Clarksburg and Morgantown West Virginia Personal injury Attorneys

After an accident, it is important that you seek medical treatment immediately. When meeting with a doctor, be sure to discuss any symptoms or complaints that you may have, no matter how insignificant they may seem now. Not only will this provide a clear picture to your medical provider, who is deciding on the best course of treatment for you, it will also begin the documentation needed by the insurance company to evaluate your potential claim.

The most important advice we can give to you is to follow ALL of your doctor’s treatment plans, including every follow up appointment and referral.

The Miley Legal Group offers a number of resources for you to review and begin making important decisions for your claim, including which attorney to hire. Our FREE CONSULTATION gives you an opportunity to have a discussion about your case with one of our personal injury attorneys in Clarksburg.

During your free consultation, we will begin to review your case and discuss your options with you. We want to ensure that you have the information you need to make the best decisions for you and your family.

After you sign with our firm, we immediately begin to process your case.This process includes:

• Contacting the insurance companies, their adjuster and your medical providers to notify them of your status. This notification releases you from the pressure of dealing with insurance documents, medical forms and even some medical bills.
  
• Reaching out to medical providers to begin gathering your medical records, medical exhibits and any needed affidavits from treating physicians.
  
• Collecting accident reports, police photos, taking witness statements, gathering accident scene photos and anything else we need to help prove you case.
  
• Research and identify all possible insurance issues. This includes the gathering of potential insurance policy information that will be used throughout your case. Many accidents involve multiple insurance policies, and it is imperative that this information is gathered immediately.

Communication with our clients is key to our success.

• Our office will provide you with detailed information on the process of your case to ensure that you have a complete understanding. We want you to be informed so that you can make important decisions that will lead to successfully getting you back on your feet as soon as possible.
  
• Communication from our office will be constant. You should never feel that you don’t know what is going on with your case. We will provide you with information on what we have done on your case and information that is necessary for you to deal with medical bills that will begin to arrive.
  
• Speaking with your medical providers is also important. Each time you visit with your doctor, it is important that you discuss your injuries as thorough as possible. The information you provide through communicating with your doctor is the information we gather and submit on your behalf to the insurance company.
  
• Above all, we will be in touch with you in a consistent manner. However, if you ever have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to contact our office and ask to speak with your assigned legal assistant.

• Once you have been released from treatment by your doctors or it has been established that you will no longer make vast improvements from your injuries, we will begin to finalize the collection of your medical records.
• When we have received all of your records, we will begin to prepare your Demand Package, which will include your “story” of your injuries and the process you took to get better.
• Final medical bills and insurance liens will be calculated to determine how much of any settlement will be paid out to providers.
• A meeting will be schedule between you and your attorney to review your demand package and to discuss the value of your claim.
• The demand is forwarded to the insurance adjuster(s) and the insurance company will place an overall value on the claim. Once that occurs, negotiations will begin and you will be kept up to date during the entire process. If an amount is not agreed upon, a lawsuit will be filed and the next step will commence.

If there is no agreement on a settlement amount, a lawsuit will be filed after final discussions with you and your attorney.

Keep in mind that over 97% of all cases settle without going to court. Even though a case is filed, it could still settle before final court proceedings. However, the legal process will begin, including court filings, depositions and other steps that you will discuss with your attorney.

After a settlement has been accepted (or a lawsuit completed in your favor), we begin to process and finalize your case. During this phase, what we refer to as the Tiger Advantage, kicks in.

We begin to negotiate all liens and medical bills to increase your final recovery.

All stages of the claim are reviewed to ensure all available funds were accessed for you.

Settlement documents are processed and payment is received from the insurance company. (Any checks are held in our trust account for 7 business days.)

A disbursement is prepared to tell you how the funds are distributed and who gets what amount.

You receive your final payment and copies of relevant documents. You will also be asked to provide our firm with a final review of our services that will eventually be shared with those in situations similar to yours.