Why Hire an Albuquerque Personal Injury Lawyer?

When you’re hurt in an accident and it’s someone else’s fault, it’s a scary, angry and confusing time. Your entire life can be changed in an instant, turned completely upside down. You may be facing expensive medical bills that you can’t pay because you’re unable to work. You’re overwhelmed with feelings of fear, anxiety, anger, depression and even guilt. You have rights, and you deserve to be compensated for all of this. Getting that compensation, however, requires help from a qualified Albuquerque personal injury lawyer.

Fighting the Bullies

When you get hurt, you’ll be visited by an insurance adjuster from the other side. They will make a lowball offer for your suffering while pretending to be compassionate and caring. When you refuse, they will often turn to bullying, resort to strongarm tactics or threaten you with no settlement at all. A personal injury attorney can stand up to them and fight back. You don’t have to take it; just refer them to your attorney.

Proving Negligence

Negligence is the legal concept at the core of every personal injury case. It’s deceptively simple but very difficult to prove. In order to demonstrate the other party was negligent, you have to prove three factors. 

1. The other person acted irresponsibly, acted in a way that a reasonable person wouldn’t act under similar circumstances or failed to act in a reasonable and responsible way.
2. Their behavior, actions or lack of action was the cause of the accident that happened.
3. The accident was the direct cause of your injury.

New Mexico also uses a comparative negligence rule, meaning that your settlement can be reduced by a percentage equal to the fault you are found to share. That’s why having an attorney is important, to protect your rights and remind everyone who the victim is.

Securing Compensation for Your Case

An attorney knows exactly how to value your case and issue a demand to the other side’s insurance company. You may be eligible to collect compensation for a wide range of damages, including:

• Medical bills and potential future medical costs.
• Lost wages and loss of possible future earnings.
• Loss of consortium, comfort and relationships.
• Pain and suffering.
• Loss of enjoyment of life.
• Emotional trauma, depression and PTSD.
• In the very worst cases, punitive damages.
• And others.

Getting full compensation for your case requires someone who really knows the law, knows how to protect your rights and will fight for justice for you.

Get Help From an Albuquerque Personal Injury Lawyer

You don’t have to go it alone if you’re suffering after an injury caused by someone else’s irresponsibility. Attorney Adam Oakey is a caring, compassionate attorney who will fight hard every step of the way to get you the compensation you deserve. Contact our law offices for a free consultation today.