Yes, you do. Although the law does not require you to have an attorney to file a personal injury suit or to negotiate a settlement with someone’s liability insurance company, practically speaking it is impossible to recover the compensation you deserve after suffering a spinal cord injury without retaining the services of a knowledgeable, experienced attorney.
This is the case for several reasons.
- First, to state the obvious, a person who has sustained a spinal cord injury must suddenly adapt to a radical and unpleasant life change. That is no time to try to figure out how to navigate a complicated legal process.
- Second, spinal cord injury cases require familiarity with both the medical aspects of the injury, and the often complex aspects of legal liability that accompany an accident. A Philadelphia spinal cord injury attorney has that knowledge-base.
- Finally, the practical reality is that a person’s legal claims do not get taken seriously unless they are asserted by an experienced legal professional.
In a real sense, having a lawyer with a strong reputation in spinal cord injury cases adds significant value to the claim.