Catastrophic Injury Lawyer in Richmond, VA
When an accident changes your ability to work or live independently, get help seeking compensation for medical care, lost income, and the assistance you need.
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A hospital bill may be only the beginning of what a serious accident costs. You may be missing work, relying on family for help, and hearing from an insurance company before you know how recovery will go. A catastrophic injury lawyer in Richmond, VA can help you understand your legal options. Collier & Collier offers a free case review while you continue treatment; you do not need every answer before calling.

Do You Have a Claim After a Serious Injury?
If someone else’s negligence caused your injury, you may have a personal injury claim. The question is whether that person or business failed to meet a legal duty and caused harm—not simply how severe the diagnosis sounds. You do not have to decide whether “catastrophic” is the right label before contacting us.
Serious injuries can follow vehicle accidents or an unsafe property condition that raises a premises liability claim. We can review how the accident happened, who may be responsible, and what losses the evidence supports.
Virginia’s contributory negligence rule can bar recovery in an ordinary negligence case if your own negligence was a proximate cause of the accident. An insurer blaming you does not establish that defense. The evidence and any applicable exceptions need legal review.
Legal Help for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
Brain Injury Claims
Changes in memory or concentration can affect your work and daily life, even when an injury is hard to see. Collier & Collier can help pursue a claim that addresses those losses.
Learn About Brain Injury ClaimsSpinal Cord Injury Claims
A spinal cord injury can change how you move, work, and care for yourself. Collier & Collier can help pursue compensation for lost earnings, care, and assistance your injury may require.
Learn About Spinal Cord Injury ClaimsA spinal cord injury can change how you move, work, and care for yourself. Collier & Collier can help pursue compensation for lost earnings, care, and assistance your injury may require.
Your Claim May Need to Cover More Than Today’s Bills
When an injury affects your future, looking only at expenses already paid can leave out substantial losses. Depending on the evidence, a claim may seek compensation for:
Treatment and support: medical bills, rehabilitation, and reasonably expected future care or assistance.
Income and earning ability: missed pay and a supported reduction in what you can earn going forward.
The personal effects: physical pain, mental anguish, inconvenience, and lasting effects on your health and daily life.
Future losses require evidence. Needing help now does not by itself establish the amount or duration of future care. Your medical condition, work history, and individual circumstances help show what the claim should address.
The seriousness of an injury also does not guarantee a particular recovery. Legal responsibility, available insurance and other recovery sources, and applicable legal limits can affect the outcome.
How Collier & Collier Can Help With Your Claim
If we represent you, we gather available accident evidence, review medical and employment records, and handle communications with the insurance company. Our work addresses both why another party is responsible and how the injury has affected you.
We can also evaluate a settlement offer against the losses supported by your case. You should have an opportunity to discuss what an offer accounts for, what remains uncertain, and your options with an attorney. If a settlement cannot be reached, we prepare to pursue the claim in court when needed.
You do not need to organize a complete case file before the first conversation. Start with what happened, when it happened, and the problems you are facing now.
Check Your Deadline While Treatment Continues
Virginia generally allows two years from the date an injury is sustained to file a personal injury lawsuit. Continuing treatment does not itself pause that deadline.
Rules involving minors or legal incapacity can change the calculation. Government claims may have earlier notice requirements, and other types of claims can follow different rules. A serious injury does not automatically extend the time to file.
Have the deadlines for your case checked early. Talking with an insurer or requesting a case review does not take the place of filing a lawsuit on time.
Talk With a Richmond Firm About Your Options
Collier & Collier is a small, family-operated firm serving Richmond and nearby communities, including Henrico, Chesterfield, and Hanover. Clients have direct contact with the attorneys and staff handling their cases, so they can ask questions about their claim as it moves forward.
If you are looking for a Richmond personal injury lawyer, we can discuss how the accident and its consequences fit together, even if you are unsure which injury page describes your situation.
Case reviews are free. Attorney fees are payable only if the case settles or is won. Case expenses are separate; the written fee agreement should explain how they are handled.
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Discuss Your Serious Injury With Collier & Collier
If an accident has changed your life or a loved one’s future, contact Collier & Collier for a free case review. Call (804) 364-5200 to discuss what happened, any approaching deadlines, and whether the firm can help pursue a claim.
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