What Should I Bring to my Initial Meeting with my Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer?


When you select a personal injury attorney to meet with, there are a few things that you need to bring to your initial meeting to make the best use of your meeting. Here is what you should bring to your consultation:

Pictures. If you are involved in a car accident and took pictures with your cell phone, you should bring your cell phone to your initial consultation. You will then be able to show your attorney photographs of your car and other vehicles involved in the accident. Once your personal injury attorney has seen the photographs, they will have a better understanding of the accident. You will then be asked to email those pictures to your attorney.

Police Printout. If the police were called to the accident scene, you will be given a printout concerning the accident. This is not the official police report, but it called the “Traffic Collision Information” sheet. It is about the same size as a receipt. This sheet lists where and when the car accident happened, as well as who was in the cars, including the drivers and all passengers. This information sheet will also list the insurance information for all vehicles involved in the car accident.
 
Hospital Medical Records. If you were taken the hospital immediately after the accident, then the hospital will supply you with a printout of some of your medical reports. By having a copy of these records and bringing them to your initial consultation, it makes requesting your complete urgent care medical records much easier for your personal injury attorney.
 
Insurance Information. If you have more than just the basic liability insurance policy, then it is important for your auto accident attorney to review your insurance policy. Your attorney will only need to look at one page. This important page is called the “Declarations Sheet”. This is the piece of paper your insurance company gave you that says how much you are paying for insurance and what insurance coverages you have. I have a previous blog post on insurance coverage, if you want more information on why this is important for your personal injury attorney to review at the time of your initial meeting.
 
Your attorney will go over the above documents with you, as well as go over what happened in the accident and your injuries. From there, you and your attorney will discuss the next steps in getting you the medical care you need and your car repaired.
 
Next time, we will discuss how a personal injury case is valued by your Las Vegas personal injury attorney.

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