A personal injury lawyer will seek monetary compensation for damages you have incurred due to hospital or medical care, loss of work earnings (including future potential), and pain or suffering.The expert law firms in our nationwide network work on a contingency basis, meaning that the lawyers only get paid if they win your case.

Accident lawyers usually determines the question of liability or fault. They obtain medical evidence and sometimesobtain preliminary medical reports, soon after the accident has occurred. Accident lawyers wait for condition to stabilize and then gather a final set of medical reports.

When the person ready to settle their claim accident lawyers conduct legal research to find other cases which provide examples of what your case should be worth.

They also prepare a detailed settlement proposal outlining all of the problems that they have experienced, summarizing the medical evidence, and setting out amounts for each of the heads of damages for which you are entitled compensation -- such as pain and suffering, loss of housekeeping ability, wage loss and medical expenses. Many cases will settle at this stage after some negotiation with the insurance adjuster.

If the case cannot be settled directly with the insurance adjuster, the accident lawyers file a Statement of Claim, the insurance company will hire a lawyer to act for them, and they will file a Statement of Defence.

The case will then likely proceed to Discoveries where the insurance company's lawyer has an opportunity to question them under oath about how the accident happened, the injuries that the person suffered, and how these injuries have affected their life.

The time that it takes for a case to be resolved varies greatly, and depends on such factors as whether the injuries are ongoing, how quickly the various doctors are able to provide their reports, and whether the person is anxious to settle your case or whether they want to be very cautious.