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In order to maximize your net recovery, you should use any other insurance you have access to including your own health insurance, medical payments insurance coverage from your own automobile policy, Medicare or Mainecare, and workers' compensation insurance if your injury occurred while you were on the job and the injury was caused by a third party.

Some cases settle in a matter of months after the incident while others can take years to get to settlement or trial. Settlement negotiations usually begin when you finish treatment for your injury. We will usually wait until a healthcare provider indicates you have reached maximum medical improvement before initiating settlement negotiations, because only then will we be able to evaluate properly the value of your case.

Before you receive any money, a few things need to happen. First, the insurance company will require you (and your spouse if applicable) to sign a document that states that you are giving up your right to sue the party responsible for your injuries in exchange for receiving the agreed upon amount of money. Then, upon receipt of the check, we will have to pay any medical bills that are still outstanding and may be required to reimburse some or all of any money that has been expended on your behalf by your health insurance carrier, automobile insurance carrier or any other party who paid for your medical bills resulting from your injury. When circumstances are appropriate, we negotiate reductions in the amounts owed. Next, we will deduct attorneys' fees, actual out-of-pocket expenses, and other costs associated with the claim. After all deductions have been made for medical bills, liens, attorneys' fees, and costs, you will receive the balance in a check drawn from the firm's trust account.