Hire a lawyer to represent you if you have been involved in a serious motorcycle accident. In a serious collision, an attorney will do far more to improve your claim than you can do yourself. A motorcycle attorney is also aware of the pitfalls to avoid. You can discuss your claim with our office by calling 949-752-7474 or Contact Us Online. Here are several recommendations you should consider.

A competent attorney should always be able to identify and explain your claim and the issues to you immediately. It is not enough that you find any attorney. You should find a competent attorney, with experience in these types of cases. Just like riding a motorcycle, attorneys have to learn how to do such a case, and you do not want to be the test ride. The most important responsibility of your attorney is to make sure that all of your rights are protected. Most individuals know they can recover medical expenses, or have the motorcycle repaired. But most do not know that the insurance company may not authorize a proper repair. Your health insurance may seek reimbursement from you, or worse, contact the other insurance company and siphon all the settlement insurance for them.

You are also entitled to lost wages, even if you used sick time but did not lose any actual wages. You can recover the cost of alternative transportation when your cycle was being repaired, if you had to rent or find other transportation.

An attorney can settle a case before it has to go to Court. Litigation is expensive and time consuming. An experienced motorcycle attorney knows how to communicate with the insurance company and get the most for a case before filing a complaint. Sometimes filing a complaint and going to trial are necessary if the other side is completely unreasonable. However a good attorney will prepare the case and get a good resolution more quickly and without trial.

How much time do you have to handle your case? A competent attorney will save you countless hours. Did you know that a police report would usually take 10 days? Yet clients are calling the police department and getting the run-around until finally the 10 days have lapsed. Unless it is important to get it immediately, let the attorney handle getting the report. Spending your time collecting medical bills, when you do not know where to look, and collecting payment proof and paid insurance benefits is difficult and even more complex in a serious accident. Many clients prefer to turn it over to an attorney. Getting reports from your doctors can be tricky and also time consuming. Your doctor may not understand what you need or worse provide something damaging to your case like a prediction that you will be better within weeks or months.

Know your rights, call us at 1-888-752-7474 or Contact Us Online. We are happy to discuss all your questions without obligation. See our homepage for more on our philosophy. Of course if you want representation, we would be happy to help.