If you get in accident and want to make a claim, you must decide whether to use a lawyer or whether to make a claim against the wrongdoer and his or her insurance company yourself.

For many reasons, you should get a lawyer's help rather then try to do it yourself. Here are some of the main ones.

You need someone on your side experienced in dealing with insurance companies. Insurance companies often try to avoid or delay paying valid claims, or offer unfairly low settlements. An experienced lawyer is the best person to assert your rights to get what you are entitled to receive.

In most cases, there is no legal fee unless there is a recovery.

You will likely get more money. This may be the main reason to use a lawyer. A study showed that car accident victims who use lawyers receive about 25% more money than those who do not, even after deducting all costs.

If you needed surgery, you would not operate on yourself. The same concept is true in law if you are in an accident, you should get a professional help.