Do You Need a Personal Injury Lawyer?

If you or someone in your family has recently been injured in an accident in New Jersey or Pennsylvania, you may wonder if it’s necessary to hire a New Jersey or Pennsylvania personal injury attorney. Quite simply, if it’s possible that someone else was at fault for your injury—even partially—it’s in your best interest to hire an experienced, knowledgeable personal injury attorney with a good track record of handling cases similar to yours.

Your insurance adjuster will try to tell you that you don’t need a personal injury attorney—that with the help of your “trusted friends” at the insurance company, you should be more than capable of handling your own claim. The insurance adjuster will try to tell you that you’ll save lots of money in attorney’s fees, and because you’re already financially burdened by your accident, you may be convinced.

In fact, accident victims represented by personal injury attorneys receive, on average, 3.5 times more compensation than those who handle their own claims. Personal injury attorneys do charge fees, but only on a contingency basis. At Console & Hollawell we call this our No Fee Promise, and what it means is that you don’t owe us a penny, unless we win money for you.

The main job of the insurance adjuster is to limit payouts and reduce your compensation. That means that as much as they tell you that you are “in good hands,” they are putting the interests of the insurance company well before yours. Insurance adjusters are incredibly savvy, highly trained, and very skilled at protecting their own needs while making you believe they’re looking out for you. Unless you’ve had lots of experience dealing with insurance companies—and hopefully you don’t—it’s difficult not to fall for their tricks. The end result is that you’ll only get a fraction of the compensation you truly deserve. The experienced personal injury lawyers at Console & Hollawell have over 17 years experience battling big names in the insurance industry, and know how to fight back.

An insurance adjuster will try to convince you to take a quick settlement, so you can “put this whole thing behind you.” As tempting as it may be to take the money, it can take months, sometimes years, to understand the full impact of an injury and what it may cost you in the long term. An attorney will ensure you don’t take the first settlement offered to you, and will help you hold out and fight to get you a fair settlement instead.

If you or someone you love has recently been injured in an accident you should call a personal injury lawyer immediately. Contact us today for a free consultation. Our top-rated team of Pennsylvania and New Jersey personal injury attorneys can be reached at 866-778-5500. Get peace of mind from knowing that you’re being taken care of by a dedicated team who is truly invested in putting you first.