Bottom-Line-Up-Front: Probably not

The Long Answer: In a typical car crash where no one is injured; say for example your car is hit by a drunk driver leaving a football game in the parking lot of Autzen Stadium, an attorney does not provide a ton of value to a person beyond a single conversation.  There are plenty of repair shops and parts sellers so finding the price to repair a vehicle is pretty simple without much negotiating room.  There are also plenty of people buying and selling vehicles so even if the vehicle is totaled, finding the value of a replacement vehicle is pretty straightforward. 

That said, it is helpful to speak with an attorney to at least understand your options.  Knowing the difference between the process for going through your own insurance (e.g. that you can get the deductible paid back by the insurance company of the at-fault driver) and the process for going through the at-fault insurance company directly.  I have had dozens if not hundreds of those conversations with people over the years and I hope they have been helpful.  It takes a good amount of time to understand how the systems interact, but for me it is pretty simple to explain it to someone and then give them the chance to ask questions. 

To convey this information even broader than we can currently, (a single conversation at a time) Hunking Law is currently developing resources to help make this understandable on our website such that more people can get the information any time of day. 

I hope this was helpful, if you need or want to talk to an attorney in the Eugene/Springfield area about a car accident please consider us and call Hunking Law at (541)486-5464 today.