SALT LAKE CITY PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER

Reviewed by Kara H. North, Managing Attorney at Moxie Law Group. Reviewed November 30, 2023. If you were injured in Salt Lake City, Utah, you can seek compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering, and the Salt Lake City personal injury lawyers at Moxie Law Group can handle your claim and deal with the insurance company for you. We work on contingency, so you pay nothing unless we win.

Salt Lake City Personal Injury Lawyers Who Try Cases, Not Just Settle Them

If someone else’s negligence injured you in Salt Lake City, you’re up against insurance carriers who evaluate thousands of Utah claims a year. Moxie Law Group, Utah’s first female-led personal injury firm, levels that field. Your consultation is free, we work on contingency, and we prepare every case as if it’s headed to a courtroom, because prepared cases settle higher.

Where Salt Lake City Injury Cases Are Decided

When an insurer won’t pay fairly, Salt Lake City injury lawsuits are filed in Utah’s Third Judicial District Court, the busiest trial court in the state. Adjusters price claims partly on which firms actually litigate there. Hiring a firm with real Third District experience changes the settlement math before a single motion is filed.

The Utah Rules That Control Your Claim

• Four years for most injury claims. Utah’s general personal injury statute of limitations is four years, but wrongful death (two years), claims against government entities (one-year notice), and medical malpractice run on much shorter clocks. Don’t guess; ask.
• The 50% fault bar. Utah’s modified comparative negligence rule means you recover nothing if you’re 50% or more at fault, and your award is reduced by any smaller percentage. Insurers build their case for your fault from day one, so should your lawyer.
• No-fault first, then the at-fault driver. In car accident cases, your own PIP coverage pays initial medical bills; once you pass $3,000 in medical expenses or suffer a qualifying serious injury, you can pursue the at-fault driver for the full loss.

Where Salt Lake City Injuries Happen

Our SLC caseload maps onto the city itself: I-15 and the downtown interchange, I-80 through Parley’s Canyon, I-215’s merges, and high-conflict surface corridors like State Street, 400 South, and Foothill Drive. Beyond traffic, downtown construction sites, icy sidewalks and parking structures in winter, apartment premises hazards, and dog attacks in the city’s parks generate steady injury claims. Each case type has its own evidence trail: camera footage, UDOT data, incident reports, maintenance logs. All of it disappears fast without early action.

Cases Our Salt Lake City Attorneys Handle

Car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, rideshare (Uber/Lyft) injuries, pedestrian and bicycle collisions, premises liability and slip and falls, dog bites, medical malpractice and birth injuries, defective products, workplace accidents, and wrongful death.

What Your Claim Is Actually Worth

Full compensation in a Utah injury case includes every medical bill (past and future), lost wages and diminished earning capacity, pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and punitive damages where the conduct was grossly negligent. The first insurance offer almost never accounts for future treatment or non-economic losses. We document the whole loss before we talk numbers.

Honest Advice at the Free Consultation

If the insurer’s offer is genuinely your best outcome, we’ll tell you so and you’ll owe us nothing. If it’s short, we take over every conversation with the carrier, bring in reconstruction and medical experts where fault or damages are disputed, and move the case toward fair value: by negotiation when possible, in the Third District when necessary.

No Upfront Cost, Ever

We work on contingency: no hourly fees, no retainer. Our fee is a pre-negotiated percentage of what we recover. If you don’t win, you don’t pay.

Talk to a Salt Lake City Personal Injury Lawyer Today

Evidence fades, witnesses scatter, and the shorter statutory clocks run quietly. Request a free case evaluation or call our Sandy office at (801) 669-8205 or our Pleasant Grove office at (801) 405-3650. Se habla español.

What to Do After an Injury in Salt Lake City

The steps you take in the first hours and days after an injury can decide how strong your claim is later. Get medical care right away, even if you think you can tough it out, because a documented link between the incident and your injuries is what a claim is built on, and some injuries do not show their full effect for days. Report the incident, whether that means a police report after a crash or an incident report with a store or property manager, and get a copy. Photograph everything you can: the scene, whatever caused the injury, your visible injuries, and anything a business might repair before anyone else sees it. Collect the names and numbers of any witnesses before they leave. And be careful what you say to an insurance adjuster, because a friendly early call is often an attempt to get a recorded statement that can be used to reduce your claim. You are not required to give one before you have spoken with a lawyer.

Common Injuries in Salt Lake City Accident Cases

Personal injury claims in Salt Lake City run the full range, from injuries that heal in a few weeks to those that change a life permanently. Among the most common we handle are whiplash and other soft-tissue injuries, broken bones, herniated discs and other back and neck injuries, concussions and more serious traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries that can lead to partial or full paralysis, internal injuries, and the emotional trauma that so often follows a serious accident. The more severe the injury, the more important it is to account for the future, because the cost of surgery, long-term therapy, in-home care, and lost earning power can dwarf the initial hospital bill. Part of our job is making sure those future costs are counted before any settlement is agreed to, not after.

How a Salt Lake City Personal Injury Claim Works

Most people have never been through a personal injury claim, and the uncertainty only adds to an already stressful time. In broad strokes, here is how it goes. We start with a free consultation to learn what happened and whether you have a claim. If we take the case, we investigate, gathering the police or incident report, your medical records, photographs, witness statements, and any available video, and identifying every party and insurance policy that may be responsible. As your treatment progresses, we document the full extent of your injuries and losses, because settling before you know the full picture almost always leaves money on the table. Once your medical situation is clear, we prepare and send a demand to the insurer and negotiate from there. The large majority of cases settle without a trial, but the ones that settle for full value are the cases the insurer believes we are genuinely prepared to try. If a fair offer never comes, we are ready to take it to court.

Salt Lake City Personal Injury FAQs

Do you handle spinal cord injury cases in Salt Lake City?

Yes. Spinal injury claims are among the most complex cases we take because the lifetime cost of care is enormous and insurers fight hard to cap it. We work with medical experts and life care planners to document surgery costs, rehabilitation, home modifications, and lost earning capacity so the claim reflects what a spinal injury actually costs over a lifetime.

What makes a catastrophic injury claim different?

A catastrophic injury, such as a brain injury, paralysis, amputation, or severe burns, changes every part of a person’s life. These claims demand proof of future medical needs, not just current bills. Our catastrophic injury attorneys build that proof with specialists before we ever talk numbers with the insurance company.

I slipped on ice outside a Salt Lake City business. Do I have a case?

Possibly. Utah property owners must keep their premises reasonably safe, and that includes clearing snow and ice within a reasonable time. Photograph the spot, report the fall to the business, and get medical care. Then talk to a slip and fall lawyer before giving the property’s insurer any statement.

How much does it cost to file a personal injury lawsuit in Salt Lake City?

With our firm, nothing upfront. We handle personal injury lawsuits on contingency, so our fee comes out of the recovery and you pay nothing if you don’t win. The firm advances court filing fees in the Third District as part of your case costs.

Do you help Spanish-speaking injury victims?

Si. Se habla español. Our team serves Spanish-speaking clients throughout Salt Lake City, from the free consultation through settlement or trial, so nothing gets lost in translation when your health and finances are on the line.