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Truck Accident Attorney in Atlanta, Georgia

A truck accident attorney helps people seriously hurt in crashes with commercial trucks understand their options under Georgia law. Ugwonali Law Group is a personal injury practice in Atlanta, Georgia. This page explains what a truck claim involves, how the process runs, and which deadlines may apply.

Who a Truck Accident Attorney Helps and What the Work Involves

A truck accident attorney investigates crashes involving commercial trucks, such as 18-wheelers and box trucks, and pursues compensation for the people hurt. The work also covers families after a fatal crash.

This practice serves working- and middle-class people with real injuries. That includes fractures, hospital stays, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and treatment by a medical doctor. It also includes families pursuing wrongful death claims.

Adanna Ugwonali is the responsible lawyer for these matters. Our team supports her with intake, records, and client communication.

A truck claim may involve more than one party. The investigation may include the driver, the motor carrier, and other companies connected to the truck. Each party’s role may be examined during the investigation.

Crashes and Injuries This Practice Handles

This practice handles serious injury claims arising from truck accidents, car accidents, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, catastrophic injury, premises liability, and slip and fall incidents. The focus is on injuries that required real medical treatment.

Truck matters can include:

• Rear-end collisions with tractor-trailers
• Lane-change crashes involving large trucks
• Underride crashes, where a car slides under a trailer
• Fatal crashes involving a commercial truck

Cases tend to fit the practice best when the injured person has treated with a medical doctor and a commercial or corporate insurance policy may cover the at-fault party. That policy is one factor that may influence how a claim is pursued. Georgia auto insurance rules are one place to check how these policies work.

This practice does not handle minor crashes without real injury. It also does not handle cases where the client appears to be at fault or liability is contested against them. Claims against a county or other government entity and negligent security matters fall outside its scope.

How the Process Works, Step by Step

The process starts with a free first consultation. It then moves through records requests, investigation, a claim to the insurer, and a lawsuit if one is needed.

1. Intake. Intake staff can take your details through Contact our intake team, in English or Spanish. The first consultation is free, confidential, and without obligation to continue.
2. Trucking records that may matter to a claim.
3. Know the hours-of-service limits. Under 49 C.F.R. § 395.3(a)(1), which applies to drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles and is subject to the exceptions and exemptions that regulation lists, “[a] driver may not drive without first taking 10 consecutive hours off duty”; drivers of passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles fall under a separate provision, 49 C.F.R. § 395.5.
4. Document medical care. Complete treatment records and bills may be factors that influence how damages are documented.
5. Watch the filing deadline. Under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, actions for injuries to the person “shall be brought within two years after the right of action accrues.”
6. Expect a variable timeline. How long a claim takes depends on the facts of each case, including the injuries, the parties involved, and the court schedule.

Why Work With Ugwonali Law Group

Ugwonali Law Group is a personal injury practice located at 3400 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia. Attorney Adanna Ugwonali is the responsible lawyer for this page.

The practice represents people in metro Atlanta, including Fulton, Clayton, Cobb, and Rockdale counties, and across Georgia. Intake is available in English or Spanish.

Clients can expect:

• Free case reviews
• Plain-language explanations of each medical and legal step

Our team walks clients through the federal trucking records and Georgia’s fault rules. That way, each step makes sense before any decision is made.

Questions Readers Ask Before Reaching Out

How long do I have to file a truck accident claim in Georgia? For injuries to the person, O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33 sets two years after the right of action accrues.

Will insurance limits decide my recovery? Insurance limits are one factor that may influence what is available in a claim. They are not the only factor.

What if the truck driver says I caused the crash? Under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33(g), “the plaintiff shall not be entitled to receive any damages if the plaintiff is 50 percent or more responsible for the injury or damages claimed (O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33).” Claims where the client appears to be at fault are outside this practice’s scope.

Talk With Our Team About Your Truck Crash

If a loved one is still in the hospital after an 18-wheeler crash, or a fracture or head injury is still being treated, you may have a claim worth reviewing. Our team can talk through what happened and what may influence your options. Request a free case evaluation with attorney Adanna Ugwonali today.

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