Personal Injury lawyers in Raleigh

Wake County civil matters are handled at the Wake County Courthouse, 316 Fayetteville Street Mall in Raleigh. The Wake County Justice Center at 300 South Salisbury Street handles criminal matters, so a traffic citation connected to a collision may be assigned to a different building from a civil injury claim.

The North Carolina Judicial Branch lists the main clerk number as (919) 792-4000. Court location, filing procedures, and hearing information should be verified through the clerk or the eCourts Portal.

North Carolina generally sets a three-year period for personal injury actions and a separate two-year period for wrongful death actions. The correct deadline may change because of the claim type or a legal exception, so a general period is not a substitute for advice about a specific event.

North Carolina’s contributory negligence rule can bar recovery if an injured person is found to have contributed to the incident, subject to limited exceptions. This makes evidence about how an incident happened especially important.

A person involved in a North Carolina collision can request a crash report from DMV online or with Form TR-67A. State Highway Patrol reports may be viewable through its vehicle search, but certified copies come from DMV.

Preserve photographs, witness contacts, medical records, bills, repair estimates, and every insurance letter or email. Keep the material private and share it through a lawyer’s secure process rather than a public or general-purpose form.