If you are involved in an unfortunate accident or if you have got seriously injured due to any reason on the road or any other public place then the first thing that you will need after a doctor is Stockton personal injury attorney. At the Redkey Gordon Law Corp, which is a law firm, you can get such an attorney to help you out.
The following can be the reasons for any such accidents to occur on a road or public places:
- Distracted driving, e.g., texting or talking while driving a vehicle
- Failing to stop particularly at crosswalks
- Taking illegal U-turns
- Driving under the influence of drug or alcohol
- Limited visibility, e.g., illegally parked cars obstructing the pedestrians from view
- Negligence on the part of municipal e.g., poor street layout or certain failure of traffic control system
- Pedestrians jaywalking on the busy street
- Without looking for pedestrians making right turns through crosswalks
- Running red lights and also hitting any pedestrians in the crosswalk
- Over speeding
The following are the common injuries that can happen to any pedestrians during an accident:
- Broken bones
- Road rash
- Facial or dental injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Internal injuries or bleeding
- Traumatic brain injury
What should you check while hiring an injury lawyer?
When you are looking for your personal injury lawyer, the following are the few things that you must check about the lawyer.
- What types of cases does he/she handle?
Make sure before you hire your lawyer, he/she must be handling the cases of personal injury related only. If you select a lawyer who is not experienced in this line then the lawyer will not be very effective to represent your case.
- What is his/her fee and billing policy?
Usually, they offer service on a contingency-fee-basis. He/she will not receive the fees until your claim money is recovered. You must confirm the same before hiring.
- What percentage of his/her cases have settled?
It will be of your interest to know how successful he/she was so far in handling the previous accident injury cases.
- Who will exactly handle your case?
If you are discussing with the law firm then you must ask who will be the person handling your case and must meet the lawyer beforehand.
- How effective he/she is in communicating
You must discuss with the lawyer about your case and at the same time, you must assess how effective he/she is in communicating so that you get confidence.
