Personal injury attorneys get a bad rap.  They’re not all soulless ambulance chasers looking to make a fast dollar off someone else’s pain.  In fact, most of them aren’t like that.  My father was one.  He did the job because someone had to and so there would be someone in that position who wasn’t a soulless ambulance chaser.  People fall off buildings, get hit with cars, fall through floors, and experience all types of mishaps.  That’s all part of life and everyone understands that.  It’s just that sometimes it’s because of someone else’s negligence and they have to pay for it.  Of course, like anyone else, if they can get away without paying for it, they likely will.  That’s where personal injury attorneys come in.  You don’t know the judicial and court system.  You don’t know how to slice through all that red tape.  You need someone to represent you and your needs in a court of law.  Actions have to have consequences and accidents need to be investigated, even legally, so everyone knows who was at fault, what happened, and how we can make it so it never happens again.  Getting that done is a personal injury attorney’s job and why you need one.