I’m often asked by clients, How can I get the most amount in a settlement for my car accident? The thing not to do is delay three weeks before going to an emergency room, not follow up and keep your physical therapy appointments, skip your chiropractor visits, or blow off a referral to a specialist. Each of those things will help you maximize your recovery. Go to an emergency room—because if you really are injured in an accident, you need to have it documented. Documentation is what an insurance company needs to evaluate your claim. If after seeing your family doctor, you’re sent to physical therapy or a chiropractor, keep your appointments. If you miss two or three, it’s going to show up in your medical records—and that’ll lower the value of your claim. And when your doctor sends you to a specialist for a particular injury, keep that appointment. All of those things will allow you to maximize the amount of recovery you can get for your case.