Hiring a Car Accident Lawyer After the Accident
Las Vegas, Nevada

When you don't need a lawyer

Do you always need to hire a car accident lawyer after a motor vehicle crash?

This question comes up a lot.

The answer is no. If your car accident resulted in car damages, but nobody was hurt (drivers, passengers, pedestrians), you can file a liability claim directly to the at-fault driver insurance company.

You can file a claim against your car insurance when the at-fault driver is uninsured or underinsured. Check your policy for uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and the maximum dollar amount per accident and person.

When an at-fault driver has no insurance, and you don't have uninsured or underinsured insurance, you may be out of luck; no car accident lawyer can help you.

When you must have a lawyer

If a car accident causes bodily injury and the driver, passenger, or pedestrians require medical treatment, hiring a car accident lawyer is crucial. An experienced attorney can help you secure fair and full compensation for your medical expenses and other damages.

Consult a car accident lawyer before signing ANY settlement the insurance company offers you.

For more information, call us at 702-432-1000. We don't charge for consultations.

How do lawyers get paid?

We take all car accident liability claims on a contingency basis. If we cannot get your settlement money, our car accident lawyer doesn't get paid, and you don't owe us anything.

Injuries after a car accident

Below is the list of injuries when you need to hire a lawyer to protect your rights and get reimbursement for your medical bills (past, present, future) and other damages.

• TBI (traumatic brain injury),
• Neck injury,
• Head injury,
• Brain injury,
• Back injury
• Broken bones,
• Whiplash injury,
• Wrongful death

Other situations when you need a car accident lawyer include accidents involving multiple vehicles, multiple victims, buses, trucks, motorcycles, and Uber or Lyft cars. Also, if you are partially at fault or seek compensation for pain and suffering, you need a car accident lawyer. This article will cover all these scenarios.

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Who can I sue after a car accident?

In any car accident, there may be more than one defendant, including:

• The car driver
• The car owner
• The car manufacturer(s)
• The car parts manufacturer(s)
• The car repair shop
• The road construction company

In Nevada, the at-fault party is financially responsible for ALL damages.

When multiple vehicles involved

You need to hire a car accident lawyer when numerous vehicles are involved in an accident. It includes car accidents but also bus, truck, motorcycle, or food delivery vehicle accidents. It could be a personal vehicle, a company car, or a delivery vehicle, like a pizza delivery car or UberEats. When multiple parties are involved, you always need a car accident lawyer to help determine who is at fault and get you full and fair accident compensation.

When multiple victims involved

Under Nevada law, the at-fault party must compensate ALL victims who filed a claim. Cases with multiple victims are complex, and it is better if the experienced car accident lawyer represents your interests and negotiates your fair share of compensation.

Bus, truck, motorcycle collisions

Sometimes, a bus, truck, or motorcycle is involved in an accident. Whatever the combination, your car accident lawyer will file a lawsuit against some or all defendants responsible for the crash.

If you are partially at fault

If you know that you are partly at fault (less than 51%), you still are entitled to the settlement in Nevada. You need to hire an experienced car accident lawyer to help you correctly calculate the percentage of the fault so you can get fair compensation.

Truck accidents

The result of truck accidents can be devastating. The victim (s) of truck accidents often incur substantial medical bills and require expensive long-term care.

What makes truck accident cases unique is that to establish fault, attorneys sometimes have to examine the content of a "black box" containing operation data of a truck at the moment of a crash and check the truck's compliance with many government regulations. You need to hire a car accident lawyer who knows how to do it.

Bus accidents

The bus accidents have their specifics, primarily when the bus was NOT privately owned but government-operated. The government-operated vehicles have a cap on damages per bus accident, which at the time of writing was $100,000. If you got in a car accident involving a government vehicle and need more information, call us at 702-432-1000 and ask to speak with a car accident lawyer.

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Motorcycle accidents

If your injury resulted from an accident involving the motorcycle, you need a lawyer who has handled many similar accidents. It is especially true in "No Contact" motorcycle accident cases when there is no collision, but another driver's negligence caused an accident. It happens when, to avoid the accident, the motorcyclist swerves, loses control of the vehicle, and crashes.

Uber car accidents

If you got injured in an accident that involved an Uber car, you need to hire a car accident lawyer with experience negotiating Uber liability claims and who knows how Uber insurance works. The claims process for ride-sharing companies is significantly different from standard car accidents. Our law firm has successfully helped numerous drivers and passengers injured in Uber-related accidents obtain fair compensation, with many clients expressing satisfaction with the outcomes.

Pain and suffering

If, after the car accident, you want to get compensation for pain and suffering, loss of quality of life, and future wages, you need to hire a car accident lawyer who can negotiate the pain and suffering part of the settlement.

We can help

While no attorney can reverse the unfortunate event of a car accident that resulted in a severe injury, we can help you get money to pay for your medical bill (past, current, future), property damages, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

The car accident lawyers at Heshmati & Associates serve clients in Las Vegas, Henderson, Summerlin, North Las Vegas, and Nevada.

We are licensed in four states - Nevada, DC, California, and Utah, and take cases representing tourists who got injured while vacationing in Las Vegas.

If you have any questions or want to discuss your situation, call us at 702-432-1000 and ask to speak with a car accident lawyer.

Your consultation will be informative and free.

Last updated on January 3, 2025.

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