Rocky Mount Car Accident Lawyer Can Help Get the Compensation You Need

Imagine you and a friend are driving along Church Street in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (NC) when another car suddenly hits you. Both you and your friend suffer serious injuries. What do you? Clearly, the first step is to seek medical attention and then you should seek the counsel of a Rocky Mount car accident lawyer.

"Why should I talk to a lawyer in Rocky Mount?" you might ask. Because we know how to pursue maximum compensation for your injury and understand the tactics insurance companies commonly use to try and reduce or deny your legitimate injury claim. For example, some insurance companies argue that your injury did not result in any loss of work wages. This is despite the fact that you had to miss three days of work to recuperate. We deal with insurance companies on a daily basis and will make sure they do not take advantage of you.

Did you know that a personal injury claim is a wholly separate claim from a property damage claim? Many people do not realize this fact and wind up sharing sensitive information to insurance adjusters who work for the same company, just a different department. Again, this is why it is so important to speak with a Rocky Mount car accident lawyer so you do not fall into these traps.

Receiving compensation for your injury is important since you should not be forced to worry about mounting medical bills and whether or not your insurance company will cover everything, especially if your injuries were caused by the reckless driving of someone else.

About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law. We maintain office in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), on East Elizabeth Street, and we have handled thousands of cases in which victims got hurt or killed in car, truck, train and motorcycle crashes caused by others' negligence or carelessness.

We serve every area of North Carolina, including Elizabeth City, Edenton, Raleigh, Durham, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Greensboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Halifax, Northampton,  Greenville, Goldsboro, Havelock, Kinston, New Bern, Tarboro, Wilson, Ahoskie, Currituck, Camden and the Outer Banks towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Manteo, Corolla, Currituck and Dare. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.

Firm attorneys Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, our firm has been named a North Carolina "Best Law Firm" for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report.

We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in North Carolina. 

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultations. Call us toll-free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can get back to you.