If you are injured in a car accident, the aftermath of the crash can profoundly affect your future. Specifically, you may be entitled to substantial compensation if you or a loved one was hurt, but you must understand your rights and know how to navigate the legal system.
Texas is a fault system, so the driver who causes your accident should be liable for your losses. You should be “made whole” or fully repaid for economic and non-economic losses like pain and suffering, emotional distress, and wrongful death damages. However, you have to be able to prove your case.
If the other driver was at fault and the claim seems straightforward, you may feel like you can handle the situation on your own, especially if the other driver’s insurer has accepted blame. However, you’ll need to decide whether to hire a lawyer for a car accident that wasn’t your fault, since you don’t want to leave money on the table or jeopardize your case.
The San Antonio car accident attorneys at The Aguirre Law Firm, PLLC are here to help. You can give us a call to schedule a free consultation and find out what we can do for you. You can also read on to learn about how to decide whether to get a lawyer or not.
To decide whether you need a lawyer or not, think about whether you are 100% confident you know what your case is worth.
Insurers are notorious for trying to get people to accept less than they deserve. In fact, insurance companies are especially likely to try these tactics if you don’t have legal representation.
If you don’t hire a lawyer, you risk leaving money on the table and not getting full compensation for all of your damages.
Insurance companies will look for inconsistencies in your statement and try to place the blame on you. They also have a team of experts who are working hard to try to get you to accept the lowest possible settlement offer. And that team is less likely to take you seriously and make a fair offer if you aren’t represented by an attorney.
Unless you are 100% confident that you won’t put your claim at any risk and that you can negotiate as effectively as a lawyer does, you should strongly consider hiring an attorney to help you.
After a crash, it may be clear that the other driver is to blame. But there could also be other defendants as well, such as the driver’s employer.
You want to identify as many defendants as possible to ensure there is coverage for your losses. An attorney can help you do that if you don’t understand the full scope of liability law on your own.
Determining liability in a rideshare accident can be particularly complex, as there may be several different defendants. Our skilled team of San Antonio Uber & Lyft accident attorneys can help determine all at-fault parties to ensure you are fairly compensated.
If an insurer won’t make a fair settlement offer, you may have to go to court. This would mean filing court paperwork by the deadline and presenting a strong case in accordance with the rules of evidence.
You may need an attorney’s help at this phase, but it is easier for your lawyer to build a strong trial-ready claim if you’ve been working with an attorney from the start.
There are a lot of reasons to work with an attorney even if the other driver is to blame for the accident.
The San Antonio injury attorneys at The Aguirre Law Firm, PLLC offers free case evaluations, and we don’t charge legal fees unless we win, so give us a call to schedule a free consultation and learn what we can do for you.
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