In North Carolina, a personal injury lawyer is someone who can serve as your advocate and guide when you’ve suffered an injury due to the negligent actions of a person or organization.
After you’ve been hurt by another, you may be entitled to compensation for your harms and losses. A North Carolina personal injury lawyer seeks to hold the guilty party accountable, pursues maximum compensation on your behalf, and handles your case for you so you can focus on recovering.
Many injured people don’t realize that they can benefit from a personal injury lawyer and fall into one of the many traps in pursuing full compensation that a lawyer might have protected them from. For example, did you know that most insurance companies make more by paying you less? They’re protecting their interests, but a personal injury lawyer fights for yours. Read on to learn more.
What is your case really worth? If you’ve been harmed by another, contact us online or call 1-866-900-7078 today for a free professional opinion on your case.
What Does a Personal Injury Lawyer in North Carolina Do?
In North Carolina, there are several ways that a personal injury lawyer can serve as your guide and help protect your best interests if you’ve been injured:
- Show you the way – an experienced North Carolina personal injury attorney will use their knowledge and familiarity of the claims process to help you navigate your claim throughout each stage of the process.
- Help you try to avoid pitfalls – personal injury claims are complex and have strict rules and deadlines. A personal injury lawyer can try to keep you from stepping into any traps that might reduce your potential compensation.
- Fight for maximum compensation – your personal injury lawyer can seek out multiple avenues of potential compensation for your injuries, including hard-to-find insurance policies you might otherwise never be aware of.
- Help protect your best interests – most insurance companies make more money if they can avoid paying out on a claim. Some adjusters may try to take your words out of context to use against you and try to deny your claim, but your personal injury attorney knows how to counter insurance company tactics.
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What Types of Cases Do Personal Injury Lawyers Handle?
In North Carolina, personal injury attorneys may handle many kinds of cases, or they may focus on one or two types.
Personal injury cases include:
- Auto Accidents – filing, managing, and negotiating car, truck, and motorcycle cases as well as other vehicle-related injury claims.
- Medical Malpractice – seeking to hold medical professionals accountable when they harm instead of heal.
- Wrongful death – representing the surviving family members of a deceased individual when they lose their life due to another person’s fault.
- Dog bites – helping dog bite victims seek compensation for their injuries while trying to hold negligent dog owners responsible.
- Burn victims – advocating for the rights of those who’ve suffered burn injuries through someone else’s fault or while on the job.
How Can a Personal Injury Lawyer Help You?
A North Carolina personal injury lawyer can significantly increase your odds of receiving maximum compensation because they are looking out for your best interests. It’s critical to remember that the insurance company and adjuster are protecting their own interests.
Here’s an example of what some insurance adjusters may be thinking or doing behind closed doors*:
The firm once had a case where an adjuster went into a client’s house, made an offer, and sat on the couch, refusing to leave until the client accepted. That leaves a bad taste in your mouth. The client doesn’t know what to do.
When Should You Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer?
To try to maximize your chances of receiving the full compensation you may deserve for your personal injury claim, it’s important to reach out to a lawyer as soon as possible after you were injured. The reason why is because the statute of limitations, or the deadline to file a personal injury claim in North Carolina, is generally three years.
This may sound like a long time, but it really isn’t when you factor in everything an attorney may need to do to prepare your case, including:
- Case evaluation – determining your possible damages and how much your case might really be worth.
- Investigation – collecting documents such as medical records and police reports as well as interviewing any witnesses and calling on outside experts as needed.
- Submitting your claim – ensuring that the claim is accurate and complete before it’s submitted by the strict deadline
Why Choose James Scott Farrin as Your Personal Injury Lawyers in North Carolina?
Our attorneys are passionate about seeking justice for injured people going up against powerful interests. We’ve helped recover more than $1.8 billion in total for over 65,000 people since 1997,1 and we put you first in every decision we make.
Are you owed compensation? We have offices across North Carolina, so contact us today for a free professional opinion on what your case may really be worth. We can also handle things remotely or we can even come to you.
Reach us online now or call us at 1-866-900-7078 today!
*Cases or matters referenced do not represent the law firm’s entire record. These are specific examples of experiences we have had with some insurance companies, adjusters, employers, clients, or others. These stories do not necessarily represent any industry or employer as a whole. These descriptions of events are based upon the recollections of individual staff members.1
