The amount of time it takes to settle a pedestrian accident case will vary depending on the nature of your losses, the people responsible for those losses, and the tools you intend to use to recover.
You can work with a Milwaukee pedestrian accident lawyer to hammer out the specifics of your recovery and subsequently develop a rough resolution timeline.
However, there are factors you have to consider that may change your recovery timeline as your case progresses. If you want to streamline your recovery, it’s best not to go into the process alone. Our attorneys make it markedly easier to navigate the legal system and communicate your losses to insurance claims adjusters.
You can book a free case consultation today to discuss how long it takes to settle a pedestrian accident case, as well as what support you stand to recover.
When Should You Contact a Milwaukee Pedestrian Accident Lawyer?
If you want to resolve a pedestrian accident case in a reasonable amount of time, we encourage you to work with an experienced Milwaukee personal injury lawyer. Lawyers understand how insurance companies work and can stop them from dragging out your recovery. Likewise, we can help you understand the intricacies of the civil circuit and move your case there along.
You can book a free case consultation with a pedestrian accident lawyer shortly after your accident without committing to legal action. However, if you want to work with an attorney, we recommend that you solidify your recovery plan within three years of your accident.
Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m) serves as Wisconsin’s personal injury statute of limitations. It states that you have no more than three years to bring a lawsuit against the party responsible for your pedestrian accident. The sooner you connect with a lawyer, the easier it will be to file a lawsuit before your case’s statute of limitations expires.
Our Team Works on Contingency
Our team of experienced legal professionals makes it easier than ever to secure the representation you need to overcome pedestrian accident losses by working on contingency.
Our firm’s contingency fee agreement ensures that we only get paid when we win your case. There’s no need to put down a deposit or pay a retainer to start working with a lawyer, and your case consultation comes free of charge.
In other words, you can ask a lawyer to weigh in on your insurance claim or help you build a pedestrian accident lawsuit without straining your financial situation. Our firm offers consistent and individualized representation to ensure that your unique needs are met.
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How Can You Settle a Pedestrian Accident Case?
You can settle a pedestrian accident case in a few different ways. First, you may come to an agreement with a liable party’s insurance company.
We recommend working with an attorney throughout this process, both to streamline it and to make sure an insurance company doesn’t undervalue your losses.
You can alternatively take up a personal injury lawsuit against the party responsible for your pedestrian accident. This does not require you to go to trial, but it gives you the right to if the need arises. You can use your lawsuit to initiate direct negotiations with a liable party, which is a useful tool if your liable party doesn’t have insurance.
The amount of time it takes to settle a pedestrian accident case will vary depending on which of these processes you utilize (along with several other unique factors, including your liable party’s willingness to acknowledge your losses). Either way, an experienced attorney can help both processes move along faster.
How Long Does it Take to Settle a Pedestrian Accident Insurance Claim?
It can take months and sometimes years to resolve an insurance claim. Unfortunately, insurance companies rarely want to offer pedestrian accident victims the financial support they need to overcome serious accident losses. You may have to fight to make an insurance claims adjuster take your post-accident expenses seriously.
Fortunately, you have experienced attorneys on your side. We don’t let insurance companies get away with their attempts to slow down your recovery. We can communicate with an insurer on your behalf and ensure their attempts to act in bad faith fall flat.
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How Long Does It Take to Settle a Pedestrian Accident Lawsuit in Civil Court?
Filing a personal injury lawsuit allows you to either negotiate for a settlement or take a pedestrian accident case to civil trial. How long it takes to settle your case will depend on:
- Whether or not a liable party agrees to meet you for negotiations
- Whether or not a liable party recognizes your right to compensation
- How long you go back and forth on the value of your desired settlement
- Whether or not your case goes to trial
- The court’s schedule
We can break down how your specific circumstances might impact your recovery timeline once we’ve started to investigate your losses.
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Book a Free Pedestrian Accident Case Consultation With a Milwaukee Lawyer Today
The answer to the question, “How long does it take to settle a pedestrian accident case?” will vary from person to person and case to case. There’s no set timeline. However, settlement negotiations tend to put money in your hands faster than a traditional trial.
You can discuss the projected timeline of your pedestrian accident case as it evolves. Schedule a free case consultation with our experienced Milwaukee pedestrian accident lawyers to learn more about what steps we need to take to move your fight for compensation forward.
Our firm takes pride in making the law accessible, no matter how complicated a person’s case seems. You can trust us to keep you in the loop as your case evolves and to explain your timeline as it progresses.
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