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It depends on numerous factors including:
   • Type of Injury: Ranging from soft tissue injuries to catastrophic injuries or death.
   • Past Medical Bills
   • Future Medical Bills
   • Past Lost Wages
   • Future Loss of Earning Capacity
   • Pain and Suffering

It depends on the length and type of medical treatment needed.

We want to be sure that we have a proper diagnosis and prognosis for your injury before we attempt to settle you claim.

However, most auto injury claims settle anywhere between 3 - 12 months.

Under Florida law,"No-fault" or Personal Injury Protection (PIP) requires that each person use their own insurance company for medical bills and lost wages REGARDLESS of who is at fault in the accident.

Because it is Florida law, your insurance company cannot increase your premium or surcharge your policy for making a PIP claim. This means that your own insurance company pays for 80% - 100% of your medical bills (depending on your coverage), plus 60% of your lost wages up to $10,000.

The at-fault insurance company will be responsible any medical expenses or lost wages (not covered by your own insurance company), plus future expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering.

We help with everything including the following:

   • Reporting the claim to your insurance company and the at-fault person's insurance company.
   • Completing or assisting you in filing all forms and paperwork with the insurance companies.
   • Making sure your property damage claim (damage to your car) plus the rental car claim are handled properly.
   • Ensuring that all medical bills and lost wages are paid appropriately and timely.
   • Making sure that you are compensated appropriately and fairly for your claim.
   • Verifying all insurance coverage and personal assets that may be available for your claim.
   • Being available 24/7 to answer your questions throughout the process.

If the at-fault driver is uninsured (no coverage) or underinsured (not enough coverage for your injury), you will still have a claim if you have purchased uninsured/underinsured motorists coverage with your own company.

We will verify all of the available coverage(s) for you plus check the personal assets of the at-fault driver and owner.

Absolutely! Motorcycle rider and accident attorney Bill Allen has an expertise in the area of motorcycle accidents. He has personally handled thousands of cases.

You should hire an attorney who knows one motorcycle from another, and one who understands the dynamics of motorcycle accidents, understands the people who ride motorcycles, and recognizes the general cultural bias against motorcyclists.

The major trucking companies have lawyers hired and working for them as soon as the accident happens.

The scene must be secure. Photographs and statements must be taken as soon after the accident as possible. Many important pieces of evidence helpful to you can be lost, misplaced or be purposely destroyed.

Trucking, hauling or leasing companies will dispute whose insurance will provide for victim compensation. These companies know that the ideal time to confront an accident victim is immediately following the event. In the aftermath of a truck accident, a traumatized victim will need to make important decisions that will impact their future. Grieving, anxious and injured people can be pressured by trucking and insurance companies' tactics.

By working with an experienced truck accident lawyer, you will have control and participation in ensuring that your rights and interests are protected.

Unless there is no question that one party was completely at fault, an accident victim in any serious injury or death case involving a truck should retain an expert with expertise in the design, manufacturing, and operation of trucks and the rules of the trucking industry.

Some of the experts we use can help determine and prove the following:
   • Driver fatigue
   • Alcohol & drug use
   • Driver errors
   • Improper maintenance
   • Bad brakes
   • Tire blowout
   • Tread Separation
   • Failure to comply with federal regulations
   • Excessive Speed

You certainly could, but it would not be in your best interest.

Insurance company adjusters go through extensive training on negotiation tactics and ways to convince you that it is better to deal directly with them than an attorney.

Be aware of their most common statement that although they cannot advise you against getting an attorney - if you deal with them first and don't like what they are offering, you can always get an attorney later. By that time, they have secured a recorded statement from you, a medical and wage authorization from you, and will you honestly know if the settlement amount they offer you (if any) is really a fair amount for your injury and damages?

Our staff has extensive experience working directly for major insurance companies - over 35 years to be exact.

We know the tactics they will use and the aspects of your case that are most important to them in evaluating your claim.

We have experts, private investigators, and years of experience to even the playing field on your behalf.

Call the Allen Law Firm and we'll tell you for free if you have a case.

You can reach us 24/7 to answer your questions.

Attorney Bill Allen has handled over 5,000 cases and has the experience and proven results to advise you if you have a claim.

Our legal fees are based on the percentage rate of the total amount of money we are able to recover on your behalf.

If we do not make a recovery for you, you owe us nothing. "No Recovery /No Fee" means just that.

The majority of cases are settled without litigation.

However, it is important that your lawyer have a proven record of trying cases since the insurance company will not settle the case fairly if they do not believe your attorney will file suit (or go to court).

Filing legal papers or documents at a courthouse is called filing suit.

We do this after all other options have been exhausted during pre-suit and we have thoroughly discussed these options and obtained authorization from you to proceed with filing suit.

Insurance companies are aggressively defending cases these days which is increasing the number of cases in which we need to file suit. Even once we file suit, most cases (85-90%) settle before an actual trial begins, however, we would never file suit in a case where we do not intend to take it "all the way" to trial.

It's a settlement conference or meeting which takes place prior to a case proceeding to trial.

Each side appears with their attorney and before a person known as the mediator. A mediator is another attorney practicing in the community who is certified to be a mediator. Both sides present their case to the mediator who then tries to help the parties compromise to reach a settlement agreeable to both sides. All information at mediation is confidential and cannot be used at trial.

Once a lawsuit is filed, a deposition is a sworn statement under oath concerning the issues of the case. It is usually conducted in an attorney's or court reporter's office and a court reporter records all of the testimony which can be used in the trial of the case.