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Burn injury cases are complex for those who do not have experience in the legal process or experience with the types of expenses these injuries generally incur. Most burn injury lawyers offer two special services for their clients to ensure that anyone who needs an attorney can afford one.
Those services include:
- A free consultation, which is time for you to get the legal questions you have about your specific case answered, learn more about the burn injury claims process, and determine whether the attorney is who you’d like to have working on your case.
- Contingent-fee payments, which mean that you will not have to pay for your lawyer’s services until there is a successful outcome in your case.
Other services that your burn injury lawyer can provide include:
- A valuation of your case.
- Determination of all sources of liability and all insurance resources that are available to compensate you.
- Timely filing of all court-required paperwork in the proper jurisdiction.
- Attendance at all court-required pre-trial hearings and conferences.
- Skilled negotiation with the at-fault party’s insurance carrier in an attempt to get a fair settlement offer on your behalf.
- Gathering and organizing evidence and witness testimony that can strengthen your case.
- Guidance as to the pros and cons of accepting a settlement offer.
- Litigation, including making opening and closing statements, examining witnesses, and presenting evidence.
- Help collecting your settlement or award.