Collins Peterson LLP

Before you call about personal injury / accident

General guidance for this kind of matter, not advice about your situation and not specific to this firm.

Questions worth asking

• Do you work on contingency, and what percentage, calculated before or after disbursements?
• Who covers costs like medical reports if the claim does not succeed?
• How many matters like mine have you resolved, and how long did they take?
• Will you handle my file personally?

How this work is usually billed

Almost always contingency: no fee unless you recover. The number that matters is not just the percentage but whether it is calculated before or after disbursements, and who is liable for those if you lose.

What to have ready

Accident and police reports, all medical records and treatment notes, correspondence from any insurer, and a record of income you have lost.