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A car accident lawyer should be one of the first people that you contact after an accident, mostly because of the many ways that they can help you. Two reasons to hire a lawyer to help you after an accident are to prove that you weren't at fault and to get the most amount of money possible.

Prove That You Weren't At Fault

One of the most important things that your accident attorney will attempt to accomplish is to prove that you did not cause the accident. This is very important because many people will attempt to lie in court in order to shift the blame away from themselves in court in order to avoid having to pay any damages to the victims of the accident. However, your attorney will attempt to gather as much evidence as possible to fight any attempts to shift the blame for the accident onto you.

Phone records are one piece of evidence that your attorney can use to prove who was at fault for the accident. For example, if your attorney can find records showing that the other driver was texting or talking on the phone at the time of the accident, he or she can show that the other driver was distracted while driving.

The type of injuries you sustained and the location of damage on your vehicle are also a very effective way of providing who was at fault. An example of this would be if your car sustained damage to the rear of the vehicle while the other vehicle mostly had damage to the front end. While that scenario would not definitively prove that the other person was at fault, it does help your case by showing that it was unlikely that you ran into the other vehicle.

Get The Most Money Possible

An attorney will also be able to help you sue the responsible party for a number of different damages in order to get you the money that you deserve. Not only can your attorney sue for enough money to pay for your medical expenses and vehicle repairs, he or she can also sue for lost wages if your injury did not permit you to return to work. Even if you do not get reimbursed for all of your lost wages, a lawyer can often successfully convince the court to grant you at least a portion of your lost wages in order to allow you to pay your day-to-day bills and expenses until you can get back to work. 

Speak to a car accident lawyer today in order to discuss your case. A lawyer will attempt to help you win your case by trying to prove that you were not at fault for the accident, while also trying to get you the most amount of money from the lawsuit.