Auto Accident Lawyers

In the country's 8th most populated metropolitan area, Washington DC - Maryland - Virginia, auto accidents and injuries happen all the time. When it happens to you, the world, as you know it can come to a screeching halt.

That is where the experienced Washington DC car accident lawyers at Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata and Siegel can help. We know the right questions to ask. We know how to deal with auto insurance companies and their adjusters. Our auto accident attorneys know how to get you the compensation you deserve.

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Drunk Driving and the Holidays
Should I Speak to the Other Party’s Insurance Company?
Maryland Law Summary
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Recent Automobile Accident Settlements

* $15 million award for a passenger in a vehicle who was permanently paralyzed, from the neck down when a bullet intended for the driver of her vehicle hit her instead. The driver’s disgruntled ex-boyfriend chased down the car in which our client was a passenger, ran it off the road, and then shot and killed the driver.
* $2.4 million obtained on behalf of a United States Government worker who was struck in crosswalk by a van, causing a brain injury.
* $750,000.00 on behalf of an endodontist who was operating a motor vehicle that was broadsided by a van that went through a red light. The client suffered an injury to her neck and weakness of her dominant hand, resulting in the loss of earning capacity.
* $675,000.00 obtained for a woman who was a passenger in car whose driver lost control of the car and crashed into a tree. The woman fractured her pelvis and arm.
* $600,000.00 obtained against the United States Postal Service as a result of the negligence of one of its drivers, who pulled out from a stop sign in front of our client’s motorcycle. Our client suffered multiple fractures and third degree burns to his left lower extremity.
* $500,000.00 obtained on behalf of a passenger in a bus who suffered a herniated disk when the bus driver fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the center line and struck another car. The client required cervical laminectomy and fusion surgery.
* $500,000.00 obtained for a woman who fractured her leg after being hit head-on by a negligent driver. This was the maximum insurance coverage available.
* $450,000.00 verdict issued by United States District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson to a man who suffered back and knee injuries after his van was struck in the rear by a United States Postal Service truck.
* $230,000.00 awarded to a woman who suffered a neck injury with tingling in her arm after her car was rear-ended by a negligent driver.
* $225,000.00 award for a woman who suffered a broken arm and a broken foot as a result of a head-on collision.
* $220,000.00 on behalf of a woman who suffered a knee injury in an automobile collision. The car accident client required arthroscopic surgery to repair the knee.