Indianapolis Car Accident Lawyers

The insurance companies and insurance adjusters are not on your side. While sometimes it might seem like it, they do not have your best interests at heart. They maximize profits by underpaying claims.

You need a personal injury attorney. Our auto accident lawyers will always work in your best interests, giving you the advice you need on medical treatment, filing police reports, obtaining contact information, the statute of limitations, and much more!

This would only prevent recovery if you were more at fault than the other driver. Call us for a free car accident case review, and we’ll be able to give you a detailed response for your specific case.

Driver negligence is the most common cause of car accidents in Indiana. Driver negligence can look like a lot of different things. Here are some common forms driver negligence can take.

• Speeding
• Drunk driving
• Distracted driving
• Texting while driving
• Fatigue
• Not following the rules of the road
• Aggressive driving
• Failure to maintain a vehicle
• Not yielding to pedestrians
• Reckless driving
• Running red lights
• Running stop signs
• Wrong way down a one-way

Our accident lawyers handle all injury cases on a contingency fee. That means you only pay an attorney fee if we make a recovery for you. That fee is a percentage of the total recovery. Here’s how that breaks down…

• If your case is settled without filing a lawsuit: We charge one-third of the total recovery.
• If it is necessary to file a lawsuit: We raise our percentage to 40% once we file your lawsuit in court.
• Both rates are subject to rare exceptions.

Processing a claim is different than litigating a lawsuit. In personal injury law, the negotiation process often leads to a settlement without filing a lawsuit in court. In this case, there are no court hearings to attend, no depositions to prepare for and attend, and no written discovery to respond to or draft. The case becomes much more labor-intensive for the lawyer once they have to file a lawsuit. Thus, the fee percentage goes up.

Are there additional costs of a personal injury case?

At Garrison Law Firm, we typically advance the claim preparation costs for medical records on behalf of the client. If we file a lawsuit, we typically advance all litigation expenses. This includes expert witness fees.

Once the case is resolved, those advanced expenses must be repaid by you. This typically is paid out of settlement proceeds or from the collection of a jury verdict.

Under Indiana law, contingent fee agreements must be in writing. So, we will give you a contract to sign that explains in more detail the agreement for your case.