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Catching a Lyft is one of the most convenient ways to get around New Orleans. While rideshare services have played a pivotal role in combating impaired driving, they have also added to the danger of driving in the Crescent City.
Lyft drivers inevitably get into accidents—some their fault, some not—and victims of these accidents face medical costs, pain and suffering, and other damages.
If you are a Lyft driver, passenger, driver of a motor vehicle, pedestrian, motorcyclist, or other party injured by a rideshare accident, call Smiley Law Firm today at (504) 822-2222 for your free consultation.
We will explain how a New Orleans Lyft accident attorney will fight for you, and we can start right away if (or when) you choose to hire us.
If you are the victim of a Lyft accident, you should know that you’re not the first.
Countless people in New Orleans have suffered an injury in Lyft accidents, including collisions caused by:
Lyft accidents can happen for many reasons. Smiley Law Firm wants to hear from you whether you’re a passenger, Lyft contractor, regular motor vehicle driver, pedestrian, or other person injured in a Lyft accident.
We know that the rise of ridesharing services corresponded to increased accidents, including accidents that cause injuries. When these accidents happen, Smiley Law Firm is there to help clients secure fair compensation for medical bills, vehicle repairs, pain and suffering, and other damages.
Choose to put your health first. Choose to trust a New Orleans Lyft accident lawyer to lead your case effectively, as we give you several compelling reasons to trust us.
Fighting for victims of negligence is not a job for us. It’s a calling. Because we feel called to help accident victims like you, we spend significant time honing our craft, learning new legal strategies, and becoming better attorneys for our clients.
You deserve a great attorney whose client service is just as impressive as their legal work. That’s what you get when you hire your New Orleans Lyft accident attorney from Smiley Law Firm. Consider a few more specific reasons to choose us to lead your case:
Smiley Law Firm has offices in New Orleans, Mandeville, and Metairie.
Our New Orleans office is situated conveniently on St. Charles Avenue, which:
Our three locations allow us to serve clients in communities outside of Orleans Parish, so call Smiley Law Firm even if your accident did not happen in New Orleans proper.
One of the greatest assets we will bring to your case is our experience. We have served many rideshare accident victims, observing collisions throughout the city, from Canal Street to Audubon Park.
Our experience will be a benefit to your case because:
Our experience also makes us more confident in leading your case. This confidence can be especially beneficial when negotiating a financial settlement for you.
You want your lawyer to be connected to your city. We believe that lawyers with strong ties to the city care more about their clients and their cases.
Attorney Seth Smiley lives in uptown New Orleans, and he is a Loyola graduate. Seth and his team at Smiley Law Firm are part of the city, and we see our cases as the opportunity to enact a safer New Orleans. We care, and it shows.
We know you’d rather not have been in a Lyft accident. We want to make the legal process as pain-free as possible.
We want you to feel supported, cared for, and prioritized by our team.
We will work to provide you with standout client service by:
We also want you to contact us whenever you have questions or concerns. From the moment you sign with Smiley Law Firm, you are family.
As a final reason to choose your New Orleans rideshare accident attorney from Smiley Law Firm, we want you to read some reviews from our former clients.
We receive these reviews often, and some common themes in these client testimonials are:
We can often negotiate fair settlements for clients, as negotiating is one of an attorney’s most important skill sets. However, we are also proven trial attorneys, and we are willing to take Lyft accident cases to court when clients need us to.
Our team is always on call and ready to discuss your case. Call Smiley Law Firm today at (504) 822-2222 and complete your free, no-risk, and no-pressure consultation about how our firm will serve as your staunchest advocate.
We strongly believe that every accident victim should hire a lawyer. That said, victims of rideshare accidents may have even more to gain from hiring a lawyer than most—we say this because your case may be more complicated than the average traffic accident claim or lawsuit.
Some of the hurdles that may lie ahead are:
A rideshare company can complicate the insurance claims process.
We will need to:
Our lawyers are fluent in the insurance language. We will clarify all insurance policies that apply to your accident.
Every accident produces evidence. The parties from whom we seek compensation may hold some of this evidence.
As one common example, Lyft drivers often have dashboard cameras. We may benefit from the footage captured by such a camera, but the Lyft driver may not want to hand that evidence over. We have legal means to obtain evidence, and we won’t hesitate to use those means in your case.
Time will tell what strategy is best for your case, and we will identify that strategy for you. Following your Lyft collision, you may need to sue.
If we need to sue Lyft or another high-powered defendant, we expect them to fight. That’s fine, as we regularly win legal fights at Smiley Law Firm.
In any case, the most daunting challenge is securing all the money the client deserves. We are always up to this challenge and recognize the immense trust clients put in us to achieve a fair financial recovery.
We have secured many substantial recoveries for our clients by:
We do the same when liable parties are willing to negotiate in good faith. When liable parties are unwilling to pay our clients fairly, we take the fight for compensation to the courthouse.
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We want you to recover. The thing is, recovery is not an activity you can be half-in. If you are going to get better as soon as possible, you have to give your all to treatment and rest often.
From a health perspective alone, hiring a New Orleans Lyft accident lawyer from Smiley Law Firm makes sense. As you are getting back to full strength, our team will:
Our approach is adaptable. Some clients can get justice by filing one or more insurance claims. Other clients need to, or simply want to, sue.
We will determine the right strategy for you by:
Our strategy may change, because your case’s circumstances can also change.
Your attorney from Smiley Law Firm will obtain all available proof of your damages, which often includes:
This documentation of your damages will go hand-in-hand with our calculation of your case value.
We will organize the documentation of your damages and our financial calculations for those damages in our settlement demands. As soon as possible, we will present our demands to liable parties, which may initially be insurance companies.
Liable parties are typically determined to pay accident victims as little money as possible. It’s our job to negotiate a fair deal for you.
Many accident victims consider filing a lawsuit, which we will discuss during your case.
Lawsuits generally lengthen the timeline for completing your case. If it’s the right strategy for you, we won’t hesitate. That said, we can get a fair settlement efficiently if you do not have to sue.
Smiley Law Firm is determined to deliver all the compensation you deserve, and that compensation may cover:
When we complete your case, we want you to view the result as an undeniable success.
Now is the time to hire your New Orleans Lyft accident attorney. Those who hire an attorney sooner may improve their case’s chances of success. Because we don’t ask for any out-of-pocket fee from you, there is no barrier to hiring our firm.
Call Smiley Law Firm today at (504) 822-2222 for your free consultation with our compassionate, easygoing intake coordinators.
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