25 Things To Expect From Your Car Accident Lawyer - The Missouri Injury Blog (blog)

If you're thinking about making a personal injury claim after a car accident in Virginia and are looking for a lawyer to handle your case, it's important to know what to expect from the Virginia legal professional that you choose to partner with.

While we can't guarantee that all personal injury attorneys will cover these tasks, the following twenty-five steps are the bare bones of what you can expect from the lawyers at The Parrish Law Firm. Keep in mind that every case is different, and while we won't take you through the steps that aren't necessary for your case, we can promise you that we'll do everything in our power to make sure you are fairly compensated for your injuries.

Our 25 Steps

1. We'll take you through an initial interview.
2. We'll give you a quick education of personal injury claims.
3. We'll gather documentary evidence that will likely include medical reports and bills, as well as police accident reports.
4. We'll analyze your insurance policy looking for coverages that may pay all or portions of your medical bills.
5. We'll take a look at your insurance coverages and suggest any purchases for protection in the future.
6. We'll interview known witnesses to the automobile accident.
7. We'll collect any other evidence that's available, including photographs of the accident.
8. We'll analyze the legal issues, including assumption of risk and contributory negligence.
9. We'll talk to your physician and collect written reports from them to entirely understand your injuries.
10. We'll look at your welfare benefit plan or health insurance policy to determine whether you need to pay back any money they spent on your medical bills.
11. We'll analyze the legitimacy of any liens on your case.
12. We'll contact the insurance company and put them on notice of the claim if it has yet to be done.
13. We'll decide together with you whether to file a suit in court or attempt to negotiate with the insurance company.
14. If we decide to file a suit, we'll prepare you, healthcare providers and witnesses for deposition.
15. We'll prepare written answers and questions, and take the defendant's and witnesses' depositions.
16. We'll show the defendant all of the relevant information for the claim, including medical records, medical bills, and tax returns.
17. We'll go to court to set a trial date.
18. We'll prepare for trial and/or settlement before trial.
19. We'll prepare you and witnesses for trial.
20. We'll organize the preparation of medical and demonstrative exhibits.
21. We'll prepare for mediation and/or arbitration.
22. We'll file motions and briefs with the court to remove surprises at trial
23. We'll take the case to trial with a jury or judge.
24. We'll evaluate the jury's decision and see if either side has sufficient grounds to appeal the case.
25. We'll give you recommendations at to whether or not to make an appeal in the case (we are not obligated to participate in any appeal, however).

Contact Us

The Parrish Law Firm, based in northern Virginia, works with clients who have suffered personal injuries in automobile accidents and are looking to make a claim against the negligent party. Our lawyers have previously worked with insurance companies, so we have the inside information to make the difference in your case. Call us now at 703-906-4229 or fill out our free case consultation form.

The above article is a guest blog post by the personal injury attorneys at The Parrish Law Firm.