Whiplash Lawyers
1,664 verified whiplash attorneys across the United States. Find experienced Whiplash counsel to evaluate your case, explain your options, and represent you through every stage of the legal process. Compare verified whiplash attorneys nationwide by experience, peer ratings, and client reviews — get matched with counsel in any state, free for clients.
Scott L. Anderson graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1982.
Arsen founded the Law Offices of Arsen Sarapinian, P.C. after years of litigating cases throughout Southern and Northern California while working with...
Mr. George Leroy Powell is a lawyer practicing criminal law, dui/dwi, sex crimes and 109 other areas of law.
Ryan L. Thompson is the managing partner of Thompson Law Injury Lawyers.
Mr. Fine was born in New York, New York and was raised in the northeast, where he studied sociology at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
Listed: Leading Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Law Dragon 3000 (2012); Florida Super Lawyers, 2016; Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite, 2010. Member, ...
Dmitry Gorin is Of Counsel at Injury Justice Law Firm and a seasoned trial lawyer. During his decade as the Senior Deputy District Attorney in Los Ang...
Ms. Marcy Lou Allen is a lawyer practicing criminal defense, personal injury, dwi and 23 other areas of law.
Over two decades of practicing law, Robert F. Goings has earned a reputation as one of the leading trial lawyers in South Carolina, known for taking o...
Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978.
Scott Brian Perry is a lawyer practicing accidents, animal attacks, products liability and 16 other areas of law. Scott received a B.A. degree from Un...
Charles “Tony” Piccuta is a second generation attorney. He is the principal of the firm and lead trial attorney.
Scott A. McKay is a lawyer practicing accidents, animal attacks, aquatic injuries and 35 other areas of law.
Saundra M. Davis practices at Saundra M.
Ruben Levon Vardanyan is a lawyer practicing personal injury, automobile accidents, trucking accidents and 16 other areas of law. Ruben received a deg...
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Mr. Matthew Decker Trollinger is a lawyer practicing workers compensation, industrial insurance, workers compensation appeals and 37 other areas of la...
Experience A natural born trial attorney, Matt is well known by his clients and peers for his driven-to-win attitude and compassionate advocacy. Matt ...
Stephen Francis Allen is a lawyer practicing dui/dwi, jailable traffic offenses, driving while intoxicated and 83 other areas of law. Stephen received...
Jennifer Lee Donaldson is a lawyer practicing personal injury, catastrophic injury, motor vehicle accidents and injuries and 27 other areas of law. Je...
My areas of expertise are in personal injury/accident law in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. My focus areas are car accidents, truck acci...
Atty. Jeffrey Roy Zirgibel is a lawyer practicing trucking accident, personal injury, medical malpractice and 166 other areas of law.
Philadelphia Magazine Pennsylvania SuperLawyers Top 100 in both Criminal Defense and Personal Injury, Newsweek Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers Top...
Damian graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1997 and later that same year, was admitted to the North Dakota Bar. In addition...
Alexi Ozols is a lawyer practicing personal injury, aids litigation, accidents and 50 other areas of law. Alexi received a B.A. degree from University...
Roger Albert Isla is a lawyer practicing personal injury, accidents, animal attacks and 79 other areas of law. Roger received a B.S. degree from Franc...
Mr. Carl Joseph Ohall is a lawyer practicing automobile accidents, child custody, divorce and 48 other areas of law.
At Bowman & Chamberlain, LLC, we take great pride in helping injured people recover. The moment you tell us your story, we will help you from every an...
Ms. Sarah Elizabeth Stottlemyer is a lawyer practicing workers compensation, workers compensation appeals, workers compensation arbitration and 37 oth...
Drew was born and raised in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, where he attended Choctawhatchee High School. He is the son of Vince Bruner of Fort Walton and...
Kevin T. Kutyla graduated Seton Hall University and University of Dayton Law School.
Jenny Lee is a lawyer practicing workers compensation, workers compensation appeals, personal injury and 23 other areas of law. Jenny received a B.A. ...
