Car accident lawyer in Rochester, New York

First days after a Rochester crash

Get medical care quickly, and remember that New York's no-fault benefits depend on paperwork filed within a short window after the crash. Request the police report from Rochester police, the Monroe County sheriff or the New York State Police. Photograph the vehicles, the road, snow or ice, and the signals. Gather witness names and numbers. Keep bills, receipts and a record of missed work together. Say as little as possible about fault to anyone other than your doctor and your attorney. If the other driver's side requests a recorded statement, you may hold off until a car accident attorney has explained your situation. Keep every message about the crash.

Rochester roads and winter driving

Interstate 490 runs through the center of Rochester and connects to the Thruway, Interstate 90, on both ends, with tight downtown ramps left over from the old Inner Loop. Interstate 590 and Interstate 390 form the east and west sides of the loop, and the Can of Worms interchange where 490 and 590 meet is a long-running trouble spot. Route 104 crosses the north side toward Webster and Greece, and the Lake Ontario State Parkway runs along the shore. Lake-effect snow off Lake Ontario arrives in bands that bury one neighborhood and leave another clear. Students at the University of Rochester and RIT add traffic near their campuses, and winter darkness makes pedestrians hard to see.

What the free case review covers

Whenever you call, a person answers in English, Spanish or Arabic. We ask how the crash happened, what injuries you have, what treatment you have had and what the other side has told you. We explain New York's no-fault system, its serious injury threshold and its pure comparative fault rule in words that make sense. The free consultation is a conversation with no strings. If a personal injury lawyer licensed in New York should evaluate your case, we explain how the referral works. If your injuries are unlikely to meet the threshold, we tell you so and describe what you can do within no-fault.

Connecting you with a New York attorney

Car Accident Lawyers Agency is a referral service, not a law firm, and the attorneys we refer to are independent. We connect injured people in Rochester with attorneys licensed in New York who handle crash cases in Monroe County and the Finger Lakes region. The match depends on the kind of crash, the injuries, whether a commercial vehicle, bus or snowplow was involved and where the case would be heard. The attorney will be the one to reach out about representation. We are honest when a case is not one to pursue; New York's threshold keeps some crashes within no-fault, and you should hear that early rather than late.

What happens once an attorney is involved

Your personal injury attorney notifies the other driver's side and handles contact from then on. They collect the police report, medical records, bills, photographs, witness statements and any available video from expressway cameras or businesses. They confirm your no-fault application is in order and assess whether your injuries meet the serious injury threshold. New York's pure comparative fault rule means an accurate account of the crash matters. Once your treatment has reached a stable point, they prepare a demand and negotiate. If the other side does not respond fairly, a lawsuit can be filed in Monroe County Supreme Court. You are consulted on every major step.