{"id":2290,"date":"2019-03-08T16:37:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T16:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2019-03-08T16:37:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T16:37:29","slug":"what-to-bring-to-a-personal-injury-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/what-to-bring-to-a-personal-injury-consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Bring to a Personal Injury Consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As your initial personal injury consultation\napproaches, it is wise to begin preparing. Although the majority of the\nresponsibility regarding your claim lies in the hands of your trusted law firm,\nthere are certain duties of your own that must come first in order to get your\ncase started on a strong track. Part of this duty is to be prepared for your\ninitial appointment by bring in documents, evidence, questions, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Continue reading to learn what you should have ready\nto bring with you to your initial personal injury consultation.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Indianapolis-Personal-Injury-Lawyers-5-e1552062936551-1024x581.jpg\" alt=\"Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyers 5\" class=\"wp-image-2291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Indianapolis-Personal-Injury-Lawyers-5-e1552062936551-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Indianapolis-Personal-Injury-Lawyers-5-e1552062936551-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Indianapolis-Personal-Injury-Lawyers-5-e1552062936551-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Indianapolis-Personal-Injury-Lawyers-5-e1552062936551.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Central Indiana Personal Injury Law Firm 317-881-2700<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most personal injury law firms offer the first consultation for free to openly discuss your accident and related losses, determine how strong of a case you have, and similar preliminary topics. For this meeting, you, whether the actual accident victim or relative\/spouse, will need to have certain items on hand. If you cannot come by these items or documents, there is no need to worry; you can still have an effective consultation so long as you have chosen a reputable and skilled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Indiana personal injury law firm (opens in a new tab)\">Indiana personal injury law firm<\/a> to represent your case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Here are some items and information you should have\nready:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x270f; <strong>Medical Assistance Information<\/strong> &#8211; Admission and discharge papers, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x270f;<strong>Medical Contact Information<\/strong> \u2013 names and phone numbers\/addresses of all medical providers, ie. ambulance, emergency room, primary care physician, specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x270f; <strong>Medical Bills<\/strong> \u2013 Hospital stay, medications, treatments, tests, surgeries, physical therapy, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x270f; <strong>Missed Work Dates Due to Injury and Recovery<\/strong>  \u2013  Including one month of pay stubs prior to accident date if available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x270f; <strong>Witness Contact Information<\/strong>-phone number, name, address\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x270f; <strong>Insurance Adjuster\u2019s Contact Information<\/strong> \u2013 name, address, phone number, claim number\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x270f; <strong>Insurance Policy Documents<\/strong> \u2013 Car (if an automobile collision) and medical (health insurance information for the injured party)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x270f; <strong>Copy of the Police Report<\/strong> \u2013 (if available)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x270f; <strong>Tangible Evidence<\/strong> (for injuries and opposing party\u2019s vehicle if applicable) \u2013 Photos of vehicles, scene and injured party, videos and objects from the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What To Do Now<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the lawyer evaluates the list of documents and evidence you\u2019ve provided, they will determine whether or not your case is strong enough to proceed to the next step in the personal injury litigation process. See our blog, \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"How to Set Your Personal Injury Claim into Motion (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/how-to-set-your-personal-injury-claim-into-motion\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Set Your Personal Injury Claim into Motion<\/a>\u201d to learn what to expect from the initial claims process. After being injured in an accident, it is understandable that coming by a large amount of evidence, paperwork, and more, can be overwhelming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are having trouble collecting such documents, your personal injury lawyer can help and do not worry.\u00a0 Some evidence and information can be obtained at a later date and from other various sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Personal-Injury-Attorney-Indianapolis-Copy-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"Indianapolis Personal Injury Lawyers 317-881-2700\" class=\"wp-image-2248\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact the Law Office of Craven, Hoover, and Blazek P.C. at 317-881-2700<\/strong> for help with your Indianapolis personal injury claim. We are seasoned accident attorneys who represent a wide range of injured victims, including those hurt in car accidents, workplace accidents, slip and fall accidents, and much more. Request a free consultation, today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As your initial personal injury consultation approaches, it is wise to begin preparing. Although the majority of the responsibility regarding your claim lies in the hands of your trusted law firm, there are certain duties of your own that must &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/what-to-bring-to-a-personal-injury-consultation\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[751,145,967,910,966],"class_list":["post-2290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-injury","tag-indianapolis-personal-injury-claim","tag-indianapolis-personal-injury-lawyers","tag-personal-injury-claim-documents-needed","tag-personal-injury-consultation-indianapolis","tag-what-to-bring-to-personal-injury-meeting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2293,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290\/revisions\/2293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chblawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}