Theoretically, you could represent yourself (“pro se”, in legal terminology), but unless you have some legal background you’ll soon find yourself in way over your head. In the vast majority of personal injury cases, the suit is against the insurance company of the at-fault party. These insurance companies have highly experienced attorneys to defend against lawsuits, and it is virtually impossible for a DIY novice to win a case against them.
Attorney Steve Caya knows just how the attorneys of insurance companies work because he spent 13 years representing insurance companies in personal injury lawsuits. Steve has also been consistently named one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Wisconsin by the National Trial Lawyers Association, and is a member of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American board of Trial Advocates-- a group whose membership is by invitation only. Currently, there are fewer than 80 Wisconsin attorneys as members.