The short answer: as soon as possible. After you collect evidence at the scene and visit a doctor, your first call should be to a personal injury lawyer. Scheduling your consultation right away will allow your attorney to conduct the investigation while time-sensitive evidence is still available. Also, there are deadlines for filing tort lawsuits, and if the statute of limitations passes before you file suit, your case will almost certainly be dismissed. Finally, without the guidance of a personal injury attorney, you may be more likely to make a mistake that would harm your claim such as accepting fault, providing a recorded statement to the insurance adjuster, discussing your case on social media, disobeying your doctor’s orders, or accepting an unfair settlement.
About Michael Waks
Michael Waks is an aggressive advocate for people who have suffered because of someone else’s actions. Michael decided to become a personal injury lawyer when, while clerking at a legal defense firm during law school, he witnessed and was infuriated by asbestos manufacturers spending millions to avoid taking responsibility for the egregious injuries they caused. Immediately after passing the bar, Michael opened his own firm in Long Beach, CA to help the victims of personal injury accidents get every benefit owed them under the law.