What are the risks of waiting too long to get legal advice?

00:00Another day that ends in Y. Another day on the road for work. This time a settlement conference at the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk. Successful, luckily. So another chance to answer a question. What happens if I wait too long or is it bad if I wait too long to get legal advice? Famous lawyer answer, it depends. It can be incredibly bad and detrimental for your case if you wait too long to get legal advice. You may say something to the insurance company that they can use against you, whether it's the person who caused the accident, insurance company, or your own insurance company. They don't care. They have no loyalty. The only thing they care about is keeping money in their pockets. It could be that there is a gap in treatment. It could be a host of things. It could be that you go to a hospital and you assign your rights to the hospital and they go after your car insurance money instead of using your health insurance, which would leave you with a lot less money walking away with at the end of the day and a lot less compensation. So it is really, really important that you get in contact with an attorney after an accident as soon as you possibly can to make sure that your T's are crossed, your I's are dotted, and everything is handled in the best possible way to put you in the best possible position to be successful.