Should I Talk to a Lawyer Before Settling With the Insurance Company?

We always advise our clients: do not settle early, do not settle cheap. Give us an opportunity to develop your case, give yourself an opportunity to heal. If you don’t heal completely, we’ll seek compensation for you. It usually takes though a good 6 months to a year from the date of injury to see what we’re dealing with. Many injuries do not heal quickly and easily. Some injuries are permanent. The reason you should not settle directly and early with an insurance company is because it’s in the insurance company’s best interest to settle with you early, before you see what the full extent of your injuries are. The nature, the extent of, and the severity of the injuries — those are what drive our evaluation of the settlement. What drives the insurance company’s evaluation is whether or not you’ll take a small amount of money early in your case. Do not do that.