Popular myths

-Writing your insurance company a letter will afford you the ability to attain a reasonable settlement no matter what.

-You are required to give a recorded statement when dealing with an insurance company; otherwise they will not carry on the proceedings to settle with you.

-All lawyers are created equally. If they advertise their ability to handle accident cases, they are equipped with the right legal tools.

-Fees are the same in accident claims from lawyer to lawyer.

-The court system is eager to hand out money and riches to accident claimants.

-If an accident was not your fault, there is a company somewhere that will get back the money from your bills, injuries and wages lost in the accident.

-Lawyers are an authority in medicine, and know whether you should be referred to a doctor or not.

-Juries are generous and forgiving to claimants.

-Settlement values follow a strict formula.