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From time to time prospective clients will consult with me on their personal injury case and ask if, in fact, they really need a personal injury attorney to handle their personal injury case?. After all, the insurance adjustor who contacted them the day after the accident "seemed so nice." The answer to this question, in a nutshell, is YES, absolutely you need an attorney if you have been injured in an accident!!! As an injury victim you are entitled to collect for reasonable and necessary present and future medical treatment, current and future lost wages, as well as a sum for pain and suffering and emotional distress. If the defendants conduct was particularly outrageous the victim might be able to claim punitive damages, an amount to punish the wrongdoer. Further, your personal injury attorney will handle all issues relating to the damage to the car if the injury, as many are, is the result of an automobile accident(my personal injury law firm in San Diego charges no attorney fees for settling property and, or, car damage). In those cases where our client does not have either medical insurance coverage or the funds to pay for medical treatment we can help arrange for their medical care to be done on a "lien" basis, i.e. a promise to pay when the case settles.

In summation, an experienced and aggressive personal injury attorney will secure for his client a far greater settlement than the individual can do without a personal injury lawyer. In fact, without question, the net amount the personal injury victim will receive after attorneys fees will be, without question, far greater than they can receive if not represented by personal injury counsel. In addition, the injured victim will not have to be concerned with dealing with the myriad of details on their own. The personal injury attorney should give his client not only a fair settlement but peace of mind during a difficult time as well