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Most riders we meet in Montgomery tell the same story. They had the right of way on U.S. 231 (Eastern Boulevard / Troy Highway) or Atlanta Highway, a car pulled out or cut across, and the first thing the driver told the officer was that the motorcycle appeared out of nowhere. Within days an insurance adjuster was asking how fast the bike was going. The Wilson PC represents injured riders across the River Region. Clients have left us more than 1400+ excellent reviews, our recoveries run into the millions, and our Montgomery motorcycle accident lawyers begin every case by showing that the rider was exactly where the law allowed.
Our Montgomery office page brings together everything we handle in the River Region, from crashes to workplace injuries, plus a map to our downtown office.
No Worries About Paying Upfront
Broken bones and a wrecked bike usually mean no paycheck for a while. Hiring us for your Montgomery motorcycle accident claim costs nothing out of pocket: our fee is a share of what we recover, and if there is no recovery there is no fee.
No Language Barriers
Call day or night and you will reach someone who can help in English and Español. Patients at Baptist Medical Center South, Jackson Hospital or at home in a cast can meet us by phone or video, and we make hospital visits.
Don’t Accept Less – Let Us Deal with the Insurance Companies
Under Alabama’s contributory negligence rule, a rider who is found to have contributed to the wreck, even slightly, can be turned away with nothing. Adjusters know it, so their friendly questions about your lane, your gear and your throttle hand are really a search for a reason to deny. Send those calls to us.
A motorcycle offers nothing between the rider and the other vehicle. No steel cage, no airbag, no bumper. So when a sedan changes lanes into a bike near the I-65 / I-85 interchange or a delivery van pulls out of a parking lot in EastChase, the person on two wheels pays for the mistake with bone and skin. The ALDOT 2024 Alabama Crash Facts report counted 967 people killed and 36,601 injured in 140,118 crashes statewide in 2024, and 44 of those deaths happened in Montgomery County.
Three Alabama rules shape every rider’s claim. First, pure contributory negligence: if the defense proves the rider was careless in a way that helped cause the wreck, the rider recovers nothing. Second, Ala. Code § 32-5A-245 requires protective headgear for everyone on a motorcycle, operator and passenger alike, and insurers bring up the helmet in nearly every head-injury claim. Third, the Guest Statute, Ala. Code § 32-1-2, means a passenger riding for free can hold the operator of the bike liable only for willful or wanton misconduct, although the passenger’s claim against the other driver is unaffected.
For more than 13+ years our attorneys have represented injured people, and we prepare a Montgomery motorcycle accident claim with those three rules in view from the first day: who had the right of way, what the driver was doing in the seconds before impact, what could be seen from the driver’s seat, and what the treating doctors found. You will find us at 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 4050, Montgomery, AL 36104, in the middle of downtown.
Nothing matters more than getting treated. Once you are safe, the following steps keep a Montgomery motorcycle accident claim from being weakened before it begins:
From the day you hire us, the insurance company deals with our office and you deal with getting well. The aim is a result that pays for the treatment you have had, the treatment still ahead and the income you lost along the way.
The work begins at the crash site. We pull the Montgomery Police Department report, request cell phone data for the driver, measure what could be seen from each approach and study where the vehicles made contact. When an insurer refuses to be reasonable, the lawsuit is filed in the Montgomery County Circuit Court (15th Judicial Circuit), and the jurors who sit at the Phelps-Price Justice Center hear about a careful rider and a careless driver.
What you can expect from us:
A rider thrown onto U.S. 80 does not walk away with a stiff neck. Think of a femur held together with a rod, skin scraped to the muscle, a wrist that no longer grips a clutch lever. Alabama law allows the injured rider to collect for all of it from the at-fault driver, yet insurers routinely price these claims as if only a vehicle was damaged. Part of a Montgomery motorcycle accident lawyer’s job is to put a number on every loss, including the ones that have not arrived yet.
