How can a lawyer help after a truck accident?

“After a truck accident, you need to call an attorney because first we need to go to the scene and we need to gather evidence. That trucking company, I will guarantee you, has already gotten a call from the driver and maybe before the ambulance took you away, they had someone at the scene taking photos, gathering physical evidence, and doing their best to prove that it wasn’t the trucking company’s fault, even if it was. So, you want us to gather every bit of evidence we can as soon after the wreck as possible because eventually it’ll get washed away. It’ll get cleaned up and there will be nothing for us to find. On top of that, if you’re seriously injured, you want recommendations for the specialists that you’re going to see throughout that journey. Yes, when you go to the emergency room, originally they’re going to have you seeing all their doctors, but eventually they’re going to tell you, “You should go to this different facility and see a pain management doctor. You should go to this different facility and see a psychologist or whatever the case may be. And when you’re getting ready to do that, you need to know if the person that you are seeing is a patient advocate. If they’re not a patient advocate, they’re not going to be willing to help you with your claim, and that will set you back.”