Hiring a St. Louis personal injury attorney after a car accident or 18-wheeler accident is just about as critical as getting the right treatment for your injuries.  And hiring the right lawyer is equally as important as just hiring any lawyer you see on a billboard.  Sitting at home after a serious car accident, waiting for a fair settlement from a claims adjuster is a waiting game which you will lose.  Statistics prove that insurance adjusters "low-ball" people injured in accidents when they don't have proper legal representation.

Hiring a personal injury lawyer immediately after an accident is important because the effectiveness of your lawyer is contingent on he or she being able to obtain and secure evidence in the claim that will assist in proving liability and ultimately what insurance companies will be owing you compensation down the line.  The availability of reliable evidence following and accident deteriorates rapidly as time goes on, so waiting to make that call to lawyer may cost you more than just a few thousand dollars on your claim, it may cost you your entire case!

Not all accidents require the assistance of a lawyer.  Accidents that involve damage to property can typically be resolved without legal assistance.  Sure, lawyers would love to bill you for your property damage claim, but it is pretty much a waste of your money.  Insurance claims adjuster are relatively fair when it comes time to adjusting  claims for damaged vehicles.  This is because there are nationally-accepted value systems in place for cars and trucks.  They are tangible objects which can be fixed with other tangible components.

However, our bodies are not tangible objects in the sense that a car is.  We cannot just be 'fixed' by a doctor.  Many injuries from an accident can never be fixed…and they can result in other injuries down the line that cannot be foreseen at the present time.  Don't gamble with a claim for bodily injuries and leave it up to the adjuster to tell YOU what your body is worth.  Contact a seasoned St. Louis accident injury attorney and get an accurate valuation of your personal injury claim.