What is a Personal Injury Settlement? A personal injury settlement is an agreement that is between two parties or two individuals, which is in civil law civil lawsuit. In a Personal Injury Settlement, one side tries to stop the trial by offering the amount of litigation in the hope that the other side will agree. In this article, I will tell you some important things, that can increase your Personal Injury Settlement. I have five ways that you can increase your Personal Injury Settlement.

1. Hire an Auto Accident Lawyer

The first way is to hire an auto accident lawyer. Not just any lawyer, a lawyer with experience in personal injury cases. You don't want a lawyer that's fresh out of school or a lawyer that handles divorces, criminal defense and only does the occasional personal injury case on the side. Most rural lawyers do not have enough personal injury cases to focus on that type of case only. They have to do a variety of cases paternity debt collection and then they'll take on an occasional personal injury case. 

The insurance company knows, when you have an inexperienced lawyer, even if that lawyer is an old lawyer and they will hold that against you. Above all, you don't want to hire an auto accident lawyer that works for insurance companies. Studies have shown that insurance companies pay more when you have a lawyer. Otherwise, they would recommend that. You get a lawyer in every case, because the lawyer does most of the work and if they didn't have to pay more. Then they would prefer that you have an auto accident lawyer. But they don't recommend that you get a lawyer.

2. Take Photos of Your Injuries While They're Still Fresh

Take photos of your injuries, while they're still fresh photos. You still have the bruises, while you still have the scabs, while you still have the cuts, while everything is too many times. I meet a client and I ask them “do they have any photos of their injuries I can take photos?” But their injuries have already begun to heal by the time that they meet with a personal injury lawyer. Give these photos to your auto accident lawyer and make sure that. If you take photos on your cell phone, that how to get those photos off of your cell phone. Because they don't do any good if you can't get them off.

3. Get the Medical Treatment That You Need

Number three, get the medical treatment that you need, don't grin and bear the pain. Don't try to be a tough guy and tough it out without seeing the doctor. Go to see the doctor, even if you do not have health insurance. Your personal injury lawyers should be able to work with your medical providers to get you the treatment you need. And pay for it, out of your settlement later.

4. Be Patience

Remember the three P's, the perception of patients, pays. You will receive a larger settlement if the insurance company does not think that you're desperate for the money. 

5. Your Lawyer Should Be Good At Negotiating.

Have your lawyer negotiated with lien holders to reduce the amount that they get paid back out of your settlement. Many people don't realize that the governments, the hospital, the ambulance, the health insurance company and even your own auto insurance company will try to get paid out of your settlement. Before you see any of the money. If you follow step one then, you'll have a lawyer working for you to shoot down these bogus claims for reimbursement and negotiate. With the actual lien holders to reduce the amount that they get out of your personal injury settlement. This results in more money in your pocket.