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Most of our clients in North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC) are worried about the future and the uncertainty of how to handle many issues personal injury victims suffer, such as recovering your medical bills and lost wages, whether you can return to your job, and much more.We are here to help you in this difficult time. Our Carolina personal injury/accident attorneys use all of the tools available to us to guide you through the litigation process and work tirelessly on your behalf. 
 

Our injury lawyers give you honest and direct answers to your questions, like:   


We are here to guide you through the complicated  insurance and legal processes when you or a family member has suffered a serious injury in an accident in North Carolina (NC). 

Learn about our North Carolina injury law firm by watching this video. 

Learn about each of our firm attorneys by watching their profile videos.
   

Factors to Consider When Trying to Find the Best Personal Injury Lawyer in North Carolina:  


1.  Where to Look:
Many people assume the best personal injury lawyers in North Carolina are on TV, radio or in a full page phone book ad. This is simply not true. The best injury law firm in NC to handle your claim should have actual experience in the court room and specialize in personal injury law. A good tip is to check out the firm's web site. This is the first critical step in the process. 

2.  What to Ask:

Here are some key questions to ask a personal injury lawyer during your free consultation: 
Do you limit your entire law practice to only personal injury law?
How many personal injury jury trials have you or your law firm successfully handled and won?
Can you show me examples of past case results in medical malpractice cases your firm has won?
Have you and your law firm's personal injury lawyers lectured to other personal injury lawyers as authorities in personal injury/evidence law?
What state and national personal injury lawyer organizations are you active in on medical malpractice, brain injury and other areas of injury law?

3. Decisionmaking:  Knowledge + Experience = Power

These are just some of the reasons you should consider hiring our law firm to handle your potential injury claim:
See what past clients and even other lawyers say about us

Read about our 100 years combined lawyer injury law experience
Check out our lengthy case result history of record verdicts and settlements
Study our Law Firm Written Pledge to our clients
Read more details on our experience by clicking on " Why Clients Choose Us"
Learn about the firm's commitment to charity and diversity/equality

We are ready to handle injury cases in Moyock, Elizabeth City, Ahoskie, Manteo, Nags Head, Edenton, Kinston, Greenville, Rocky Mount, the Outer Banks (OBX), or the Roanoke Rapids. We can also handle cases in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Wilmington, Cary, High Point, Asheville, Gastonia, Jacksonville, and Concord. We have tons of experience and a national reputation in the field of personal injury law.

We understand the legal system in NC and South Carolina (SC) including Florence, Charleston, Columbia, Greenwood, Greenville, and Spartanburg. We guarantee to work tirelessly on your behalf if we accept your medical malpractice or accidental injury case. 


Carolina Car & Motorcycle Accidents

Having a Carolina personal injury attorney that understands both liability law and how the car insurance companies operate is a must to get the compensation you deserve. Maybe you need info from an I-26, 40, 77, 85 or 95 personal injury lawyer in North Carolina.  Be sure to download our "Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in North Carolina ." It provides important tips and information about what you need to do after suffering a serous personal injury in a Carolina car or truck wreck that was caused by someone else's carelessness.  We have some answers.

Crashes Caused by Trucks

Accidents involving large, commercial trucks can get complicated and you are usually going up against a big truck company with well-trained claims adjusters and defense lawyers. This is where our North Carolina law firm comes in. We have taken big rig, semi, tractor trailer/truck injury cases all the way to a jury trial, using multiple experts, and we have handled such trials in multiple states. We understand their tricks of the trade and will fight to get the compensation you need to pay for medical bills, lost wages, and damage done to your vehicle. Be sure to download our "Best Guide to Truck Accident Injuries." Learn about the different types of insurance that may be available to recover damages and the federal requirements all truckers and truck companies must adhere to.

Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes

If you're looking for information about medical negligence and surgical errors, take a moment to review this page. We have free special reports you can download entitled "The Top 10 Tips from Experienced Medical Malpractice Lawyers" and the "Top 5 Surgical Errors and What You Can Do To NOT Become a Victim." Get these free reports and then take a moment to view our videos and read our articles on this serious and complex area of personal injury law.

Brain Damage/Head Injuries

A traumatic brain injury can change your life forever. You may lose vast portions of your memory, have difficulty thinking and performing basic tasks, and you may even have trouble speaking. If you suffered a TBI in an accident caused by another person or a company, read on to learn what legal options may be available to you.

Railroad Injury/FELA

Our North Carolina law firm has represented dozens of railroad workers who werre seriously injured on the job. In fact, we have earned the reputation as a fearless advocate for railroad worker's rights and taking on the big railroad companies. To learn more, check out our free consumer guides - "The Railroad Worker's FELA Rights" and "What Claim Agents Won't Tell You...But You Must Know."

All Serious Injuries

This page is filled with a myriad of in-depth legal articles, videos, blogs, and frequently asked questions about serious injuries and what you can do to ensure you are properly compensated. After you've had a chance to review the information on this page regarding serious injuries such as electric shock, amputated or paralyzed limbs and factory/industrial injuries and accidents, take a moment to give our office a call for a free, no-hassle consultation to allow us to evaluate whether your potential case meets our criteria. Or, you can fill out the quick contact form on the right side of the screen.

Dangerous Drugs/Medical Product Recalls

Hundreds of medical devices, prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications are recalled every year and people suffer terrible complications and side effects as a result. If you or a loved one has suffered adverse effects from a prescription drug, or a medical or consumer device or product, check out this page to learn what legal options may be available to you. In some instances, the drug companies which produce these dangerous drugs or medical devices knew about the potential side effects and simply neglected to tell anyone. This is just plain wrong and we will take these big companies to court if this is the case.




How can you identify a top North Carolina or South Carolina injury attorney for your case? Look no further.

Our Carolina injury lawyers have been selected for many accolades
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Attorneys with our firm have been listed as some of the Best Lawyers in America
 since 2008. Jim Lewis is known as one of the top attorneys in the area of injury law and Rick Shapiro is recognized for his innovative work in railroad injury law. Overall, our NC and SC accident injury law firm has been named one of the best North Carolina injury law firms by U.S. News & World Report since 2010.
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Lewis and Shapiro have also been listed in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009, and Shapiro has been named one of the Top 100 Lawyers by ATLA since '09. 
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Our NC injury law firm was invited to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical, respected law firms. We also feature attorneys with a "superb" rating on Avvo, a highly respected legal rating service.

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Firm Makes History

In October of 2000, our law firm obtained what was then the largest ever verdict for an injured person in Virginia history of $46 million, which rose to $60 million when the defendant settled confidentially during appeal.

Geographical Information

In terms of North Carolina personal injury cases we serve all areas of the Tar Heel State, including Elizabeth City, Edenton, Raleigh, Durham, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Greensboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Halifax, Northampton,  Greenville, Goldsboro, Havelock, Kinston, New Bern, Tarboro, Wilson, Ahoskie, Currituck, Camden and the Outer Banks towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Manteo, Corolla, Currituck and Dare.

For clients in South Carolina, we are prepared to help injury, wrongful death and accident victims in Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Summerville, Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Greenvile, Anderson, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, Clemson, Darlington and any other town, city or county in the Palmetto State.

Our injury lawyers are also licensed in Virginia (VA), West Virginia (WV), Kentucky (KY), Florida (FL) and Washington, DC.




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  • Faulty Product - Fiberglass Stepladder Failure
  • Awarded: Ultimately, the parties all submitted to mediation carried out by a retired judge. The case was resolved for $375,000.00, with part paid by both Bauer and AT&T.

  • Skiing Accident
  • Awarded: The case was tried and the jury returned a verdict for $150,000.00, plus interest and costs. No settlement offer was ever made before the verdict.

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