[GRAPHIC: Auto Accidents]
JASON FRANKLIN: Auto accidents are the most common cause of accidental injury and fatality in the United States. But even a relatively minor auto accident can have a real impact on your life. If you're out of a vehicle for a period of time, if you've missed work while you're trying to make ends meet, and if you're injured, it can have real consequences. So if you've been involved in an auto collision, there are three things you need to remember. First, if you're injured, you need to seek treatment immediately.
[GRAPHIC: Seek Medical Treatment]
JASON FRANKLIN: It's not uncommon due to the shock and adrenaline of the situation at the time of the collision for people to start to experience pain even in the days following the collision. So if you start hurting, it's important to seek treatment. Nothing's more important than your health. Second, you need to find an attorney you're comfortable with to protect your legal rights as soon as possible.
[GRAPHIC: Don't speak to the Insurance Companies until you have Legal Representation]
JASON FRANKLIN: It's important not to talk to insurance companies until you first have legal representation. Insurance companies are beginning to build a case against you from the moment that collision happens. So find an attorney you're comfortable with to protect your legal rights as soon as possible. And third, in choosing an attorney--
[GRAPHIC: Choose an Attorney with experience in Auto Collision cases.]
JASON FRANKLIN: --it's important to choose one who has experience in automobile collision cases and it willing and able to go the whole distance to fight to protect your legal rights. If we're privileged enough to represent you, we'll begin preparing your case for trial the minute you walk in the door by gathering evidence and where appropriate hiring experts to start building your case. At the Franklin Law Firm, we're prepared to go the whole distance to fight to protect your legal rights and get you the compensation you deserve.
[GRAPHIC: THE FRANKLIN LAW FIRM, LLP, Dallas, Texas]
*Attorney Jason Franklin has been chosen on two separate occasions as a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star. The selections for Super Lawyers Rising Stars are made by Law & Politics magazine, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. Only 2.5 percent of Texas attorneys are chosen for this honor in any given year.