Car Accidents - First Steps After a Car Accident

Rockford, Illinois Car Accident Lawyers

After a car accident, it's important to protect your rights and interests in any interactions with insurance companies or their representatives. Since most insurance companies have their own investigative teams and experts, it's important to work with an attorney who can initiate an investigation, collect evidence, and interview eyewitnesses on your behalf.

Additionally, insurance companies are interested in minimizing the amount they have to pay in accident claims. As a result, many employ cost reduction programs and training for claims adjusters that encourage agents to settle claims as soon as possible after an accident. Since it can take months for the full impact of a head, neck, or back injury to be known, convincing an injury victim to accept a settlement avoids having to go to trial and pay more once medical economists and life care planners get involved.

At the law office of Zuba & Associates we protect our clients rights and interests from the moment we are hired and begin our investigation into an accident. As your legal representation, any and all communication between you and an insurer must first go through our office, ensuring any settlement offers or requests for information are fully reviewed by our attorneys.

To schedule an appointment and discuss how we can help you after an auto wreck, contact car accident injury attorneys at Zuba & Associates today.

Before You Agree to Sign a Statement or Accept a Settlement

Whatever you say to an insurance agent, or an attorney representing an insurance company, can be used against you later at trial. If a claims adjuster contacts you in order to "get your version of events," he or she may be looking for information to exploit in order to reduce or minimize the liability of their client. An insurance agent may claim you need to release your medical records so they can determine a settlement offer. However, if you release your medical records, a doctor working for the insurance company may claim the severity or nature of your injuries were due to a pre-existing condition or are not as serious as initially claimed.

Contact Car Accident Attorneys at Zuba & Associates

There are a number of strategies insurance companies use to avoid having to pay a level of compensation most car accident victims require to meet medical costs, recover lost wages, and pay for pain and suffering. Our attorneys have the knowledge and resources needed to defend our clients' rights and interests.

To schedule an appointment and discuss your case, contact car accident lawyers at Zuba & Associates today.