Virginia Car Accident Lawyers

Very often these days, accidents involve distracted drivers. Distracted driving is one of the most common reasons for accidents today. With all of the technology and gadgets that have been released, we have seen more and more accidents related to the usage of screens. There are people watching YouTube videos while going 65 miles an hour on a highway, for example. When we litigate a case in Virginia, we understand that the fault laws are harsh and we need to protect you from getting blamed for any part of this accident. The job of our Virginia car accident lawyers is to prove that the other driver was entirely at fault for causing your accident whether they were driving distracted, driving recklessly or aggressively or violating traffic laws, which caused your accident and caused you harm.

Advice for a Successful Car Accident Claim

The first piece of advice we would give most any person who has been a victim of a negligent driver is to seek immediate medical care either from the emergency room or the urgent care. We want you to get in as soon as you possibly can after your car accident to get the attention that you need for your injuries. We know that if you delay seeking medical care, then the insurance company who represents the liable party will be all over that information. They will use it to claim that you lied about how badly you were hurt, which would allow them to suggest that you lied about where you got your injuries. Either way, seeking medical care is a very important facet of a successful case. You don’t want to give the insurance company any reason to doubt what you are trying to tell them that they need to believe. It is very important that you get immediate medical care because even minor injuries can turn severe without proper treatment and immediate response. It is good for your health and the success of your case to immediately seek medical care.

Another piece of advice that we give to potential clients is to have evidence collected at the scene of the accident. If you have gotten onto an ambulance and are unable to do this for yourself before you seek medical treatment, you may call on a loved one to come to the scene to collect evidence on your behalf. It is important to collect photos and videos of the scene from many angles to draw a picture for anyone who wasn’t at the accident. This helps us understand fully what happened and demonstrate to the insurance company or possibly a jury (if we have to go to trial) how the other driver caused you harm during this accident. If you saw the tire marks on the road or debris spread out on the scene, make sure you collect photos and videos of that. You also want to try to get contact information from any possible witnesses of the car accident. Any authority that comes onto the scene will also be collecting evidence but it’s good to have your own too. Further on in the case, our Virginia car accident lawyers can collect further evidence, such as CCTV footage from local businesses or the black box information from the vehicle that hit you. This will all be instrumental in the success of your case.

Virginia Contributory Negligence

When you are seeking compensation for your car accident in Virginia, you need to understand that Virginia has a particular set of laws pertaining to personal injury and car accidents in particular. If the case was to go to court which is not always the case for a car accident you are going to have to present the case in front of a jury with all of the evidence that the lawyer and you have collected. The jury makes a decision about who is to blame for this accident.

Virginia’s rule of contributory negligence means that if you have been found to bear any fault in causing the accident, even 1% of faults and causing the accident, then you are no longer going to be eligible to receive compensation for your injuries and damages. Most cases allow you to receive compensation, even if you are partially at fault for causing the accident, but Virginia has a very strict law against this.

The insurance company is well aware of these laws and they will utilize this to save themselves money. They’ll try to get a recorded statement out of you, which we strongly suggest you never give to an insurance company. They will try to get you to say something that allows them to point blame in your direction. Again, even the slightest amount of blame will permanently bar you from receiving compensation for your damages.

Our Virginia car accident lawyers also know these rules and it does not stop us from litigating these cases fiercely because we believe that you fully deserve someone to fight for your rights. Don’t let this law scare you away from pursuing a case.

The Importance of the Right Lawyer 

The person who can make or break the success of your car accident case is your lawyer. When you are looking into potential Virginia car accident lawyers to handle your case, you need to take into consideration a few things to make sure that you are getting the right lawyer for you. 

You and your lawyer are going to be working together for a long period of time and you want to be able to fully trust them with your case, as well as have a working relationship with them. If you don’t like your lawyer personally and you don’t feel like you can trust them, then they are not the lawyer for you.

You are going to have a lot to take care of while your lawyer works on your case so if you don’t trust that they are going to do a good job, then it’s time to look for a different lawyer. You want lawyers who are going to protect your rights with a passionate defense. Our Virginia car accident lawyers are passionate about giving protection to our community and we want to make this process easier on you so you don’t have to worry about the inner workings of a civil litigation car accident claim. You just need to worry about yourself and your family while we handle all of the legal aspects of your case to get you the justice you deserve.

You also want to be sure that this lawyer that you hired to take your case has a proven track record of success with car accidents in particular. You don’t want to hire a lawyer who just dabbles in personal injury from time to time and who did the closing on your home purchase. You want someone who knows personal injury in an out like our Virginia car accident lawyers.

Please Call Our Virginia Car Accident Lawyers Today for a Free Consultation 

If you have suffered serious injuries after being a victim in a car accident, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Virginia car accident lawyers. You get one chance at justice and you want to make sure that you fight as hard as possible to get the justice that you deserve fully and fairly. Justice is waiting and we are determined to help our clients receive it. Don’t hesitate to call us as soon as possible. This is very time sensitive and we want to hear from you right away. Set up your free initial consultation today. Call us right away.