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If a person hires an attorney who doesn't start working
for 60 or 90 days
many bad things can happen as far as the case is concerned.
First of all, evidence may not be preserved. Many times
it is necessary to take photographs of vehicles
accident scenes, injuries
witness statements may not be taken of witnesses
who are important to the case and a lot of times
witnesses may forget about what happened
or witnesses may disappear and it's very important
for witnesses to be contacted right after an accident.
Also, there are many time limitations under the law
if you are filing a claim against a government agency
or you are making a claim against the bar
if you do not provide notice within certain time periods
the cases will be gone forever.
It is very important to hire a personal
injury attorney right away after an accident
for the reasons that it is absolutely necessary
to preserve evidence
such as taking photographs of vehicles
taking photographs of injuries
contacting witnesses
and providing proper notice
to entities such as insurance companies
governments and other type of businesses
that are required with the law and if that is not done
cases may be ruined and destroyed.
It is important to take pictures of the car after the accident
because many times the damages to the car
show the severity of impact from the accident
and show what was involved with the accident.
So, there's two main reasons
one is to show the type of impact involved with the accident
and number two is if down the road
you are going to hire an accident reconstruction expert
the accident reconstruction expert will need to look
at the photographs and determine
what happened in the accident.