I was rear ended. In the process I also hit some road debris in front of of my car. As such, there was damage to both ends of the car. I developed tingling in my fingers and pain in my neck immediately afterwards. I felt overwhelmed and contacted a legal advice service at my work and got a hard sell from a person at a personal injury law firm.

    The whole thing felt really stressful so I wound up signing on to be represented. The damage to my car was not very extensive in front and back but did require a tow due to check engine lights. My car is less than six months old though which worries me for resale value.

    As for my injuries I took a few days off work for the pain and went to the dr the next morning. I’ve been doing weekly PT since but no imaging. To be clear, the attorney is not pushing me to do a bunch of medical stuff to inflate the claim. My fingers are still numb after a month.

    I don’t expect the award amount to be a lot, given it’s all pretty minor and the attorney will take 33% before anything is paid, to my understanding. I’m worried I could wind up in the negative given this and tbh, the insurance companies have been pretty reasonable. No one is harassing me or seeming to be doing anything weird or shady. I have thirty days where I can choose not to be represented any longer with no financial penalty but I don’t know what to do. Having the attorney gives me anxiety about the effect to the award, mostly I worry I’ll be paying out of pocket but I will admit that having them deal with the insurances has been so peaceful and nice.

    Should I drop the attorney?

    I was rear ended and have an attorney but I don’t think I need one, need advice
    byu/birdieponderinglife inInsurance



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    1. Ford_Trans_Guy on

      Just know depending on the agreement you signed with the attorney they can put a lien on the payout for services rendered already.

    2. IMO and IANAL, this doesnt seem like a complex injury that warrants representation. You already know the pros and cons, so it’s really up to you if you want to sacrifice 33% of your settlement to just your attorney when the settlement might not be a lot anyways.

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