Hiring a Michigan Auto Accident Attorney is one of the most important decisions you will make.   If you or family have been involved in or have an auto accident, truck accident, car or motorcycle accident related injury, you should definitely hire an attorney who has experience and knowledge in the auto accident related areas. You may want to avoid a general practitioner who claims to take personal injury cases along with divorce, criminal matters, real estate, etc.  If you or a family member has been involved in an automobile accident with serious injuries, hire an attorney that only handles injury work.    Ask the following questions:

Is the attorney a trial attorney?

How Do I Find a Top Ranked, Trustworthy Lawyer that Specializes in Injury Claims?

What type of experts do you normally employ in proving damages when you have a catastrophic case?

How many cases has the attorney handled and what were the outcomes and verdicts?

Have you handled underinsured motorist claims and uninsured motorist claims?

How many years have you been doing personal injury work exclusively?

Once I hire an attorney, who will handle my case?

Do you belong to any organizations that help traumatic brain injury clients?  Which ones?

Is the attorney a trial attorney?

There are many Michigan auto accident attorneys that advertise for injury claims but do not try cases.  You need a trial attorney if your case does not settle.  Before hiring any attorney, ask if the auto accident attorney has tried cases and received verdicts, not just settlements.  R. Kevin Thieme is a trial attorney has achieved million dollar verdicts and million dollar settlements.

How Do I Find a Top Ranked, Trustworthy Lawyer that Specializes in Injury Claims?

Peers and various organizations rank attorneys.  Before selecting a Michigan auto accident attorney, carefully view the credentials and promotional information to see if the attorney discloses ranking information.  If you want a top-notch injury specialist, make sure the attorney you select is ranked high in the practice area you need. Michigan Attorneys ranked R. Kevin Thieme in the top 5% of all injury attorneys in Michigan.

What type of experts do you normally employ in proving damages when you
have a catastrophic case? 

The attorney should have the resources to hire a biomechanical engineer, an accident reconstructionist, an economist, a life care planner, and/or vocational rehabilitation expert.  Attorney Thieme has all of these resources.

How many cases has the attorney handled and what were the outcomes and verdicts?

Michigan auto accident attorney, Thieme has handled hundreds of injury cases and has achieved multiple million dollar settlements and verdicts.  Learn more about auto accident attorney, R. Kevin Thieme, here.

Have you handled underinsured motorist claims and uninsured motorist claims? 

Uninsured motorist claims allow you to obtain proceeds from your own auto insurance company if a negligent driver who has no insurance hits you. Underinsured coverage allows you to collect additional compensation against your own auto insurance company if the negligent driver who hits you has low insurance coverage as the negligent driver would be underinsured for the injury he/she causes.  Michigan Auto Accident Attorney, R. Kevin Thieme has handled both. Find more insurance related answers pertaining to auto accidents here.

How many years have you been doing personal injury work exclusively?

Experience and knowledge are huge advantages when it comes to hiring the right Michigan Auto Accident Attorney.  With more experience comes more knowledge and the end result is a better outcome for the client.  Attorney R. Kevin Thieme has been practicing law for over 27 years.

Once I hire an attorney, who will handle my case?

In many law firms, once you sign up with an attorney, your case ends up in the hands of someone else.  Sometimes it’s an associate or junior attorney who is gaining experience.   Before hiring an auto accident attorney, find out if the attorney you hire will handle all aspects of your case including trial.   

Michigan Auto Accident Attorney, R. Kevin Thieme will personally handle your case from start to finish.

Do you belong to any organizations that help traumatic brain injury
clients?  Which ones? 

Michigan auto accident attorney, R. Kevin Thieme is one of only two attorneys in Michigan who have achieved the status of Certified Brain Injury Specialist by the American Academy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists.

If you have been injured in an automobile related accident, please take the first step to contact experienced and dedicated Michigan Auto Accident Attorney, R. Kevin Thieme at Thieme Law.  He will personally handle your injury case, from start to finish.  Call today and set up your free consultation at 616-451-8596.