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What to Do After a Car Accident

After a Car Accident, Get Medical Treatment and Contact an Attorney

If you were injured in a car accident in Nevada, our law firm welcomes the opportunity to advise you on how to proceed. You may have landed on this web page while searching for answers to your questions to the question, "Now what do we do?" after a serious crash.

We offer the following suggestions on steps to take after a car or truck accident:

  • Remove the crashed vehicles out of the way of oncoming traffic, if possible.
  • Call the police.
  • Go to the emergency room if you are injured. Insist on a thorough examination. If you are not hospitalized immediately, follow up with your personal physician in the days following the accident for treatment and advice on recovery.
  • Do not give recorded statements to any insurance company representative or investigator until you have spoken with an attorney. Even if you are dealing with your own insurance company, remember that their job is to try to pay out as little as possible in benefits. It is not in your best interest to talk to them on your own.
  • Do anything you can to preserve evidence that you have control over. Take pictures and videos of the scene of the accident. Ask the salvage lot where your car or motorcycle has been towed to preserve the vehicle until your attorney has determined whether it is important to examine it. Take pictures of injuries such as lacerations, bruises and broken bones.
  • Contact a personal injury lawyer with experience handling traffic accidents. Ask for a free initial consultation. Your attorney should agree to handle your case on a contingency basis — meaning that you will not owe fees until and unless that attorney helps you obtain monetary compensation through settlement negotiations or by way of a verdict at trial.
  • Share information with your attorney about any insurance policies that you have that may apply.
  • Follow your doctor's advice carefully. Do your part to make your own recovery as successful as it can be.
  • If a loved one was killed in a car accident, take the time that your family needs to grieve and regroup, while allowing a wrongful death attorney to get a case for compensation underway.
  • Stay in close communication with your lawyer, advising the law firm of any new developments in your condition.
  • Discuss with your attorney what steps the law firm will take to help obtain compensation for you: investigation, negotiation and litigation.

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At Harris & Harris Lawyers, we limit our caseload to those cases where we can make the most difference. Being selective allows us to devote personal attention to each client and give our all to achieving good outcomes. We are committed to interacting with our clients and their families with sensitivity, care and respect. Call us at 877-673-6131 or send us an e-mail to set up a free confidential consultation with a Nevada motor vehicle accident attorney.

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