Motorcycle accidents often result in more severe injuries because riders and passengers are so much more exposed. Accident scenes are subject to rapid changes and skid marks and debris fields are valuable clues to prove how the accident occurred. Whenever possible, injured motorcyclists should contact a professional motorcycle attorney immediately after the crash.

As with everyone injured in a Durham motor vehicle accident, lawyers too often see clients who waited before contacting a motorcycle accident law firm. We at Clauson Law want to begin our work for you in time to interview witnesses while their memories are fresh, to investigate the accident scene, and to advise you on what government benefits you may be entitled to receive during extended recovery.

Other motorists are at fault in most motorcycle accidents in the United States. Here in Durham, motorcycle accident attorneys know from experience that car and truck drivers fail to respect motorcyclists’ equal right to the roadway.

Whether other drivers’ neglect is the result of a motorcycle’s smaller size, or because they just don’t think of a motorcycle as an equal partner on the road, failure to yield to a bike at an intersection inflicts massive injuries on the rider and widespread pain in the rider’s family.

We at Clauson Law welcome motorcyclists and value our bike-riding clients. The fact that so many Durham motorcycle accident injuries could be prevented if other drivers obeyed the law only reinforces our commitment to secure motorcycle accident victims the largest financial compensation possible.

Generally, motorcycle accident lawyers in Durham retain one-third (33%) of the amount recovered in the case. The fee we receive is contingent on the amount of compensation we win for you. The client pays no fee when they hire Clauson Law to represent them in a motorcycle accident case. The law firm uses its own financial resources to finance the investigation and to collect all the evidence and medical records. We also advance the expert witness fees and deposition costs, so our clients have no concern about these expenses as the case progresses. Fees and costs are always explained and approved by the client in advance.

As Durham motorcycle accident attorneys, Clauson Law knows that most motorcycle accidents happen when operators of other vehicles turn left at an intersection in front of an oncoming motorcycle or change lanes without checking for a motorcycle in the adjacent lane. Other motorists’ speeding also results in accidents because they don’t see the motorcycle in time to avoid colliding with it. Other common causes are sudden stops, wet road conditions, distracted driving, and drunk or drugged driving.