Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
Riders get judged before the facts are in. Adjusters price these claims assuming a jury will assume the rider was at fault. We build the file that removes the assumption.
- 45+ years combined
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- 24/7 a person answers
- $0to start, and nothing out of pocket
- $0in fees unless we recover for you
- $0for the case review, with no obligation
What you are up against
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The bias arrives before the facts
Insurers assume speed and risk-taking on the rider’s part, and they price the offer accordingly, often before anyone has read the police report properly.
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Your injuries are worse and valued lower
There is no cage around a motorcycle. Road rash, fractures and head injuries are common, and yet these claims are routinely undervalued.
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Helmet questions get used against you
Nevada requires helmets. Whatever the facts are, expect the subject raised as a way of shifting responsibility.
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The driver says they never saw you
Which is an admission of failing to look, not a defense, though it is regularly offered as one.
None of that has to be your problem to solve. Once we are involved, the adjusters go through us.
What to do after a motorcycle crash
Riders are assumed to be at fault before anyone has looked. What you do in the first days is mostly about making sure the record says otherwise.
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Do not remove your gear at the scene
Helmet, jacket and boots are evidence of what you were wearing and how hard you were hit. Photograph them before anything is cleaned or replaced.
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Call 911
A police report matters more in a motorcycle case than almost any other, because the driver’s account usually arrives first and unchallenged.
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Say nothing about speed
The single most common defense is that the rider was going too fast. An estimate offered at the scene will be treated as a fact.
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Photograph the road surface and sightlines
Gravel, fluid, a blocked view at a turn. These explain a crash that otherwise gets blamed on the rider by default.
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Get witness details before they leave
Independent witnesses are the most effective answer to the assumption that a motorcyclist must have been at fault.
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Get examined even if you walked away
Road rash and fractures are obvious. Head and internal injuries are not, and they are what change a case.
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Preserve the bike as it is
Do not authorize repair or salvage until the damage has been documented. It records the direction and force of the impact.
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Call before you give any statement
Free review. We will tell you what the other side is likely to argue, whether or not you hire us.
Motorcycle collisions we handle
Left-turn collisions
A driver turning across a rider’s path. The most common serious motorcycle crash, and usually the clearest liability.
Lane change and blind spot
Drivers merging into a rider they never checked for, common on the I-15 and US-95.
Dooring and parked vehicles
Downtown and on the Strip, where a door opens into a lane a rider is already in.
Road hazards and debris
Gravel, potholes and poorly marked construction. Liability can sit with a contractor or a public entity, which shortens deadlines considerably.
Rear-end impacts
Often severe for a rider even at low speed, and frequently dismissed as minor by an adjuster reading a repair estimate.
Impaired drivers
A dedicated risk in this valley at night, and one that can open a claim against a bar or venue in some circumstances.
What a claim can cover
- Treatment for fractures, road rash and head injury, including reconstructive work
- Lost income across what is usually a long recovery
- Scarring and disfigurement, which is compensable in its own right
- Replacement of the motorcycle, helmet and protective gear
What decides the value
Expect the rider to be blamed. Nevada uses modified comparative negligence under NRS 41.141, so a share of fault reduces recovery rather than ending it, up to 50 percent, and at 51 percent it is barred. Which is exactly why the fault argument is worth contesting early.
Nevada’s 25/50/20 minimum is often nowhere near enough for a rider’s injuries, which is when uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage on your own policy becomes the claim.
No two claims carry the same value. What any particular case is worth depends on the injuries, the evidence and the coverage in place.
Handling a Nevada crash alone, or not
On your own
- The adjuster calls you, records you, and anchors the number low before anyone has looked at the scene.
- Bills arrive while you wait to be believed.
- Camera footage and vehicle data are overwritten within days.
- You take the first offer to make it stop.
With Get The Win
- Every call routes to us from day one, and the recorded-statement requests stop.
- Your treatment is arranged now, with nothing out of pocket.
