Phoenix car accident lawyer.
Arizona injury claims handled by an attorney licensed and practicing in both Arizona and Nevada. Arizona allows recovery even when the injured driver is mostly at fault, which changes the math on every mixed-liability case, but only if the case is built to use it.
What cases in Phoenix
actually look like.
Phoenix metro driving patterns differ from Las Vegas in ways that affect both how crashes happen and how cases get evaluated.
Monsoon & Dust Storm Crashes
Sudden visibility loss in haboobs, flash flooding on washes, and hydroplaning on the first rain. ADOT expects drivers to pull off in zero-visibility conditions, and failing to can affect comparative fault.
Snowbird Driver Dynamics
Phoenix metro's driving population swells each winter. Out-of-state policies, jurisdictional questions for northern drivers, and a winter spike in pedestrian and bicycle crashes all shape Phoenix cases.
Loop 101 / 202 Freeway Crashes
High speeds and long sight distances produce fewer low-speed urban impacts and more high-speed freeway crashes with serious injuries, often involving commercial vehicles and reconstruction work.
Government Vehicle Crashes
Crashes with a city, county, or state vehicle trigger the 180-day Notice of Claim deadline, which is far more aggressive than Nevada's analogous procedure.
How Arizona law affects
your claim.
Three Arizona statutes shape the value of nearly every car accident case in Maricopa County.
Pure comparative negligence
Recovery is possible even if you are up to 99 percent at fault, reduced by your percentage. There is no fault cutoff that bars recovery, which is the single biggest difference from Nevada.
Two years from the date of the crash
Arizona's personal injury deadline is two years. Claims against government drivers or vehicles trigger a 180-day Notice of Claim under A.R.S. 12-821.01, which bars the claim if missed regardless of the two-year statute.
25 / 50 / 15 liability coverage
Arizona requires $25,000 bodily injury per person, $50,000 per accident, and $15,000 property damage, effective since July 1, 2020. The lower property minimum and high uninsured rate make UM/UIM coverage critical.
180-day Notice of Claim
A crash with a public entity requires a written Notice of Claim within 180 days under A.R.S. 12-821.01, served on the right entity and meeting specific content rules. One of the most aggressive deadlines in the country.
How a Phoenix case
actually moves.
Most cases follow a similar arc, but the 180-day government claim deadline can compress the early timeline dramatically.
Investigation & deadline screening
Identifying whether any defendant is a public entity comes first, because of the 180-day Notice of Claim deadline. If yes, the notice goes out within weeks, not months.
Treatment to MMI
Phoenix has a deep pool of orthopedic, neurological, and pain management specialists. Case value tracks the final medical picture.
Demand & negotiation
Demands to Arizona carriers should address comparative fault under A.R.S. 12-2505 head-on, since pure comparative is often what gives an Arizona case more recovery than a similar Nevada case.
Filing in Maricopa County
If suit is needed, Maricopa County Superior Court is the venue. Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure apply, with front-loaded Rule 26.1 disclosures.
“Arizona forgives fault in a way Nevada does not. The same crash can be worth more here, if the case is built to use the rule.”
Meesha Moulton · Founding Attorney
The questions
that come up first.
The questions that come up most often before the first call. If yours is not here, the call is what it is for.
What if the police report says the crash was my fault?+
I was in a crash with a Phoenix city vehicle. What now?+
How does Arizona comparative negligence compare to Nevada?+
The other driver was uninsured. Do I have recovery?+
How long do car accident cases take in Phoenix?+
Hurt in a crash?
Let's talk.
Call and tell us what happened. If a government vehicle was involved, the clock is already running. Meesha personally reviews every case. No fee, until your case is won.