Need a Lawyer

[Martini]

SO I got in an accident last year just before Christmas and have just been served. I am insured and they insurance company will be dealing with it, but I really want to talk to a local lawyer who deals with traffic cases all the time. So can anyone recommend a lawyer in Baton Rouge for me to talk to?

Thanks in advance, y'all!

 

[radney]

Morris Bart

 

[CEHollier]

I was in a MVA and sued for $100K (policy limit) while I was in college. It went to court and the guy got damages to his car only. The insurance company retained an excellent council for me. The other attorney was a moron in my opinion. Just curious why you want to hire an attorney when your insurance company will supply you with one? It's stressful being sued but that's what insurance is for.

 

[herohog]

It depends on if there are criminal/civil issues involved or not. If there are criminal issues, ya want your own lawyer! In high dollar civil cases you want the best defense you can get when the amounts can exceed the limits of your insurance.

 

[mb504]

Try searching at http://www.martindale.com/

It's a peer reviewed index of lawyers

 

[LACamper]

I'd wait until you talk to your insurance company's attorney.
The real question is whether the case could exceed your policy limits. If so, you may want to be more involved. Bringing in your own attorney couldn't hurt...

 

[TomTerrific]

Ten years or so ago my former step-son was involved in an accident, his fault, my insurance, in Ponchatoula. My insurance turned the case over to a law firm owned by an old prep school buddy. Needless to say, I got good service.
One of his staff lawyers did some investigating, and it turned out the woman driving the other car was a professional accident victim, for lack of a better term. She had several claims going and saying that she misrepresented certain facts would be an understatement.

Furthur investigation got all the defending insurance company lawyers together, and, while the woman did collect some from my insurance company, a couple of her cases were kicked out and she was not nearly as rich as she thought she was going to be.

Moral: A good lawyer will find these things out and car insurance companies usually get them.

 

[tactical723]

I am a professional defense claims adjuster and worked auto claims for many years, I now handle the corp claims for a large company with many holdings and no longer do claims for carriers. If you PM me the facts, I will gladly try and point you in the right direction.

 

[PrairieCajun]

Take Tac up on his offer. A guy hit my wife's car from behind and then sued us claiming she was at fault. Allstate's legal team took full care of the matter and were in constant contact with us anytime something changed. They (I'm sure by procedure) advised us that they would do their job, but we should consider securing our own counsel at our own expense. This was a fender bender and we chose not to because the attorney they assigned to our case used to do insurance defense cases with one of my childhood best friends and all turned out well. The firm that Allstate employed to defend the case was the Law Offices of Harold G. Toscano. Phone 225-926-6850. Dunno if they take any outside cases. I wish you the best. Stay safe.

 

[BRitchieLCK]

If you are in the vehicle in the rear you are at fault. Your a dumbass if you rear end someone and try to sue.

 

[glimmerman]

If you are in the vehicle in the rear you are at fault. Your a dumbass if you rear end someone and try to sue.

What's amazing is that a lawyer wasted someones time and took their money.

 

[PrairieCajun]

Yep, he was and he did. He also hit a guy on a motorcycle before our case was done. Total dumba$$. Beside the fact that he was just out for a check, I think he was too much of a redneck POS to get an eye exam. He had to have his GF read the insurance card to the officer and the officer didn't even question whether he could see well enough to drive?!?.....bet the ranch it came up in court.

 

[Martini]

Everyone, thank you for the advice and contact information! My insurer is working on it now and I have contacted both Tac and others. Thanks again, I'll let y'all know how it turns out.