- Preservation letters go out before that evidence is gone.
- Every offer comes to you with the reasoning behind it. The decision is always yours.
No fee unless we recover for you. A win here is your life handled while the claim is built as though a Clark County jury will decide it.
The Get The Win Standard
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The speed assumption is answered with evidence
Scene measurements, the other vehicle's damage pattern and any available video. The assumption is met with the physical record rather than argued about.
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The bike is held, not repaired
Damage geometry on the motorcycle establishes the direction and force of impact. Once it is repaired or scrapped that evidence is gone.
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Gear and helmet are documented
Nevada requires a helmet, and the condition of it and of protective gear speaks to both impact and to the comparative fault argument that follows.
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Injuries are documented past the obvious
Road rash and orthopedic injury are visible on day one. Nerve damage and internal injury often are not, and they carry the value.
Through treatment
What clients say
Having a lawyer you can communicate with & trust is priceless! My personal experiance with Zach Clayton was exactly that!! Priceless!! Best experiance with a lawyer I’ve ever had!
My experience with Woolridge Law has been amazing! Working with the attorney Zach and Reyna has been an easy and pleasurable experience having been out of state when my accident occurred. They were willing to take an injury case outside of the state and have been professional as well honest every step of the process.
100% RECOMMENDED!! Thank God I had the chance to have Nick Wooldridge and team represent me during a very difficult time in my life. This office was professional, compassionate, attentive, thorough, and completely effective during the entire process. Nick and team changed my life!!!! Hands down amazing law firm .
Having a good laywer on your side is the key to success. Zackary and Reyna were always easy to reach with questions , kept me updated constantly so I never felt as a loss. Reyna is top notch and did amazing work on my case. I highly recommend this firm and these two legal eagles.
Testimonials describe individual experiences and are published with client permission. They are not a guarantee, warranty or prediction of the outcome of any other matter.
What governs motorcycle accident claims in Nevada
- Filing deadline
- Two years from the crash, NRS 11.190(4)(e)
- Lane splitting
- Not permitted in Nevada, and routinely alleged
- Helmet requirement
- Required; other gear is argued, never deducted
- Fault bar
- Recovery barred at 51 percent, NRS 41.141
General information about Nevada law, current as of publication. Deadlines and exceptions turn on the facts of a specific matter.
Straight answers
Will I be blamed just for riding a motorcycle?
Insurers frequently try. Nevada uses comparative negligence, so shifting even a share of fault onto you reduces what they pay. The answer is evidence: scene reconstruction, witness accounts, and often camera footage.
What if I was not wearing a helmet?
Nevada requires helmets for riders and passengers. Not wearing one can affect a claim for head injuries, but it does not automatically end a case, particularly where the injuries were not to the head.
Can I recover if I was partly at fault?
Yes, up to 50 percent, with your recovery reduced by your share. At 51 percent Nevada bars recovery entirely under NRS 41.141.
How long do I have to bring a claim?
Generally two years from the crash. Claims involving a government entity, such as a road hazard, run considerably shorter.
What does it cost to hire you?
Nothing up front, and no attorney’s fee unless we recover compensation for you.
General information about Nevada law, current as of publication. Deadlines and exceptions turn on the facts of a specific matter, and nothing here is legal advice for your situation.
Where we work
Riders get hit on the valley arterials and at the intersections feeding them, and on the open highways past the 215. We handle those files across Clark County, and a first conversation does not need you in an office.
After a crash the bike usually goes to a tow yard, and the storage bill starts that night. We get it moved somewhere an expert can inspect it before an insurer totals it and sells it at auction. Nevada requires every rider and passenger to wear a helmet, so expect the helmet to come up, and keep it exactly as it was after the crash.
Tell us what happened
Three quick questions and a phone number. About a minute, no cost, and no obligation to hire us.
Answered by a person, 24 hours a day. English or Spanish.
319 S 3rd St, Suite 200Las Vegas, NV 89101