Losses fall into two groups:
Physical Damages:
Financial Damages:
One point surprises many clients. Ala. Code § 12-21-45 lets the defense show jurors that a health plan covered part of the medical charges. The same statute lets you show the premiums you paid for that plan and any amount the plan expects to be repaid. We prepare both sides of that picture before a demand ever goes out.
Montgomery traffic funnels onto a handful of corridors: I-65, I-85, U.S. 231 (Eastern Boulevard / Troy Highway), U.S. 80, U.S. 82 and Atlanta Highway. Commuters from Prattville, Millbrook and Wetumpka mix with through traffic and freight, and drivers scanning for other cars often fail to register a single headlight. Cars that turn left in front of an oncoming rider cause more motorcycle wrecks than any other maneuver, and the busy signalized crossings on U.S. 231 (Eastern Boulevard / Troy Highway) see plenty of them. Wrecks within the city are worked by the Montgomery Police Department. Outside it, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Alabama state troopers respond. Across Montgomery County, 44 people died in traffic crashes in 2024.
A lawyer who works here knows things that do not appear in any statute book. Which crossings have a hill or a hedge blocking the view. Which shopping centers store video and for how long. Which orthopedic practices near Baptist Medical Center East and Baptist Medical Center South see riders regularly. How jurors in the Montgomery County Circuit Court (15th Judicial Circuit) have reacted when a rider’s case is supported by solid proof. Two defenses come up again and again, the rider’s own fault and the rider’s headgear, so our preparation for both starts at intake.
Thousands of injured people have trusted The Wilson PC with their claims. Some were riders an adjuster had already turned down, and a closer look at the facts showed the denial was wrong.
The Wilson PC Personal Injury Attorneys – Let Us Get You the Settlement You Deserve
Wondering whether a wreck in Montgomery gives you a claim? Dial (470) 575-6130. You will get a private, no-cost conversation and an honest assessment, whatever the answer turns out to be.
Riders looking for a motorcycle accident lawyer close to Montgomery, AL will find The Wilson PC on Dexter Avenue in downtown Montgomery, a short walk from the State Capitol and the Phelps-Price Justice Center. Come by the office, schedule a call or a video meeting, or ask us to visit your hospital room. We also serve riders from Pike Road and Cloverdale and the rest of the River Region.
Our clients have received MILLIONS after crashes on Alabama highways and city streets.
A driver who texted, blew through a red signal or got behind the wheel after drinking owes you full compensation for the harm done. If the conduct was wanton, as drunk driving can be, a jury may also award punitive damages.
We’ve Won Millions for People Just Like You!
To win a Montgomery motorcycle accident case we establish the four parts of negligence. Alabama adds an extra task for anyone on two wheels: showing that the rider’s own riding played no part in the wreck.
The starting point is a duty of care. Anyone driving on I-85 or a neighborhood street must keep a lookout for motorcycles, signal and check blind spots before moving over, and give way to traffic that has the right of way.
A breach happens when the driver fails at one of those tasks: pulling into the path of a rider, straying over the center stripe, or holding a phone while driving, which Alabama’s hands-free statute prohibits. A driver who says the bike was invisible is really saying that nobody looked.
Next comes causation, the link between the driver’s error and your injuries. Police findings, the location of dents and scrapes, statements from people who watched it happen and, in contested cases, an accident reconstructionist supply that link.
Last are the measurable damages, such as hospital charges, wages you did not earn, your motorcycle and what you have endured physically. Contributory negligence is the law here, so our proof also has to show one of three things: that your riding did not help cause the collision, that the driver behaved wantonly, or that the driver had the last clear chance to prevent it.
A rider who negotiates alone begins at a disadvantage. There is a common belief, shared by plenty of claims staff and a few jurors, that people on motorcycles ride too fast and cut through traffic. Pair that belief with contributory negligence and the defense needs very little: only some proof that your riding played a part. An offhand remark, such as admitting you were running late, may supply it.
Time works for the insurer as well. Weeks pass, collection notices arrive, and the settlement check that finally appears looks tempting even though it is small. Few riders have had reason to learn how stacked uninsured motorist coverage works, what the Guest Statute does to a passenger’s claim, when punitive damages are available, or that a lawsuit must be on file within two years.
