Agreeing to a settlement in personal injury cases is the heaviest lifting that you and your attorney will do. You may have been through a difficult personal injury trial or a grueling negotiation with the insurance company.
Before you can receive your settlement funds, there is a process that you must go through. Your attorney will still be there helping you until you receive your personal injury settlement check.
Here is the process that must be followed before settlement proceeds will hit your account (some of the same steps must also be taken for a jury verdict to be paid).