How do I know that the settlement will be satisfactory to me for my personal injury case if you are my attorney? | Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp

In North Carolina, Virginia and most other states, an attorney, whether in a personal injury case or any other type of civil case, does not have the authority to act on a settlement offer or accept a settlement offer without the client’s express approval so there will no settlement without your approval.  As a matter of fact, if any settlement offer is made, attorneys must convey it to a client, and the get the client’s permission before responding with a different settlement demand in response.  And it is basic law that an attorney cannot accept a settlement from an insurance company or their lawyer without the client’s permission.