Michigan Car Accident Attorney

Our Team Approaches Michigan Car Accident Cases With Help From Our Law Firm Partners

Car accidents frequently cause physical injuries, emotional pain, and financial uncertainty. With a Michigan car accident lawyer on your side, you do not have to worry about anything but healing. Your attorney will manage your claim and fight for the money you may qualify to recover. 

At Goldwater Law Firm, we have spent more than 20 years helping car accident victims. We have strategic partnerships with leading law firms and refer clients to co-counsels who can handle their cases and fight for the payouts they need.

Our co-counsel can call on our network of specialists, accident reconstructionists, and other experts to help them build a strong case against negligent drivers and their insurers. You can count on your Michigan car accident attorneys to treat you with empathy and respect while advocating for your rights and fair compensation.

Our Co-Counsels Work Based on Contingency

Victims hurt in Michigan who work with our team and hire our law firm partners never pay upfront fees or costs. You will only need to pay if you win your case. We will review your case for free, connect you to the legal support you need, and support our co-counsels as they fight for justice.

Michigan Auto Accident Attorneys Know How to Navigate the State’s Car Insurance Laws 

The Goldwater Law Firm team understands Michigan’s auto insurance laws. These laws play a significant role in car accident cases. They determine how victims can pursue compensation after a crash.

Under Michigan’s auto insurance laws, drivers must purchase a Personal Injury Protection (PIP) policy that pays for their medical care, a portion of their lost income, and replacement services after a crash, regardless of fault. This is the first option for covering the costs of a collision up to policy limits and the only option available for many. 

However, the law also allows those with injuries that cause a severe impairment of bodily function to seek a fault-based payout. This is possible by proving the other driver caused the accident. This can feel difficult or impossible without a Michigan car accident attorney since victims rarely have experience with this type of investigation and are also receiving treatment and therapies for their injuries during this time. 

How Much Does It Cost Victims to Suffer Serious Car Accident Injuries?

When a driver suffers serious or catastrophic injuries in a Michigan crash, they often understandably worry about how much the accident is going to cost them. The financial stress caused by a collision, treatment, and recovery can be overwhelming. 

Immediately after an accident, those with serious injuries require emergency medical care. Michigan has numerous designated trauma facilities, including Level I or Level II trauma centers in most major cities statewide. Level I trauma centers are the most advanced available for adults and children in Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids.

The victim might be taken by ambulance first to a local hospital for stabilization and then transferred via a medevac helicopter to a regional facility or go straight from the scene to a trauma center equipped to manage their full scope of care. 

What Other Costs Do Victims Incur After a Crash?

Accident victims often miss extended time at work, and some never return to the job they worked before the accident. They must also consider car repairs and out-of-pocket expenses related to their accident and care. This could include traveling to another city for treatment, parking at doctor’s visits, remodeling the home for mobility, and much more. 

Recoverable Damages in a Michigan Car Accident Case

When a Michigan car accident attorney from one of our law firm partners pursues compensation for you, they will identify your expenses and losses to determine what damages you might qualify to recover. The documentation of these damages—usually receipts, bills, other paperwork, and expert testimony—supports the recovery of maximum compensation. 

Each case has its own facts and circumstances, but many share the same types of recoverable damages. This could include:  

• Medical bills, today and in the future
• Future care and support costs for long-term injuries
• Income losses
• Diminished earning capacity
• Vehicle repair or replacement
• Out-of-pocket expenses related to the accident or injuries
• Pain and suffering and other non-economic damages

Michigan car accident attorneys at our partner law firms also handle wrongful death cases for families whose loved ones passed away from their crash injuries. If you lost a family member in an accident caused by a careless motorist, Michigan law allows the victim’s personal representative to take legal action. 

Our co-counsels handle these cases with compassion and empathy. They seek compensation for family members who lost someone in a fatal crash, working to recover damages such as: 

• The victim’s final medical expenses
• Funeral and burial costs
• Loss of income and other financial support the victim provided
• Loss of consortium for the victim’s surviving spouse
• Loss of care, companionship, parental guidance, and other intangible benefits

A Michigan Traffic Accident Lawyer From Our Law Firm Partners Can Help You Understand Your Rights

When you are represented by one of our co-counsels near you, they will help you understand your legal options and develop an approach and a case strategy based on a comprehensive case assessment. Your rights after a Michigan injury crash depend on several factors, and your attorney will be in the best position to determine what you can and should do to get justice. 

Depending on the circumstances, your lawyer can help if you run into issues with your PIP claim or have the option to pursue fault-based compensation from the at-fault driver or another liable party. They will build the case and demand fair compensation from the insurance company.

Our law firm partners manage all types of auto accident cases in Michigan, including: 

• Michigan truck accidents, which often require holding a trucking company liable
• Michigan motorcycle accidents, where complex laws and bias against motorcyclists can make it challenging to recover maximum compensation

Each case type is different but relies on proving fault and liability when serious injuries occur. Your attorney will know what it takes to do this effectively, including determining each party’s role in the crash, showing how negligence occurred, and documenting the damages you suffered. 

They will manage this process for you while you continue your physical recovery. You can continue treatment and rehabilitation while our co-counsel works to secure a payout to cover your current and future expenses and losses.

How Soon Should I Hire a Michigan Auto Accident Lawyer to Handle My Case?

Michigan law sets deadlines for suing the liable party or the insurance company to recover the money you need to cover your medical care and other costs. These deadlines include: 

• Injuries or Wrongful Death: Three years under Michigan Compiled Laws § 600.5805 
• PIP Claims: One year under Michigan Compiled Laws § 500.3145

These deadlines are not the only reason you should start your legal case as soon as possible after a crash. There are several benefits of having an attorney on your side quickly. They include: 

• Protecting Your Rights: Insurance companies are not interested in paying you the money you qualify to recover. Instead, they want to pay as little as possible. A Michigan car accident attorney will know how to safeguard your rights to prevent this from happening.
• Preserving Evidence: Some evidence disappears in the first days and weeks after a crash. Hiring an attorney early allows them to preserve it.
• Allowing You to Focus on Treatment: When you have our co-counsel on your side, you do not need to take calls from the insurance companies or worry about what to do to navigate the claims process. You can focus on healing since they will take care of the rest.

Reach out to our team as soon as your injuries allow you to call and speak to our team about your accident and damages.