Legal Question in Personal Injury in New Jersey

Re: Is legal representation necessary when a pedestrian is injured

Legal representation is not necessary but more likely than not if your friend retains an attorney the full value of his case will be achieved. The carrier will try and settle for a low value with your friend because he will not have the experience of knowing the values of cases of his type here in New Jersey. For a free consultation with my office call 732-286-2170.

John Ducey

Re: Is legal representation necessary when a pedestrian is injured

The job of the insurance company is to protect the insurance company...not the injured person.

Re: Is legal representation necessary when a pedestrian is injured

While you can expect the insurance company will eventually make an offer you can expect that without legal representation any offer made will be much smaller than an offer of settlement should a lawyer be represetning the family.

Should you like to discuss this or any other legal matter, you can call my office to schedule an appointment for a consultation or in the alternative, I can be reached for on-phone low-cost legal consultation at 1-800-275-5336 x0233699.

Re: Is legal representation necessary when a pedestrian is injured

Retaining an attorney to represent you (or your friend in this case) almost always benefits the injured party and will generally result in a larger settlement for the injured person.

Insurance companies do not have the injured person's rights in mind as their primary objective. They are out there to make money. The less they pay to injured parties the more they make!

Your friend should contact an attorney sooner rather than later and should not speak with the insurance company without one!

I am both a New Jersey and New York attorney and would be glad to speak with either you or your friend. Feel free to contact me for a free consultation at (877)692-5291.

Re: Is legal representation necessary when a pedestrian is injured

Without reading all the replys to your question, I will assume that everyong says retain an attorney. Although insurance carriers on occasion do offer reasonable compensation for personal injuries due to their insured's negligence, an insurance carrier will likely try to settle quickly to avoid paying the full value of your friend's injuries. I recommend retaining an attorney to assist in all aspects of your friend's case.

Our office would be glad to provide a free consultation. I handle the personal injury cases in my office including automobile, workers compenstion (work accident) cases, slip and fall cases, dog bite cases, medical malpractice, and construction accidents.

We have offices in Hudson (Harrison) and Essex (Ironbound Section of Newark) Counties.

John M. Pinho

www.DaSilvaPinho.com

Re: Is legal representation necessary when a pedestrian is injured

I always recommend that an injured person have an attorney because my experience is that the insurance companies try to take advantage of people who do not have attorneys.

The value of the case depends on the nature of the injury (pain and suffering) and other consideraitions such as lost wages and out-of-pocket expenses. I practice personal injury law and am admitted in NY and NJ. If you or your friend would like to discuss your case, please feel free to call me at 212-622-7180 or contact me by email.