Auto / Car Accidents

North Carolina Auto Accident Lawyers

Our personal injury attorneys have first hand experience with the results of auto accidents, car crashes, motorcycle accidents and other accidents happening on North Carolina’s streets and highways. Unfortunately, these motor vehicle accidents occur all too frequently. According to Traffic Records Section and the Traffic Safety Systems Management Unit, Division of Motor Vehicles of the Division of Highways, in North Carolina and the United States as a whole, deaths and injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for persons of every age from 4 through 33 years old (based on data for the year 2000). Traffic fatalities account for more than 90 percent of transportation-related fatalities. In North Carolina in 2003, law enforcement agencies reported a total of 231,247 traffic crashes. 1,552 persons were killed in crashes, and 134,472 persons were injured. Each fatal car crash or other motor vehicle accident resulted in an average of $3,061,101 in total costs including medical costs, emergency service, victim work loss, employer cost, traffic delay costs, property damage and pain, suffering and quality of life that the family loses because of a death or injury.

Personal Injury Attorneys Delivering Results

Our law firm has three of the most experienced and effective personal injury attorneys in North Carolina. Our experience goes back to 1976, the year our law firm was founded by James Van Camp. Michael Newman has been a personal injury attorney since 1983, and Thomas Van Camp has been practicing law since 1989. Our effectiveness includes the largest settlement ever awarded in North Carolina for a child injured in an auto accident, a Lawyers Weekly published case. We believe we’re re successful in achieving settlements because of our extensive pre-litigation work. From hiring investigators, to detailed accident diagrams, to medical consults, forensic experts and motor vehicle engineers, our law firm invests in each case we take and leave nothing to chance.

In addition auto accidents, we also represent plaintiffs in the following types of motor vehicle personal injury cases:

• ATV Accidents
• Big Rig Truck Accidents
• Car Crashes
• Catastrophic Injury
• Head & Brain Injuries
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Pedestrian Accidents
• Recreational Vehicle RV Accidents
• School Bus Accidents

For your benefit, we have provided additional overview information about personal injury issues.

We accept personal injury lawsuits on a contingency basis, which means that you do not pay any legal fees unless and until there is a settlement. If you have suffered a personal injury in an auto accident or lost a loved one due to someone else’s negligence, and need an experienced and reputable auto accident lawyer, we hope you will give us a call or contact our Pinehurst personal injury law office to schedule an initial appointment.