New York Car Accident Attorney

A successful accident claim can help you find peace of mind and a sense of justice. However, it is important not to lose sight of the financial goals of your claim or lawsuit.

You will want to be fully compensated for your damages and injuries. Let our New York car accident attorneys help calculate the damages owed to you, so you do not inadvertently agree to a settlement offer that is not high enough.

Your car accident case can seek damages to help pay for:

• Medical treatments, including those far in the future
• Lost wages and lowered income capacity
• Vehicle repair or replacement costs
• Pain, suffering, and lowered enjoyment of life

The cause of your car accident might be clear to you: another driver hit you. Insurance companies will not have so clear an image of what happened, though. They need to see convincing proof of liability before they will offer a settlement. Or, if your case has to go to court, then a judge or jury will want to see evidence to rule in your favor.

Our legal team can help piece together a convincing claim using available evidence of your crash. When the stakes are high, we might be able to work with local experts for further evidence.

For example, medical doctors can attest to the severity of your injuries, accountants can discuss the future financial impact of your case, and crash reconstructionist professionals can rebuild the scene of a car accident from the ground up.

Types of evidence that can benefit your case might be:

• Dashcam footage
• Eyewitness testimony
• Reports from first responders
• Medical records

Accident reports can be the most useful piece of evidence, but how do you get a copy of an accident report? It helps to know the police department and the officer who responded to your accident. Give our lawyers this information, and we can call the department for you to request a copy of the accident report. If you forgot to get this specific information, then do not worry, we can make a few calls to departments and precincts to find it.

When you are hit by a driver without insurance, you should call the police because driving without insurance is illegal in New York. Oftentimes, unsafe drivers do not have insurance, so allowing the police to detain them and suspend their license could help stop that driver from causing another crash.

New York has personal injury protection (PIP) insurance that can give you payments for your damages from your own insurance provider, regardless of liability.

This policy is helpful if the other driver has no insurance at all. If you have purchased uninsured motorist (UM) insurance, then you can also attempt to use this policy to get further coverage from your insurance provider. Although, your insurer could try to deny your PIP or UM insurance claim, making them the opposition.

Not every car accident case requires a car accident attorney’s help, but many do. In New York, you might not even have an option to file a claim against the other driver if your injuries and damages are minor enough to be covered by your own PIP insurance policy.

When your claim is denied or your injuries are severe, you should plan on hiring an attorney for counsel, guidance, and representation. Otherwise, you will be walking into a serious legal situation blindly and could be handing a huge advantage to the other driver and their insurer.