If you or a loved one has been injured in an auto accident, a motorcycle crash, struck by an 18 wheeler or injured at the hands of someone else’s negligence, it’s helpful to know the process before you speak with a personal injury attorney immediately.
Insurance adjustors will seek a statement from you shortly after the incident is reported. In cases of wrongful death, a truck accident, a crash caused by a commercial vehicle and catastrophic injury, the more severe the damages the more helpful the insurance adjustor will appear. Don’t be fooled by this. Insurance companies are not in the business of paying claims. If they were, they would be out of business.
We know that catastrophic injury lawyers who have tried cases successfully are the ones that get the best results. Houston Attorney, Walker Texas Lawyer has tried hundreds of jury trials.
When our law firm takes on a case, we do everything it takes to provide our clients with the empathy and direction they deserve. Jim Walker has tried all kinds of catastrophic injury cases involving loss of limb, traumatic brain injury, neck and back injury, and more. Walker Texas Lawyer is Houston’s Personal Injury Lawyer.
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