In the midst of a scandal, drama or accident, it can be hard to know what to do. Things move by so quickly and everything gets wrapped up in itself. It’s so easy to get overwhelmed and not know what you’re going to do or how you’re going to do it. The stakes can be incredibly high as well, especially for legal problems such as a personal injury case or when you have to file bankruptcy. But you don’t need to go through these problems alone. With a little bit of care and help, you can overcome even the most ardent of obstacles. This is where the lawyer and lawyers come in. They can help and provide counsel to most anyone in any situation that might need legal handling. What follows is a short list of hypothetical situations where you may need a lawyer and what you might want to do to seek the best legal counsel.
Trucking accident
Let’s start with the basics. There’s a trucker named Tom and he’s hauling freight from California to Vermont. This is a long drive and it needs to be completed in a timely and efficient manner. But the refrigerators that Tom is hauling never make it to their destination. Halfway through Kansas, he’s struck by a drunk driver on the side. He’s alright, at least in this scenario but it causes his truck to overturn and damage the merchandise. The company requesting the refrigerators isn’t going to get their order and this will affect their bottom line. The trucking company employing Tom is all messed up as well because this is going to require repairs. The whole situation is one big mess and that’s before Tom has to deal with the attitudes and behaviors of the drunk driver himself. So what are Tom’s options in these situations? He can try to manage things by himself between all four of the involved parties. Namely, himself, the company making the order, the trucking company and the drunk driver. For Tom’s situation, and for a lot of other people in similar situations, this might seem like a tempting solution. It’s certainly simpler and easier than going after someone legally. But wrongs have been committed and justice does need to be served.
Considering all the legal options
Now, obviously one of the best options that Tom has available to him is to hire a lawyer or consult the lawyer he may already have. But the question then arises what sort of lawyer should he hire? Here we run into a branching tree of possibilities and obstacles. Let’s ask the basic questions first. Is Tom injured? Is the driver injured? To what extent are they both alright, in either mind or body? It’s very likely that someone has gotten hurt in such a dramatic scenario so Tom might want to consider hiring personal injury lawyers, one or several that can help him decide who was at fault. In this case, definitely the drunk driver. Deviating from our common narrative for a moment, what if the driver of the other vehicle wasn’t drunk? Then things get a little more complicated. The personal injury lawyer needs to research the traffic laws of the particular area, talk to the other driver, talk to Tom and get a clear picture of the patterns of behavior just before the accident occurred. Only then will she be able to make the right and just decision.
Car accident attorneys and others
If no one has been injured, which is unlikely but possible then Tom might want to hire a simple car accident attorney who will be able to go after a sum of money equal to the damages caused by the other driver. This a little bit of simpler scenario but not by much. Car accident lawyers need to be well versed in state and local traffic laws to make the right decision. Business lawyers might need to get involved as well if the company who made the order feels like they’ve been hurt by the accident. Tom will need to proceed with grace but he, and you, can certainly do it!