After a boating accident in Wisconsin, you should seek medical attention, document the accident scene, get the other party’s insurance information, and contact an experienced boating accident lawyer.
Our Milwaukee boating accident lawyers believe in offering Wisconsin families comprehensive legal support, especially after devastating collisions on the water. If you need help figuring out what to do after a boating accident, you can turn to our team for the support you need to file an insurance claim or even take legal action against another boater.
Our law firm has been serving clients for over 40 years and consists of over 130 experienced legal professionals, all of whom want to put their understanding of boating law to work for you. If you’re ready to recover from your recent losses, you can make “One Call…That’s All!”
Assess Your Damages
The first thing you need to do after a boating accident in Wisconsin is assess yourself and your loved ones for serious injuries. Emergency responders are your first and most stalwart allies, as they can get you the medical care you may need to address any serious concerns quickly.
Once you’re physically well enough, it’s time to assess the severity of your accident. You can work with eyewitnesses and loved ones to account for the damage done to your boat and other belongings, not to mention the injuries you sustained. Working with emergency responders means that you should have access to injury reports detailing the severity of your condition.
You can also take pictures of the scene of the accident, record witnesses’ contact information, and secure a police report from first responders who helped you get to safety. All of this data will make it easier for you to financially recover from your accident, no matter how you choose to proceed with that recovery.
Continue Getting Medical Care for Any Accident-Related Injuries
Whatever else you do after a serious accident, do not neglect your physical health. It’s in your best interest to continue pursuing essential medical care for your accident-related injuries. Insurers and liable parties can help you pay for those treatments, especially if you opt to take legal action against them.
What’s more, your continued pursuit of accident-related care will make it clear to Wisconsin courts and insurers that you need additional support.
If you neglect your post-accident care, insurers may argue that you don’t need compensation for your losses or that your losses weren’t that serious.
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Schedule a Free Case Consultation With a Wisconsin Boating Accident Lawyer
You are under no obligation to recover from a boating accident in Wisconsin on your own. In fact, our team encourages you to reach out to a Wisconsin boating lawyer immediately after your accident. The sooner you can contact a legal representative, the easier it will be to communicate with police officers, insurance agents, and even a liable party.
Working with an experienced attorney will not require you to go to court to discuss the nature of your accident. Our team can prioritize your right to an insurance claim first. If you don’t get the financial support you need from an insurer, we can instead bring your fight to a judge’s attention.
As attorneys, we are your allies. You get to say how you want to recover from your losses. We take your end goals into account when formulating a legal strategy, and we keep those goals at heart when pursuing the compensation you deserve.
Should You File a Boating Accident Insurance Claim or a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
How do you know what tools to use to recover after a boating accident in Wisconsin? When in doubt, you can discuss your options with an experienced Milwaukee personal injury lawyer.
Filing an insurance claim allows you to request compensation from another boater’s insurer so long as you can prove that a liable party’s negligence played a direct role in your losses. However, insurance claims adjusters are often slow to offer you reasonable support and may argue that you caused your accident.
Personal injury lawsuits allow you to outplay an insurer’s bad-faith attempts to deny you support. You can instead summon a liable party and their representatives to settlement negotiations, where you can discuss the value of your losses. If the need arises, you can even take your fight for compensation to trial.
Choose the Process That Suits Your Needs
Both of these processes can help you secure the financial compensation you deserve to overcome your medical expenses, lost wages, property damage, and non-economic losses.
However, if a boater doesn’t have reasonable insurance or if an insurer won’t offer you comprehensive financial support, a personal injury lawsuit can help you secure the fair compensation you need.
You can discuss these processes in greater detail when you meet with our team for a free consultation.
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Our Wisconsin Boating Accident Lawyers Work on Contingency
You don’t have to worry about unmanageable legal fees while recovering from a serious boat accident. The attorneys with our firm work on contingency. That means you can request legal advice and representation without worrying about the cost of that support.
In other words, we take the financial stress out of questions like, “What should you do after a boating accident in Wisconsin?” With our support, you can communicate with insurers and hold liable parties responsible for your losses without worrying about your financial well-being. We prioritize you with our contingency fee policies.
You can learn more about the steps we take to make our legal services more accessible during a free, no-obligation accident assessment.
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Let Our Award-Winning Lawyers Go to Work for You
Our law firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, but we serve Wisconsin communities all throughout the state. If you need help holding the right people responsible for a recent boating accident, you can trust our Wisconsin boating accident lawyers to represent your best interests.
Our team consists of over 130 legal professionals, all of whom are highly skilled and knowledgeable. What’s more, they all work on contingency, meaning you don’t have to pay a dime out of pocket for our representation. Your boating accident case consultation comes free of charge and does not obligate you to retain our services.
You can book your appointment today and learn more about what you can do after a boating accident in Wisconsin with an attorney’s support.
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