When should I consider hiring A Virginia Car Accident Lawyer?

While many accident victims in Northern Virginia try to handle their car accident claims themselves, there are certain events that should cause you to consider hiring an accident lawyer.

Many times the insurance adjuster will provide clues as to how they are leaning with respect to your claim. Pay attention, and ask yourself why is the insurance adjuster are telling you these things. The following is a list of things to look out for, any of which should give you sufficient reason to stop communication with the liability insurance carrier and hire a lawyer.

1. The insurance adjuster needs more time to investigate the claim before they can agree to fix your car.

2. Immediately after calling the insurance company, the insurance adjuster says that you need to give a recorded statement .

3. Your car has been at the tow yard for a week and there has been action towards getting it repaired.

4. If adjuster doesn’t/won’t admit that they are at fault, and needs to speak with his insured again.

5. The adjuster offers you a settlement before you have started or completed your medical treatment (Of Course they want you to settle your case before you know what’s wrong)

6. The insurance company has never heard of the person who hit you and cannot offer any assistance.

7. The insurance company refuses to put you in a similar rental vehicle while your car is in the shop.

8. The insurance adjuster won’t return your calls.

Any one of these events should be a blinking light which causes you to call a Virginia Accident lawyer. Insurance companies are not there to help you, they only want to pay you the least amount possible as quickly as possible so that they can turn a profit.