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Filing a Personal Injury Claim: Dos and Don'ts

Hochheiser & Hochheiser LLP — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:25:00 GMT

Have you sustained any type of minor or catastrophic injury in an accident caused by another person's negligent actions in New York City or a surrounding community? If your answer to this question is yes, or even if you are unsure, you should immediately talk to a New York City personal injury attorney at Hochheiser & Hochheiser LLP to find out how you can file a personal injury claim.

There are several steps to follow and many to avoid when filing your personal injury claim, and an attorney from the firm can provide you with the information you need to know.

The following are acceptable and encouraged actions when filing a personal injury claim:

Seek medical treatment. This must be the first step in your recovery and personal injury claim process. You will not only need a doctor to assess your injuries, but you will also need this information for your claim.

Hire a personal injury lawyer. This should be the second thing that you do after seeking medical treatment for your injuries.

Give a detailed reenactment of the accident and medical information to your lawyer. Your attorney is on your side; they will need all information from your case to determine which is relevant and can help you establish grounds for fault and negligence.

Continue to see your doctor regularly. If you have a follow-up appointment with your doctor, do not skip this. You will need to make sure that you are healing properly and see if you will need additional expenses for future treatment.

When a person is injured in an accident, there are several steps that they should not follow, and these include hiding information from your lawyer, talking to insurance companies or falsifying any paperwork. Engaging in these actions can lead to a decreased or denied settlement, and even criminal charges in some cases.

For more information, contact a New York City personal injury attorney at our office today.

The Benefits of Hiring a NYC Personal Injury Attorney

Hochheiser & Hochheiser LLP — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:24:00 GMT

When an injury accident occurs, we realize that hiring a personal injury lawyer may be one of the last things from a person's mind. Instead, they will focus their energy primarily on recovering at a fast pace and finding a way to pay for their medical bills.

Unfortunately, the victim of an accident, such as a car accident or motorcycle accident, may not realize the entire cost of the damage until it is too late.

Being involved in an accident will be very expensive, and without a New York City personal injury lawyer on your case, you may slip into debt trying to pay off medical bills and property damage expenses.

Having a personal injury attorney on your case has many advantages, including the following:

A legal advocate and protector of your rights. When you choose to involve an attorney, you will have a person who truly understands personal injury law as it relates to your case to help you fight for compensation.

Your attorney can push for a maximized settlement. When you need to fight and negotiate with insurance companies for your settlement, your attorney can represent you and use strategic advantages to benefit your case.

Your attorney can represent your case in court. Should you need to settle in court, the personal injury attorney that you choose to work with will be able to aggressively pursue a maximum claim in court.

To learn more about filing a personal injury claim and the advantages of hiring a personal injury attorney, do not wait another moment longer to contact the Manhattan personal injury lawyer from the law firm of Hochheiser & Hochheiser LLP. Our legal team represents clients in all injury cases, including car accidents, taxi cab accidents, pedestrian knockdown cases, premises liability, wrongful death, and more.

Welcome to our New York Personal Injury Blog!

Personal Injury Attorney — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:22:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce the launch of our New York personal injury web site and law blog, and have an RSS feed available.