Buffalo Car Accident Lawyers
Experienced Buffalo Car Accident Lawyer – Chris O’Brien, The O’Brien Firm
Chris O’Brien leads the O’Brien Firm, a leading law firm helping victims of personal injury and car accidents in the Buffalo area. He has been working as a trial lawyer for more than 30 years and has a reputation for winning. O’Brien has recovered millions of dollars for clients over the years. He continues fighting for victims while also leading a top team of personal injury attorneys and educating and training young trial attorneys.
Residents of the Buffalo area turn to the O’Brien firm for representation for many reasons:
- Decades of combined experience with personal injury and car accident cases
- A limited caseload to be able to provide each client with dedicated representation
- Free case evaluation and a no-fee guarantee
- 24/7 availability to clients
- Multiple settlements and verdict for clients that exceeded $1 million
- Experience litigating and negotiating settlements
Buffalo Law Office
The O’Brien Firm is centrally-located in Buffalo and positioned to help victims of car accidents throughout the region:
4549 Main St.
Suite 201
Buffalo, NY 14226
What Can a Buffalo Car Accident Lawyer Do for Me?
After an accident, as you try to heal and put your life back together, you may not be thinking about legal action. Working with a car accident lawyer doesn’t mean you need to file a lawsuit. The right lawyer can do several things to help you in this situation, up to and including filing a lawsuit against the at-fault driver:
- Provide advice and guidance on your options, rights, and what you should do next
- Navigate the insurance maze, making a claim and negotiating on your behalf
- Get you more compensation than the insurance company would otherwise offer if you did not have representation
- Provide investigators and other experts to make your case and prove you need more compensation or that the at-fault driver was negligent
- File a lawsuit if appropriate and if New York state law allows in your case
- Proceed with the lawsuit, negotiating a settlement or taking it to court to litigate for a jury verdict if necessary
- Give you the time you need and the peace of mind to focus your energy on getting better
Buffalo Car Accident Verdicts and Settlements
You can’t know for sure how your car accident case in Buffalo will end. Even the best lawyers cannot give you a guarantee or a promise.
To get an idea of how other victims take action and what the possible results are, take a look at these cases from the Buffalo area:
- Christopher Smith suffered injuries when another driver turned in front of his car as he drove north on Parkside Avenue in 2014. Smith sued the driver and her insurer. Both sides finally agreed on a settlement of $1.3 million in 2021. Smith’s injuries include neck and back damage that required more than one surgery.[1]
- In the nearby town of Amherst, Kori Grasha settled with the city for $750,000 in 2018 for an accident from 2011. Grasha’s car was stopped behind another vehicle when a city truck rear-ended her vehicle. Another vehicle hit that truck, resulting in another strike to her car. The accident led to a shoulder injury and recurring headaches.[2]
- In 2009, Shane Full of Kenmore outside of Buffalo suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car at the Rochester Airshow. Disabled by resulting brain injury, Full’s wife sued the production company that ran the show. Her lawyers helped her get a $20 million settlement.[3]
- A candidate running for sheriff in Erie County in 2021 was involved in an accident that cost the city of Buffalo $825,000 decades earlier. Karen Healy-Case was a police officer in 2001 when she struck another vehicle in her patrol car. The other driver suffered ruptured discs that required surgery. The city agreed to pay him an $825,000 settlement.[4]
If you have been in an accident in Buffalo, don’t hesitate to reach out to a local car accident lawyer. They can give you advice and guidance and represent you in a lawsuit or negotiations. Most of all, they can give you peace of mind that you have an advocate on your side.