Five Reasons to Hire a Truck Accident Attorney in MA

MA Truck Accident Lawyers

What you gain when hiring MA truck accident attorneys

Why should you hire MA truck accident lawyers?  Is a general practice or other type of attorney less expensive?  Why not hire a regular injury attorney?

These are common questions, but they often are asked by those who have not yet been injured in a truck accident or lost a family member in a tractor-trailer accident.  The MA trucking accident lawyers of Baker & Abraham knows the importance of making informed decisions and believes it is important for you to understand why a reputable trucking accident attorney in Massachusetts when you are injured by a trucker is your best option.  Here are five compelling reasons why should be represented by an accident attorney who has a specific focus on truck accidents:

Reason #1—The right kind of law practice

Because of the enormous breadth of the law, simply being a truck accident attorney in MA does not necessarily make him or her well suited to handle a truck accident case.   Plumbers and roofers are both in the home construction business, but would you hire a plumber to put a new roof on your house?  Likewise, a criminal law attorney may be very good at what he does, but when you are injured in a truck accident, an experienced personal injury attorney who specifically handles truck accidents is the right choice.

Reason #2—Personal injury practice focused on truck accidents

If you are injured in an accident that involved a big rig or other commercial motor vehicle, your case benefits greatly from working with a semi-truck accident lawyer in Massachusetts who has experience in truck accident injury cases.  There are many factors and issues specific to trucking that must be assessed in order to obtain a fair recovery.  In addition to making a complete assessment of your injuries and financial losses, gathering evidence of any wrongdoing by the truck driver and his trucking company is imperative, as is understanding the federal regulations that apply to truckers and trucking companies.

Reason #3—The strength of defense counsel in a truck accident case

Trucking companies generally have legions of adjusters, MA trucking accident lawyers, and other personnel who spend all of their time dealing with cases just like yours.  You will surely be out-maneuvered in court unless you are equally armed for litigation by hiring a powerful MA truck accident lawyer who can develop strategies and tactics and who understands the legal and mechanical nuances of trucks and the trucking business. 

Reason #4—The burden of proof

It is your truck accident lawyer's job is to prove that the defendant is indeed responsible for your injury.  Our research has shown that juries are more likely empathize with the defendant truck driver or the trucking company and therefore give them the benefit of the doubt.    In order to convince the jury to hold the truck driver and trucking company accountable, it is important to demonstrate to the jury that these defendants violated safety rules.  Very rarely will a tractor be involved in a crash unless the driver or the company violated one or more safety rules, known as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.  An experienced truck accident attorney in Massachusetts understands how to:

• Show a causal connection between your injury and the trucker’s actions
• Prove the trucker’s and/or the trucking company’s responsibility for prudent driving/maintenance and how his or her actions did not meet the standards of prudence
• Accurately and persuasively assess your losses and anticipated future losses

Reason #5—The size of your settlement or award

An experienced MA truck injury lawyer’s involvement in your case means that no stone is unturned in knowing the full measure of the laws that affect your compensation.  The truck driver’s insurance lawyers have one goal: to see that you cost them as little as possible. Your truck accident lawyer’s job is the opposite: to secure as much compensation for you as is possible within the law. 

We change our clients’ lives

To see the difference two exceptional MA truck accident injury attorneys can make in your case, contact Baker & Abraham in Boston for a free initial consultation.  If we take your case, you will pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you.