Personal injury cases in Phoenix typically resolve within 6 to 30 months, depending on complexity, court schedules, and whether the case settles or proceeds to trial.
Phoenix Court Backlog
The Maricopa County court system generally maintains a backlog of 400 to 1,200 personal injury cases, reflecting ongoing filings and case durations.
Personal Injury Phoenix Filing Volume
Estimated monthly filings for personal injury cases in Phoenix range from 120 to 250, based on recent court data and public records.
Personal Injury Case Outcomes
Approximately 55% of cases are resolved pre-litigation, 30% after filing but before trial, and about 5% reach a verdict at trial. Outcomes vary by case specifics.
Ever since he was a child, Stephen Montoya has had a passion for protecting others. This passion led him to become a Phoenix personal injury attorney. Now, Stephen serves as an advocate for injury victims throughout the surrounding areas. He has successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court, helping to protect the civil rights of millions of people. Stephen has won millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients over the years, including groundbreaking appellate precedents in constitutional law. As a firm advocate of civil rights, Stephen has been recognized by the NAACP for his “Outstanding Leadership in Civil Rights.” He has also been included in “The Best Lawyers in America” and boasts more than two decades of legal experience.
One North Central Suite 900 , Phoenix , Arizona 85004
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor , Health Care & Hospitalization, Insurance , Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Regulatory , Transportation , Government Contracts, Government Contracts, Transportation, Employment & Labor, Federal Regulation, Medical Malpractice, Slip and Fall Accident, Class Action, Litigation
Practice Areas: Insurance, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Class Action
Mr. German started his career as a lawyer in 1993 employed by a large downtown law firm in Phoenix, Arizona, where he gained excellent litigation training and insight into how large corporations operate and defend against litigation and claims of wrongdoing. He was a member of the firm’s trial practice group, and began his career as a trial attorney learning from the finest, most accomplished trial lawyers. In 1999, Mr. German left the large firm to start his own practice, focused exclusively on helping individuals and family's harmed by defective products, car wrecks, insurance bad-faith, toxic torts, medical malpractice, and the wrongful denial of legitimate disability claims.. Mr. German’s practice began thriving from the start. This was in part due to Mr. German's unique ability to creatively resolve complex matters and to the cases that do not settle to trial. Over the past thirty years, Mr. German has earned an excellent reputation as a compassionate caring trial lawyer who forms close bonds with his clients, provides them with care and understanding knowing the hardships they faced, and uses their pain and suffering as motivation to tenaciously fight for justice without comrpomise until they are made whole.. Mr. German’s trial experience is extensive compared to his peers. Steve has handled two dozen jury and bench trials in State and Federal Courts. His portfolio of trial experience includes several jury trials against Ford and Firestone. A roadway design case against Maricopa County, and another defective roadway he brought against the City of Tucson and prevailed. He is represented clients with injuries cause by substandard care from surgeons, podiatrists, and radiologists, among other professionals. He is perhaps most passionate when he assists innocent claimants facing terrible misfortunate bring suit against disability insurance companies that purposefully deny or terminate legitimate disability claims.. In 2017, Mr. German prosecuted a three-week federal jury trial in the US District Court of Arizona against a large insurance company that wrongfully terminated a legitimate disability claim. The $6.5 Million verdict was the third largest in all of Arizona for the year 2017. He succeeeded in proving a heightened burden of proof and prevailed by getting a verdict for $5 Million in punitive damages. The verdict was upheld in 2020 by the 9th Circuit Court. Mr. German's cases have shaped the law in Arizona in many ways, from the way rules and statutes governing civil lawsuits is interpresented and applied, and has handled cases that helped to shape the law governing wrongful denital of legitiamte insurance claims and bad faith conduct that was intended to cause an insured harm.. In 2003, Danny Adelman became Steve's partner and together they formed Adelman German, A Law Firm, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Their firm grew rapidly to include four attorneys and eight support staff. It was soon recognized as one of the very best law firms in Arizona with an excellent reputation across the country. Steve litigated and/or tried numerous medical malpractice lawsuits with Mr. Adelman. In 2018, Danny accepted the position of Executive Director for the largest non-profit law firm in the state of Arizona.. In 2022, Mr. German was chosen by the Arizona Supreme Court to serve on the Committee that licenses a brand new type of law firm, known as an ABS (Alternative Business Structure) Law Firm. Arizona is the only State in the entire country that has all togehter abolished the Rule prohibiting non-lawyer ownership of law firms. Mr. German became a pioneer and embraced the opportunity by opening and managing one of Arizona's first ABS Law Firms. His vision was to fulfil the objectives of the ABS Model, and use new-found fudning to improve access to to justice and to innovate the how law is practiced, which has been unchanged for decades. Mr. German recently left the ABS Law Firm he started in order to return to Steve German, A Law Firm, where he continues to lead the way as one of Arizona's premier mass-tort, personal injury, product liability and insurance bad-faith attorneys.
1850 N. Central Ave Suite 2400 Phoenix AZ 85004 , Phoenix , Arizona 85012
Practice Areas: Car Accident, Personal Injury, Insurance, Motorcycle Accident, Trucking Accident, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents
My team and I represent victims who are injured or families who have lost loved ones in accidents caused by someone else's mistakes or wrongdoing. When you call, I will personally answer your call unless I am in court or meeting with another client. We have completed over $25 million in settlements for our clients. I am the managing editor and author of the book in Arizona on injury and wrongful death law "The Arizona Tort Law Handbook" which is exclusively sold by the Arizona State Bar to other lawyers.. I maintain a preeminent AV rating and have been listed as a Southwest Super Lawyer Rising Star since inception. My team and I pride ourselves on winning cases at the highest possible level and maintaining open, direct, and constant communication with our clients. Please call me if you or someone in your family has suffered an injury or a loss. I will personally answer your call and talk with you seven days a week.. While our main office is located in downtown Phoenix at 1850 N. Central Ave. Suite 2400 Phoenix, AZ 85004, we meet with clients in Chandler, Mesa, and Glendale and travel state wide when necessary for the convenience of our clients. If you cannot travel, I will personally come to your home to meet with you and discuss your case.
3101 N Central Ave Ste 1250 , Phoenix , Arizona 85012
Practice Areas: Construction , Corporate , Personal Injury, Construction & Development, Construction & Development, Construction & Development, Personal Injury, Litigation
11225 N. 28th Drive, Suite D202 , Phoenix , Arizona 85029
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Simon Kennedy joined Fite Law as litigation counsel in June 2020, bringing with him nearly 15 years of litigation experience. In his time with the firm, he has obtained significant judgments on cases that have been hard-fought by several of the top five insurance carriers. Simon has equal experience representing plaintiffs and defendants. His insight of both sides of person injury matters gives him leverage in dealing with insurance companies and their attorneys, which he uses to recover the maximum awards for clients.
645 North 4th Avenue, Suite A , Phoenix , Arizona 85003
Practice Areas: Business , Corporate , Personal Injury, Civil Rights
Steve Benedetto is the head of litigation at The People's Law Firm, which he founded after a career at some of the largest law firms in the country. Licensed in Arizona, Colorado, and California, he focuses his practice on representation on survivors of police violence, victims of catastrophic personal injuries, and defense of the wrongfully accused.
Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Motorcycle Accident
Stan Marks is a Southwest Super Lawyer, who was recently elected as President of the National Crime Victims Bar Association. He also serves of the Board of the national public interest law firm called Public Justice. Mr. Marks represents seriously injured clients and often represents motorcylists. He founded Az.MADD, and served as its chair for many years.
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