Learn more about personal injury lawsuits in SW Virginia

Most people who call my office have never hired a lawyer before. They are hurt, they are missing work, the medical bills have started arriving, and someone else's insurance company is already deciding what their injury is worth. The first two questions are almost always the same: do I have a case, and what is this going to cost me?

You are probably reading this because someone has already asked you to put a number on something you do not have a number for. Maybe an adjuster called and asked what it would take to settle. Maybe a friend told you what their cousin got. Maybe you are lying awake doing math about bills that are already past due.

The adjuster on the telephone called it "just whiplash." You are three weeks out from the collision, you cannot turn your head far enough to check a blind spot on I-581, you are not sleeping through the night, and a person who has never met you has decided that what happened to your neck does not qualify as a real injury.

If a tractor-trailer hit you or someone you love on I-81, I-581, or anywhere in the Roanoke Valley, you're probably realizing something already: this isn't like a normal car accident claim. The truck driver's insurance company already has a team investigating. They may have had an accident reconstructionist on scene within hours. You don't have that yet — and every day that passes, evidence that could win your case is being erased, overwritten, or thrown away.

If you ride in the Roanoke area, you already know how good it can be out here. The Blue Ridge Parkway, Bent Mountain, the winding roads through the Roanoke Valley — this is genuinely some of the best riding in Virginia. You also know, probably better than most people, how quickly things can go wrong when a driver doesn't see you.

If you're reading this, something has happened that no family should ever have to face. Someone you love is gone — and somewhere in the fog of grief, a painful question has started to take shape: could this have been prevented? Was someone else responsible?

Dangerous Intersections' Impact on Personal Injury Claims

If you've been hurt in a car accident caused by a distracted driver, you're probably dealing with a lot at once: physical pain, medical bills, missed work, and the stress of not knowing what comes next. You didn't ask for any of this, and you deserve clear answers about what your options are.

If you’ve been injured in a car accident in Virginia, one of the most important—and most misunderstood—types of insurance that can protect you is Underinsured Motorist coverage, commonly called UIM. Many people don’t even know they have UIM coverage until after a crash, but it can dramatically increase the compensation available in your case.

A word from your Roanoke car accident lawyer

An ERISA lien is a legal right that allows certain employer-sponsored health insurance plans to be reimbursed for accident-related medical bills after you receive a personal injury settlement. Many people are surprised to learn that an ERISA plan may be repaid from their settlement before they receive their final recovery.