Accidents will happen. But if you have been injured in a car accident, you may be in for a long ordeal. You may be hospitalized, out of work and facing a long road to recovery. If someone else caused the accident, you have a right to seek a recovery for your car repair, medical bills, lost wages, pain, suffering and inconvenience.
Some car accidents are minor bumps some are catastrophic. Many times the severe car accidents are due to drivers that are drunk, distracted, or going too fast. Drunk drivers caused over 380 deaths and injured over 7,000 people in Virginia in 2009. If you have been injured by a drunk driver, Hammond Townsend will pursue that person with aggressive diligence. The law in Virginia allows for punitive damages against drunk drivers. When drunk drivers injure others, they need to be punished; not only with criminal charges but with the full extent of civil damages the the law allows. If you have been injured by a drunk driver in a car accident, contact us for a free consultation so we can tell you about your rights.
Usually the insurance company for the person that caused the car accident will contact you to try to resolve your claim. Sometimes they encourage you to avoid a lawyer. Of course they have a reason for that advice. The insurance adjuster knows that you do not have any idea how to obtain a fair resolution of our claim. You are not on an even playing field. Do not allow them to record your account of the accident until you have been able to speak with a Virginia car accident attorney.
To make sure that you are being dealt with fairly, you should contact us to talk about your accident. Our initial consultation is free and there is no fee unless we recover money for you. Unlike some of the large television advertising firms, you will meet with a lawyer for your consultation. More important, if we do not think you need a lawyer for your claim, we will tell you so.
If you have been injured in a car accident in Charlottesville, Staunton, Waynesboro or Harrisonburg do not delay in contact us today either by telephone, email or drop by our office in Fishersville.