If you are in a car accident, you may have various injuries and damages. Your Portland car accident attorney will attempt to settle the case out of court. They will negotiate with the insurance company for the other driver to obtain the best settlement they can.

While many car accident cases result in a settlement, sometimes this does not happen. The insurance company may dig in and refuse to offer you enough money to pay you for your losses. If that happens, the case will go to court.

Keep in mind that car accident trials can take a long time. The court date may be scheduled months in advance, so you probably will not see any money for a long time. You and your Portland car accident attorney need to decide if you can wait that long to be compensated. If you cannot wait, you may need to settle for what the insurance company offers.

The trial will probably be done in front of a jury that is selected from the community in which the accident occurred. Your attorney and the defense attorney will present their best case. Your attorney will argue that you should be compensated by the defendant for your losses, while the other attorney may argue that they were not at fault.

While most trials end in a verdict, remember that your Portland car accident attorney can still try to settle the case up until a verdict is reached. A possible downside of a trial is you may get nothing if the jury rules against you. You and your attorney need to carefully weigh whether your case is strong enough to be won at trial. If the attorney thinks it is, it could be worth it to take the case to court.