If you were injured in an accident that was not your fault, you may be able to recover compensation. However, insurance companies and defense attorneys will try to shift blame to you, deny, and devalue your claim.
You need an attorney to help protect your rights, build your strongest case, and help you recover maximum compensation for your damages.
A Lawyer Can Help Protect Your Rights After an Accident
Insurance companies rarely hand over a check for the full value of your damages without a fight. Most insurance adjusters will contact you immediately after an accident when you are shaken up. They want to catch you off guard and get you to provide a recorded statement that may be used against you. Many times, they will offer you a quick settlement that is far below the actual value of your claim.
These insurance companies hope to get to you before you have a chance to consult an Oklahoma City accident attorney to help protect your rights. When you hire an attorney, they will handle all communications with the insurance companies on your behalf.
Because Oklahoma follows a modified comparative fault model, the amount of compensation you can recover depends on whether you are partially at fault for the accident. If you are more than 50% at fault, you will be barred from recovering compensation. And if you are less than fifty percent at fault, you can still recover compensation, but it will be reduced by the percentage of fault assigned to you.
Insurance companies and defense attorneys work hard to shift some or all of the blame to you to avoid liability and to pay as little as possible to settle your claim. An experienced accident attorney will carefully investigate your accident to identify all possible causes and liable parties and to help avoid or minimize any assignment of fault to you.
A Lawyer Can Help Preserve, Discover, and Collect Evidence To Prove Your Claim
An experienced accident attorney can issue formal letters of preservation to prevent the destruction or loss of vital evidence. They can also conduct discovery, such as issuing interrogatories, requests for production of documents, subpoenas, and taking depositions to uncover and collect evidence to help build your strongest case.
An Attorney Can Help Prove the Existence and Accurate Value of Your Damages
Your attorney will gather the evidence to prove the existence of your current and future damages and help ensure that those damages are accurately valued. At Warhawk Legal, we often work with medical and economic experts to help establish and prove the value of your damages.
We Can Help Negotiate a Fair Settlement as Quickly As Possible
At Warhawk Legal, our personal injury lawyers are excellent negotiators. The vast majority of our cases settle without the need for a trial. We work hard to negotiate a fair settlement of your case and secure your compensation as quickly as possible.
An Attorney Can Take Your Case To Trial
If a fair settlement cannot be reached, your attorney can prepare your case and represent you at trial. You do not want to accept less than the fair value of your claim, and when the at-fault parties refuse to offer a fair settlement, you need to be prepared to go to court and try your case. However, you need the assistance of an experienced trial attorney who is intimately familiar with all court rules and procedures and who knows how to help you win your case.
Contact an Experienced Accident Injury Attorney Today
If you have been injured in an accident that was not your fault, you need the assistance of an experienced accident injury attorney to protect your rights and help you recover maximum compensation.
Call Warhawk Legal at (405) 294-1243 or visit our contact page and schedule a free consultation to discuss your accident claim.