With a Montgomery motorcycle accident lawyer the balance shifts. Our office fields the calls, secures the video and the motorcycle, works with physicians in the Montgomery area to document the harm, and sends a demand backed by a willingness to take the case to trial in the Montgomery County Circuit Court (15th Judicial Circuit).
You will find us at 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 4050, Montgomery, AL 36104, on Dexter Avenue in downtown Montgomery, a short walk from the State Capitol and the Phelps-Price Justice Center. Parking is available nearby. Riders recovering from surgery rarely feel like driving downtown, so we are glad to talk by telephone, set up a video call, or sit with you at the hospital or at your house. To pick a time, phone (470) 575-6130. The first meeting is free, it is confidential, and it comes with no obligation to hire us. Bring whatever you have, such as the crash report number, photographs and insurance letters, and we will sort out the rest together.
Dial 911 before anything else. A wreck that injures someone must be reported without delay, to Montgomery Police Department when it happens in town and to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office or state troopers when it happens out in the county. The report the officer writes will be read by every insurer involved. Go with the paramedics to Baptist Medical Center South or the nearest emergency room, since broken bones and bleeding are easy to miss while your body is flooded with adrenaline. If you are able, or a friend is, take pictures of both vehicles, the roadway and the signals, and write down who saw it. Leave your headgear and clothing as they are, and do not authorize repairs to the bike. Finally, talk to a lawyer ahead of any insurance representative, your own company included.
Our role is to carry the legal load while you heal. In practice:
We also deal with medical billing offices and lienholders, so that more of the settlement ends up with you.
Ala. Code § 6-2-38 gives an injured person two years, counted from the day of the wreck, to file a personal injury suit. When a rider dies, the wrongful death action has its own two-year period that starts on the date of death.
Government defendants change the math. Suppose a city truck hit you, or a street defect the city knew about threw you from the bike. A sworn notice of claim must reach the City of Montgomery within six months. Claims against Montgomery County have to be presented within twelve months, and claims against a state agency go to the State Board of Adjustment.
Waiting is risky for practical reasons too. Salvage yards crush bikes, video systems erase themselves, and witnesses move away. Call once you are well enough to talk.
It can try. Alabama never adopted a system that divides fault by percentages. Under pure contributory negligence, a rider whose own carelessness helped bring about the wreck is barred from recovering, however badly the driver behaved. Expect the adjuster to suggest you were speeding, riding in a blind spot, wearing dark gear or passing where you should not.
The defense has boundaries, though. The insurer carries the burden of proving it. It does not apply to wanton conduct, meaning conduct carried on with reckless or conscious disregard for the safety of others, and driving drunk can meet that standard. Under the last clear chance doctrine, a driver who discovered your danger in time to avoid hitting you and failed to do so can still be held responsible. Whether a rider was negligent is usually for the jury to decide, which makes strong evidence essential.
The claim covers the full cost of the wreck. Medical expenses come first: emergency treatment and operations at hospitals such as Baptist Medical Center South, Jackson Hospital and Baptist Medical Center East, visits to specialists afterward, rehabilitation, and procedures your physicians anticipate down the road. Income is next, both the pay you have already missed and the earnings you will lose if the injury keeps you from your trade. Your motorcycle, headgear and riding clothes are recoverable as property.
Then there is the human cost. Alabama allows compensation for physical pain, permanent scars, emotional strain and the hobbies and routines the injury took away, and the state has no general cap on compensatory damages in injury cases. In a case of wanton conduct, the jury has the option of awarding punitive damages as well.
Not until someone on your side has reviewed it. A quick offer is usually calculated from the emergency room invoice and the value of the motorcycle. It seldom accounts for a later operation, a season of physical therapy or a career change forced by the injury. Signing the release ends your claim for good, even when new problems turn up the following month.
