Frequently Asked Questions

In most circumstances, some of your medical bills will be paid under the Personal Injury Protection (P.I.P.) provision of your motor vehicle policy or under your own health insurance for non-motor vehicle accident-related injuries. The at-fault party will later be responsible for reimbursing you and your insurance company for medical expenses. There are complicated rules regarding the payment of medical bills. As the automobile accident lawyer Greenfield, MA trusts, we can help our clients navigate paying their medical bills.

In most instances, the insurance company will handle your car damage claim fairly and efficiently. In some cases, however, our clients run into difficulty with their car damage claims. One of the parts of our job as your auto accident lawyer in Greenfield, MA would be assisting you in figuring out your car damage claim when the insurance company won't help.

Even when you hire the lawyers Greenfield, MA depends on, many cases will get resolved before it is necessary to initiate any formal lawsuit. If your case does need to go to court, we have years of trial experience and are prepared to see the case through to trial if and when necessary.

Every case is different. Some cases will resolve shortly after our clients have completed their medical treatment. Other cases may take longer, such as when there is a long duration of medical treatment or the case involves complex medical issues. On average, our lawyers in Greenfield, MA can resolve cases between 9 and 14 months from the date someone was injured.

There are numerous factors that go into the proper evaluation of a personal injury claim. A proper value will be determined by evaluating the nature and extent of the injuries, the loss of wages and employment opportunities, the physical and emotional impact our client has endured, the strength or weakness of the facts bearing on who was at fault, and many other factors. As the personal injury lawyer Greenfield, MA counts on, we have years of experience in evaluating and negotiating personal injury claims. We pride ourselves on obtaining the absolute best recovery for our clients.  

In Massachusetts, the Statute of Limitations for initiating a lawsuit for personal injury claims is 3 years. However, the timing of the presentation is important and we encourage anyone who has suffered a personal injury to start the process of presenting a claim as early as possible. If you need to get to work on your claim, call our personal injury lawyer in Greenfield, MA today.

Our lawyers in Greenfield, MA handle personal injury claims on a contingent fee basis. We do not require our clients to pay for our services until such time as we have resolved their claims by way of a negotiated settlement or obtaining a successful result in court for them. 

Most personal injury claims are presented to an insurance company by a lawyer representing a client. Insurance companies tend to expect that people will hire a lawyer to protect their interests and rights. If you hire a personal injury or car accident lawyer in Greenfield, MA, your claim will not be viewed negatively simply because you have retained counsel to assist you in the process.

In Massachusetts, you can still recover for injuries sustained where you are partially at fault, so long as your percentage of fault does not exceed 50%. Your total recovery can be reduced by the percentage by which you are at fault. If you believe that you bear some fault in a situation, you should consult with a personal injury lawyer in Greenfield, MA and have them assess how, if at all, that will impact your claim.

Over 90% of all personal injury cases will get resolved prior to going to trial. Some cases do have to be resolved by way of trial. If your case falls in the small percentage of cases that do have to go to trial, our lawyers in Greenfield, MA have years of trial experience and are prepared to handle your matter all the way through trial.