Car accident attorney in Winston?

Andy J.

Andy J.

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Anyone know a good attorney that does car accidents/insurance related stuff in Winston Salem? I was T-boned yesterday and my car should be totaled, but I'm already not liking the vibe I'm getting from the adjuster. I'd like to have a good attorney's name and phone number handy should it be needed.
 
rockcity said:
You should be gettin about 17 letters in the mail in the next day or so answering your question
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Who are the insurance companies? Most times, they just duke it out and you talk to your insurance company. Dagget and Shuler is one that comes to mind in the area. Never used them, but if he's good enough to have a TV commercial, he must be doing something right.... :)
 
rockcity said:
You should be gettin about 17 letters in the mail in the next day or so answering your question
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haha, no I said any GOOD ones!


Right now I'm just sitting back to see what happens, but want to have a 'Plan B'. Daggett and Shuler came to mind, also because of the advertising.
 
ManglerYJ said:
Who are the insurance companies? Most times, they just duke it out and you talk to your insurance company.
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Ha! yeah, right.
In my experience, your insurance considers it not their problem, they have no reason to be involved.
The EXCEPTION to this is IF you have additional collision insurance, then they will pay you out under that policy, and they then go after the other company.
the problem is, even then you have to deal w/ an insurance adjuster who has no motivation to give you a penny more than he is obligated to.

For the record, I've seen this shake out many different ways. Almost a crapshoot. I had to haggle like hell once to get a good value on an old Cherokee, but then on another occasion was given way more than expected for a newer Toyota Matrix... then recently when my nephew was hit in his $500 POS escort, they gave them $1800... so you never know.
IMO unless there is a lot more to it than just a car value, or it is really a lot of money, the cost of a lawyer is going to be challenging to justify from what the difference would be.
In NC you have the right to argue and don't have to accept their offer.

One important tip - if you haven't already, demand they provide a rental. They HAVE TO. Even if you don't really need it, get it. The alternative is to ask that they pay YOU the cost of the rental for each day. They can do that too.

The point is, this gives them more incentive to close the case quickly, b/c every day costs them money. But you don't have to accept/close out until you are happy w/ the payout. So this gives you a bargaining chip.
 
I'm already bugging them about the rental and they are being less than helpful. I don't really want to pay it out of pocket and then fight to get reimbursed. My agent also mentioned I could turn it in on my policy and then they could go after the other guy's insurance, but I would have to pay my deductible and the rental out of pocket and hopefully get reimbursed after the case settled.

Thanks for the reference catfishblues!
 
Ok, I'll let you know Todd if it comes to that.

Update: The insurance company re-assigned my claim to another adjuster that seems 1000x more reasonable than the first one. He issued me a rental pronto and is going to look the car over today and decide the outcome. Based on my description, he assumed that it's probably totaled and would let me know when to expect a check once he confirms the damage (today). Should be interesting to see what the "book value" is for my brand new car. It's a 2015 so I wonder if depreciation will come into effect since it's a used-brand new car?
 
Depends on if you have gap insurance or not. Thats why I buy old worn out crap with high miles.
 
My last accident, i used a lawyer. in the end i got 3k over loan payoff and medical bills. 3k went to the lawyer.

if they arent offering anthing near payoff or market value get a lawyer.
 
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