When a dog bite is a case — and when it is not

A competent marketplace will tell you when not to hire anyone. After Dog Bite does. Attorneys on this site bid on files that match the work they actually want. A nipped ankle with no visit to a clinic is not that work.

You probably do not need a lawyer yet

• No broken skin, or a scratch you treated at home.
• You and the owner are in the same household and just need a health-insurance path.
• The owner’s med-pay is covering a simple visit and you have no scar.

You should talk to one

• Emergency room, stitches, surgery, infection, nerve symptoms.
• A child, a face, or a wound over a joint.
• The owner will not identify an insurer, or the dog has a history.
• You are in a one-bite state and need someone who knows how to prove knowledge.
• An adjuster is already asking for a recorded statement or a release.
• A government dog or a short notice deadline may be in play.

Case review on this site is how that conversation starts. If the file is not a case, you will be told. That is the quality bar.