Below are some of the most frequently heard questions over our 35 years of practicing Personal Injury Law.

Question:  How long will my case take?

Answer:  Every case is different.  The length of time from accident to recovery is dependant on many factors.  Generally once your medical treatment is complete and your wages are submitted it will take the insurance company approximately 30 to 45 days to evaluate your claim.  After the insurance company evaluates your claim  the negotiation period generally lasts up to two weeks. 

Question :  What is my case worth?

Answer:  Every case is different.  The value of your case is directly related to the type of accident, the type of injury, the type of treatment, the length of treatment and the amount of l and lost wages you have.  A Personal Injury Claim is made for your medical bills, lost wages, expenses, pain, suffering, mental anguish and inconvenience.  The medical bills, expenses and lost wages are set and thus the pain, suffering, mental anguish and inconvenience are  what is not certain.  By way of example take two cases.  First a rear-end collision that results in a broken rib and herniated disc.  These injuries will require significant treatment and time.  The pain, suffering, mental anguish and inconvenience associated with these injuries is understandably high.  Second, take a accident that occurred at a four way stop that resulted in a strained neck.  Treatment for this will be less and the pain, suffering, mental anguish and inconvenience will be less.

Question:  Can I get a rental car?

Answer:  Yes.  There are several ways of getting a rental car if your car is not drivable after an accident.  First by agreement the at fault party's company will provide one to you via a rental company like Enterprise.  Second, your own coverage may allow for rental expenses.  You will need to check with your company for details and restrictions.  Third you can get your own rental company, keep the receipts and submit them through your Attorney for repayment as part of your economic damages.  Note that in every case you must seek to mitigate your damages.  This means that you can not rent an expensive vehicle or rent a car if your car is safe and drivable just because you don't like the way it looks. 

Question:  I don't have medical insurance.  How will I pay my bills? 

Answer:  Williams and Williams will contact your medical providers and have the bills forwarded to our office.  When necessary to stop the provider from pursuing the bill in collections we will come to and agreement with the provider to hold collection until after we have finished the case (and paid the provider).  We submit your bills to the at fault driver's insurance company for consideration as part of any settlement we may reach.    Additionally we will examine all other avenues of recovery for these bills and in many cases we will also  have the bills paid for through another available source thus making us able to give you the money amount of these bills and pay the providers.

Question:  My car is not drivable and my pain makes travel difficult.  Do I need to meet with you to discuss my claim?

Answer:  At Williams and Williams, P.C. we are always available to meet with our clients.  However, we understand that it is inconvenient for our clients days after an accident to travel around town.  Our practice has developed so that 95% of communication can be handled over the telephone and if the client chooses, they are usually not required to come to our office until the later stages of the case. A very typical example is that many of our clients do not meet us in person until we are disbursing their settlement to them at the end of the claim.  Of course this is not necessarily how we prefer the Attorney Client relationship to proceed, but we understand that it is often less inconvenient for the clients this way.