Arizona Vehicle Accident Attorneys
Arizona car accident attorneys Shawn H. Dove and Timothy J. Tobin expertly guide their clients through the personal injury process while seeking maximum compensation. We make your claim seamless: we handle the paperwork, medical records, accident reports, investigations, negotiations, and more. We also work directly with insurance companies. While we do all the work, you can focus on what’s important: your recovery and your family.
Our Arizona Car Accident Lawyers
Get You and Your Family Compensated
Last year in Arizona, there were 126,845 motor vehicle accidents with 962 fatalities and 56,636 injuries. For accident victims, there are unplanned hardships and complicated procedures ahead—but you’re not alone. Tobin and Dove PLLC is a Gilbert personal injury firm focused on helping accident victims get through these difficult times while seeking maximum compensation.
Protecting your claims value requires seasoned guidance. Our car accident attorneys have spent years on cases like yours. Whether it’s a car, commercial truck, or motorcycle, we have the experience and tools to protect your claim, process your case, and recover compensation for ALL your injuries—not just the ones insurance companies tell you about.
Understanding Legal Damages and Injuries in Phoenix Vehicle Accidents
Personal injury damages compensate injury victims by putting them in the same position they were before the accident. There are general damages for pain, suffering and emotional trauma, as well as special damages, for medical costs, vehicle costs, and lost income. Vehicle accident attorneys Shawn Dove and Tim Tobin carefully assess your case to ensure ALL damages are detailed, realized, and sought. Whether it’s a car, motorcycle, truck, pedestrian, or bicycle accident, there can be unexpected hardship to your finances, health, and future. Here are common losses that car accident victims deal with.
Medical Liens & Bills
Car wrecks may result in medical transportation, hospital stays, medical treatment, surgery, medication, rehabilitation, and recovery time. Our Arizona accident attorneys can help negotiate medical bills and liens; we also help you elect medical options that minimize upfront costs and protect the full value of your claim.
Lost Income
Vehicle accident victims may miss work and income opportunities as a result of injuries, damaged or destroyed property. In more serious cases, there can be lost future income. Our Mesa car accident attorneys can help calculate the total value of your future income to ensure everyone understands the full extent of your financial loss.
Permanent Injury Care
Car, automotive, semi-truck, pedestrian, and motorcycle accident injuries sometimes require extended care. As a result, many accident victims often pay various out-of-pocket medical costs.In these situations, it is wise to consult with an AZ dog attack lawyer to account for future injury costs and ensure affordability moving forward.
Vehicle Loss
When your car is totaled, auto insurance companies are slow and hesitant to provide replacement funds. Insurance companies like to investigate the accident and delay payment if liability is an issue. Even if your vehicle is repairable, it takes considerable time and paperwork to process, pay for, and schedule auto repairs.
Pain and Suffering
For our Arizona personal injury victims, Tobin and Dove PLLC seeks general damages for pain and suffering. These non-economic damages are meant to help compensate victims for mental anguish, emotional stress, depression, physical pain, scarring, temporary and permanent limitations on activity, and diminished quality of life.
Free Accident Consultation
Whether it’s a car, motorcycle, truck, semi-truck, pedestrian, or bicycle accident, there can be unexpected hardship to your finances, health, and future as a result. Vehicle accident attorneys Shawn Dove and Timothy Tobin carefully assess your case to ensure ALL damages are detailed, realized, and sought.
Experience the
Tobin & Dove Difference
Car insurance companies are not on your side. After an accident, you’ll be contacted by insurance agents asking for a recorded statement. They use these statements to hurt you and offer much less than your case is worth. They use recordings to dispute liability, while minimizing your losses and injuries. Your insurance company wants to minimize time and resources involved in resolving your claim. In addition, if the other driver has inadequate insurance, it can leave your insurance company responsible for compensation.
No Fee Commitment
The Arizona vehicle accident attorneys at Tobin and Dove PLLC have a no win — no fee policy: you pay nothing until you’re compensated for your losses. In other words, our experienced attorneys are paid a preset percentage of your financial recovery. With no upfront costs or retainer, which are instituted by most Arizona accident law firms, it’s easy to have skilled and experienced vehicle injury attorneys on your side.
Free Accident Injury Consultations
Vehicle accident attorneys, Shawn Dove and Timothy Tobin, provide free and friendly case consultations. There’s no pressure or sales pitch. We offer friendly and compassionate advice to protect and process your claim. After discussing time-sensitive matters on the phone, we meet you at a convenient time and location to discuss your case. We understand the severity of your case, so when necessary, we can make home and hospital visits.
Your Arizona Vehicle Accident Claim is Time Sensitive
When you’re in a vehicle accident, you should immediately assess your injuries and contact law enforcement. If you are not provided medical transport, be sure to immediately visit a hospital or doctor’s office for examination and treatment. Medical visits shortly after a car accident often form the basis of your claim. Contacting an experienced car accident attorney is also important. A Gilbert personal injury lawyer will help you take proactive steps to protect, maximize recovery for, and realize your vehicle accident claim.
Our Arizona Accident Lawyers Are on Your Side
Never speak with insurance agents about the accident until you consult a Mesa personal injury attorney. Car accident attorneys Tim Tobin and Shawn Dove understand how vehicle insurance providers operate and we don’t let them take advantage of our clients. Instead, our skilled Gilbert car accident lawyers gather evidence, contact insurance companies, determine coverage, and document the full extent of your injuries. When car insurance companies act in bad-faith, we file lawsuits to compel them to act reasonable.
Contact Us Today & Start Your Free Consultation
Mr. Tobin and Mr. Dove would like to hear from you and help you get started on the road to recovery. Our consultations are free, friendly, and without obligation. We learn about your injury, explain options, and discuss the claim process.
