Need a Personal Injury Attorney: Ask These Legal Questions

This is a list of good questions to ask your Atlanta Accident Attorney before you hire them.

Does living with someone change the insurance available for the other driver? Yes. If the person that hit you lives with someone, that person’s insurance comes into play. If you live with someone with uninsured motorist coverage, you can collect on that if the facts are proper.

personal injury questions How does a dui change the dynamics of a personal injury case? Yes, because the person that hit you was not just negligent, but didn’t care about hitting you. This is the opening for a potential punitive damages claim.

How long do you have to file suit against a city? Six months or you blew it.

Another good question for your personal injury lawyer is how long do you have to file suit against a county or state? One year or you blew it.

Another good question is what is medical payment insurance? It is no fault insurance that must be on your policy or a UM policy you are collecting under. It helps get the doctors paid in the beginning of the case. It helps get you necessary medical attention when others might not want to treat you. Any good Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer will know this.

What is uninsured motorist coverage and why is it important? Think of it as insurance when the other driver runs off, has no insurance, or just doesn’t have enough to cover all of your damages.

What are the minimum insurance requirements in Georgia? Twenty-five thousand per person with a total of Fifty thousand per accident. Every personal injury attorney in Georgia knows this.

Do you have to pay back all of the health care providers? Depends. Generally, yes, but it depends on who paid it and if you got complete and full compensation.

Do you file lawsuits often or just settle all of your cases? Are they a settlement mill or not?

How long does it take to settle a personal injury case? Several months after you are healed or we have a good prognosis of how long until you are finished with medical treatment. There are no good quick settlements unless your damages are huge and the and insurance in minimum.

How many personal injury cases have you handled? Good question.

What other types of law do you practice? Generally speaking, personal injury lawyers should only practice personal injury litigation. If they do other non-litigation matters, then that is usually fine.

Are you a published author? Good question.

Have you written something that I can read to see your expertise? Good question.

Do you negotiate the hospital bills and by how much? Great question. They should. Health care costs are too high and deserve to be negotiated. I know that. The hospital knows that. The hospital will work with a good personal injury attorney to figure out how to make the settlement work.

Have you ever filed a claim for punitive damages? Good question. I hope so, even if only for leverage. Ask and find out the answer to this question.

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