Portland Car Accident Lawyer

Portland, Oregon, has a two-year Statute of Limitations for personal injury cases, meaning you have two years from the accident date to file a lawsuit. Speak with our experienced Portland car accident lawyers as soon as possible after an accident, as we will help assess your case and ensure that all critical deadlines are met. ORS 12.110

If you believe that a government employee or agency is responsible, you may have a shorter time frame to file a claim. Government claims are subject to expedited timelines, giving you only a few weeks to take action instead of years.

Hiring a car accident lawyer is easier than you may think.  Some lawyers require a retainer, or they may charge by the hour, but at Goldberg & Loren, our lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay nothing unless we win your case by a jury verdict or negotiate a settlement for your car accident.

We front all of the costs associated with litigating your case and only recoup those costs if we obtain a monetary award for you.

Our legal fees are based on a percentage of the recovery, which is 33% - 44% depending on the complexity of the case, so there is no up-front cost.

Oregon law dictates that regardless of a police officer's reporting you are required to fill out and submit an Oregon Traffic Accident and Insurance Report which is required as outlined in ORS 811.720 and 811.725 when the damage to any vehicle amounts to more than $2,500. This includes any vehicle even if it is your own.

No, Oregon is an at-fault or tort state. This means that if you get into an auto accident in Oregon, the driver "at-fault" will be paying for the other person's injuries.

In Oregon, driving without liability coverage is against the law. Refer to ORS 806.010 for more information. The required minimum insurance for drivers includes bodily injury and property damage liability.

All motor vehicles in Portland must have insurance. However, not all drivers are insured or have enough coverage. If you get in an accident with an insured driver, it can complicate things after you use your policy's benefits. In that situation, you have a few options to consider.

Uninsured motorist (UM) coverage is required by law in Oregon. When filing a claim for uninsured motorist benefits, your insurance company takes on the role of the at-fault driver and will use all available defenses in their defense.

98% of our cases never see a courtroom. But waiting for a settlement takes patience. While most of our auto accident cases take less than a year from claim to settlement, we have had several cases that have taken a year or more.

The negotiation phase typically takes one to three months, but keep in mind this only after your treatment ends so we can assess all of the damages.

If you are able to reach a settlement, this phase is fairly quick, but if you take the case to trial - it can take months if not years.

The most important thing to remember is there is nothing to rush the insurance company and they know that the longer they make you wait, the tighter your budget becomes making you want to settle quickly to avoid an even larger loss. Patience is not only a virtue but a necessity in personal injury claims.