So you’ve been involved in a minor accident and you don’t know whether to hire a lawyer or not. Frankly, most of the time or in those kinds of accidents, you might actually net more money in your pocket if you don’t hire a lawyer than if you do. The lawyer may be able to get you more money, but after they take their fee, there may be less for you to recover.
The bottom line is: You want to look at the accident itself and determine whether or not you even need a lawyer. And that is, were you hurt in the accident? Was it more than just a minor sprain or strain? Is there a minor impact to the car or was there a major impact to the car? Are you going to have to have future medical care? And if so, how much? Are there broken bones, significant bleeding, surgery, or even death involved? What about the length of time that you were off work? Was it more than just a few days?
Those are the issues you want to take a look at and make a determination.
If your injuries are minor, you haven’t missed much work, you’re not going to seek any more treatment, it was mainly a sprain or strain, and the impact was relatively minor—you probably don’t need an attorney.
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