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If you would like more information Hardwick & Pendergast, P.S. or about any of the topics below, or to schedule an interview with Joseph E. Pendergast, III, please call 1-888-228-3860 or email us at news@hardwickpendergast.com.

Recent consumer information and press releases:

If I am involved in a car accident, do I need a personal injury attorney?

When you are involved in an accident or personal injury situation, you probably aren’t fully aware of your rights, what benefits you can claim, how to choose healthcare providers, and what loss of income and other expenses you deserve to have repaid. By hiring a skilled personal attorney who knows how to evaluate and document your claim, you can be sure that you will recover what you deserve.
- Read more (PDF).

What you should know about wrongful death claims

A wrongful death claim arises when an individual is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another person, company or entity. How do you know if you have a wrongful death claim, or what to file and how?
- Read more (PDF).

The biggest mistakes you can make to ruin your personal injury claim.

Most people who are involved in an accident or suffer a personal injury don’t have any idea what they should do. Even more important, however, is that they don’t know what they should not do.
- Read more (PDF).

What you should know about working with your insurance company after a personal injury.

Insurance companies are for-profit corporations. They make money by taking in premiums for their policies and then avoiding paying out claims under those policies. Here are six key things to remember.
- Read more (PDF).

What you should do when you have a car accident.

What to do at the accident and after the accident - and how to decide whether you need a lawyer.
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What you should know about whiplash injuries.

Whiplash is a unique injury that happens most often to drivers or passengers during rear-end collision automobile accidents. You don’t need to be involved in a high-speed crash for a whiplash injury to result.
- Read more (PDF).