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Prince George’s Personal Injury Lawyers

Don’t let the insurance adjuster bully you into settling your claim for less than it is worth. Our Prince George’s Personal Injury Lawyers will protect your rights and make sure you receive fair compensation for your Injuries.

In our experience, most people want to resolve their personal injury claim with the insurance company on their own, as quickly and efficiently as possible. Most insurance companies, however, have a different agenda.

If you feel like the insurance adjuster handling your injury claim is dragging his feet, you are probably right. The adjuster is an employee of the insurance company; he is rewarded for settling claims for as little as possible. Stalling is just one of many tactics adjusters use to get you to accept less than your case is worth. The adjuster might also:

  • Blame you for any delay, claiming that you are not cooperating with the insurance company’s investigation;
  • Claim to have lost the medical records or other documents you provided to him months ago;
  • Claim (falsely) that “company policy” prevents him from him from even considering certain types of damages ;
  • Claim (falsely) that his supervisor has capped the settlement value of your case at a ridiculously low amount; or
  • Demand that you submit to an “independent” medical examination before an offer will be made.

The best way to deal with these and other negotiating tactics practiced by insurance companies and their adjusters is to:

(1) Educate yourself, so that you can negotiate from a position of strength; and
(2) Level the playing field with the help of an experienced Prince George’s County injury lawyer.

Learn all you can about your insurance company’s settlement practices. In negotiations, knowledge is power. My personal injury library, located at the bottom of this page, contains over 150 educational articles on topics ranging from paying your medical bills to insurance company surveillance to jury selection at trial. In preparing for negotiations with the insurance adjuster, you may find the following articles particularly informative:

  • 13 Tips to Help you Understand Insurers with Different Settlement Approaches;
  • How Claims are Handled by Insurance Adjusters;
  • Insurer Negotiation Tactics; and
  • Common Adjuster Ploys and Dirty Tricks.

Consult with a personal injury lawyer. If, or when, you decide it is time to speak with a personal injury lawyer, choose carefully. The reputation of your personal injury attorney is one of several factors an adjuster will consider in evaluating your claim. The adjuster will investigate your attorney and assess his or her track record in personal injury cases. How many cases has the attorney handled? What is her success record? What types of settlements has she achieved? Does she have the courage to take a case to trial? When the adjuster on your case looks into my background, he will learn:

(1) Prior to devoting my practice to helping injured individuals, I worked as an insurance defense attorney. I know how to negotiate with insurance company adjusters and lawyers because I have been on the other side of the negotiating table. I will never be intimated into settling a claim for less than it is worth.
(2) I am not afraid to take a case to a jury. Since 1997, I have tried more than 100 injury cases in Maryland Circuit Courts.

Having a knowledgeable and determined injury trial lawyer on your side will get the adjuster’s attention and force the insurance company to take your claim seriously.

Contact a Prince Georges County Personal Injury Lawyer

If you would like the counsel of an experienced Prince Georges County Personal Injury Lawyer, please contact us. We would be happy to meet with you to talk about the facts of your case and discuss your legal options. Use the Free Case Evaluation form on this page to tell us about your situation.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most important thing for me to do after my injury? How do I pay my medical bills? Will the doctors, hospitals and other medical facilities wait for payment if I am unable to pay my bills as they are incurred? How does my lawyer make sure that the doctors and medical facilities will get paid? Why won't the insurance company for the person or company who caused my injuries automatically pay my medical bills as they occur? How do I keep track of all my bills? More Frequently Asked Questions Your lawyer (6 FAQs) >> The insurance company (6 FAQs) >> The defendant (4 FAQs) >> Settlement (10 FAQs) >> Litigation if the case does not settle (12 FAQs) >> The trial (4 FAQs) >> After the trial (3 FAQs) >>

How insurers evaluate claims

Common adjuster ploys and dirty tricks. How an adjuster will evaluate your case. How insurers view personal injury claims. 22 lowballing techniques used by unscrupulous insurance adjusters. Games insurers play in wrongfully denying claims. 11 ways insurers stonewall personal injury claimants. What insurance adjusters look for in evaluating claims. Third-party claims. Which cases are selected for surveillance. Case factors which suggest plaintiff fraud. Insurer valuation The X times specials valuation formula. Case evaluation examples. Valuation of minor injury cases. Evaluation of wrongful death cases. Insurance adjuster evaluation ploys.

How plaintiff attorneys evaluate cases

Attorney's checklist for evaluating cases. How attorneys spot bad clients. 18 factors that affect case value. How the economy affects case value. Case evaluation checklist. Evaluation of pain, with questionnaire. Initial meeting What attorneys tell their clients at the first meeting. Checklist of items to maintain and bring in. Client medical history questionnaire. Keeping a personal injury journal. Keeping track of special damages and expenses. What an attorney does. Damage evaluation checklist.

Settlement negotiations

Insurers differ The settlement style of large and conservative insurers. The contrasting approach of more reasonable mid-sized insurers. 13 tips to help you understand insurers with different settlement approaches. Insurance carriers are becoming more unreasonable. Processing and negotiation How claims are handled by insurance adjusters. One approach to setting the initial demand figure. Assessing settlement value. Insurer negotiation tactics. The 9 most common personal injury case weaknesses.

If a lawsuit is filed

Investigation and discovery (4 articles) >> Your deposition (14 articles) >> Damages (4 articles) >> The trial (11 articles) >>

Car accidents

Introduction to the law (2 articles) >> Initial meeting (9 articles) >> Initial evaluation (7 articles) >> Damages (3 articles) >> Investigation (6 articles) >> Discovery (18 articles) >> Settlement negotiations (4 articles) >> Trial (3 articles) >>

Falls

Introduction to the law (3 articles) >> Initial meeting (2 articles) >> Initial evaluation (5 articles) >> Investigation and discovery (5 articles) >> Trial (3 articles) >>

Mental and emotional injuries

Initial evaluation (4 articles) >> Investigation and discovery (6 articles) >> Settlement (6 articles) >> Trial (4 articles) >>

Dealing with insurance doctors

Medical Tests (7 articles) >> Resources (2 articles) >>
Areas Served: We handle personal injury cases in Edgewater, Prince George's County, Ann Arundel and Montgomery Counties.
Experienced personal injury lawyers in other regions: [Links to come]
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