If you would have asked me a year ago if I would ever need a Sacramento personal injury lawyer, I would have said absolutely not. I knew that if anything did happen to me, that my insurance would take care of me. What I never counted on was having to count on someone else’s insurance to take care of me when I was involved in an accident that was someone else’s fault. It happened at a store, and the store was very quick to get me the proper medical attention.

I had to endure three different surgeries and months of rehab, and the doctors still say that I may never regain the full use of my left arm. The store was also quick in offering a settlement, but I knew that it was not nearly enough. With the injury I had sustained, I wasn’t sure if I would ever be able to work again, and that didn’t sit well with me. I have a wife and three daughters to take care of, and I wasn’t about to let them suffer because of someone else’s mistake. That is when I contacted a personal injury lawyer because I knew that we deserved a better offer than I was being given.

Once my lawyer entered the picture, the number went up almost immediately. That was personally offensive to me, because it made me realize that they were hoping I would settle without retaining an attorney. I left everything in my attorney’s hands after that, and he was able to get me the settlement that my family deserves. I was not out to get something for nothing, but they took something away from me that I can never get back. I shouldn’t be penalized for that, and I am happy with the final offer that we were given. It will help my family move on now.