How do i know if my attorney is looking out for my best interests in encouraging me to take a settlement?
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How do i know if my attorney is looking out for my best interests in encouraging me to take a settlement?
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hi - i was hit by a car on my bike. i received a settlement offer by the car driver's insurance company that my attorney thinks i should take. i am a little concerned that my attorney may be looking out for his own interests over mine. meaning, i don't necessarily think he is willing to take on the incremental work to adequately attain the full compensation to offset my losses. i have permanent injuries that will only get worse as i age. what happens if we disagree on where to go from here? would i have to pay him hour by hour, vs 1/3 of compensation garnered? what is my recourse? should i seek a second legal opinion? how do i know he is looking out for my best interests?
i appreciate your replies.
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Star Dust
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I am not a lawyer but the one thing I know is to never take the first offer they make.
If my lawyer suggested that I did take the first offer, I would change lawyer.
I am not saying that this is the best course of action for you and this might indeed backfire, I am just saying what I would do, especially if my injuries were permanent and the car driver was at fault.
I would fight this to the bitter end, depending on what the injuries are of course but we should never forget that case where the woman burned her leg with that up of tea and got a million for it.
I wish you good luck. |
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Michael B
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You are the client, it seems to me that it is your decision as to take the offer or not. If your lawyer does not want to pursue it further at your insistence it seems to me like he is quiting your case, you may owe him a little for the work so far, but otherwise you should be free to pursue other avenues |
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Jess
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Sorry I don't know much about this but could you get a free quote from another company to compare the offer with? or if your in england the citizens advice bureau is free and i think that can include half an hour with legal services free too so they could advice you, if you have permanent injuries it sounds like there should be a lot of compensation! |
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urassismine2
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This is not advice ! I am not an attorney. If I were a person in this situation, I might do this.If you hired an attorney, they have a fidiuary responsibility to work in your best interest. Insurance companies partly rely on your distrust of the marriage that you and your attorney have developed, amongst other things, even though the Idea of good faith terms are always supposed to be on the table. If you don't believe that the offer is in your best interest, you have the right to decline that offer. If your attorney disagrees with your decision, and can't/won't go any farther, you may have to fire them. This happens often, but, beware of this scenario. They will however, seek thier just do for the work that they completed on your behalf.This could be costly. However, if you decide that the marriage is irrevocably damaged, your new attorney will do the firing, and you can give them some of the money that the insurance company is going to neigotiate in their best interest. |
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crazyscool2000
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all lawyers in civil instances are looking for one thing...
to get the most amount of money for u with the least amount of work for themselves
if u seek another opinion...it will be the same thing.... and if someone says... come to me..i will get u the most ..all that means is they will work to get u more money....but they will also take a bigger percentage
always ask up front what the cost to you is going to be and if the fee is diffrent if u want to procede with a suit against the others
but be warned... insurance companys have very deep pockets(lots of money) and they have lots of lawyers that they pay to fight ur attempt at getting more money , so sit down and think about how much the offer is to settle...and if u were to deposit that amount into a interest bearing acct. how much would it be worth in a few years..
also..always make sure that any settlement offer includes lifetime medical payment for the injuries u received ...plus.. an actual dollar amount over and above the paying of medical bills
if it doesnt sound like enough money or their is no provision for paying the doctor bills for life for injuries...then .. take them to court |
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