Portland, Oregon Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Resources

Motorcycle cases in Portland are defined by two things: physics and prejudice. The physics are obvious: a rider in a crash absorbs forces no passenger car driver ever feels, which is why motorcycle injuries are disproportionately catastrophic even in low-speed collisions. The prejudice is less obvious but just as real: insurance adjusters, jurors, and even investigating officers often arrive with the unspoken assumption that the rider was speeding, lane-splitting, or taking risks, even when the evidence says otherwise. A good motorcycle accident case starts by dismantling those assumptions.

Oregon is a modified comparative fault state with a 51% bar, meaning a rider found more than half at fault cannot recover at all. That single rule is why insurers work so hard to attribute blame to the motorcyclist, and why our firm invests heavily in accident reconstruction, witness interviews, and preservation of vehicle and scene evidence in every serious motorcycle case. Oregon does not recognize lane splitting as lawful, which the defense will try to weaponize, but the legality of the rider's conduct at a specific point in time is a fact question that a careful reconstruction can often answer in the rider's favor.

I am George Goldberg, founding partner of Goldberg & Loren. In more than 32 years and over 20,000 injury cases, my firm has handled motorcycle crashes ranging from urban intersection collisions to catastrophic highway wrecks. Helmet use, gear, riding history: we know how the defense will try to use each of these, and we know how to neutralize them with evidence and testimony. Our Portland office is at 6500 S Macadam Ave Ste 380, Portland, OR 97239.

Below you will find our Portland motorcycle resources and answers to the questions riders and their families ask us most often after a crash. If you or a loved one has been injured in a motorcycle collision in Portland, call our local office at (971) 339-8080 or the toll-free line at 1-888-352-9243 for a free, no-obligation consultation.