What do you NEED a personal injury attorney for?

My skill and training is in handling claims correctly with the possible lead up to litigation if necessary.  People hire me to do that for them:  To handle their claim correctly and without damaging it (and keeping them from unintentionally damaging it).  That’s what people “need” attorneys for. 

People do not “need” attorneys because they want to get more money.  That’s not the right way to look at these situations, at least most of the time.  The better way to look at these situations is to see that the claim is what the claim is.  It has potential to be a little more or a little (lot?) less depending on how it’s handled.  My job is to help it meet its potential; my job is to not make it something it never was.  

I tell people daily that it’s better to have your health than a “good” case.  A “good” case, one that is high value, is one where you’re permanently injured.  That case might be seen as good because you’re hurt terribly badly, but you don’t want that.  

Conversely, when you have a situation that can be managed by someone stretching you and cracking your back for a couple of months, you have something with some value, but you do not have a case where you’re going to retire off of the proceeds.  That’s wonderful.  You do not want a high value case, trust me.  

Obviously, different cases have different values.  I don’t often get challenged on what I think cases are worth very often, but when I do, I am always curious on what the person is basing their case value opinion.  I am basing my opinion on the hundreds of cases I’ve handled in NC since 2001 in this area of law.  Most of the time, the other person is basing their valuation on what they want.  That’s it.  One is backed up by factual data, the other is backed up by personal desire. 

If you want to get help and be treated fairly, I can probably help. But I can’t make things to be what they aren’t.