26 August, 2023

What to Bring When You Meet Your Personal Injury Lawyer

If you’ve been injured by the negligence of another person, the path forward can be confusing. You probably recognize that you need legal guidance in order to fully protect your legal rights – in pursuit of your most complete recovery – but you may not know what to expect. Fortunately, there are some basics that can help you feel better prepared for your first meeting with your experienced Illinois personal injury lawyer.

What You Need to Know

You’re meeting with a personal injury lawyer for the first time, and you may be feeling nervous and may have no idea what to expect. While this is perfectly understandable, we’d like to put your mind at ease. The bottom line is that your personal injury lawyer is there to help you, and choosing one with whom you’re comfortable sharing personal information can play an important role.

Because being well prepared for your first meeting can bolster your confidence and get your strongest case up and running as quickly as possible, gathering some documentation is a great idea. If you’re having trouble accessing any of the documentation, however, your personal injury lawyer can help.

The Police Report

If you were injured in a traffic accident, it likely generated a police report. If you were injured on a commercial property or on the job, it likely generated an accident report. These reports sometimes help strengthen a claim, and even when they don’t, they generally still play a primary role, which makes having a copy important.

Your Medical Records

Your medical records are a critical piece of your personal injury claim. To begin, they outline the injuries you’ve suffered as a result of the accident, which will guide your claim. Only those records that address your accident-related injuries are needed. If, however, the accident made a preexisting injury worse, additional medical records can also play an important role.

Your Pay Stubs and Other Receipts

Lost earnings are a common form of legal damage in personal injury claims, and the kind of evidence necessary to prove this category of loss generally includes pay stubs. Keeping track of any other related expenses is also important, which makes compiling all these receipts key.

Related Insurance Records

If you’re injured by someone else’s negligence, your claim will likely go through the at-fault party’s appropriate insurance provider. Regardless of whose provider you’ve used, however, sharing your insurance records with your lawyer early on helps.

Eyewitness Testimony

The testimony of eyewitnesses and others often plays a pivotal role in personal injury claims. This can include all the following:

The testimony of eyewitnesses
Your own account of how the accident happened and how you’ve been affected by it
The testimony of professionals with relevant expertise

Turn to an Experienced Illinois Personal Injury Lawyer for the Help You Need

The accomplished personal injury lawyers at The Horwitz Law Group in Chicago appreciate that you may be nervous about your first meeting, and we’d like you to know that we’re committed to making the process as streamlined and painless as possible. We welcome your inquiries and encourage you to schedule your free consultation by contacting us today.

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Danny F.

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Darlene W.

Type of Case: Mass Transit Accident (Metra) Result: $2.1 million dollars “I was in a Metra Train Accident in September 2005, and I hired Mark Horwitz as my lawyer. My experience with Mark has been wonderful. He’s very considerate. He’s caring. Every time he calls me, the first thing that he says is, how are you feeling and how is your family, and I really, really appreciate that. If I didn’t have Mark Horwitz as my lawyer, I think I’d…

Marie B

Former Chicago Police Officer Type of Injury: Premises Liability Accident Resulting in Below the Knee Amputation Result: $1,400,000.00 “After all my experiences with attorneys, Mark Horwitz was one of the finest attorneys I’ve ever met. He not only was my attorney, he was my friend. He extended himself far more beyond the attorney/client relationship. I couldn’t ask for a better attorney. I couldn’t ask for a better friend. And I would definitely, without question, recommend him to anyone who needs…

Charles B.

Type of Injury: Personal Injury Initial Offer: $50,000.00 Jury Verdict:$1,197,000.00 Johnnie B. W. Jr. was a professional basketball player back in the 1970s. In 2002 while getting off a CTA red line train, the trainman closed the doors on Mr. Williams while he was exiting the train. At the time, Mr. Williams was wearing a backpack that became lodged in the doors. The train began to move and Mr. W. ran along the platform until the train’s speed prevented him…

Johnnie W.

Type of Injury: Personal Injury Final Offer: $75,000.00 Final Judgment: $100,000.00 On October 7, 2007, Ms. Bogan was driving her automobile on Interstate 57 when she noticed a car stopped in one of the moving lanes. When she looked to see what was happening, she saw a man slumped over his steering wheel who was not moving. Being a good Samaritan, Ms. Bogan parked her vehicle in front of the disabled vehicle and got out to see if the driver…

Kimberly B.

Type of Injury: Personal Injury Final Offer: $60,000.00 Final Settlement: $100,000.00 In the summer of 2008, the father of a minor child (whose name is withheld because he is 5 years old) backed over his son while leaving his home. The child had gone under the car to retrieve a Mr. Potato Head doll that had rolled under the car. The father, not knowing his son was under the car, started it and backed down the driveway. Hearing screams, he…

Tanya M.

Type of Injury: Car Accident Final Offer: $60,000.00 Final Judgment: $175,000.00 Rosetta Glover was a passenger in her husband’s car traveling on Martin Luther King Drive. A cab came around their car and made a sudden U turn in front of them causing the accident. Ms. Glover sustained an injury to her shoulder which required an immediate surgery. She hired another Chicago lawyer who obtained a settlement offer from the cab company for $60,000.00 and told Ms. Glover to accept…

Rosetta G.

I wanted to thank for all the work you have done to help me with my situation. I really appreciate you not giving up despite my indecisive attitude in the beginning . I’m glad to have met you and that represented me. You changed my perspective on lawyers and I cannot repay you for the hard work you did in the past year. You made my situation easier and not only do I respect you as the hard working lawyer…

Lamiela P.

My daughter was severely injured in a car accident and I was nervous about finding a personal injury attorney, but from the start, I felt confident with my choice in the Horwitz Law Group. Mark was completely professional, trustworthy, communicative, honest and helpful. He kept my daughter focused throughout her entire recovery, both emotionally and medically. He was extremely attentive and responsive answering each and every question I had in a timely manner and explained everything in laymen terms -…

Steve S.

Case Results

$4,500,000.00

for a young lady who was run over by a private waste hauling company while crossing the street.

$2,100,000.00

for a client injured in a 2005 Metra train derailment case.

$2,300,000.00

for a client whose family was killed by a street sweeper that ran a red light.

$1,400,000.00

for a premises liability accident resulting in below the knee amputation.

$1,200,000.00

for a woman who was hit by a car while crossing the street.

$1,197,000.00

for a client who was injured on the CTA red line train.

$175,000.00

for a client who had lawyers at another law firm trying to settle the accident case for only $60,000.

$100,000.00

for a client who was crushed between two cars nearly severing off her leg.

$100,000.00

for a client whose son was accidentally run over by her husband as he backed out of their driveway.

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What to Bring When You Meet Your Personal Injury Lawyer

What You Need to Know

The Police Report

Your Medical Records

Your Pay Stubs and Other Receipts

Related Insurance Records

Eyewitness Testimony

Turn to an Experienced Illinois Personal Injury Lawyer for the Help You Need

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Case Results

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$2,100,000.00

$2,300,000.00

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$1,197,000.00

$175,000.00

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$100,000.00

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