The Vehicle Injury Claim Process
At Tobin and Dove PLLC, we strive to consistently communicate with our clients. Unlike large firms, we handle a low volume of cases and our accident attorneys work directly with clients. Instead of dealing with secretaries or paralegals, you’ll have your attorney’s direct line for consistent, responsive communication. Your car accident attorney will keep you up to date on your case and answer concerns in a timely manner. The following is a brief overview of what to expect when working with our Chandler auto accident attorneys.
Step 1: Initial Phone Consultation
There are time-sensitive and proactive steps to address on the phone with Tim Tobin and Shawn Dove. Call us or complete our online form to initiate a free and friendly phone call with our vehicle accident attorneys.
Step 2: First Appointment
After the initial phone consultation, our Arizona Accident Attorneys Shawn Dove and Tim Tobin personally meet with you to review your case in careful detail. We explain the entire vehicle accident claim process and answer your questions.
Step 3: Investigation
Once you retain our personal injury office, we contact the police agencies that investigated the vehicle accident and order police reports to carefully evaluate liability and damages. We contact witnesses, identify insurance policies, and obtain medical and billing records to meticulously document your claim.
Step 4: Insurance Companies
There can by many insurance providers in a motor vehicle accident. Dealing with multiple insurance companies can be confusing and difficult to manage.
- Other Driver’s Insurance: Vehicle accident attorneys, Tim Tobin and Shawn Dove, immediately notify adverse insurance companies about your legal representation. Once notified, insurance companies must cease contact with you. We verify the other driver’s coverage limits and ask them to provide a copy of their driver’s policy.
- Your Auto Insurance: If the other driver has no insurance, or insufficient coverage, we initiate a claim with your own insurance company. You may have uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. You may also have medical payment coverage to help with medical bills.
- Medical and Health Insurance: If you have medical insurance, it may be used at hospitals, medical facilities, and chiropractic offices. Our personal injury attorneys will consult you on subrogation, which is the money sometimes owed to health insurance companies when collecting a personal injury settlement or lawsuit award.
Step 5: Medical Treatment
Injury attorneys Shawn Dove and Tim Tobin will consult you to make a list of all your medical treatments, as well as anticipated future treatment. Our experienced accident attorney can assist in finding appropriate treatment near your home or work. It’s important to follow your doctor’s treatment plan and attend all your medical and treatment appointments. When you’re done with all treatment, we collect all your medical and billing records to add to your total demand.
Step 6: Calculate Damages and Demand Packets
After we process your medical records and billing, we assess all your personal injury damages. These damages include: pain and suffering, medical fees, loss of work, and future medical costs. We use this information to send a comprehensive demand packet to the adverse insurance company, in which we seek full compensation for specific and general damages.
Step 7: Negotiation and Settlement
The settlement process starts as soon as we send the insurance company a demand packet. We may go back and forth with insurance adjusters and attorneys to fairly settle your claim.
Step 8: Litigation
Most of our personal injury cases don’t require litigation because we’re highly effective in negotiating with insurance companies; nevertheless, when insurance companies act in bad faith, in consultation with you, we file a lawsuit to compel insurance companies to act reasonable. If they still refuse, we’re prepared to take your case to jury trial.
Common Injuries in Arizona Car Crashes
Time and patience are needed to recover from your vehicle injuries. Our Arizona motorcycle accident attorneys understand it’s time consuming to attend all your medical appointments, physical therapy sessions, and chiropractic treatments. Nevertheless, sticking to your medical treatment plan is essential to seeking full compensation for current and future injuries. Here are the most common injuries that your treatment plan might address:
Whiplash
Whiplash is the most common injury in rear-end collisions. Whiplash is any neck or back strain; it occurs when the head snaps forward and back affecting the cervical portion of the neck. Whiplash symptoms include soreness, pain, and stiffness. Chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, and braces can help alleviate whiplash caused by auto and motorcycle accidents.
Back Injuries
Back damage causes inflammation and nerve damage to your back, which houses your central nervous system. Strains, sprains, fractured vertebrae, and herniated discs are the most common back and spinal injuries in auto accidents and car crashes. Because your back is central to your movement, nervous system, and other vital activities, these injuries can be devastating.
Serious Head Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is caused by blunt force trauma to the head. It can result in concussion, hematoma, and other injuries that impair speech, vision, memory, concentration, sleep, and emotions. Recent research reveals TBI’s are more serious than previously thought and current studies show the consequences of TBI injuries to short and long-term health.
Broken Bones
Bone fractures often accompany vehicle accidents. The most common fractures are ribs, radius, ulna, tibia, fibula, skull, and spine. Some broken bones can be healed in a few weeks with a cast or brace; however, others require surgeries, metal plates, and screws. In severe cases, vehicle accident victims may suffer through years of pain and discomfort until fully recovered.
Spinal Injuries
Injuries to your spine occur when force to the spinal cord dislocates or fractures the vertebrae, causing pain, loss of mobility, or paralysis. Our Arizona crash lawyers help auto accident victims struggling with a spinal injury recover compensation for pain and suffering, lost income and financial opportunities, recovery of medical costs and ongoing therapy bills.
Scarring
Lacerations and burns from auto accidents, car crashes, and semi-truck rollovers can cause scarring and permanent damage. Scarring can result from broken glass, fire, or twisted metal. Most often, these injuries occur to the face and neck region. Scarring may leave victims with insecurity, lost or lowered opportunities, and diminished confidence in personal appearance.
Contact Us Today For a
Free and Informative Consultation on Your Vehicle Accident
Our dedicated car accident lawyers will provide proactive advice to protect your car accident claim. Call Tobin and Dove PLLC or complete our online form. Our friendly reception will put you in direct contact with a vehicle accident lawyer.
