Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyer

Before a client even retains the experienced injury attorneys at Jacobs Law, we are always on guard to ensure that your rights are protected. Insurance companies and large corporations are constantly fighting to chip away at those rights. For example, when an individual is hurt in an auto accident, his or her insurance company and the insurance company of the at-fault driver will demand that s/he provide a recorded statement about how the collision happened, what that person’s injuries are, and to get a whole host of other irrelevant information about you. The attorneys at Jacobs Law always strongly advise clients against providing these statements because it is never in a client’s interest to do so!

Without the proper and complete medical treatment for your injuries, quite simply, there is no claim. That’s why obtaining the proper medical treatment to recover from your injuries is not only essential for any legal claim you may have, but more importantly, it is vital for your overall health and well-being. Most people don’t realize that the law also imposes a duty on injured people: that duty is to obtain the necessary and reasonable treatment so you can recover from your injuries. The goal should be to get you back to the position you were in before you were hurt! To be clear, we are not the type of law firm who “sends” clients to a particular doctor or medical provider; nevertheless, we are always interested in what doctors and medical providers our clients see for their treatment.

When you’ve been injured because another’s negligence, one of the first things that comes to your mind is how the medical bills will be paid. In addition, what if you need future treatment after you’ve healed? Most of the time, your health insurance—assuming you have it—will not cover all the expenses associated with your medical treatment. What then? And just because you may not have health insurance doesn’t mean you’re not entitled to receive treatment for your injuries. Moreover, when the hospital or other medical providers start asking for your auto insurance information, people can naturally become confused. The experienced injury attorneys at Jacobs Law simplify the complex and handle all these issues—so you can focus on healing. Indiana law also permits you to recover any out of pocket expenses you’ve incurred for your medical treatment.

Some law firms will file a lawsuit immediately when you retain them to represent you. Most clients are not exactly thrilled at the prospect of being involved in a lawsuit either. Experience has taught us that filing a lawsuit right away (unless the statute of limitations is about to run) is not the best road to take—especially if we can save our clients time and money by resolving the injury claim informally. We will always make our best effort to avoid the lengthy litigation process. But frequently a lawsuit will need to be filed against the person or company that has injured you, because we rarely have a choice: insurance companies and large corporations hardly ever offer injured victims of negligence fair compensation for their injuries. So the people that think that too many lawsuits are filed in the United States should examine why those lawsuits need to be filed to begin with!

When you hire an injury attorney to represent you, it is very important that s/he have actual trial skills. While most cases settle out of court—even after a lawsuit is filed—you need to ensure that the attorney possesses the trial experience to go to bat for you if the case cannot be settled. The injury attorneys at Jacobs Law possess over fifty (50) years of combined actual trial experience. We’ve been fighting to protect the rights of regular everyday people (since before it was cool!) because we are passionate and committed to the cause of seeking out justice for our clients.