Indecision Kills The Value Of Your Case
I'm going to ask you a question. Is indecision killing the value of your case and your chance to get fully paid for your injuries? We're talking about whether it's a work injury, a car accident, a fall down at a business or a fall down that was caused by somebody else, or a bar fight, dog bite, nursing home abuse, and medical malpractice. Is indecision destroying the value of your case?
I had a guy who called me and he told me that he has spoken to eight different lawyers about his car crash case. He couldn't make a decision. A couple of the lawyers seemed okay, some of the big law firms, he didn't really talk to a person or an attorney. He just talked to a clerk or a case manager and didn't really get to talk to an attorney. There were a couple of guys he liked and he liked me, but he didn't really want to pull the trigger.
The problem is though, that by the time he called me, his case, his accident had already happened over a year ago. There were problems with his case, because he didn't have the advice of an attorney. One of the most important things I do for my clients is, I think I mentioned it in another article.
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No-Show On Doctor's Appointments
One of my clients had a back injury after an accident. Told me they were going to get a part-time job where they're on their feet and they told me that they want to start riding their bike to work and things of that nature. I've had other people who do a little bit of therapy, are still in a lot of pain, and then stop going or life gets in the way and they start no-showing their doctor's appointments. All of those things will literally take an excellent high value case and destroy its value. Like literally destroy its value.
You could have a case that could be worth six figures. And if there are too many problems with it, it'll turn it into a case that the insurance company wants to fight about. Meaning no settlement before a lawsuit. The case could go on for years and then ultimately, we have got to go in front of a judge and jury and explain the problems with the case.
Remember, at trial, the defense attorney is going to pick every issue or question mark in the case. They will build it up into this grand conspiracy and try and get the judge and jury to pay you nothing. All of that stuff can be avoided if you have a good lawyer and you've hired a firm where lawyers actually work on the case not just case managers. A lawyer who will call you back, answer your calls, address your concerns, you can bounce ideas off, and the lawyer will manage it.
Report The Injury Immediately
Here's another example. I was talking to a lady who hates her job, hates her manager, and hates her supervisor. She's been working there a number of years, re-injured an old injury, didn't go to the doctor and didn't report it because she's so mad at the supervisor and her boss, and then you know she wanted to walk out. Well I get that you're frustrated, but if you have an on-the-job injury and you want to get paid while you're off work, you need a doctor's note keeping you off work.
What I told her to do is,
"Look you've got to call them, and report the injury and make sure they know you got hurt a couple of days ago, and let them know you're going to the doctor and then get a doctor's note and get it over to HR, send it to your boss."
Protect Your Financial Future
That will protect her right to collect money while she's off work with the injury. The harassment and the bad behavior and the bad treatment is obviously a major issue. It's a major thing for people, and it's often the main thing people are upset about. But my job is to protect your financial future, protect your right to recover, and protect the value of your case or enhance the value of your case by putting it together the right way.
I know it's self-serving talking to a good lawyer and pulling the trigger. No one's going to be perfect. I've also talked to a lot of people who I'll talk to on the phone, I'll answer all their questions, I'll send them paperwork to sign up and then I don't hear from them for like a week or a month.
Better Off Hiring An Attorney
I just had a guy who didn't have the best case in the world. But he had a case I thought I could probably get him money. So I agreed to represent him and then he disappeared from me. He disappeared from me for a year and a half, couldn't find them, didn't answer phone calls, didn't answer texts, didn't answer emails, didn't answer letters to his address and the letters didn't come back.
I had to send them a letter telling them "I'm sorry, you never gave me your paperwork back, and we couldn't reach you, so we're not your lawyers anymore". Well, after two years had gone by the guy contacted me and said "hey, how's my case going?". Well, again, life gets in the way and you are better off hiring an attorney, getting the attorney on the job, and then you're covered, your deadlines are going to be protected, your lawyer is going to be working on the case, and you have somebody who will call you back to answer your questions.
Pick The Right Lawyer
I know it's stressful. I know that a lot of lawyers don't have the greatest bedside manner, but you are definitely better off in virtually all injury cases with a lawyer than without one. Just make sure you pick the right one. Of course I'm available to represent people in every kind of injury case; car crash, work injury, fall down, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, any kind of injury. I can help you can get a free consultation. You'll talk to my operator and they'll take the basic information and send it to me and then we can set up a time to talk that's good for you and me. Even if you call in the middle of the night. They pick up the phone they get your information so you can call when it's good for you.
