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My Company and I Can’t Agree on the Amount of My Loss. What Can I Do?

Michael Agruss

Written and Reviewed by Michael Agruss

  • Managing Partner and Personal Injury Lawyer at 844SeeMike.
  • Over 20 years of experience in Personal Injury.
  • Graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law: Juris Doctor, 2004.
In the State of Illinois, if you’re filing with your auto insurance company and either of you doesn’t agree with the physical damage loss to your vehicle, either party may request an appraisal. The appraisal works this way:
  • You’ll have to choose and pay for a representative appraiser
  • Your insurer will choose and pay for their own representative appraiser
  • Both appraisers will choose their umpire – a neutral third-party. You and your insurer may split the payment for the umpire
  • Both appraisers will hand in their estimates
  • Should the appraisers disagree with the estimate, they will be made to submit the difference to the umpire. Any decision made following the said recourse will be binding
We see you as a person, not just a client – and that makes us better at what we do. We listen. We learn your story. And, as we help you get the money you deserve, we go above and beyond in a way most law firms never could and never would. Because we’re not just lawyers. And you’re not just a client. We’re friends, neighbors, family. We’re all people and here at 844 See Mike, we put people first.
A lot of personal injury lawyers raise their contingency fee throughout the process, charging 1/3 if the case is settled pre-suit, charging 40% if the case is filed after a lawsuit is filed, and charging 50% if the case goes to trial. We don’t. At 844 See Mike, our personal injury contingency fee is always 1/3 and that’s not changing. We will handle your property damage claim FOR FREE.  We will never change our contingency fee throughout the process.  You will not owe us a penny unless you get money. Our unique formula has earned us over 1,000 outstanding client reviews on our website, an A+ BBB rating, and over 145 five-star reviews on Google. Call 888-572-0176, e-mail us at michael@agrusslawfirm.com or schedule a meeting with us here. We’re here 24/7.

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