Hiring A Lawyer

Hiring a lawyer – The key to getting the most from a lawyer is knowing when you need one. When fighting with a spouse gets over-the-line, it is time to call a family attorney. When the District Attorney’s office charges someone with a crime, it is time to call a criminal defense attorney. These example are relatively obvious.

What happens when you are wronged in other ways? How do you know if the law will help you?

When To Hire A Personal Injury Attorney

For example, I am an Alaskan Personal Injury Attorney. I help people hurt (and the families of those killed by) other people’s bad conduct (“negligence”). Usually, the negligence is poor driving – ignoring the Rules of the Road. When a Motor Vehicle Crash – caused by somebody else causes damage to a family or friend – people call me. Some Drunk Driver crossed the center-line, or ran a Stop sign … and Crashed into them. When this happens, it really is not too difficult to conclude that the Drunk Driver engaged was wrong or negligent. We all agree that accountability is good. The law should help people who are injured, and the families of those who are killed, by drunk drivers. Hiring a lawyer helps hold drunk drivers fully accountable, making society batter.

But what about situations where a person is hurt … and it is unclear whether bad conduct was involved? How is a person like you to learn whether another person engaged in the type of bad conduct that give rise to a tort claim for injury or death? Hiring a lawyer to investigate potential claims helps you through these situations.

Arguing With Insurance Companies

Or, what about situations where an insurance company tells you “there is no claim here,” “there is no coverage for that loss,” or “there is nothing we can do for you”? What should you do then? A good personal injury attorney argues with the insurance company so that you don’t have to…

The answer is simple: You can either: (1) Wilt away and let it drop; or (2) Find a good attorney to investigate for you. Hiring a lawyer is the smart choice. Most good Personal Injury attorneys are willing to expend the time and money necessary to investigate potential injury and death claims. We foot the bill to hire investigators, collect the records, do the legal, engineer, and medical research to determine whether a claim exists.

It is part of our job. We also usually do it gratis: No charge.

Johnson Law has been helping Alaskans for nearly 30 years. It’s who we are.

And while we hope you never need us… We’re here if you do. ~ Doug Johnson

Please call Johnson Law to discuss your case: (907)277-3090 or use our online contact form.

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