Legal Help After a Car Accident in Boca Raton
If you have never been in an accident before, you may have questions or concerns about what to do to ensure you get the medical care you need and get reimbursed for your expenses and property damage. How do you know what to do after an accident? Enlist the assistance of a knowledgeable car accident attorney.
Contact the Leifer Law Firm for a free consultation with a lawyer at our Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale offices. Call 561.395.8055. Our phones are answered 24/7.
Attorney Corey Leifer represents people who have suffered physical injuries and financial losses in car accidents, truck accidents, and motorcycle accidents. Our primary concern is a proper damage assessment, and ensuring you get the financial recovery you need. We also can walk you through some steps for what to do after an accident so that you know what to do, if you haven't done it already.
Don't worry about who got the ticket.
After the accident, the police will quickly review the evidence and will make an off-the-cuff decision about who was at fault in causing the car accident. But the police often don't have the time to look at the scene in detail. That's our job as your personal injury attorney.
We don't take the police officers' word for it. We do our own investigation, with the help of a professional investigator. So don't worry about that ticket. It does not necessarily mean you were at fault. Our West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale car collision injury attorneys can stand up for your rights when dealing with these types of issues.
What you do immediately after a car accident can help or hurt your chances for financial recovery.
- Damage assessment - take photos of damage and the accident scene, if you can. Use your cell phone if that has photo capabilities. Even poor photos are better than none.
- Call the police yourself. Don't believe the other person if he or she says she will call or if she offers you cash if you don't report the accident. You need an accident report from a police officer in order to file a claim.
- Get names, addresses and phone numbers of witnesses − any witnesses, even those in your car or the other car.
- Go to the hospital or walk-in clinic even if you have only minor injuries and certainly if you have any head injury. You don't know what's going on internally.
- Take notes and keep track of lost wages, time off work, visits to the doctor, equipment you have to buy. All of this can be reimbursable if we have records.
- Keep copies of everything and keep them all in one place. When you come to the Leifer Law Firm, we'll give you a folder where you can put everything related to your medical care.
- Don't speak to anyone from the insurance company before calling a lawyer. Although adjustors sound friendly and helpful, their job is to minimize the amount of money you recover. You may say something that will later be used against you. Be skeptical of their damage assessment.
- Don't give any recorded or unrecorded statements to your insurance or the other company. Talk to an attorney first so you can be properly prepared for what they will ask you.
- If you're having problems getting medical care or a proper diagnosis, ask us. We have an extensive network of doctors and medical specialists all over the state of Florida to whom we can refer you.
Contact Our Boca Raton Car Accident Lawyers
To learn more about your rights after a car accident, what to do after an accident or to discuss your case with our Fort Lauderdale auto crash injury attorneys, contact the Leifer Law Firm to schedule a free consultation at one of our three convenient locations in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton or Fort Lauderdale. Call 561.395.8055.
See also:
- Questions about car insurance after an accident
- What about uninsured and underinsured motorists?
- What if a drunk driver caused my accident?
- Could defective car parts have played a part in my accident or injuries?
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