When Should You Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer for Your Case?

• January 7 2025
• |   Personal Injury

Suffering injuries, emotional trauma, and lost wages because of someone else’s negligent or wrongful conduct can leave you feeling hopeless. You may not know how you can recover these losses, which may have had a significant financial impact on you. Most people choose to file claims, but too many try to do this on their own, which can seriously impact the amount of compensation they receive. So, when should you hire a personal injury lawyer for your case?

At Leverty & Associates, our team of personal injury attorneys provides assistance to those who have suffered because of another party’s conduct. We provide fierce guidance as you navigate the legal process and will fight to win the settlement or judgment that can help you through this tough time.

Contact Leverty & Associates in Reno at (775) 322-6636 to speak with a personal injury lawyer about your case. 

Knowing When You Need a Personal Injury Lawyer to Represent You

Ensuring You Have Help When You Need It Most

After suffering an injury in an accident, you may have already realized that filing a claim is the right option. Going through the process alone might not be, however. Here are the signs to watch for that you need experienced personal injury lawyers.

When You’re Seriously Injured

The more serious your injuries are, the more complex the process can be. That’s because you may need ongoing medical care and could face a loss of earning potential. Settlement numbers tend to be much larger in these cases, which means that the insurance companies involved will put up a big fight to keep from paying you what you deserve.

These complex cases require lots of documentation and a robust understanding of the legal process, as well as contacts with professionals who can provide testimony on your behalf. Your lawyer will assist you with all of these steps.

Aside from helping you build a stronger case, your lawyer also takes the burden of managing the legal process off your shoulders so you can focus on your recovery.

When Liability Is Not Clear

Some accidents have clear causes. If the other party ran through a red light and hit you, resulting in severe injuries, it can be simple to show that you deserve compensation. If, however, there were more parties involved or you hold a degree of fault, liability may not be clear from the start. Insurance companies may fight to place the blame on you, making it impossible to recover losses under Nevada’s fault-based system.

When you hire a lawyer to represent your case, they will conduct a thorough investigation into how the accident occurred and gather evidence to prove liability. Your attorney will know how to effectively fight for your rights and demonstrate that negligence or an intentional tort took place.

When Insurers Aren’t Negotiating Fairly

People often make the mistake of assuming that insurers are out to help those who are struggling. In fact, insurers tend to only care about their bottom line, so they’ll try numerous tactics to get you to either drop your case or accept a low-ball offer. They can delay the process and complicate it enough to tire you out. If you’re battling serious injuries, you may try to settle for anything that covers some of the medical bills when you deserve more.

By hiring a lawyer, you have a better chance of receiving fair compensation. Your lawyer won’t allow insurance companies to delay the process, and they’ll bring strong evidence to the negotiation table.

When There’s a Wrongful Death

If a party’s conduct led to the wrongful death of a loved one, it’s essential that you hire a personal injury lawyer for your case. The severity of the accident requires experienced representation. Your attorney will know how to aggressively fight for what you and your family deserve.

When You Have a Pre-Existing Medical Condition

If you have pre-existing medical conditions, insurance companies can try to claim that the injuries you suffered are a result of a progressing illness. They could refuse to provide any compensation based on that alone. You never want to try negotiating with them on your own if that’s the case.

Experienced lawyers will know how to tackle these challenges and will gather the necessary evidence to demonstrate that your pre-existing condition is not the cause of the new losses you suffered. If the condition has worsened as a result of an accident, then they will work tirelessly to demonstrate this.

When You’ve Lost Wages

After an accident that leaves you with injuries, you may not be able to work. In the most severe cases, you may not be able to return to work in the same capacity or at all. You deserve compensation for your lost wages and loss of earning potential, but insurance companies can push back and refuse to pay you what’s fairly yours. Shrugging off lost wages is not something that most people can afford to do.

Your personal injury lawyer will gather evidence that shows how much income you lost because of the accident. They will count everything, including salaries, commissions, bonuses, and even sick days and vacation days.

We have more than 100 years of combined legal experience. For the past 40 years, we’ve helped the people of Reno, and we can help you, too. 

Relying on Fierce Representation

Leverty & Associates Provides Trusted Guidance

Suffering injuries because of another party’s conduct could mean needing to pay for medical expenses out of your own pocket while also having no choice but to take time off from work to recuperate. If that is what you’re facing, then you need to have representation by your side.

At Leverty & Associates, we have decades of experience helping people recover their losses. We understand how lawyers at insurance companies think and the tactics they rely on. If you’re struggling to get compensation or if your case is complex, then we can help.

Call Leverty & Associates at (775) 322-6636 to schedule a free consultation.