Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

[Andrew Gray <andrew AT graymerica.com>]

Marcia,

my wife is a lawyer based in Wilmington, but she handles cases in Chapel Hill all the time,

I am biased, but she is pretty good at dealing with insurance companies,

She just won a 1/4 million dollar judgement in a car accident case in Dec.

She works with her dad, who has been a plaintiff's attorney for 30 years,

http://poissonlaw.com/sp/attorneys/e_stewart_poisson

She is in Chapel hill today actually for a meeting with a client in a car accident case.

hope this helps,

Andrew

From: <marcia AT nc.rr.com>

Date: February 19, 2009 2:16:29 PM EST

To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: [internetworkers] lawyer recommendation - car accident

Reply-To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>

Hey guys, 

I was in a car accident yesterday late afternoon, on 401, and my 4-month old car was probably totaled. Apparently the lady driving a big chevy avalanche had a seizure behind the wheel, hit me full-force, 85mph, then 2 other cars.

Apparently, if the car is indeed considered totaled, I'll be getting a check from my insurance covering the value of the car yesterday, including the 4-month depreciation, so I'll have to fight with her insurance to get the difference, so I can buy the same new car, plus my expenses with a rental, correct? I've never been in this situation, so I'm not sure.

I may need a lawyer to handle the insurance company negotiation, and was wondering if any of you would be able to recommend somebody.

Thanks!
Marcia