Auto Accidents

Phoenix, Arizona, Auto Accident Lawyer

Handling personal injury and car damage claims can be annoying and frustrating after an auto accident. If someone you love was killed in a fatal auto accident, the last thing you want is a contested wrongful death claim. Insurance company representatives and claims adjusters are not on your side, and their goal is to try to pay to you as little compensation as possible for your. You need an experienced auto accident claim lawyer like Christopher J. Zachar on your side.

Attorney Christopher J. Zachar is an experienced trial lawyer who represents clients who have been injured in auto accidents in the Phoenix area. If you were involved in an auto accident and were injured, contact car accident attorney Christopher J. Zachar before you talk with your insurance company and before you decide to represent yourself. We offer free initial consultations and contingent attorneys' fees.

Why It Is Important To Contact a Qualified Attorney

It is best to contact a lawyer as soon as possible after an auto accident to ensure that your claim and interests are protected. Any delay may cause issues in being able to find the other driver, trouble in getting the driver's applicable and important insurance information, or difficulty in contacting key eyewitnesses. A delay may prevent you from being able to collect fair compensation. Also, you have only two years from the date of the auto accident to submit a claim for damages or file a lawsuit.

Since accident analysis, by experts and lawyers, must often be done before filing a claim, you should not wait until the statute of limitations period is almost over. Give your lawyer and accident experts enough time to thoroughly and completely investigate your claim. If you were injured in an auto accident, contact our firm for help in filing a complete and timely claim for compensation.

Helpful Recommendations If You Have Been In an Auto Accident

• Try to remain calm, and do not speak with the driver of the other vehicle.
• Make sure to call the police, and do not let the other driver or anyone else talk you out of calling the police.
• Do not move the vehicles until after the police arrive, unless you are on a highway and in danger of being hit by other cars.

When the police arrive:

• Be pleasant, cooperative and truthful.
• Describe what happened as you observed it.
• Be careful about how you estimate distances and speeds.
• Do not admit fault. You may have not been in the best position to have seen everything that occurred, and you may not be aware of things that occurred which contributed to the accident.
• Do not say you are not hurt. Some injuries and symptoms of pain may not show up for days. It is often both truthful and prudent to simply say that you are "shaken up."
• Provide your auto insurance information as well as make sure to obtain the other driver's information, preferably by reading it from his or her driver's license.
• Get the other driver's name, address, telephone number, driver's license number, and license plate number. Record the make and model of the driver's car, motorcycle, van or truck or the number of the school bus.
• If you have a camera, take photographs of the scene as well as the damage to the vehicles.
• If a stranger appears at the scene and offers you a ride to a chiropractor or other doctor, or if you are called later by a stranger who learns of the collision, get the person's name and telephone number. Report him or her to the police and the Arizona Department of Insurance, Fraud Investigation Unit.
• Promptly notify your own automobile insurance company, BUT speak with an attorney before agreeing to provide any type of statement in a recorded telephone conversation. What you say may be misconstrued and later used against you, even by your own insurance company.

These tips can help you preserve your rights and interests if you were involved in an auto accident. To talk with an experienced car accident lawyer, contact Phoenix attorney Christopher J. Zachar for a free consultation about your personal injury claim.