Ask an Attorney - Filing a Lawsuit - Will I Have to Go to Court?

Ask an Attorney - Filing a Lawsuit - Will I Have to Go to Court?

I'm Griff Tonkin and I'm one of the partners here at the Arthofer & Tonkin Law Offices. We're exclusively a personal injury practice. That means we don't do anything other than help people who've been hurt by the negligence of someone else.

Our clients ask us a lot of questions and we've distilled down some of those questions and we're including them here in this video series, Ask a Personal Injury Attorney. The question that we're facing today is, if my lawyer has to file a lawsuit, will I have to go to court? And the answer to that question is, maybe. The factors that can affect whether or not you have to go to court is unique to your case.

Is there a liability dispute? Is there a causation dispute? That means liability. Is there some dispute about who caused the accident? With respect to causation, is there some question about whether your injuries were caused by the incident? These are common arguments that insurance companies and their lawyers make. There might also be a valuation dispute.

In the event that our skills and talents through the litigation process force the insurance company to sit up and take note of these problems with their case, they may push back. And in that instance, you may end up in court. That's relatively unlikely as a statistical matter.

Almost all cases resolve without a trial. But when you're selecting a personal injury attorney, you need to select a personal injury law firm that is prepared to go all the way for you, including court, court trial, arbitration, mediation, and any of these other difficult processes. That's what we do here at the Arthofer & Tonkin Law Offices.

We prepare every case in anticipation of trial, even if most cases don't get there. And if you do end up needing to be in court, you want an attorney sitting beside you that you have confidence in. We'd like to talk to you about representing them.

You can get free consultations here at the Arthofer & Tonkin Law Offices. Give us a call today and we'll sit down and chat with you. No cost and no obligation.