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Why A Personal Injury Lawyer Is Your Best Friend Following An Accident

The days, weeks, and even months following an accident of any kind can be difficult. The process of recovery involves physical, emotional, and mental healing. Making things even more complex, many who are injured will find that they have to struggle to heal due to the fact that their finances have been hampered as a result of their accident.

Luckily, a Florida personal injury attorney can help with this. Finding a medical professional to help with your injuries should be your first step after an accident, but the next step after that should be to contact a good personal injury lawyer in Florida. These professionals will become your greatest ally and will help impact your recovery in numerous significant ways.

Whether you think you can handle your personal injury case on your own or aren't even sure that you can seek compensation for your injuries, a lawyer will help you in a wide range of different ways. Here are some of the main ones.

  • A personal injury attorney starts helping you immediately by helping you determine exactly what your options really are. It's common for those involved in an accident to either miss out on getting compensation because they don't think they could get it, or to spend time, effort, and money trying to get compensation when they don't actually have the grounds to pursue it. An attorney will ensure that you understand exactly what your rights are, eliminating the unknown.

  • Your attorney will also ensure that you get compensation quicker. A common tactic from insurance companies and those responsible for accidents is to delay payment for as long as possible in order to frustrate the person trying to get their compensation. With a personal injury lawyer on your side, the insurance companies recognize that they need to settle quickly or risk losing a trial.

  • You will also be able to know that you're not accepting a settlement that is far lower than it should be. It's common or insurance companies to offer a low settlement amount that is frequently taken. With your attorney on your side, you will be able to get the kind of compensation that you actually deserve instead of accepting a lesser amount.

  • Perhaps the biggest reason that a personal injury attorney will become one of your best friends after an accident is that they do the hard work and take a lot of stress off your shoulders. This lets you get back to focusing on what's really important – recovering physically from your injuries. You don't have to worry about the stress of proving that you deserve compensation since your lawyer is handling the process for you.


Simply put, your attorney will do all the work for you so you don't have to. Occasionally you'll have to head to a courtroom or to the lawyer's office, but usually you'll be able to focus on healing while the attorney handles the hard work of getting you what you're owed.

If you or someone close to you has been injured in an accident of any kind, you owe it to yourself to contact us today. Our team of attorneys has years of experience practicing law in the St. Petersburg area and can help you determine whether or not you are owed compensation – and then help fight to get you that compensation. Our offices are located throughout the area, and your initial consultation will be completely free of charge and risk. It's a smart first move that could help you move on after an accident.