Do I Need a Personal Injury Attorney?
One of the most common questions injury victims ask is: “Do I need to hire a personal injury lawyer?”
If you have been injured and are asking this common question, you should consider seeking out an attorney who will agree to provide a free, confidential consultation.
There are many reasons why you may or may not decide to hire a lawyer, and the experienced Houston personal injury attorneys at Morrow & Sheppard LLP will explain – for free – what is involved, including several key benefits and advantages you may not know about.
Four Advantages of Hiring an Experienced Personal Injury Lawyer
- Your attorney will guide you through the complex legal process. Dealing with the aftermath of an injury is difficult enough without trying to decipher a maze of complicated laws and legal procedures on your own. When you hire a legal professional, you can expect that your attorney will serve as your trusted guide through the legal system. Your lawyer will answer your questions, explain how the court system works, and keep you up to date on all developments regarding your personal injury claim. A good personal injury lawyer will carefully listen to your concerns and arm you with the information you need to make the right decisions for you and your family.
- Your attorney will provide you with an honest and realistic assessment of your case. The personal injury attorneys at Morrow & Sheppard LLP will meet with you to discuss your case free of charge. At your initial legal consultation, we will review your case to determine whether you may have an actionable personal injury claim. We will give you straightforward answers to your questions and provide you with an honest and realistic assessment of your case.It is important to remember that, in addition to evaluating your case, the first meeting gives you an opportunity to evaluate why our firm is right for you.
- Your attorney will protect your legal rights. When you are injured in an accident, you need to understand that insurance companies and corporations are represented by powerful legal teams. Whether you have been injured in a car crash, a slip and fall, or a serious workplace incident (such as an industrial plant or oilfield accident), you need to have the experienced Houston personal injury attorneys at Morrow & Sheppard LLP on your side. We will help protect you from the corporations and insurance companies that attempt to minimize your claim at all costs, including by pointing the finger at you. Your attorney will make certain that you do not jeopardize any of your legal rights so that you can receive all the relief that you are legally entitled to.
- Your attorney will fight for your right to full compensation. When you hire an experienced personal injury lawyer at Morrow & Sheppard LLP, you are hiring a legal professional with the skills and knowledge needed to help you recover maximum compensation for your injuries. If you accept a settlement offer from an insurance company without being represented by legal counsel, the offer may be only a small fraction of what your claim is actually worth. When you are represented by an attorney who is intimately familiar with the tactics that corporations and insurance companies use to limit their liability, you stand a far greater chance of receiving a fair and full recovery in your case.
These are just a few of the benefits and advantages that a personal injury lawyer at Morrow & Sheppard LLP can offer. If you have been harmed in an accident and are considering legal action, you should speak with an attorney as soon as possible. Morrow & Sheppard LLP offers free and confidential consultations with no obligations, and meeting or speaking with us may well be one of the easiest first steps you take on your path to recovery.
Act now to protect your legal rights and contact us for a free, confidential consultation.
Common Questions
- What Should I Do Right Now?
- Why Do I Need To Act Fast?
- Should I Sign Anything Or Give A Statement?
- I Don’t Live In Texas. What Should I Do?
- Will My Case Settle?
- I Don’t Know If I Can Afford A Lawsuit – How Much Does It Cost?
- What About Doctors & Medical Bills?
- What If My Employer Finds Out?
- What Is a Personal Injury?
- What is the Purpose of a Personal Injury Claim?
- What Will My Personal Injury Claim Be Worth?
- What Compensation Will I Be Entitled to Receive?
- Do All Personal Injury Cases Go to Trial?
- Personal Injury Negligence
- What Is Personal Injury Negligence?
- What Must Be Shown In A Personal Injury Negligence Case?
- Who Owes You A Negligence Duty?
- Does An Employer Have Special Duties?
- What Damages Can I Recover In A Personal Injury Negligence Lawsuit?
- How Long Do I Have To File A Personal Injury Negligence Lawsuit?
- What Are Examples Of Personal Injury Negligence Lawsuits?
- No Fee Promise
- Do I Really Need a Personal Injury Attorney?
- Who Has Claims For Wrongful Death?
- What Is The Jones Act?
- What Is The Death On The High Seas Act?
- Who Is A Jones Act Seaman?
- About Other Wrongful Death Actions
- How Long Do I Have To Pursue A Jones Act Claim?
- What Jones Act Damages Can I Recover?
- Who Can I Sue Under the Jones Act?
- What Is Jones Act Negligence?
- What Are Examples of Jones Act Cases?
- Maritime Law & Unseaworthiness
- Maritime Injury Lawyer Rules
- What Evidence Matters In 18 Wheeler Trucking Or Commercial Vehicle Accidents?
- Who Is Responsible For My 18 Wheeler Or Commercial Vehicle Accident?
- What Legal Claims Am I Entitled To Bring?
- How Common Are 18 Wheeler Truck And Commercial Vehicle Accidents? Why Are They Significant?
- Are There Special Inspection Requirements For 18 Wheeler Trucks And Commercial Vehicles?
- What Are Common Causes Of 18 Wheeler Truck And Commercial Vehicle Accidents?
- Inadequately Trained Or Unqualified Drivers
- Improper Maintenance & Inspection
- Driver Fatigue
- Poor Route Planning
- Failure To Properly Secure Cargo
- Specific Issues Involving Vocational Trucks
- Hazardous Materials & Oversized Loads
- Distracted Truck Drivers
- Braking & Tire Issues
- Speeding
- Weather Conditions
- Alcohol and Drugs
- What Oilfields Are Active In Texas?
- What Is Shale?
- What Is Hydraulic Fracturing Or “Fracking”?
- What Does The Texas Railroad Commission Have To Do With Oil & Gas?
- What Is The Barnett Shale?
- What Is The Eagle Ford Shale?
- What Is The Granite Walsh Formation?
- What Is The Haynesville Shale?
- What Is The Permian Basin?
- How Many Oilfield Accidents Have There Been In Texas?
- Do I Have A “Strict Liability” Products Personal Injury Claim?
- What Goes Into A Products Liability Claim?
- What Is A Product Defect?
- What Kinds of Product Defects Are There?
- What If There Have Been Other Accidents Involving The Same Product
- Do I Have To Prove Negligence In A Products Liability Case?
- What Is A Product Recall?
- What If The Product Cannot Be Traced Back To The Manufacturer?
- Who Are The Defendants In A Products Liability Case?
- Do I Have Any Other Claims?
- What Damages Can I Recover?
- What Are Examples Of Industrial Accidents?
- What Is OSHA?
- What Rights Do Workers Have Under OSHA?
- What Are The Most Common OSHA Violations?
- What Is The Chemical Safety Board?
- How Old Are Most Refineries? What Condition Are They In?
- What Refineries Are Active In Texas? Have They Had Safety Incidents?
- Incidents At Alon’s Big Spring Refinery
- Incidents At Calumet’s San Antonio Refinery
- Incidents At Citgo’s Corpus Christi Refinery
- Incidents At Delek’s Tyler Refinery
- Incidents At ExxonMobil’s Baytown Refinery
- Incidents At ExxonMobil’s Beaumont Refinery
- Incidents At Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi Refinery
- Incidents At Lyondell’s Houston Refinery
- Incidents At Marathon’s Galveston Bay Refinery
- Incidents At Marathon’s Texas City Refinery
- Incidents At Petrobras’s Pasadena Refinery
- Incidents At Shell’s Deer Park Refinery
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- Incidents At The Valero Port Arthur Refinery
- Incidents At Total’s Port Arthur Refinery
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