Not necessarily. Your attorney will advise you about the legal options available to you and will likely first attempt to get your compensation by negotiating a settlement with the appropriate insurance companies. However, the attorney you hire to handle your case should be fully prepared—and comfortable with—the possibility of going to court to obtain fair compensation for you. In truck accident cases, this is particularly important as many trucking companies and the agencies that insure them have high-powered, corporate law firms to represent them in accident cases.