Should I get an attorney for small claims court?

Basically, I was rear ended by a truck in stand still traffic in a construction zone and it totaled my car. My insurance doesn't cover any of the property damages and the driver who hit me doesnt have any kind of insurance. I still owe 5 grand on my car and it's now sitting in a tow truck lot which, I'm sure, is adding to that price. I plan to take the driver to small claims court. Should I hire an attorney for this? Currently I'm unemployed because of this situation and don't have any incoming funds aside from family help. Will I end up paying for the attorney even if the driver doesn't pay anything? Or is this something that could be resolved by myself? I have plenty of photo evidence and the police report shows he was in the wrong and had citations. Any advice would be very helpful, thanks!