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What to Bring to your Auto Accident Attorney

The information collected after an automobile accident can prove invaluable to a future lawsuit against the driver who caused your injuries. Some of the most important information you need should be collected by a police officer and filed as a formal police report.

After an auto accident, you should collect all the information that is available about the scene of the accident, including:

  • The time of the accident
  • The road conditions
  • How many people or vehicles were involved
  • If there were any witnesses who were not a part of the accident.

With today’s technology, pictures are even easier to collect and can often provide the best evidence about the accident.

Your automobile accident attorney in Brandon will need the name of the driver who you think hit your car and any other drivers involved in the accident. Collect the insurance company information of each of the drivers and be sure to write down the policy number so you can easily identify the drivers later. Additionally, you should gather the names and if possible some contact information for the witnesses in the area. This may prove invaluable later on.

You need skilled Lakeland automobile accident attorneys

Within a few days of the accident, you should consider contacting a Lakeland car accident attorney. An auto accident attorney in Lakeland will help you to put all of the information you collected together and can help you prepare for the eventual offers to settle by the drivers’ insurance providers. The insurance providers’ job is to settle the case for as little as possible. They will attempt to contact you very soon after the accident and make a low offer, hoping you have not spoken to a Lakeland auto accident attorney.

Your Brandon auto accident attorney can help you determine the real value of your case and ensure that any settlement you accept is not designed to serve the other driver while hurting you. An experienced auto accident attorney in Brandon can help to evaluate your injuries, your vehicle damages and the real cost of the accident to you.

Do not let the insurance company take advantage of you while you are hurt. Instead let a Brandon area auto accident attorneys protect your rights and fight the insurance company for you. Your automobile accident attorney in Lakeland is on your side looking out for the best compensation possible to pay for your damages.

Reach out to our Florida law firm

Our attorneys are dedicated to providing effective and efficient representation. Call Pilka & Associates, PA in our Brandon, Lakeland or Bradenton, Florida law offices at 813-653-3800 or contact us through this website.

We serve clients throughout the Tampa Bay region and Central Florida including the following counties:

  • Citrus County
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  • Pasco County
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  • Sarasota County
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  • Brandon Office
    213 Providence Road
    Brandon, Florida 33509-3470
    Phone: 813-653-3800
    Fax: 813-651-0710

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    256 North Kentucky Avenue
    Lakeland, FL 33801-4976
    Phone: 863-687-0780
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