Do Not Wait to Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer

When it comes to an accident / injury matter, I cannot think of any benefit one would gain by waiting and holding off on contacting an experienced personal injury lawyer? However, there are many disadvantages and potential harms to your case that can be caused by waiting too long to contact an attorney. 

First, the statute of limitations can expire. If you have a case and wait too long to contact an attorney, the statute of limitations can expire, and your case and claims can be forever barred. There may be additional time limits and deadlines that need to be adhered to as well. For example in New York motor vehicle accidents, a MV-104 report is required by law to be filed / reported within 10 days of the accident if the accident caused an injury, death, or property damage over one thousand dollars ($1,000).

 Additionally, in New York a no-fault insurance application is required to be completed and filed / sent to the no-fault insurance company within thirty (30) days of the accident. No-fault benefits are very important benefits that pay for car accident injury medical bills / expenses, lost wages, and other injury-related expenses. Timely contacting a New York personal injury attorney after an accident is very important because an attorney can assist in properly preparing and filing / reporting these required documents. 

Another issue in injury / accident matters that comes up when potential clients wait too long to contact an attorney is a gap in medical treatment. People who are injured in an accident may not know what type of doctor to see and/or what type of insurance to use, and they may delay medical treatment as a result. This can cause a gap in medical treatment and cause significant problems or even possibly destroy a potential injury case depending on the length of time and reason for the gap in medical treatment. This type of potential problem can be easily avoided by timely consulting with an experienced personal injury attorney and promptly seeking necessary medical treatment for your accident injuries. 

For these and other reasons, I strongly suggest contacting an experienced personal injury attorney as soon as possible if you have been injured in any type of accident or incident.