• Take pictures of your injuries and the damage to your vehicle.  Collect all of your motor vehicle insurance policies for your personal injury lawyer to look at.  Inform your insurance company of the accident.  Talk to a personal injury lawyer before filling out any insurance forms, giving recorded statements to any insurance company, or meeting with any representative of any insurance company.  It is very important to get legal advice before giving a statement to the other driver’s insurance company.  Consult an experienced personal injury lawyer before signing any checks or documents from any insurance company.

D.  Later:

• Within a few days after the accident, write down all important information about the accident.  Include information such as license numbers, the make, model and year of all vehicles involved.  Also include details about the accident, such as the date, time, location, road conditions, traffic signals, and weather conditions.  You will be surprised how quickly you may forget these details.  If you haven’t spoken with a lawyer yet, contact a personal injury lawyer with the dedication, experience, and ability to help you maximize the amount of your compensation as well as to minimize the amount of frustration, delay, and confusion involved in your claim.

• Document all of your injuries and losses.  Include medical expenses, transportation costs related to your injuries, expected future medical treatment, lost earnings, future loss of wages, the effect your injury has on your life, and the effect that your injury has on your family.  Your personal injury lawyer will be able to help you identify all losses that may be connected to your accident.