Some may feel that if you want to get a personal injury claim, it is very important to seek assistance from a lawyer. However, you need to keep in mind that lawyer not necessary for dealing with personal injury claim.
Here are steps to get a personal injury claim without a lawyer:
1. Write a letter stating that you are looking forward claim settlement to the person who has caused personal injuries to you.
2. For the forthcoming steps, you will require detailed report about the accident. You can avail it from the police or an eye witness who was present at the time of the accident.
3. You need to provide proofs of the losses that have been done to you because of the injury. This can be done by providing invoices of the money that has been spent in treating your injury. If you are not able to provide invoices, you need to get repair estimates from three well-known sources
4. Ask your doctor to provide you medical reports in order out highlight the losses that have occurred due to physical injury.
5. The injury may have caused you to discontinue your job and because of which you may have lost wages. A statement from the employer is also important for getting a claim.
6. You need to send all the above mentioned proofs to the insurance adjuster and let him the amount of money that you want to claim.
7. Tell the insurance adjuster to discuss settlement of the claim. Keep in mind, you can also claim for physical and mental trauma.
8. The payment date and time should be decided and the method of payment should be discussed to make your claim.
