Orange County Personal Injury Lawyer
Accident recovery made painless.
What to do first: After an accident, preserve the facts. Get information from the other driver, including insurance company. Getting names and address of any witnesses, this is particularly important, as they may soon leave once they find out that the people are not severely injured. Review your insurance coverage, you may have automobile insurance, health policies, uninsured motorist policies. You need to know about some traps. An experienced lawyer can help you with this process.
If you are injured in a car accident, the first step is to seek medical help through your doctor or your hospital. If you are suffering, you’re and our first concern will be your health. Early treatments, in many cases, prevent the onset of scar tissue and rehabilitating alignments. What am I entitled to recovery? Each case is unique, but generally you cover all out of pocket expenses, such as treatment, mileage to and from the doctor, expenses for medication, loss earnings, loss of consortium, loss of the use of your automobile, pain and suffering. The dollar amounts for these categories are dependant on the severity of the injury, the impact you receive, the type of damage to your car, and the various insurance companies that we deal with. That is why an effective lawyer is so valuable to you.
What if there is no insurance? In many cases, you will be involved in an accident where the other party does not have insurance. However, often we can use your uninsured motorist coverage, which can be quite broad to extend to passengers etc. Generally, there is a no fault type of insurance that does not count against your driving record and is an option that you paid extra for.
Protect your rights if you have been injured. Get started immediately with your medical treatment, your fact gathering and contact a lawyer. Rest assured if the insurance company knows that you are injured, they have an investigator contact you quickly as possible to ask questions that favor their side on all issues. Protect yourself from those damaging questions by consulting an attorney in advance.
As a personal injury attorney for 31 years we have handled hundreds of car accident cases, slip and falls, and product liability cases. You can rest assured that we have investigated many cases similar to yours. In fact one of our personal injury attorney’s cases was shown on CBS' 60 Minutes. Bruce Collins, the lawyer who is known to be friendly,outgoing and knowledgeable in California personal injury law practices exclusively in Orange County and has a good feel for the local juries and judges.
If you're injured in a car accident the first step is to seek medical help through your doctor or hospital. Obtaining medical treatment is essential to prevent recurring pain and suffering in the future.
Do not talk to any third party regarding the accident except to give your name, address and insurance information. Remember if the insurance company knows that you were injured they will have an investigator contact you as quickly as possible to ask questions that will favor their side on all issues. So, protect yourself from damaging questions by consulting with an attorney who practices Personal Injury and do so prior to further discussions with any insurance companies.
Most Insurance companies have offices in Santa Ana, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Brea, Tustin and Mission Viejo so we have gotten to know the adjusters personally because we practice only in Orange County. As your lawyer we can help make your case unique and cover not only your out of pocket expenses such as medical expenses for treatment, mileage to and from the doctor for medical care, but also loss of earnings, loss of use of your automobile, pain and suffering and sometimes more. There are many other factors for a severe injury case that do not immediately come to mind and an early settlement can be dangerous to you. That is why an efficient attorney is so valuable to you immediately after your accident- especially here in Orange County.
Main Law Office Location...
The Law Offices of Bruce S. Collins
4000 Barranca Pkwy. Ste. 250
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Irvine, CA 92604
949-262-3216 Voice
