• Call 911. Report the crash and call for medical help. If you can, move to a safe area off the roadway.
• Exchange information with others at the scene. Name, contact, and insurance information.
• Write down what you remember. Details like the weather and road conditions.
• Don’t delay treatment. Seek medical care immediately — if you wait, it can signal that your injuries were not serious enough to pursue a claim. Your auto insurance carrier should pay your initial bills up to a certain amount.

• Don’t admit fault for the accident, and don’t blame anyone else.
• Ask for and keep a copy of the police report detailing your accident.
• Notify your auto insurance carrier. Tell them you’ve been involved in an accident, but do not provide them with a written or verbal statement. They’ll ask for it. It is your legal right to not give it to them.
• Don’t talk to another driver’s insurance company. Any recorded statement, medical authorization, and meeting can be used against you. 
• Save medical records and pay stubs. Your lawyer needs this documentation to back your claim.
• When in doubt, don’t post. Anything you post on social media can be used against you in a case.

Insurance companies have attorneys of their own, and they don’t have your best interest in mind. Remember: anything you tell them can be used against you. Hiring an experienced accident lawyer means you can focus on getting back to your life while we cover the evidence, the paperwork, the claims process, and complex conversations with the insurance companies. 

Our auto accident attorneys have over 100 years of combined experience fighting for Western Pennsylvanians. You deserve representation that will get you your maximum compensation. Contact us.

If you have been injured due to the reckless or negligent actions of another driver, you may pursue compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering and other hardships through a personal injury claim. 

We can employ accident scene investigation and accident reenactment to help us identify the cause of the accident and determine the liability of the other party.

The loss of a loved one in an accident is always an unexpected tragedy, leaving many unanswered questions in its wake—How it could have been avoided? Is another person’s negligence to blame?

Our team will work with you to take steps that may help you obtain closure. We’re here to protect the legal rights of your lost loved one and to seek justice for you and your family.

When we take a case, Dugan & Associates attorneys:

• Investigate your case, and what happened
• Work exhaustively to determine who is responsible for the accident
• Pursue the full compensation your family is entitled to
• Work with experts to defer unexpected costs, including medical bills, funeral expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, loss of companionship, loss of household services, and more.

There is no cost to contact us at 888-99-D-U-G-A-N or through our contact form. We are here to answer your questions and handle the hassles so you can focus on your family.