FAQ

FAQ
- How Do I Find a Good Personal Injury Lawyer?
  
  Finding a Fairbanks personal injury attorney may be done through referrals from friends, family members, or co-workers, or you may look online for a Fairbanks personal injury attorney. Either way, it’s extremely important that you have an attorney who believes in you, has compassion for your situation, and will fight for you every step. At Ringstad Law Office, we understand you have choices when looking for a personal injury lawyer. We hope you will allow us to speak with you and answer your questions. If you do, we believe you will see we are the right choice for your Fairbanks personal injury attorney.
- When Should I Hire a Fairbanks Personal Injury Lawyer?
  
  You should hire a Fairbanks personal injury attorney soon after your accident. The sooner your lawyer is involved in the process, the more likely you will have a better outcome. Your attorney can begin their investigation, securing evidence before it disappears or has been degraded. It is important for you to trust the Fairbanks personal injury attorney you hire, and when you hire an attorney from Ringstad Law Office, you will truly understand what that means.
- Why Should You Wait To Settle?
  
  The only way you can know the extent of your damages is to wait. For most accident victims, there are latent injuries that can manifest over time, but if you settle too early, you will not receive any compensation for these injuries. You can’t fix what you don’t know is there.
  
  Let’s say, for instance, that you were rear-ended nine months ago. Aside from the typical whiplash, you seem to have escaped relatively unscathed. You will have to have some physical therapy, but you foresee that being the extent of your medical treatment. You decide to settle now for $5,000 and be done with it. Over time, however, you realize that your injuries go much deeper than you had initially thought. You are still having to see a therapist every two weeks, and now it looks like you will have to have surgery. When it’s all said and done, you wind up spending $150,000 on medical treatment for injuries stemming from your seemingly minor accident. At the same time, you have had to miss time from work and take a cut in your income. You will never be able to recover any more money to compensate you for your medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and emotional distress.
  
  At the time, you thought that a quick settlement was the best thing for you. Now, you realize otherwise. Had you waited to settle and given the full extent of your injuries time to manifest, you could have recovered much more in compensation. This, in a nutshell, is why you should wait to settle.