When NOT to hire a personal injury attorney

Let’s face it:  Most attorney blog posts are written from the perspective of the attorney trying to lure you into his/her office so they can get your case.  This post is a little different.  Herein I will state when you shouldn’t hire an attorney, or more specifically, when you shouldn’t hire me as your injury attorney.

You’re annoyed/angry that the accident happen.  You’re not hurt.  Or you’re a little sore but you have no real need/desire to get any sort of treatment to help get you better or look after your future health.  You just want the case to be over quickly and/or you want to see how much money you can get out of it as quickly as you can.

Under those facts, or facts close to those, I really don’t want your case.  It just isn’t a good fit for me and what I do.  Why not?  There’s not enough for me to work with.  Injury claims are built on pain and suffering.  And if you aren’t hurt, it’s hard to have a lot of pain and suffering.  If you’re hurt just a smidge and don’t need/want treatment, then there’s not a lot of pain and suffering I can demonstrate.  You’re hiring a gardener but you don’t have a yard.  What’s the point?

But what am I looking for in a client’s claim?

I’m looking to help people who are legitimately injured as the result of the negligence of someone else.  These people are injured enough that the injuries are impacting them on a day-to-day basis, they need treatment to help ameliorate those injuries and associated symptoms, and their ability to deal with the claims process is therefore diminished.  In other words, they have real problems and they need real help.  Those are the clients I can help and want to help.

So, if you fit under that first set of facts, I’m not your guy.  But if you’re more like the second set of facts, call me and we’ll see what I can do to make this easier for you.