Greensboro Personal Injury Law Firm

What Cases Does Lewis & Keller Handle in Greensboro?

Our Greensboro office handles injury claims from crashes, work injuries, and disability claims. Each practice area has its own page with the rules, deadlines, and evidence that matter for that type of case.

We also handle claims arising from pedestrian, bicycle, and rideshare crashes in Greensboro through our personal injury practice.

Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Rideshare Crashes

People hurt while walking, cycling, or riding in a rideshare vehicle follow the same negligence rules as drivers, including North Carolina’s strict contributory negligence rule, which may bar a claim if the injured person shares any fault. The insurance picture is often more complicated, because the driver’s policy, a rideshare company’s coverage, and your own policy may all come into play.

Uninsured and Underinsured Drivers

When the at-fault driver has no insurance or too little, your own policy becomes part of the claim. For North Carolina policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2025, underinsured motorist coverage is no longer reduced by the at-fault driver’s liability payment, according to the NC Department of Insurance. That change makes reviewing your own declarations page one of the first steps in a serious crash claim.

Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Together

Workers’ comp and Social Security Disability often overlap. A worker hurt badly enough to stop working may qualify for both, and combined benefits generally may not exceed 80 percent of average current earnings before the disability, according to the Social Security Administration. Handling both claims from one office helps keep settlement terms and Social Security’s offset in line with each other.

Crash Claims and Work Injuries

A crash during a work errand may produce two claims at once: workers’ comp against the employer’s insurer and a separate claim against the other driver, under G.S. 97-10.2. The two claims affect each other, including the workers’ comp carrier’s lien on any recovery from the other driver.

Where Are Greensboro Injury, Workers’ Comp and Disability Claims Decided?

Each type of claim goes to a different decision-maker, and knowing which one hears your case shapes how it is built. A Greensboro crash claim may end up in Guilford County court, while workers’ comp and disability claims go to agencies with their own procedures.

• Personal injury lawsuits: filed in the state courts, generally in Guilford County for Greensboro crashes, where a court-ordered mediated settlement conference comes before trial in superior court under G.S. 7A-38.1
• Workers’ compensation claims: decided by the North Carolina Industrial Commission, where a deputy commissioner hears contested claims
• Social Security Disability claims: first reviewed by North Carolina Disability Determination Services, a division of NC DHHS, with hearings through Social Security’s Greensboro hearing office

That split is one reason a Greensboro injury law firm with all three practices under one roof is useful. The same injury may move through two or three of these systems at once.

What Happens When You Call Our Greensboro Office?

The first call is a conversation about what happened, not a commitment. From there, the process usually follows a few clear steps:

1. Initial conversation: you describe the crash, work injury, or disability claim and where it stands
2. Document review: we look at the crash report, denial letter, insurance policy, or medical records you have
3. Options explained: we walk through the claim types that apply, the deadlines, and what each path involves
4. Written agreement: if you decide to move forward, the fee terms are put in writing as North Carolina and federal rules require
5. Claim work begins: notice letters, records requests, and filings go out while deadlines are still open

What to Bring to the First Conversation

Bring whatever you have, even if the file is incomplete. The documents that help most include:

• The crash report number, a workers’ comp claim number, or a Social Security denial letter
• Your auto insurance declarations page, if the claim involves a crash
• Medical records, bills, and a list of every provider you have seen
• Pay stubs or other records of lost income
• Any letters, emails, or settlement offers from an insurer, employer, or agency

If an insurer, employer, or Social Security has already contacted you, that correspondence often shows which deadlines are already running.