When I was rear-ended on I-64, it never occurred to me that I might need the help of a personal injury lawyer St. Louis. Traffic was traveling very slowly due to construction and all I felt was a little tap. At first, I was confused, but I soon learned I wasn’t the only victim in this incident. True, I was hit by the car behind me, but only because he was hit by the vehicle behind HIM and was literally pushed into me.
As I said, it felt like a tap. Still, we all swapped insurance information just in case. Four days later, I noticed my hand was shaking slightly. It was an involuntary tremor. I didn’t connect it with the accident until a coworker noticed it and said, Didn’t you say the other day that you were in a car accident? That was ten years ago. I still have that tremor, only it’s much, much worse!
I never sought the assistance of a personal injury lawyer. Call it plaintiff’s guilt. I didn’t want to be viewed as an opportunist, or of taking undue advantage of the situation. Whatever. I now work for a personal injury lawyer and realize how foolish I was to have neglected following through.
An experienced personal injury lawyer like John Medler has pretty much seen it all. Where I see a little shaking, he sees a potential disability in the making. That’s because he has likely dealt with similar situations in the past and knows how debilitating a seemingly minor injury can become. He knows that it’s not just about today; it’s about the future as well and the very real possibility of becoming unemployable due to my injury.
He knows filing a personal injury claim, or even a lawsuit, is nothing about which to be ashamed. No need to feel guilty or greedy. A person who has suffered an injury due to another person’s irresponsible behavior has a right to be compensated for that injury and the accompanying emotional distress. He also knows the other party’s insurance carrier would like you to feel guilty about filing that claim and in fact will play on that guilt in order to make that claim go away or at least to save their insurance company from paying out on a large settlement.
Your personal injury lawyer is there to protect you from those kinds of manipulations and ensure that you get the compensation you deserve. So don’t be like me. If you have been injured in an accident, talk to a lawyer specializing in personal injuries and get the compensation you deserve.