Attorney Lawrence J. Signore is well experienced as a Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Attorney handling both cases for employees injured at work an...
Stephen Patrick O'Keefe is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, personal injury and 60 other areas of law. Stephen receiv...
Daniel Y. Kim is a lawyer practicing car accidents, slip and fall injuries, dog bites and 16 other areas of law.
Raj Chohan is a personal injury attorney with a passion for helping injured Coloradans seek the compensation they deserve and the justice their cases ...
Mr. Tristan Blain Morrison is a lawyer practicing personal injury, workers compensation, trucking accidents and 21 other areas of law.
Christopher Joseph Heavens is a lawyer practicing insurance litigation, tort litigation, personal injury and 108 other areas of law. Christopher recei...
Patrick Scott is the Managing Attorney at Scott Law Firm located in downtown Conroe, Texas. Patrick dedicates his practice to those who have been inju...
Steven Charles Bergeron is a lawyer practicing personal injury, accidents, automobile accidents and injuries and 17 other areas of law. Steven receive...
Chase Wilson is a young attorney from Lawrenceburg, IN. Chase attended Indiana State University where he majored in Legal Studies.
Gregory Levon Kirakosian is a lawyer practicing personal injury, automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents and 18 other areas of law. Gregory receive...
John William Burke is a lawyer practicing personal injury, wrongful death, insurance litigation and 36 other areas of law. John received a B.A. degree...
Patrick Short is a trial lawyer based in Rockwall County, Texas, the county east of Dallas County with over 39 years of experience representing client...
Attorney Linda Bertolette has over 30 years of practice experience in family law, personal injury, workers’ compensation claims, real estate transacti...
Jeffrey M. Laski is a lawyer practicing criminal law, assault and battery, burglary and 205 other areas of law.
Boyden James Pantone is a lawyer practicing personal injury, workers compensation, aviation and aerospace and 180 other areas of law. Boyden received ...
Attorney for Cranston, Rhode Island City Council; Deputy City Solicitor, City of Cranston, Rhode Island; Assistant City Solicitor, City of Cranston, R...
Ms. Trysta Marie Puntenney is a lawyer practicing accidents, animal attacks, automobile negligence and 26 other areas of law.
Julie Aleve Fine is a lawyer practicing personal injury, accidents, animal attacks and 33 other areas of law. Julie received a degree from University ...
Mr. Cameron Lee Hogan is a lawyer practicing personal injury, accidents, animal attacks and 113 other areas of law.
Ken Tsiprin is a lawyer practicing criminal law, dui/dwi, traffic violations and 17 other areas of law. Ken has been licensed for 19 years.
Notary Public. Fellow, Police Benevolent Association.
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Recipient, Phillip Allen Porta Award for Legal Ethics. Former: Partner, Hughes, Artus and Goodwin; Assistant Attorney General, State of Oklahoma; Memb...
Kevin Ira Goldberg is a lawyer practicing personal injury, premises liability, cannabis law and 25 other areas of law. Kevin received a B.A. degree fr...
David Howard Pierce is a lawyer practicing construction litigation & disputes, personal injury litigation, contract litigation & disputes and 123 othe...
Elected Attorney General of South Carolina, 1995-2003. First Chairman, Republican Attorneys General Association, 1998-1999.
Matt was born and raised in Vallejo, California and attended California State University Sacramento where in 1988 he earned a Bachelor of Science degr...
What is Whiplash?
Whiplash is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, whiplash sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way whiplash works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Whiplash attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Whiplash lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 1,664 verified whiplash attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need a Whiplash attorney?
Most people contact a whiplash lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for whiplash representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a whiplash lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 1,664 whiplash attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Whiplash attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a whiplash lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of whiplash experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Whiplash lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a whiplash lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for whiplash attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side whiplash work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing whiplash needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about whiplash
How quickly can a whiplash lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a whiplash lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many whiplash attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical whiplash matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are whiplash lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between whiplash and the related practice areas?
Whiplash overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find whiplash attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the whiplash roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Whiplash Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Whiplash by State
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