

Did everything go smoothly? Were you able to get it right on the first attempt? Were the results what you had expected?

If you're like me, you may understand what you want to accomplish and maybe even the steps you need to take to get it done.

Unfortunately, unless you have had training to do the project and have actually done it before, you may wind up like me, having to redo the project or accept a poor result.

Please keep this in mind when you are deciding whether you will contact a lawyer to handle your auto accident claim. Unless you have the education, the training, and the experience in handling these claims, you risk doing it wrong, you risk a bad result and you will always be going up against someone who really knows what they are doing, someone with the education, the training, the experience, and the primary goal to minimize your claim.

Having said that, as we will be the first to advise, not every case needs a lawyer! Here are some instances in which doing it yourself is certainly possible:

Property damage only. Where you are only dealing with the cost of repair or the value of your vehicle, there is plenty of information available to you that will allow you reach an appropriate settlement of your property damage claim without the need for an attorney.

The auto and motor vehicle accident section of this website has a lot of this information and I would urge you to use it to educate yourself if you wish to handle your own property damage claim.

Minor injury with no medical treatment. In these situations, there really is no reason for an attorney to be involved. You should be able to fully explain the nature and extent of the injury you received and if you did not need medical care, there are no complicating medical billing and reimbursement issues. Again this site has information for you that can help you with this type of minor claim.

On the other hand, if you have more than a nominal injury and have had medical care or need medical care, it is in your best interest to have a lawyer. Please see "Do I Really Need a Lawyer (Part II) for some instances in which doing it yourself is not in your best interest.

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