Dealing with insurance companies after an auto accident can be a nightmare. Instead of working with you and helping you deal with your accident, some insurance companies will do everything they can to stand in the way and prevent you from getting the compensation you rightfully deserve. Many insurance companies will insist there are limits to what they can do and that the amount they are offering you is as high as they can go. The insurance company adjuster may try to argue you somehow were at least partially at fault by raising the doctrine of contributory negligence (this means if the insurance company can prove you were in any way at fault, you may be barred from receiving compensation). Don’t trust insurance companies for a second. Many of them will say anything they can to pay people as little money as possible. At the Law Offices of Richard Flexner, we know how to deal with insurance companies. We never take no for an answer. We always work hard to get our clients more money. One of the most common ways insurance companies convince people to take a “low ball” settlement is by focusing simply on the short-term costs associated with car accidents. We think long term. We take into account the true cost of your accident. That includes what your accident might cost you months or even years down the road.