The Best Virginia Car Accident Injury Resource Page

If you've been hurt in a car accident and have questions for our personal injury attorneys:

First, review our frequently asked questions:

Along with legal information, you are probably looking for the best injury lawyer in Virginia to handle your potential car accident claim. This is why you should contact our firm. Our lawyers have obtained millions of dollars in settlements and jury verdicts for clients seriously injured throughout Virginia and beyond.

Warning: Car Accident Insurance Company Adjusters are Not Your Friend
Insurance companies, on a daily basis, delay payment, offer insufficient settlements before car accident victims fully understand the extent of their damages, or sometimes simply flat out deny any valid car accident injury claims made against them. And this is how they act when they are dealing with their own policyholders. They are even worse when it comes to the car accident claims of those that don’t have policies with them.

Second, review our case results:

Motorcycle Passengers Severely Injured in Head-On With Police Officer Recover $1,512,000
Awarded: $1,512,000

$1 Million Virginia Beach, VA Car Accident Settlement
Awarded: $1,000,000

Rear-End Car Accident Victim Required Neck/Cervical Fusion Surgery and Lost Income and Earnings: Awarded: $600,000

When you pursue a personal injury claim, it will likely be an uphill battle. If the car accident resulted in extensive physical injuries, the insurer will often make the process as difficult as possible because their goal is to reduce or deny any liability for the car accident. This is why having one of the best car accident lawyers in Virginia is absolutely critical. Car accident nsurance adjusters know when they are dealing with an attorney who is just looking for a quick settlement or an experienced Virginia car accident attorney who is actually willing to take the car accident case all the way to court.

Below are links to articles descrbing the types of vehicle/car accidents and injuries we have handled:

Uninsured motorist claims
Motorcycle crashes
Truck and semi-tractor trailer accidents in VA
Improper/runaway trailer wrecks
Train/railroad/crossing accidents
Drunk driving wrecks
Bus crashes
Rental car collisions
Pedestrian/crosswalk accidents
Hit and run accidents
ATV wrecks
Bicycle accidents
Moped and scooter wrecks
Taxi cab and limousine crashes

Spinal cord injuries, including quadraplegia and paraplegia
Traumatic brain injury, closed head injury, concussions
Broken bones and fractures
Back injuries, including herniated discs
Neck injuries, including ruptured discs
Shoulder injuries
Knee injuries
Scarring and disfigurement
Burn injuries
Amputation injury

About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia Beach, VA-based injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and we have handled thousands of car accident, truck wreck, and motorcycle crash cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself.

We've handled car accident cases throughout Virginia including Richmond, Fairfax, Alexandria, and the Hampton Roads region including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Suffolk.

Our primary office is in Virginia Beach at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road and Northampton Boulevard. We also have an office on Eaton Street in Hampton. All of our accident injury attorneys were raised in Virginia and have deep roots with the community.

Our Virginia injury law firm has been recognized as one of the best injury law firms in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed on the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Rick and Jim were named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.

We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in Virginia.

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free, initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us at 1-800-752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you shortly.