Practice Areas
We perform many important services in your injury case:
Understanding and Explaining your Rights.
A personal injury lawyer can explain how an accident and different legal issues affect a person’s rights. Different states have different laws pertaining to the statutes of limitations or how comparative negligence affects a case. Some of these issues include the compensation for your injuries, the statute of limitations for when a lawsuit must be filed, whether comparative negligence might come into play for the accident, and how much a client can potentially recover.
One of the most important pieces of advice an attorney can give a client is not to provide a statement to the other driver’s insurance company. It is the other insurance adjuster’s job to investigate the accident and you don’t want to say something that might cause the adjuster to deny liability. Another important piece of advice to seek medical treatment and document your injuries as soon as possible.
A personal injury attorney also provides you an objective opinion about your case so that you can make the best possible decision that aren’t clouded by many injury victims understandably experience. Likewise, Robert C. Slim can walk you through the system with the finesse of a professional tour guide. He will help you understand complex legal procedures, interpret medical and insurance jargon, and get through the maze of paperwork that will otherwise cause you fear, anger, frustration, stress and other emotions experienced in personal injury cases.
Investigating Your Case.
Robert C. Slim will investigate your case. This includes documenting the accident scene with photographs, maps, police reports, and even 911 recordings and body-cam videos when necessary. If there are eye-witnesses to the accident, they will be interviewed for possible use in the case.
Outside experts such as accident reconstruction experts may be necessary if the cause of the accident is in dispute. Your attorney will have a dedicated roster of professionals he or she normally uses and will know who can assist.
Arranging Medical Treatment
At my firm, you can be referred for medical treatment when necessary. Additionally, such treatment can be rendered without any up-front payment out of your pocket. The providers will agree to delay collection of their bills until after the case settles. The available medical treatment can range from doctor visits, MRIs, physical therapy, pain management, surgery, and much more.
My office has arranged for treatment for clients with anything from whiplash injuries, to broken bones and traumatic brain injuries. Nothing is too serious to get the treatment you need.
Assessing Potential Settlement
Many accident victims only think about the immediate impact of an accident. After all, they could be receiving harassing phone calls from bill collectors, making up funds after being off work for a few weeks and may need to repair their vehicle to get back on the road.
However, a personal injury lawyer deals with these cases on a routine basis and can help identify a more accurate estimate of the real and long-term effect of injuries, such as a loss in earning capacity if the accident left the victim disabled. A personal injury lawyer may also ask an economist or actuary for help in assessing the lifetime impact of an accident.
Preparing your case for Settlement.
A personal injury lawyer can help in a number of different judicial forums. For example, he or she may help with informal negotiation with the insurance company before or after a case is filed in court.
Alternatively, they may help litigate a case if the settlement offer is not satisfactory to the client or the claim is denied. However, personal injury lawyers can also help in other types of forums such as alternative dispute resolution.
Arbitration may be required if the victim’s own insurance company is involved. This involves presenting a case in front of a neutral arbitrator who makes a binding decision. Mediation consists of the victim and the person responsible for the injury working together to reach a solution out of court with the help of a third-party neutral. (See more on mediation and arbitration.)
Representation in Court.
Most personal injury cases do not result in a trial; the vast majority is settled even before a lawsuit is filed.
However, if the insurance company denies the claim, it’s possible that the only way for the victim to recover is by going through a full civil trial.
Litigation is complex and requires close adherence to proper procedures and rules of evidence. This is not a task best handled by a novice.

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