Portland, Oregon Car Accident Lawyer Resources

If you have been hit on I-5, the Ross Island Bridge, or a rainy stretch of Powell Boulevard, the single most important thing to understand about Oregon law is this: you have a narrow window to act, and the insurance adjuster calling you within 48 hours is not your friend. Oregon is a modified comparative fault state with a 51% bar: if you are found to be more than half at fault for the crash, you recover nothing. That one rule quietly controls how every car accident claim in Portland is negotiated, litigated, and settled.

Portland presents a distinct crash profile. Wet-weather rear-end collisions on I-405 and the Marquam Bridge, bicycle and pedestrian conflicts in the central eastside, and interstate merge crashes near the Rose Quarter are among the most common cases I see. Oregon's Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage, a minimum of $15,000 in medical benefits on every auto policy, pays your initial treatment regardless of fault, but it does not compensate you for pain, lost earning capacity, or long-term disability. Those losses come from a third-party liability claim, and the at-fault driver's insurer will fight every dollar of it.

I am George Goldberg, founding partner of Goldberg & Loren. In more than 32 years and over 20,000 injury cases, with a 98% success rate, I have negotiated with every major auto carrier writing policies in Oregon. I started my career in 1994 on the defense side, representing airlines, which means I know exactly how the other side builds a file against you, and how to break it down. Our Portland office is at 6500 S Macadam Ave Ste 380, Portland, OR 97239, and I personally take calls from injured drivers across Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties.

On this page you will find our Portland-focused car accident articles: guides on dealing with PIP, handling uninsured motorists, rideshare crashes, and the tactics adjusters use in Oregon. The FAQ below answers the questions I hear most often in the first week after a crash.

If you have been injured in a Portland-area car accident, call our local office at (971) 339-8080 or the toll-free line at 1-888-352-9243 for a free, no-obligation case review. I will tell you honestly whether you have a case worth pursuing.