The legal process can be intimidating under the best of circumstances. When you have been the victim in a personal injury accident, it can seem particularly scary. As the victim in a Bakersfield personal injury accident lawsuit you are dependant on your personal injury attorney to explain the legal process to you and to guide you through the process. The team at Ledger & Associates located in Bakersfield, California have years of experience working with personal injury accident victims. As a result of that experience, the team has developed a sense of what worries and/or concerns are shared by victims when they have been involved in a personal injury accident. Each case is unique and each victim an individual, but one common concern that surfaces with regularity is whether or not the victim will have to go to court in order to recover the compensation she is entitled to as a result of the defendant’s negligence. The short answer to that is that in about 95% of the cases handled by Ledger & Associates-Bakersfield the victim will never have to set foot in a courtroom.
Personal injury accidents require four basic elements to be proven in order for the plaintiff (victim) to recover damages (money) from the defendant (person that caused the injuries). Those four elements are: duty, breach of duty, causation and damages. In most personal injury cases, the team at Ledger & Associates is able to work out an agreement regarding all four elements and ultimately settle the case without the need to go to court. Of course it may take time to reach an agreement. Sometimes the defendant is reluctant to admit negligence at the beginning of the case. Other times the defendant admits negligence but does not readily agree to the amount of damages that the victim is requesting for the injuries she has suffered. The team at Ledger & Associates, however, has the experience and training to work through the inevitable bumps encountered along the road toward your settlement.
With a seasoned veteran like attorney Emery Ledger on your side the chances that you will have to go to court are slim; however if the need to actually take your case to court becomes necessary you will have an experienced and dedicated attorney on your side. For those rare cases where a settlement is simply not possible, the team at Ledger & Associates Bakersfield will take your case to a jury and fight for the compensation that you are entitled to. Most importantly, you will be kept informed during the entire process and will be consulted along the way. Remember, your attorney works for YOU and you have the right to be involved in all decisions regarding your personal injury lawsuit. Your Bakersfield personal injury team considers you to be the most important player on the team.
If you are looking for a Bakersfield personal injury attorney that will fight for you, make an appointment with the team at Ledger & Associates today. For a free and detailed evaluation from the team at Ledger & Associates, please contact them to schedule an appointment. The team can be reached by calling (661) 412-0236 or toll-free at 1-800-300-0001. The local Bakersfield office is located at 4900 California Avenue, Bakersfield, California 93309.
