Disability Attorneys Help You Get the Benefits You Deserve
Here is a scary statistic. Just over 1 in 4 of today’s 20 year-olds will become disabled before reaching age 67 studies show. Disabilities can occur in an unexpected instant and affect you for the rest of your life. Injuries do occur at work, on the road, at home, or on vacation. It doesn’t help that fewer than one in four Americans have enough money in their savings account to cover at least six months of expenses in the event of an emergency.
Individuals and their families suffer great losses when the main breadwinner of the family becomes disabled. Many individuals have to file for bankruptcy. In 2014, 97% of bankruptcies were personal and 3% were business related. It is enough to make you want to give up. This is when it is crucial and advisable to search for disability attorneys. They are qualified, experienced, and caring about their clients who suffer from physical injuries, heart problems, cancer, a visual impairment or other disability that keeps them from working.
No matter what issue you might suddenly face, disability attorneys can help you through it. The success rate for Chapter 7 bankruptcy claims is over 95% with an attorney. It is interesting to know that 20% of federal civil personal injury lawsuits result from vehicle crashes, 13% result from products liability injuries, and 10% result from medical malpractice.
Fortunately, 74% of states require all businesses to have workers’ comp. But, what if you work for a company that does not offer it? Personal injury accidents can put your life on hold and that is when you need the help of disability attorneys who will fight for you. As of March 2015, the maximum average compensation for an employee who damaged one arm at work in the United States amount to approximately $169,880.
Just getting on the road in the morning has risks. Approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving at any given daylight moment across America. Without the help of an attorney, you may lose countless working hours and have medical bills piling up due to an auto accident.