{"id":471,"date":"2017-08-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/what-can-a-lawyer-do-for-me-after-a-car-accident\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T15:38:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:38:46","slug":"what-can-a-lawyer-do-for-me-after-a-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-can-a-lawyer-do-for-me-after-a-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hire a Car Accident Lawyer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | August 9, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Car accidents can happen at just about anytime, to just about anyone. Still, many of us think, &#8220;Oh, that&#8217;s something that happens to other people.&#8221; In reality, very few people can live lives that keep them safe from car accidents all the time, especially here in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Because many people never think about what to do after a car accident until it happens to them, they may assume that the logical course of action is to let insurance companies handle everything \u2014 that&#8217;s what they&#8217;re there for, isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-can-a-lawyer-do-for-me-after-a-car-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Why Hire a Car Accident Lawyer?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | August 9, 2017 Car accidents can happen at just about anytime, to just about anyone. 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