Telling the Whole Truth

Some folks quickly fall into the role of playing victim and become overconfident of their personal rights.  They aim to forge ahead with a personal injury lawsuit, claiming the negligent party should be held responsible for their accident injury.  They have to realize, though, that before they ask a personal injury attorney to file claims for them, they should first make sure that the claim they present to their attorney is whole truth.

Withholding important information, hiding medical background, hiding private background information, and selectively denying the real cause of the accident injury, hiding medical background, and selectively denying the real cause of the accident are only some of the common pitfalls which may lead to an accident injury claim being denied, rejected by the court, or the basis for sanctions against the plaintiff.

Withholding Information

The last person you should withhold information from is your personal injury attorney.  Here's the person who will work in your best interests and you are trying to fool him?  He'd be the first to detect if there are any inconsistencies in your story even before it reaches the court.  Don't inconvenience him with a jumble of truth and lies.  If you need to convince him of your sincerity and honesty, start by being honest in all of your dealings.  Gain the respect of a personal injury lawyer, and he's going to remain dedicated to you and your family's needs.

Hiding your Background

Never hide your background from your personal injury lawyer.  If it is of a private nature, like your income or tax records, your credit score, or you health history, or criminal record, a background check could always be performed by the at-fault party's insurance company, and it can only work against you.  By knowing this information in advance, your personal injury attorney can craft a message that takes these items into account when negotiating with the insurance company.

 he fact is, we work with all types of claim circumstances, some ideal, but often facts which can and need to be explained.  By not knowing about them in advance, a personal injury attorney can be "sand bagged," that is, caught by surprise, by the insurance company or defense attorney laying out all the pieces of information obtained through background checks which should have been told to your accident attorney on day one.

Never hide any detail of your medical history from your personal injury attorney.  Inform him beforehand of your past illnesses, diseases, or injuries, and treatments.  Are there bone and muscle problems, brain and nervous system disorders, related to coordination and balance, or issues with a weakness in any part of your body, like your eyes and your legs?  Give your lawyer access to results of medical check-ups and observations on your state of health before and at the time of your accident.  Your personal injury lawyer can then set out to show the negative effects the accident injury had on your good health.

Be open with your social history if you've had an alcohol or substance abuse problem.  Don't permit the insurance company or defense lawyer dig up dirt on you which can be used.  You see, if you are open and honest, even if the defense learns about problems in your past, they will have nowhere to go with it because you owned up to it right away. Your credibility is now soaring, and past indiscretions will bounce off your armor of honesty.

Honest Personal Injury Lawyers Representing Honest People

Accidents do happen to the best of us, especially truly good people.  We have been proud to represent individuals and families who have never been involved in our civil justice system.  Regardless of your background, the sooner you tell your personal injury lawyer the entire truth, the sooner he will be able to honestly and candidly start defining your message to comport with your circumstances.

At our personal injury law firm, we only represent honest people.  If you had challenges in your past, then own up to them.  Keep in mind, even if you have had challenges in your past, or aspects of your life you would rather forget, if we know about it, then we can deal with it, and perhaps, explain those circumstances to the decision makers of your case.

We have done this before, and honesty was always front and center in helping us to shape the aspects of those past incidents.  Otherwise, if you cannot be honest with us, then we simply cannot represent you.