Hillsboro Personal Injury Lawyers

Each year, millions of Americans suffer injuries in all types of accidents. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 97.9 million people visit the emergency department for unintentional injuries each year. On average, 173,040 people die from accidents in the U.S. annually.

Many of these accidents are just bad luck. But in some cases, a person was seriously injured due to the carelessness or intentional behavior of someone else. In these situations, an injury victim can file a personal injury lawsuit against the at-fault party to recover compensation for their injuries.

Through a personal injury claim, you may be able to recover compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, property damage, and more. If you have been hurt in an accident, our Hillsboro, Oregon personal injury lawyers can help. We offer free initial consultations for all prospective clients and handle all personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis – which means that you pay nothing upfront for our services.

Learn more about personal injury law in Oregon

• When to hire a personal injury lawyer
• Are personal injury lawyers worth it?
• Can you still file an accident claim if you are partially at fault?
• Case types we handle at Harris Velázquez Gibbens
• Getting compensation for your injuries
• What makes our personal injury law firm unique?
• Highlighting our client results
• Contact our team to get a full recovery for your injuries

What Types of Cases Do We Handle?

Based in Hillsboro, our law offices represent clients in Washington County and the greater Portland area. We also help accident victims throughout Oregon, including Yamhill, Columbia, Marion, Tillamook, and Clatsop Counties. 

Our team helps people who have been injured in all types of accidents. Our personal injury practice areas include:

• Car accidents
• Dog bites
• Slip and fall (premises liability)
• Motorcycle accidents
• Wrongful death
• Truck crashes
• Bicycle collisions
• Pedestrian accidents
• Construction accidents

For each case, we work hard to help our clients get the money that they deserve for their injuries. We start by listening to your story during a free consultation. If you decide to hire our law firm, we will get to work immediately, investigating your case, researching Oregon law, and reaching out to the insurance company to negotiate a settlement. If the insurer refuses to offer you the money that you deserve, we’ll take your case to court and ask a jury to find it in your favor.

Getting Compensation for Your Injuries

Personal injury cases are typically based on a theory of negligence, which is the failure to use the care that a reasonable person would in a similar situation. If you can prove that the other party (defendant) was negligent in some way, then you will be entitled to financial compensation for your losses. For example, if another driver rear ends your vehicle while texting and driving, their distracted driving would be considered negligent behavior.

Through an Oregon personal injury claim, you may be able to recover three types of damages: economic, non-economic, and punitive damages. Typically, punitive damages are only available in cases where the defendant acted recklessly or intentionally, such as a drunk driving accident. That is because punitive damages are meant to punish a wrongdoer, rather than compensate you for your losses.

Economic damages cover direct financial losses, such as:

• Medical bills;
• Future medical treatment;
• Property damage;
• Lost wages;
• Reduced earning capacity; and
• Adaptations to your home or vehicle.

Noneconomic damages are designed to compensate you for intangible losses like:

• Pain and suffering;
• Scarring;
• Disfigurement;
• Loss of enjoyment of life; and
• Emotional trauma.

For wrongful death cases, noneconomic damages are limited to $500,000. In a recent Oregon Supreme Court ruling, this damage cap was found to be unconstitutional as applied to any other type of personal injury claim. As a result, there is no limit on the number of noneconomic damages that an injury victim (plaintiff) can recover under Oregon law.

How Our Attorneys Can Help

There are a lot of personal injury lawyers you can hire. But we offer a service that many other attorneys can’t: A TEAM.

Every week, our team of Hillsboro personal injury attorneys and paralegals meets to review our new cases and important developments in our current cases. Your lawyer will present your case to their colleagues. Together, we will discuss what insurance companies are offering in similar cases, how different insurance adjusters negotiate cases, and what judges and juries are doing in cases similar to yours. Each case – including yours – will be presented and reviewed by our team multiple times. 

When you work with our law office, you aren’t just hiring a single attorney. You’re hiring a winning team. Our law firm gives you something that most cannot:  the winning edge.

