•  They can help you get your motor vehicle repair or replaced in your car is an auto accident case
• They can help you get financial recovery for your car rental
• They can help you get recovery for medical bills
• They can help get you compensated for your emotional and physical pains
• They can help you get compensated for the loss of wage earnings
• They can help you get financial recovery for future potential wage loss

Besides what they can get you financially, they can also do the following:

• They will be the point of contact between the other parties insurer
• Investigate and find witnesses for your case
• Send you to get treatment with doctors who will treat you without charging you until your case settles
• Work with your doctor and healthcare providers to get your medical record
• Negotiate with different parties to reduce your personal injury liens 
• Help you obtain lawsuit loans if you need it

If you need to speak with an injury attorney to find out how he o she can help with your particular case please contact us now ( click to get the number to call).

How to find The Right California Personal Injury Attorneys

Maximizing the financial compensation fora California injury claim typically comes down to the skills and experience of the law firm or lawyer that one hired.

Below are some tips on how to find the right law firm and choose them.

Finding

Here are some places that you can find personal injury lawyers in California.

Search engines: Google and Bing is really the best way as you will have so many options for lawyers to pick from. That’s how you found this post :)

Review sites: You can also look at review sites like AVVO and Yelp. Please do not believe all the 5-star reviews that you see. Some business is notorious for fake reviews

Friends and family: Asking your family and social circle if they know a personal injury law firm or another type of attorneys who might know one is another way to find an attorney for your claim

Social media: You can ask your friends by posting on your Facebook wall for example if they know any lawyer for injury cases

Local and state bar association website: You can also search on the state and local bar association portal

Radio, tv, and billboards: You can also find attorneys on tv, radio, and billboard commercials

Choosing

Once you find a lawyer or a few lawyers that you want to hire, there are few things that can do and questions to ask to help you select the right one.

Here are some of them:

• Does the lawyer have experience in handling a lot of personal injury cases?
• Find out how they communicate with their client. One of the biggest issues that people complain about lawyers is their lack of communication with clients
• Make sure they are still active to practice in California by verifying on the California Bar Association website
• The type of resources that they have
• The lowest and highest verdicts they have ever gotten for similar cases like yours
• Are they a solo or a medium or big law firm. Sometimes big law firms will have more resources to pursue bigger cases but you may have issues with communication. On the other hand, a solo attorney may be easier to get a hold of but may lack the resources to wait longer and go after big verdicts. Also, a solo attorney may not have the reputation of big or medium personal injury law firms

Other Important Info About Personal Injury and Attorneys

If you have a California personal injury case, here are few important things to know about

California is a comparative negligence state

Comparative negligence or fault means that even if you are partial at fault for a personal injury you can still be compensated based on the percentage contributed by the other party.

This is good for you as a victim because even if you contributed to your injury you could still be compensated.

Californi statues of limitation for personal injury cases

In the state of California, you have a certain period of time that you have to file a personal injury lawsuit. If you miss this deadline it is nearly impossible for your case to be accepted by the court.

So you have to act fast in filing for a personal injury case.

So in California, you have:

• Three years to file for property damage compensation
• Two years for personal injury damages.
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Be aware that if your injury was caused by a government organization you have six months to bring a lawsuit or lose your right to.

Contingency fee arrangement for personal injury cases

Most law firms in California who handle personal injury cases take them on a contingency fee arrangement basis.

This means that you won’t be charged by a lawyer until he or she gets a settlement for your case.

The typical contingency arrangement fee is between 25% to 33% of the settlement amount recovered for you.

You should also be aware that you can negotiate with a law firm on the contingency fee agreement.

A lawyer for Personal injury can get you treated before your case settles

Most personal injury lawyers in California will send you to doctors or pain doctors or chiropractors that they work with to be treated before your case settles without the treatment coming out of your pocket.

Once the case settles they will minus the treatment fees from the settlement amount.

What should I do after a personal injury?

There are few things you should do immediately when you or some are involved in an injury. Here are some of them:

• Call 911
• Take pictures for documentation
• In the case of auto accident exchange insurance information
• Contact your auto or property insurance company if the injury resulted in any of them
• Contact a Californian personal lawyer