Simply put, a car accident lawyer is an experienced professional who fights for your financial rights and looks out for your best interests at every turn.

Getting justice from an insurance company after an auto accident can be a real challenge, especially if you’re trying to face them alone. (We will discuss the insurance companies’ perspective — and the tactics they use to save themselves money – in some of the sections below.)

The right lawyer will have a track record of standing up against powerful insurance companies and persuading them to give injured victims the compensation they’re owed.

Depending on the facts and circumstances of your accident, your Augusta auto accident lawyer might do any or all of the following:

• Negotiate with the insurance companies on your behalf.
• Investigate the accident, working with experts as necessary (accident reconstruction specialists, for example) to determine the true cause of the crash and identify each potentially liable party.
• Recover evidence that might strengthen your claim (e.g. medical records, video surveillance, eyewitness testimony, insurance policy documents, etc.)
• Research court decisions in cases similar to yours in order to build a persuasive case.
• Persuade the insurance company that it is in their own best interest to give you a full and fair settlement rather than risk losing an expensive trial.
• Deal with debt collectors, insurance adjustors, attorneys, and other opposing parties so that you don’t have to.
• Give you honest, reliable advice — because the things you say and do during the negotiation process can have a substantial impact on your ultimate recovery.
• Tend to any procedural requirements and/or deadlines pertaining to the claims process.
• Initiate litigation and represent your interests at trial if that’s what it takes

These are just some of the things your Augusta auto accident lawyer might do for you.

Above all else, your attorney is someone you should be able to look to as a shoulder of support – someone who understands how these legal matters work and who can look out for you.