Choosing the right lawyer for your auto accident case can be a difficult decision. Our goal is to help guide you through this difficult and stressful time. Maryland law is different that other states that can cause a seemingly case to be difficult and involved. Why? There are many factors. For now lets start with our first factor; contributory negligence.
In Maryland the law is different than most other states with it comes to negligence and auto accident cases. In Maryland if a negligent driver hits you, you do not 'automatically win' nor are you believed to be totally fault free. In fact if you are even 1% at fault for the accident you may be considered partially negligent. If you are partial negligent you are considered to have contributed to the accident itself. Therefore you may be at risk of loosing your entire case. Even if the driver was drunk and speeding and you were just slightly speeding yourself - your entire case may be at risk.
Insurance Companies
Another common myth is that insurance companies are your friend. That is exactly what they want you to believe. They want to be liked and trust so that in the case of a claim you would have no problems taking their advice. The unfortunate thing is that their advice contains their hidden agenda - to keep as much of their money as possible. The most given advice out there is to always speak to a lawyer! Attorneys know all the tactics and tricks used by insurance companies to lower payout's to accident victims. Fortunately an experienced auto accident lawyer will be able to fight to be sure you are fairly compensated.