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Is A Personal Injury Lawyer Worth Their Percentage?


If you've been injured in a car wreck or any other kind of accident anywhere in Texas, you are entitled to make a claim for compensation against the negligent driver that caused the crash (or whoever else was at fault for your injuries). For most people, making a claim for damages is absolutely necessary. Medical treatment does not come cheap - in fact, unpaid medical bills are the leading cause of bankruptcy in the States! Given how essential it is that you recover the full and fair compensation you deserve, it makes sense that you might question whether it's worth hiring a lawyer.

Why should I pay a lawyer a percentage of my settlement when I could just keep it all myself?

This is a question that many personal injury victims ask themselves. Naturally, a PI attorney will tell you that hiring them would be in your best interest in the long run. Contradicting this, of course, most insurance adjusters will advise against it; more than likely they point out that if you get a lawyer involved that means having to pay them a percentage, reducing the amount of money that you will actually net. This is true, but what they're not telling you is that the overall amount of money you could receive when you hire a lawyer is so much more that what you're likely to get if you handle the case on your own, that you're still more than likely going to be far better off if you hire an attorney than if you don't.

The Insurance Research Council, an organization funded by the insurance industry, did some detailed research into this in 2004. Their findings showed that injury victims who had a lawyer fighting their case recovered approximately 3.5 times more on average than individuals with similar injuries sustained in similar accidents who decided to pursue their claim without the aid of legal assistance.

For example: if a motorcyclist injured in a freeway collision with an 18-wheeler tried to pursue a claim for compensation alone, they might recover $8,000. However, if they had chosen to hire a lawyer, they might have recovered three and a half times as much: $28,000! Even assuming that the attorney charged a third of the settlement in fees ($9,333.33), the injury victim would still get $18,666.66. That's still $10,666.66 more than if they hadn't hired an attorney!

Of course, all these figures are just an example to demonstrate the findings of the study. For accurate information on settlements recovered by the personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at the Anderson Law Firm, please review our Case Results section of the website. Remember that under Texas law, an accident victim is due compensation for all past and future medical expenses related to the accident, as well as compensation for any lost wages (salary, other income) related to the accident.

The attorneys at the Anderson Law Firm handle all kinds of personal injury claims including car crashes, big rig collisions, motorcycle wrecks, drunk driver accidents, medical malpractice injuries and child injuries. If you or a loved one has been hurt in an accident that was not your fault, give a call for a no free, no obligation consultation on your personal situation. There are some instances where it may not be necessary to hire a lawyer, but as you can see - it is always worth a free consultation to find out what your case is really worth!

Call us toll free at 800-354-6275 at any time. Alternatively, you may call us locally in Fort Worth at 817-294-1900, in Dallas at 214-327-8000 or contact us online.


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One of the most common questions a new client has is “What is my case worth?”

The truth is that it is extremely difficult to estimate any injury claim's value until the injured party has ended medical treatment and is either well or as well as he or she is going to get. Only then can you truly put a figure on the damages that should be sought.


There is nothing worse than settling a claim too soon because once you settle, it's final. If your conditions worsen after prematurely accepting a settlement then you have no choice but to pay any additional medical bills yourself. Once your case settles, you cannot force the insurance company to also pay for your medical care in the future.