How A San Diego Auto Accident Attorney Can Help

Casey Gerry, Leaders in Automotive Collision and Automobile Injury Law in California

Casey Gerry is one of the oldest and most respected plaintiff’s personal injury firms in California. For over 60 years each Casey Gerry San Diego auto accident attorney has dealt with cases involving serious injury and fatalities involving motor vehicles. Some of these individuals had suffered serious physical injuries including brain damage and amputations. Other clients have been families in which a loved one suffered a wrongful death in a car crash. Each San Diego car accident lawyer with Casey Gerry has secured judgments for their clients that have enabled them to live with security and dignity.

Casey Gerry's team of automobile collision lawyers have successfully represented families who have lost loved ones and individuals who have suffered serious injuries in automobile crashes in San Diego and throughout southern California. Several of our auto accident attorneys teach courses and seminars for other attorneys, and one of our partners is a co-author of the authoritative California Automobile Collision Handbook, now in its seventh year of publication (LexisNexis Publication, California Automobile Collision Handbook).

At Casey Gerry, our motor vehicle collision attorneys seek to relieve our clients of anxiety and uncertainty about their case. We work closely with each client to make sure we understand their needs and concerns, and to see that these are addressed, so that the client can be completely focused on his recovery. Because we have handled so many vehicle collision and crash cases, we are able to lay out a course of action that will take them to the conclusion of their case with minimal anxiety and stress. The most helpful service our automotive collision lawyers can render to our clients is to prosecute their case aggressively, helping them achieve the fairest monetary result we can obtain. At the same time we try to help our clients return to the life they enjoyed before the crash.

When Casey Gerry takes on a motor vehicle injury or wrongful death case, a partner assumes responsibility for the case, and assembles a legal team of attorneys, investigators, paralegals and other staff to investigate and research the case. Each automobile collision attorney will look first at your medical needs to determine whether you are getting the appropriate medical care and the rehabilitation you need. We review medical records to determine the full extent of the injury. We strive to understand all that occurred in the crash: we assess the evidence, the site of the crash and surrounding area, and all relevant information and circumstances. We evaluate the quality and functioning of safety equipment such as airbags and safety belts, and of any equipment or parts which may have been defective.

At Casey Gerry, our automotive injury attorneys are committed to a thorough and accurate investigation for any client on whose behalf we undertake representation. Unlike most personal injury firms, we have a full-time investigative staff we can deploy to thoroughly investigate every reasonable claim. In cases involving injury or death in a car crash, gathering the facts and evidence as soon as possible can be critical to the success of a case. Casey Gerry offers prospective clients in San Diego unparalleled resources to accomplish the necessary investigation.

Casey Gerry recommends these important actions after a motor vehicle collision to protect your rights.

• Information: Whether or not a police or highway patrol officer is called to the scene, it is important to obtain names of witnesses who observed what occurred and to exchange driver’s license and insurance information with all other drivers involved in the crash. If a law enforcement officer comes to the scene, request that s/he file an accident report. Be sure to get the officer’s badge number.
• Notification: It is equally important to notify your insurance carrier of your car crash as soon as possible, and to cooperate fully and honestly with your insurance company.
• Statutes of Limitation: These laws limiting the time by when one must file a claim or a lawsuit. It is important to know which statutes apply to your particular circumstance. It is wise to contact an automobile collision attorney in San Diego very soon after the crash in order to make sure that your rights are not forfeited, and that you can pursue your civil remedies.
• Investigation: It is vitally important for investigation to start before memories fade and before critical evidence at the collision scene has been removed, washed away or otherwise eliminated. Every Casey Gerry San Diego auto accident attorney employs three full-time motor vehicle collision investigators who will travel throughout San Diego County and Southern California, to wherever your vehicle collision occurred to help find vital evidence for our lawyers and secure it for your case. While you are receiving medical care and recovering, you many not feel ready to have your case resolved, yet evidence collection needs to be under way. Our staff can obtain factual statements, scene photographs, accurate measurements, and collision photographs, leaving you to focus on your recovery and return to the quality of life you enjoyed before your injuries.