I was involved in a traffic accident where another driver rear ended me as on an I-5 off ramp. The other driver didn't see me and slammed into my car resulting in considerable damage for the car and giving me whiplash. I was a bit shook up at first thinking I avoided whiplash but then it hit me a couple days later. My neck became a football player's neck and went to urgent care where they took an xray and confirmed my neck was concave. At this time I had pain, stiffness and limited movement. The insurance agency of the driver that hit me called and tried to settle over the phone. I thought it was an okay offer but I didn't know how much time I'd need to re-habilitate. I checked out an attorney just to see what my options are and I reached out to Bryan. He seemed very straightforward and laid out the value he could provide. I had never been in this situation before so decided to hire him - glad I did!
Bryan took care of everything. He dealt with the insurance agency, the medical insurance from my urgent care visit, and the chiro and acupuncture visits (I didn't have to pay for my visits as they had an account keeping track of my visits knowing it was a rear-end claim). The insurance carrier and Bryan seemed to finally come to an agreement about 6 months after my accident and right when Covid started which eliminated my chiro visits. Luckily, I had progressed a lot and felt I was near to being back to the body-health I had before the accident. The insurance carrier paid for all my chrio and acupuncture visits (about 2 - 3 visits/week), the urgent care visit, and also cut me a check which was about the amount that they initially offered me way back in the beginning.
Because I had hired Bryan, I felt I could focus on my recovery without the hassle of dealing with the insurance company and worrying about paying the medical and chrio/accu bills on my own. It was all handled very seamlessly away from me. Even though it was "away from me", he would keep me apprised of what was happening.
Lastly, I'll have to say never met Bryan but should I one day, I'd like to shake his hand. I hired him in November of 2019 and after an initial phone conversation with a subsequent one to say "I'm in," we corresponded via email and signed docs via docusign and sent through secure message system. Everything was super easy from my perspective and ended with a great result. Thank you Bryan!
If you are in a similar situation where you were injured from a car accident, don't settle so quickly and know your rights. Give Bryan a call and he'll let you know your prospects if you go it on your own, or if you hire him. You decide the value. For me looking back, going with Bryan was definitely the right call!.
ps, if you are wondering about the damage to the car - the insurance carrier also paid for all its repairs at an auto-body shop but that was outside of what Bryan does as he is a personal injury attorney. read more