There is a second danger in Alabama. Insurers often ask for a recorded interview as a condition of payment, and anything you say in it may later be offered as proof that you contributed to the collision. Have a Montgomery motorcycle accident lawyer look over the paperwork before you respond. We do that at no charge and will tell you candidly if the figure is fair.
Longer than a typical car claim, as a rule, since the injuries are usually worse and treatment goes on for more time. A large share of motorcycle claims in Montgomery wrap up within nine to eighteen months. Where the driver denies responsibility, or the injury is permanent, a lawsuit in the Montgomery County Circuit Court (15th Judicial Circuit) may be needed, and litigation adds time.
The schedule is driven mostly by your medical progress. We advise against settling until your doctors say you have reached maximum medical improvement and can describe any lasting restrictions. Close the claim too soon and the expense of later treatment falls on you. While you heal, we keep collecting records and pressing the insurer so that no time is wasted.
Your own policy may be the answer. Alabama drivers are required to carry liability limits of 25/50/25, an amount a single surgery can exhaust, and a number of motorists ignore the requirement entirely. Uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage steps in when the other driver has too little insurance, has none, or cannot be identified. Ala. Code § 32-7-23 requires every auto liability policy to include it unless the named insured turned it down in writing. Within one policy, the coverage on as many as three vehicles may be stacked.
When a driver runs, tell Montgomery Police Department immediately and give them the color, make, plate fragment and direction of travel if you caught them. Fleeing the scene of a crash that injures someone is a felony. Be prepared for resistance from your own insurer, which evaluates a UM claim as critically as any opposing company would.
Strong rider cases are built in the first weeks. Our checklist includes:
We also look for the driver’s phone activity and any history that bears on how the collision happened.
Yes. You do not pay us by the hour or put down a retainer. The Wilson PC takes rider cases for a contingency fee, which is an agreed percentage of the money recovered, written into a contract you sign at the start. Expenses such as report fees, record charges and expert witnesses are advanced by the firm. Should the case produce no recovery, no attorney fee is owed.
Because of that arrangement, an injured rider in Montgomery has access to experienced lawyers regardless of savings, and the fee works the same way whether the claim settles or goes before a jury in the Montgomery County Circuit Court (15th Judicial Circuit). The initial consultation is always free.
Those are different issues, so take them one at a time. As to mistakes: contributory negligence allows an insurer to refuse payment when a rider’s carelessness helped cause the wreck. An adjuster’s opinion is not the final word. We investigate whether you were in fact riding within the law, whether the driver’s conduct was wanton, and whether the driver could have avoided you at the last moment.
As to headgear: Ala. Code § 32-5A-245 requires approved protective headgear for operators and passengers. Going without it has no bearing on which party caused the collision. The insurer will probably argue that a head injury would have been milder with a helmet, and we respond with testimony from your physicians about what actually caused the damage. Let us review the facts before you conclude that nothing can be done.
Car-crash experience alone is not enough for a rider’s claim. Look for attorneys familiar with the headgear requirement and the Guest Statute, who have faced a contributory negligence defense before a Montgomery County jury, and who return calls from clients in Montgomery promptly. That is the standard we hold ourselves to.
Our goal on every claim is full payment for each type of loss that Alabama law recognizes.
We understand that money can be tight, so we work quickly to get you the compensation you deserve.
Navigating the legal system can be tricky, but we’re experts. We know all the rules and strategies to make sure your voice is heard.
We’re professionals, and we hold ourselves to high standards.
We don’t want to add to your burdens. We’ll handle everything related to your compensation, making it a hassle-free experience for you.
We’re here to support you every step of the way in your journey to recovery. If you forget to tell us something, we’ll reach out and ask.
Think of us as your hosts. We’re happy to get to know you and assist you in any way we can.
We’ll explain everything you need to know and keep you updated. You can always reach out to us if you have questions.
Contact us today if you or a loved one have been injured in an accident. Your consultation is free, quick and confidential.
Be it understanding your rights, navigating legal procedures, or fighting for your just compensation, you can depend on The Wilson PC!
