Hire a Personal Injury Attorney Right Away.

Upon hiring our San Diego personal injury law firm, we assume the responsibility of your claim. Our experienced personal injury lawyers contact all parties involved with the auto accident and their insurance companies and promptly cancel all prior settlement offers and authorizations. In essence, we begin working immediately towards building a much larger settlement offer.

Insurance Companies Take Advantage of You

A lot of things can go wrong for your personal injury claim before you hire an attorney. You are most likely not qualified to represent yourself after an automobile accident injury. Many of these reasons are not your fault:

You may be in pain.
You may have lost a loved one due to a wrongful death.
You could be under strong medication and therefore unable to think or speak clearly.

Meanwhile, insurance companies generally have no real obligation to give you a fair settlement offer, let alone explain the process to you. It is a numbers game for them. Their main goal is to settle for as little or no money as possible in your personal injury claim.

Good Personal Injury Attorneys Do More Than Settle Your Claim

A good personal injury lawyer handles each claim on a case-by-case basis because each claim is different. That being said, here are some of the benefits of hiring our San Diego personal injury attorneys:

If you do not have health insurance, we will do our best to set you up with medical treatment, which will be reimbursed at the end of the claim.
We carefully examine the nature and extent of your injuries to determine what your pain and suffering, lost wages, medical bills and any future expenses.
We do our best to make sure that we receive all medical billings you have received.
If you are hospitalized or on pain medication, we will not allow a recorded statement.
Even if a recorded statement is done, there are many limits that we can place on it to protect your rights.

Always remember, you only receive one settlement for a personal injury claim. With just one chance for justice, it is extremely important that you hire an experienced personal injury lawyer as soon as possible after your injury.

If you or a loved one have been injured in an automobile accident that you didn’t cause, then we urge you to contact our bilingual offices as soon as possible at 1-800-655-6585 or please click here for a FREE consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney in San Diego. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis, which means that you pay nothing until we recover money on your behalf.

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[caption id="attachment_21715" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: The San Diego Union Tribune"][/caption] Last week, we reported on a car accident in San Diego that resulted out of alleged teen street racing. In new developments, the 18-year-old driver charged with the death of the two teenagers involved in the street racing has pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter among four other charges according to reports at the San Diego Union Tribune. The news follows the earlier arrest of another 16-year-old driver that was taken into custody on similar charges. Just shortly after his arraignment, Michael Johnson, the 18-year-old driver of a Volvo S40, said, according to his attorney, that he is not the responsible party in the tragic San Diego accident fatalities that occurred April 4. Accident reports indicate that Johnson was returning from a spring break beach party in La Jolla when he was allegedly involved in a street racing contest with another teen driver – the unidentified 16-year-old driver of a Volkswagen Passat whose name has not been released since he is a minor. According to Deputy District Attorney Kristen Spieler, the two vehicles were zigzagging across lanes at speeds reaching up to a staggering 100 m.p.h. The 16-year-old driver in the Passat lost control over the vehicle, causing the car to flip over several times across multiple lanes of the road. Two passengers, Anthony Foreman, 18, and Jayli Campbell, 16, were thrown from the Passat and died at the scene of the accident. Two passengers survived the crash. Charlotte McQuillen, survived the accident although she suffered serious injury as a result of the collision including reports that say the teen will have to recover from traumatic brain injury. Anthoney Taylor, 16, also survived the crash although his injuries are unclear at this time. Johnson did not flee the scene of the accident according to police reports and cooperated with authorities once officers assessed the scene of the collision. The teen has no prior criminal record, although authorities say his vehicle was found containing a small amount of marijuana. Johnson is being charged with intoxicated driving, although his lawyer says there were no field sobriety tests to confirm the teen’s alleged intoxication. Teen driving: reminders for concerned parents Last week, we blogged on actions parents can take to prevent teen car accidents. Tips include:

Sign a parent-teen contract. Download your free contract now.
Enforcing the rules. Every teen driver needs to know that rules are there for a purpose, and when they are broken, consequences will follow.
Have a DUI backup plan. As most parents can attest, there are many instances when teen drivers run into problems that supersede their know-how and maturity. Drinking is one of those problems. In cases of emergency, your teen should have an open-door policy where they feel safe to call you when they need help – such in the case of drunk driving or driving while intoxicated.

About the Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC The Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC are specialists in car accident injury. Every personal injury attorney in our San Diego office works hard to seek maximum recovery for every injured client. Your case is handled without any out-of-pocket costs, so do not hesitate to speak to a San Diego personal injury lawyer today for a free legal evaluation. Call us at 1-800-655-6585.