What To Do If You Have a Car Accident

Here's a brief overview of what to do if you have a car accident:

1. Remain calm and thoughtful. If you or anyone in your car is injured, stay in your car unless there is danger of a car fire or another accident.
2. Use your cell phone to call the police and medical assistance.
3. Avoid making statements about responsibility to the other driver(s) involved in the accident, witnesses, insurance reps for the other drivers, etc.
4. Use an "Accident Information Form" (supplied through our office) to write down important details about the accident and the other vehicles(s)/driver(s) involved.

Most importantly, you need to take care of three things right away after the accident:

1. Call an attorney
2. Call YOUR insurance company to report the accident
3. Call a doctor

We offer free case evaluations and consultations...

Not all car accidents or injuries resulting from car accidents are worth pursuing legally. The only way for you to know is to call experienced Long Island car accident attorneys.

The Law Firm of Riegler and Berkowitz can be reached at (631) 608-4114. We are happy to give you a complete case evaluation for free.

We can help you obtain No-Fault benefits to pay for you medical expenses, lost earnings, etc.

Make sure to protect your rights - Call us now at (631) 608-4114.

Warning: New York Accident Victims

Over the years the Law Firm of Riegler and Berkowitz has handled a lot of personal injury cases in Long Island and New York City.

We've consulted with many people who claim they've been injured due to someone else's negligence.

In all of our communications with people of Long Island and New York we stress the need to contact an attorney immediately after having an accident. We can't think of anything more detrimental to a lawsuit than an injured person waiting too long to call an attorney.

Here's why...

There are some pretty stiff time limitations for filing certain papers that most people don't know about. Failure to file the right papers in a timely manner can kill a potentially valuable case.

Therefore, if you've been injured in a car accident, a slip and fall accident or any other type of accident where you believe you were injured because somebody else, or a town or municipality failed to do something they should have done, then you must find a qualified attorney as soon as possible.

The Law Firm of Riegler and Berkowitz are Long Island personal injury attorneys based in Melville, New York. They can be reached for a free case evaluation / consultation by calling (631) 608-4114.

Riegler and Berkowitz - Long Island Personal Injury Attorneys

Riegler and Berkowitz are personal injury attorneys in Long Island, New York. We represent people injured in all kinds of accidents, such as, car accidents, slip and fall accidents and, construction accidents.

As a small, boutique law firm we have the ability to give each of our clients one-on-one personal attention. The end result is that our clients can know that their case is being handled by a seasoned, experienced attorney and not just some underling, recently out of law school.

As personal injury attorneys - Long Island based - we would like to offer the people of Nassau and Suffolk counties the opportunity to contact us anytime, with questions about what to do when you have an accident, how to maximize your personal injury recovery, how to get your medical services paid after an accident or anything else connected to New York personal injury law.

We can be reached at (631) 608-4114.