09/02/2026
The faster it settles, the better your lawyer did." Most people have heard some version of that, and it is the version that costs them.
A settlement closes the file. It also closes your ability to come back when the shoulder that was supposed to heal needs a second surgery, and those bills land long after the check clears. Once the release is signed, nobody is covering them but you.
People believe the fast story because that is the story that gets advertised. Volume firms move files. Building one takes longer.
Save this before you sign anything.
Not legal advice, and nothing here creates an attorney-client relationship.