Auto Accident Lawyer in Las Vegas

Nevada Car Accident Laws That Affect Your Case

Nevada law plays an important role in your claim.

Fault and comparative negligence
Nevada is an at-fault state, so the driver who causes a crash is responsible for the resulting damages. You can still recover compensation as long as your share of fault is not greater than the other party’s, and your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault.

Statute of limitations
You generally have two years from the date of the crash to file a personal injury lawsuit under NRS 11.190(4)(e). Acting early helps preserve evidence while it’s still available.

Insurance Limits
Minimum coverage in Nevada is often not enough to cover a serious injury. We look at every available source of recovery, which the next section explains.

When the At-Fault Driver Can’t Cover Your Injuries

A serious crash can cost far more than the driver who caused it is insured to pay. It’s worth understanding before you accept anyone’s first number.

Nevada’s minimum liability coverage is 25/50/20 under NRS 485.185: $25,000 in bodily injury per person, $50,000 per accident, and $20,000 for property damage. Those limits are low. A single hospital stay can exhaust a 25/50/20 policy entirely, which leaves you facing the remainder unless there’s another source of recovery. And the at-fault driver may carry no insurance at all. Roughly 11% of Nevada drivers are uninsured, close to one in nine.

A large share of drivers on the road here are tourists, rental drivers, and rideshare drivers, which can complicate who’s responsible and which policy applies. Sorting that out early often decides whether a claim gets paid in full.

Many people don’t realize they may already be covered for this. Under NRS 690B.020, every insurer in Nevada has to offer uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, and you can only decline it in writing. If you never signed a rejection, you may already carry UM/UIM coverage that can step in when the at-fault driver’s policy falls short.

One of the first things we do is check your own policy for coverage you didn’t know was there, then identify every other source of recovery before anyone talks about settlement.

How We Build Your Car Accident Claim

After a crash, insurers move fast to evaluate your claim, so we move faster to protect it. Most of our work comes down to building a case that’s hard to argue with.

We start by gathering evidence while it’s fresh, including police reports where they exist, photos, witness statements, and any available surveillance footage. We also make sure your medical care is documented clearly and tied to the crash, with a timeline that shows how your injuries developed. Insurers look closely at when treatment began and whether it was consistent, so clear records here carry real weight.

It helps to know how the other side thinks. Adjusters look hardest at whether your injuries clearly connect to the crash, and fault can be pinned down. They also weigh how solid the overall file is. We build toward all of that from the start, which puts your claim in a stronger position before negotiations begin. When liability is disputed, we prepare the case to go further. Most claims settle, but preparing for trial is what gives a settlement its leverage.

Some crashes involve more than the obvious driver. If a company or delivery vehicle was involved, liability can extend to the employer, and a truck accident lawyer handles those added layers differently. Motorcycle cases turn on different visibility and impact factors, which a motorcycle accident lawyer can walk you through.

What Compensation You May Recover With Nwogbe Law Group

We document every category of loss so your claim reflects the full impact of the crash. That starts with medical expenses, current and future, from emergency care through therapy. If your injuries keep you from working, you may recover lost wages, and in serious cases, reduced earning ability.

There’s also pain and suffering and the effect on your daily life, supported by your medical records. And when an injury leaves lasting effects, like chronic pain or permanent limits, we make sure those count too.

About Attorney Stephen A. Nwogbe

Stephen A. Nwogbe is a Las Vegas native who has built his career representing injured people in his own community. He founded Nwogbe Law Group, which has served the Las Vegas Valley since 2016, and focuses entirely on personal injury, including car, truck, and rideshare accident claims.

He spent the earlier part of his career on the other side of these cases, as an insurance defense attorney. That experience works in his clients’ favor now, because he knows from the inside how insurers evaluate and minimize crash claims. He has been licensed by the State Bar of Nevada since 2015 and is admitted to practice in all Nevada state courts.

His work has earned recognition from the National Trial Lawyers and MyVegas Top 100 Lawyers, and the firm was named a 2024 Bronze Winner in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Best of Las Vegas awards. Nwogbe Law Group is accredited by the Better Business Bureau, and clients have left more than 270 five-star Google reviews. What they tend to mention most is that he handles cases personally and stays reachable, from the first call to the last.