DeWitt Law Firm - March 2021

DeWitt Law Firm - March 2021

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MARCH 2021

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Getting You the Pot of Gold MULTIPLY YOUR SETTLEMENT WITH THE HELP OF AN EXPERIENCED LEGAL TEAM

March is here, which means spring is right around the corner! Even though the greenery stays with us year-round here in Orlando, the arrival of spring never fails to make everything feel a little more sunny and green than our winter — which is fitting, considering St. Patrick’s Day is in March. St. Patrick’s Day is often associated with luck — the “luck of the Irish,” as it’s commonly known. Regardless of what your thoughts are on luck as a concept, whether you believe it exists or not, we at DeWitt Law Firm know one thing for sure: When it comes to getting the settlement you deserve in your personal injury case, that has everything to do with having an experienced personal injury attorney in your corner, and nothing to do with luck. According to one study, if you let an attorney represent you in court for your personal injury case, your settlement will be three times as much as the settlement you would get if you were to represent yourself. There are a host of other reasons you shouldn’t represent yourself in court, but I think this fact alone is reason enough to find an experienced personal injury attorney in your area to represent you for your case. All that said, I get it; these days it’s normal to be a little skeptical of studies and articles of various kinds, no matter how ardently the authors and supporters of that research defend their results. However, the authors of this study aren’t who you would expect. In fact, the study that I’ve referenced so far was actually released by the insurance industry!

When it comes to personal injury cases, insurance companies are happy with any scenario that leads them to pay you less compensation. They don’t want for you to be represented by a qualified personal injury attorney, because they know that having an attorney will almost certainly lead you to getting more compensation, i.e. them paying more money for your case than they would otherwise. That begs the question: Why would an insurance company publish a study that comes to a conclusion that would hurt their bottom line? The only reason I can think of for them to do that is that the >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4

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