Your bills are bigger than the policy. The hospital wants paid. You figure a lawyer would just take a cut of nothing, so why bother.
I hear that a lot, and a lot of the time it’s wrong.
Text me a picture of the offer before you sign anything, and I’ll tell you straight whether there’s more.
Text Robert the offer: (423) 765-1215
$175,000 in medical bills. $50,000 in insurance. No underinsured coverage.
Jim’s medical bills were over $175,000. The other driver had only $50,000 in car insurance, and Jim had no uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage of his own. After all of the bills were paid, he still walked away with more than $25,000 in his pocket, tax free.
Every case is different. A past result does not guarantee the same outcome in your case.
“The policy limit is all there is.”
That’s what one insurance company owes. It isn’t always all the money there is, and the adjuster isn’t going to go looking for the rest. That’s my job.
A drunk driver once hit a police officer I represented. I didn’t stop at her insurance. I found the bar that kept serving her. It offered nothing at first and ended up paying $487,500.
“The hospital will take every dime.”
Not if I’m involved. What you owe back isn’t always what they say you owe.
“A lawyer will just take a cut.”
Here’s my rule: my clients take home more than my fee. If the numbers are tight, I cut my fee to make sure of it.
I’m not a big firm in another city. I live here. I see my clients at the grocery store, at church and at the ball fields, and I couldn’t live with myself if I did one of them wrong.
Just don’t sign first. Some of what’s out there can disappear the minute you sign that release.
Think there’s nothing in it for you? Don’t wait. Call Bates.
Call or text Robert directly at (423) 765-1215. Free consultation. You pay no attorney fee unless we recover money for you.