hoogbruin & company

Hire personal injury lawyers Hoogbruin & Company to protect your rights. Our personal injury lawyers have been entrusted to obtain justice for you and your loved ones since 1987. Our team of personal injury lawyers is focused on obtaining fair compensation for your injuries. Unlike ICBC, which has an adjuster looking for evidence to harm your case.

Our mission is to give you the best quality legal representation, to work with your family physician and other treating medical professionals to facilitate the best possible care for your speedy recovery, and to maximize the value of your final settlement or judgment.

Our lawyers and staff offer a personal approach to winning your case. We know what a serious injury can mean to you and your family. As a client, we want to know how the crash has affected your life. We will discuss all aspects of your case with you. Helping you through this difficult time is our commitment. We are always available to answer your questions and will always keep you informed.

Personal Injury Law

It is our responsibility to ensure that you are kept fully informed and that your questions are answered promptly and quickly. In the lawyer/client relationship the lawyer is to provide advice and the client provides instructions. You are the boss. It is our responsibility to ensure that you are informed when it is your turn to make a decision.

Our Fees

Our fees are on a percentage basis. According to the Legal Profession Act, the most a law firm can charge a client in a car crash case is 331/3 % of the recovery (settlement or judgment). On most cases we charge 30% but we take into account a number of factors before determining the fee percentage. Factors that we consider in determining our fee percentage include: whether liability is at issue ( i.e. is the crash clearly the other driver’s fault ), the amount of vehicle damage, the extent of the injury, the time off work, the amount of treatment required, the extent of permanent injury or disability, and the complexity of the medical evidence.

4 personal injury lawyers BC myths dispelled

The television commercials and newspapers tend to force you into believing inaccurate information about the nature of injury lawsuits. These myths make many people apprehensive about hiring personal injury lawyers BC to represent their case. If you too are apprehensive, read these clarified common myths about personal injury attorneys.

Myth no.1: You should hire an attorney for all accidents.

Fact: It is not always that you require an attorneyto settle a personal injury; in fact, sometimes you end up with a better settlement if you don’t hire a lawyer. It is only if you don’t completely understand the proceedings of your personal injury case and if you don’t have the time or effort to understand the process that it’s better to hire an attorney to represent you.

Myth no.2: The compensation money I receive will make me rich.

Fact: Don’t think that your personal injury wins you a lottery. The purpose of the legal system awarding compensation to personal injury victims is to compensate them for the injuries inflicted by someone else’s carelessness and not with the intention of making the victim rich.

Most multi-million dollar cases that you had read about were either false or made up, represented the actual amount the injured person had spent for the injury through medical bills and treatment or the consequence of inaccurate reports.

Myth no. 3: You should call your insurance company immediately after your personal injury.

Fact: It is true that you have to call your insurance company to report your accident. However it is also important to clearly understand the procedure before you give them more than minimal details about the accident. In fact, in some cases, it’s safer and better for you to have a personal injury attorney talk to them instead.

Myth no. 4: I should receive my settlement money as soon as possible.

Fact: It is true, and possible to get a fast settlement as most insurance companies prefer quick settlements as they know that clients in a rush will settle for much more than the rightful compensation amount. So if you want to get your entire claim amount, it’s better to be patient as negotiations take time.