Personal Injury
When someone else's carelessness changes your life, the insurance company starts building its defense the same day. You should have someone building your case.
Most personal injury claims never see a courtroom — and that is exactly why so many of them settle for too little. Insurance adjusters know which firms try cases and which ones do not. A firm that has never taken a case to verdict has very little leverage, and the offers reflect it.
Pedro Krompecher has tried more than 100 personal injury cases. He spent the first part of his career defending hospitals and healthcare systems, which means he has seen how the other side prepares, values, and defends these claims from the inside.
Cases we handle
- Car, truck, and motorcycle collisions
- Workplace injuries and workers' compensation
- Wrongful death
- Catastrophic injuries — spinal cord, traumatic brain injury, amputation, severe burns
- Medical malpractice and birth injury
- Third-party liability claims arising out of a work injury
North Carolina is a contributory negligence state
North Carolina is one of only a handful of states that still follows pure contributory negligence. If the defense can convince a jury that you were even slightly at fault for your own injury, you may recover nothing at all. Not a reduced amount — nothing.
This is why insurance companies in North Carolina invest so heavily in finding some way to blame the injured person. It is also why the early days of a case matter so much: witness statements, vehicle data, scene photographs, and medical documentation all get harder to obtain as time passes.
What a claim can recover
- Past and future medical treatment
- Lost wages and lost earning capacity
- Pain, suffering, and permanent impairment
- Scarring and disfigurement
- Loss of the ability to enjoy normal life activities
- In a death case, damages available to the family under the wrongful death statute
This page describes general North Carolina law and is not legal advice about your situation. Deadlines and defenses vary with the facts. Talk to a lawyer about your own case before relying on anything here.
What people ask us first
How long do I have to file a claim in North Carolina?
Most North Carolina personal injury lawsuits must be filed within three years, and wrongful death claims within two years. Other deadlines apply to workers' compensation, claims against government bodies, and medical malpractice. Deadlines can be shorter or longer depending on the facts, so do not rely on a general rule — ask a lawyer about your specific case.
What does it cost to hire you?
Nothing up front. We handle injury cases on a contingency fee, which means our fee comes out of the recovery. If there is no recovery, you owe us no attorney fee.
Should I talk to the other driver's insurance company?
Be careful. Recorded statements are taken early, before you know the full extent of your injuries, and they are used later to argue that you were not badly hurt or that you were partly at fault. You are generally not required to give the other side a recorded statement. Talk to a lawyer first.
Tell me what happened.
A short conversation costs you nothing, and there is no fee unless we win. We return calls the same day.
- Talk directly with an attorney — not a call center
- Se habla español
- We handle the insurance company for you
New clients call 866-66-PEDRO. Existing clients and general office: (919) 977-8082.