hi Kate,
I am sorry for what happened to you, and especially if the injury is going to effect your vocational capability and therefor also effect your standard or living. Think of all the loss down the road. And the pain and suffering, both physical and emotional.
to sitke,
I agree with you, ----Kate, if you get an attorney, usually your cost will be the percentage the attorney takes out of the settlement. If he/she does not win your case for you, usually there is no cost for you.
In any case, you would probably have to sign an agreement between you and the attorney before he/she takes on your case.

to doc (Smith)
Just out of curiosity,---- is the statue of limitation still 2 years for a case like this?

Synnove