Studies
have shown that approximately 60% of accident victims settle with the insurance
company without using a personal injury lawyer. Are these people saving money
in legal fees or losing money by settling for less than they have to?
No one can negotiate a fair
settlement if they don't understand the process and have no idea what their
claim is really worth! What do you do when?
- Meeting with the Insurance company;
- Seeing your doctor;
- Getting your expenses paid;
- Settling your claim?
No
one would argue that on a small claim that you hire a lawyer to do all the
negotiating and all other work for you. If you did this then all your
settlement would go to legal fees.
There
is a happy alternative that will give you the peace of mind that you have done
the right thing; get you the highest settlement on your claim and keep your
legal costs at a minimum.
If
you think your claim is a small one we suggest you contact a Edmonton Personal Injury Lawyer and hire him or her to give you:
- An opinion as to what the claim is worth;
- An outline of the steps you should take to negotiate a
fair settlement. This opinion should cost you a few hundred dollars and
may have to be paid "up front". Ask the lawyer before the
meeting how much this will cost and whether they can do it for a flat fee
rather than at an hourly billing rate.
If you do this you will accomplish
the following:
- Achieve the highest possible settlement, after
considering the small fee paid for the legal opinion;
- Find out how to deal with the various stages of the
process;
- Have the satisfaction and peace of mind that comes with
knowing you have done all the right things.
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