As many of you know, my main area of practice is Wills and Trusts. However, I also practice personal injury law.
It seems to me that most of my clients are “reluctant” to bring any kind of lawsuit. However, it is natural to sometimes feel that way. An experienced personal injury attorney is not about revenge or “sticking it” to anyone! A good lawyer is honest and works for people to secure what law allows when clients have been injured by someone else’s carelessness. Remember, it is what the law allows! We are working within the system. The system was designed to protect victims. You don’t have to feel “bad” or “awkward” if you’ve been injured and seek compensation.
Most personal injury lawyers work hard to make their clients happy and to recover as much as they can for them. Of course, a good lawyer will also set realistic expectations. They should not promise you the moon just to get your case.
I once had a client who didn’t “want to sue anybody!” It was basically “against his religion” to bring any kind of claim against anyone. He had fallen due to the negligence of another, and he re-tore his rotator cuff as a result. Now he had a serious rotator cuff injury. Well, now he is facing surgery as a result of this incident, and his shoulder is causing him tremendous pain on a daily basis. He was supposed to be enjoying his retirement but now he is in great pain every day. Because he tried to “tough it out” and didn’t want to “bother anyone” with a claim, he made no mention of the accident to his doctors. The only person who will suffer from that mistake is him. Now the insurance company for the guilty party is denying the claim, arguing the accident never happened because my client did not mention it to his doctors. Truth is, my client was “old school” and didn’t want to report his injury claim because he didn’t want to be “a bother.” Well, now he needs rotator cuff surgery and the only person who suffered from his actions is himself.
If you have an accident, don’t be ashamed to bring a claim. That is why responsible people carry insurance – to compensate those they inadvertently injure! That’s exactly why you should bring a claim if you have an honest injury.
If you need help with your personal injury case, please consider my office. I used to work as a defense attorney for the insurance companies, and now I work for you! My personal injury website is www.ValenciaLawyer.com. For more information, please call 661-414-7100.