I have been injured in an automobile accident. Will you refer me to a doctor or chiropractor that you work with?

A: No, we will not refer you to a doctor or chiropractor.  There are many fine health care providers in this area. You should pick one based on your medical needs, not based on what may be "best" for your case. In our area, jurors are very suspicious of doctors who are involved in your case because of a direct referal from a lawyer. Judges also don’t like to see this done.  Think about it.  When it comes out that your doctor who is testifying at trial has had 25 other patients referred from the same lawyer then the doctor's credibility is damaged. In factyou’re your attorney refers you to a doctor you should ask them how many referrals they send to that particular doctor – because this may directly affect the value of your claim.  There are exceptions to this policy, but these exceptions are based on medical need. For instance, we may know of a specialist who is very qualified to treat a particular injury. For the vast majority of cases however, such referrals are unwarranted.