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Look for Personal Injury Attorneys with a Proven Track Record
Suffering a serious personal injury or the death of a loved one in an accident is always a traumatic event. On top of the physical and emotional pain that one is experiencing, there is the question of how to protect one's legal rights and seek reasonable compensation from the person or entity that caused the accident. That means finding an attorney to help you with your personal injury or wrongful death case. But what kind of attorney? And where does one look?
Anyone who turns on the TV or reads the yellow pages will realize that personal injury attorneys in Los Angeles and nation-wide are spending millions of dollars on advertising directed at accident victims. Unfortunately, the net effect of this advertising is a completely bewildered public. For one thing, the personal injury and wrongful death lawyers' ads are often misleading. One attorney recently proclaimed in a yellow page ad that "insurance companies pay bigger settlements to personal injury attorneys who have obtained million dollar verdicts." While the truth of that statement is undeniable, the personal injury attorney in question had never had a verdict of any kind in a personal injury case, much less a million-dollar verdict.
Choosing an unqualified personal injury lawyer can have disastrous consequences in a wrongful death or personal injury case. There are certain skills and background pertaining to personal injury law in Los Angeles that are critical in order to effectively handle such cases. In addition, wrongful death lawyers or personal injury attorney s must have built up bankrolls sufficient to afford the $50,000 or more in out-of-pocket costs associated with large personal injury and wrongful death cases in Los Angeles. If the lawyer cannot afford this expense, then the case will be given a bare bones treatment, which will lead to a grossly inadequate recovery.
The personal injury lawyers who advertise frequently on TV in Los Angeles and nation-wide do not generally have the skill and experience level necessary to handle a major personal injury or wrongful death case. Instead, they appeal to an injured person's interest in quickly settling his or her case. Unfortunately, a quick settlement in a personal injury or wrongful death case is almost always a bad settlement. When one suffers a lifelong personal injury, it may take months, or even years, to know the full extent of that personal injury. Moreover, it is impossible to know the full value of any personal injury or wrongful death case until all of the evidence has been gathered through painstaking efforts by careful and skilled lawyers, and no insurance company ever pays full value without a prolonged lawsuit.
Without a personal injury attorney who has the skill, understanding of personal injury law in Los Angeles, and resources to take a case to trial, any settlement will be inadequate. It is a simple fact that an insurance company would rather go to trial against an inexperienced, poorly prepared personal injury or wrongful death lawyer than a lawyer with a proven record and the ability and finances to fight until the bitter end. Therefore, highly experienced personal injury trial lawyers are able to settle cases for much greater amounts than attorneys who do not have a proven track record.
Luckily, finding a first-rate lawyer to handle a personal injury or wrongful death case in Los Angeles and all of California is quite easy because of the availability of detailed, up-to-date statistics on lawyers' past performances. There are several companies in Southern California that publish such information. In a matter of minutes, one can determine if a particular personal injury attorney has had any major jury verdicts or settlements in the last 15 years. A family that is attempting to choose the right personal injury or wrongful death lawyer in a time of dire need can simply request that a lawyer produce his results from these publications. If he or she cannot or will not do so, then move on.
The bottom line is that you have the ability to seek out the most qualified, effective legal representation available. To do so, you must look beyond bold, unsupported claims in 30-second TV ads and ask for detailed written proof of an attorney's record.
Booth & Koskoff is comprised of expert personal injury and wrongful death lawyers that have substantial experience and understanding of personal injury law in Los Angeles. Our attorneys have a proven track record of unprecedented personal injury and wrongful death settlements and verdicts. Contact us with your personal injury or wrongful death case today to have our firm review your case.