As many as 43,000 people are killed in automobile accidents every year in the United States, with another three million suffering mild to serious injury. Those whose injuries  are more severe, may spend months or even years attempting to recover: while some never achieve full recovery and will spend their lives suffering the effects of their injuries. Families face permanent consequences when a car crash kills or seriously injures a loved one—all because of a distracted or negligent driver.

Additionally, the unpleasant reality is that dealing with your insurance company following a collision can prove to be a completely different experience from what you had anticipated. While the television ads lead you to believe you will be taken care of and treated like family by your insurance company, the truth is they have one goal in mind — a healthy financial bottom line at the end of the year. Your own insurance company or the other driver’s insurance company could offer you a low first settlement which would not cover all your medical expenses, let alone future and non-economic losses.

Insurance adjusters are trained to keep the amount of compensation to a minimum and are experts at convincing victims of personal injury to accept a settlement which is much lower than deserved or needed. In the end, your personal injury attorney could be the absolute only thing standing between you and a less-than-scrupulous insurance company by protecting your rights and ensuring you receive the compensation you deserve. You need the attorneys at Shim & Chang to be by your side  to help ease  your mental burden and to allow you to focus on healing rather than worrying about your medical expenses, lost wages and other damages.