We know that being in an accident can be incredibly traumatic. Our lawyers treat each of our clients with compassion, knowing that this is a difficult time. We pride ourselves on being approachable and keeping our clients updated about their claims through regular communication.

Serious accidents and injuries don’t just cause temporary physical pain.  They can cause a lifetime of suffering, mental anguish, lost income, and expenses. These types of accidents can also be a terrible hardship on family members left to care for the injured person. 

If you or someone you love has been injured in an accident or a loved one has died in an accident, then you need to know our commitment to you: No case is settled until it is settled right. Our Hillsboro, OR personal injury attorneys are committed to making sure that you get top dollar for your claim, through settlement or a verdict at trial.

Results For Clients

• Seven figure settlement: A collision of two semi-trucks caused one to careen into a car causing catastrophic injuries. Received seven figure result for clients after battling for almost three years. (Confidential Settlement)
• Semi truck and passenger in car: Passenger in car hit by semi truck. Seven figure settlement.
• Seven figure settlement involving complex litigation of multiple defendants. Our client suffered a head on collision, catastrophic injuries, and a contemporary worker’s’ compensation claim.
• Seven figure settlement: Client spoke primarily Spanish. Vehicle and semi truck collision caused significant damages resulting in seven figure settlement.
• Pedestrian Hit by car. Pedestrian client suffered significant orthopedic injuries and required rehabilitation when hit by a car. We recovered $450,000 for injuries.
• $200,000 For Bicyclist client: Client bicyclist had significant orthopedic injuries and required rehabilitation due to collision with auto. Recovered $200,000.
• Client bitten by dog: Our client suffered injuries to heel and partial Achilles tear while jogging. Resolved for $100,000.
• Pedestrian Semi Truck accident/ Brain Damage: Client was a pedestrian struck by semi truck as he crossed street causing permanent brain injury and other damages requiring rehabilitation. Seven figure confidential settlement.
• Neck and Back Injury: $200,000 Client was driver rear ended by another driver. Significant neck and back injury requiring surgery. Resolved for $200,000. Client also had a contemporaneous Worker’s Compensation claim that we were able to resolve.
• Vertigo and Tinnitus injury and Workers Comp Claim: Our client was hit from behind in his car which caused tinnitus and vertigo. $250,000 settlement.. Client also had contemporaneous workers compensation claim that we handled.
• $280,000 pedestrian / vehicle and workers comp claim: A motor vehicle accident caused labral tear in the hip along with surgery and later a hip replacement. Client also had a contemporaneous worker’s compensation claim.
• Slip and Fall: An elderly client fell because of the negligence during home remodel project suffering significant orthopedic injuries and requiring rehabilitation. Settled for $90,000.

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Why Hire Us?

The Winning Edge – Have a Team Working For You

There are a lot of personal injury lawyers you can hire. But we offer a service that many other attorneys can’t: A TEAM.

Every week our team of personal injury attorneys, lawyers and paralegals, meets to review our new cases and important developments in our current cases. Your personal attorney will present your case to our team. We discuss what insurance companies are offering in similar cases, how different insurance adjustors negotiate cases, and what judges and juries are doing in cases similar to yours. You are guaranteed that your case will be presented and reviewed by our team multiple times.

You aren’t hiring an attorney. You’re hiring a winning team.

Before you speak to an insurance company speak with a trusted, qualified and experienced HIllsboro Injury Attorney at Harris Velázquez Gibbens. Call Today for a FREE consultation… 503-648-4777 – Get Help. FREE consultation, in-person. No attorney fees unless you reach a settlement!

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Personal Treatment – Compassion – Service – Harris Velázquez Gibbens

What will it be like to be a client of ours? You will be pleasantly surprised. We believe in personal as well as professional service. We will take care of your legal needs. Unlike some large impersonal law offices, where you might feel as if you are just a number, we care about you and your concerns and we will do everything in our power to help you. You will be able to speak with your lawyer personally, not just with legal assistants and paralegals.

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