Arizona · Lesiones personales · Listos para juicio
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Big Dog Law represents drivers, passengers, and pedestrians injured in Arizona car crashes — from rear-end collisions to high-speed freeway wrecks. Free consultation, contingency fee.
A car crash can change your life in seconds — and the decisions you make in the next few weeks often shape what your case is worth months later. Big Dog Law represents drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, and pedestrians hurt in Arizona collisions, from rear-end crashes on the I-10 to drunk-driver wrecks on Loop 101. We focus on serious injury claims, and we don’t get paid unless you do.
At a glance
Most fender-benders don’t need an attorney. The cases that do tend to share a few traits: real injuries that needed an ER visit, treatment that’s still ongoing, lost work time, or a dispute about who caused the crash. In those situations, the insurance adjuster on the other side is preparing a defense — and they’re hoping you’ll accept a quick offer before you understand what your medical care will actually cost over time.
Our job is to make sure that doesn’t happen. We investigate the crash, lock down evidence before it disappears, coordinate with your treating providers, and present your damages in a way that gets paid: a documented, defensible demand backed by a firm willing to try the case if it isn’t fair.
Rear-end collisions
Stop-and-go traffic, distracted drivers, freeway pile-ups.
Intersection and left-turn crashes
Failure to yield, red-light runners, blind-spot turns.
Highway and freeway collisions
I-10, I-17, Loop 101 / 202, US-60 — high-speed impacts and rollovers.
Drunk and impaired driving
DUI crashes can support both compensatory and punitive damages.
Distracted-driver crashes
Phone use, infotainment, eating — proven through phone records and dash data.
Hit-and-run and uninsured driver claims
Recovery through your own UM/UIM policy when the at-fault driver vanishes or has no coverage.
Rideshare crashes (Uber / Lyft)
Layered insurance coverage that requires a careful, claim-specific approach.
Multi-vehicle and chain-reaction wrecks
Apportioning fault across multiple drivers and insurers.
Arizona doesn’t cap damages in most personal injury cases. The number that ends up in your settlement depends on what you’ve actually lost and what you can prove.
Medical expenses — past and future
ER, surgery, imaging, physical therapy, and any care you'll still need.
Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
Time off work and any long-term impact on your ability to do your job.
Pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment
The non-economic toll of the injury on your daily life and relationships.
Property damage
Vehicle repair or replacement, plus a rental during the gap.
Out-of-pocket costs
Co-pays, prescriptions, mileage to medical appointments, household help.
Punitive damages
Available in DUI and other reckless-conduct cases to punish egregious behavior.
Arizona uses a system called pure comparative negligence. That means more than one person can share blame for a crash, and your recovery is reduced by your share — but you can still recover even if you were mostly at fault. Knock out 30% of the responsibility on you, and you still recover 70% of your damages.
The two questions that drive that calculation:
Who breached a duty of care?
Did a driver speed, follow too closely, run a light, drive impaired, or fail to yield?
Did that breach actually cause the harm?
Medical records, expert testimony, and crash reconstruction tie the wreck to the injury.
Evidence that drives those answers includes the police report, scene photos, vehicle damage patterns, surveillance video, dash-cam footage, witness statements, 911 audio, event-data-recorder (“black box”) downloads, and phone records.
First 30 days
Get evaluated
See a doctor even if you "feel okay." Adrenaline masks soft-tissue and head injuries, and a gap in care is the first thing the insurer will use against you.
Document everything
Photos of the scene, vehicles, visible injuries, the other driver's license and insurance card. Save every bill, receipt, and discharge instruction.
Report carefully
Notify your own insurer in plain factual terms. Decline recorded statements to the other side until you've spoken with an attorney.
Keep a recovery journal
Pain levels, missed work, sleep, things you can't do that you used to. Specific entries beat general "it hurt a lot" testimony months later.
Talk to a lawyer before you sign anything
Especially releases, medical authorizations, or quick-pay offers. The first offer is almost never the best offer.
Preserve evidence
Don't repair or junk the car until photos and a download are done. Save dash-cam footage. Identify nearby businesses with cameras.
Hurt in a recent Arizona crash?
Free, confidential consultation. No fee unless we recover.
Most Arizona car-crash claims must be filed within two years of the date of the collision. Claims against a city, county, or state agency (e.g. a government vehicle, a defective road) usually require a written Notice of Claim within 180 days — and miss that, and the case is gone before it starts. Wrongful death claims have their own two-year clock from the date of death. Don’t wait until you’re approaching the deadline to find a lawyer; the best evidence is often gone in weeks.
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