A motor vehicle accident can disrupt your life on many levels. The injuries you sustain may need time to heal, which means time taken away from work and family. This not only creates financial hardship, but also emotional strain for you and your loved ones. You also need to consider the stress of dealing with the insurance companies responsible for covering your car, your health care, and the other drivers involved. By retaining an attorney quickly, you can keep your focus on getting back on your feet and back to your life, while your attorney handles the paperwork.
If you think your insurance company will do this job for you, you should reconsider. Every insurer is under pressure to pay out as little as possible in any case, as a means of keeping premiums down. They hire entire teams of adjustors, auditors, lawyers, investigators, and actuaries specifically for this task. If another insurance company becomes involved, either on behalf of another injured party or the party at fault, they will have another team doing the same thing. You can be quickly overwhelmed by paperwork that aims at extracting information that will be used to justify paying you as little as possible under the insurance policies concerned. By having your attorney stand between you and the insurers, you can make sure that you get everything you are owed under every policy that should cover your damages. Your attorney will also be able to make sure that your claims are handled promptly, so that you and your family will be able to meet your medical needs and other financial obligations on time.
Our attorneys at the Charbonnet Law Firm have handled thousands of motor vehicle accident cases from all over Louisiana. Our reputation as aggressive plaintiffs' attorneys allows us to face insurance companies with confidence, and the respect we have earned as determined counselors helps to assure that you will get the insurance coverage you deserve. Contact us at our New Orleans or Metairie office as soon as possible if you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident. Call (504) 717-2278. You will receive your initial consultation free of charge.
For general information about claims related to motor vehicle accidents, please feel free to visit our Motor Vehicle Accident Information Center.
