Savannah Personal Injury Lawyers

Representation When You Have Been Injured

Serious injuries can upend your health, your income, and your family’s stability in a single moment. A Savannah personal injury lawyer at Prieto, DelCampo, Lopez, & Marigliano LLC can help by carrying the legal weight while you focus on healing. Our firm built its reputation in metro Atlanta, and we now serve injured people across Savannah and Chatham County.

What sets our team apart is where our attorneys have sat before. Two of our partners served as judges on the State Court of DeKalb County, and several of our lawyers began their careers defending insurance companies and corporations.

We know how the other side builds a case, and we use that insight to fight for the people we represent. Your first consultation is free, and you can reach out anytime to talk through what happened.

How a Savannah Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help After an Accident

After a crash or a fall, the practical problems pile up fast. Medical bills arrive, a paycheck goes missing, and an insurance adjuster often calls before you have even left the hospital. Our job is to handle the legal side so you can focus on recovery.

That work starts with a full investigation. We gather the police report, medical records, photos, video, and witness statements, and identify every person or company that may share in the fault. In many cases, more than one party is responsible, and finding all of them can change what your claim is worth.

We also deal with the insurance company for you. We can review the policy, calculate the full value of your losses, and handle the calls and paperwork so you don’t have to face an adjuster alone.

Insurers move quickly to limit what they pay, and an early offer rarely reflects the full picture. If you have questions about a claim, you can contact our office before you sign anything.

From there, we can negotiate a settlement or file a lawsuit and take your case to trial. You stay in control of the big decisions. We give you the honest information you need, and you decide whether to accept an offer or keep pushing.

Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Savannah

Personal injury law covers far more than car accidents. Our Savannah attorneys handle a wide range of injury and wrongful death claims, including:

• Motor Vehicle Accidents: Car, truck, and motorcycle crash claims account for a large share of the serious injuries we see in Chatham County.
• Nursing Home and Assisted Living Negligence: Our attorneys built one of the largest long-term care practices in Georgia, and we represent families when an older adult is neglected or harmed. Warning signs like bedsores, sudden weight loss, dehydration, or unexplained falls often point to deeper problems.
• Premises Liability: Slip-and-fall injuries, negligent security, and dog bites arise when a property owner fails to keep people reasonably safe. These are handled as premises liability claims.
• Catastrophic Injury: Brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and serious burns often mean lifelong care and lost earning power.
• Medical Malpractice: A doctor, nurse, or hospital that fails to meet the accepted standard of care can cause lasting harm.
• Wrongful Death: When a family loses a loved one to someone else’s negligence, a wrongful death claim can address the financial fallout.

If you are not sure whether you have a case, a short conversation is the fastest way to find out. You can also explore our full personal injury practice to see how we help.

Common Injuries in Savannah Accidents

The injuries we see most often change how a person lives and works. Some heal with time. Others require surgery, long rehabilitation, or lifelong care.

Serious injuries commonly include traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and paralysis, broken bones, serious burns, and internal organ damage. The region’s most severe cases are often treated at Memorial Health University Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in southeast Georgia.

Injuries to older adults deserve special attention. An injury that a younger person might shrug off can be far more dangerous for an older adult, whether it happens in a car crash or inside a care facility.

Where Serious Injuries Happen Around Savannah

Savannah’s road network has not kept pace with its traffic, and a handful of corridors produce a large share of the region’s serious crashes.

Abercorn Street (GA-204) carries heavy commercial traffic through the Southside and ranks among the most dangerous roads in Chatham County. Its intersection with White Bluff Road is a frequent crash site. DeRenne Avenue, one of the main east-west routes through Midtown, stays congested near the Memorial Health medical district, and its intersection with Truman Parkway is another known trouble spot.

The Port of Savannah adds thousands of truck trips per day to local streets such as Bay Street and Dean Forest Road. When a fully loaded truck is involved, injuries are often severe, and truck accident claims grow more complex because several parties can share responsibility.

After any serious crash on these roads, prompt medical care and a police report create the record your claim will depend on later. The sooner you document the details, the stronger your position tends to be.

Georgia Personal Injury Law After the 2025 Tort Reform

Two rules govern almost every injury claim in Georgia, and both matter from the day you are hurt.

Statute of Limitations

Under OCGA § 9-3-33, you generally have two years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit. Claims against a city, county, or state agency carry much shorter notice deadlines, sometimes as little as six months, so acting early matters when a government vehicle or property is involved.

Modified Comparative Fault

Georgia follows a modified comparative negligence rule under OCGA § 51-12-33. You can recover damages as long as you are less than 50% at fault, but your share of the blame reduces your recovery.

If you are found 50% or more responsible, you recover nothing. This is exactly the issue insurers use to cut a payout, which is why the way fault is assigned matters so much.

Georgia passed its first major tort reform since 2005 through Senate Bills 68 and 69, signed into law on April 21, 2025. The changes generally favor defendants and insurers, and they affect how injury cases are tried.

They include:

• Seat Belt Evidence: Georgia’s long-standing rule that kept seat belt non-use out of most cases was repealed. A jury may now weigh whether an injured person was wearing a seat belt when it considers fault and causation.
• Medical Damages: Defendants may now show the amounts actually paid for medical care, not only the amounts billed. This limits recoveries built on inflated billed figures.
• Damages Arguments and Split Trials: The law restricts certain arguments about pain and suffering, and it lets either side ask to split a trial into separate liability and damages phases in many injury and wrongful death cases.
• Negligent Security: The standard for holding a property owner responsible for a crime on the property is now narrower and harder to meet.

These adjustments change what evidence a jury sees and how a case is valued, and they reward lawyers who understand how the defense will use them. Because several of our attorneys once worked on the defense side, we build cases with these rules in mind from the start.

Why Injured People in Savannah Choose Prieto, DelCampo, Lopez, & Marigliano

Insurance companies and their defense lawyers handle injury claims every day. You deserve a team that knows their playbook.

Our firm’s biggest advantage is its bench. Two of our partners, Dax López and J. Antonio DelCampo, served as judges on the DeKalb County State Court. One of our attorneys is a past president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and another is the first Hispanic president of the State Bar of Georgia.

Several of our lawyers began on the defense side, so we understand how insurers evaluate a claim and where they look for weaknesses.

We are also known for our depth in nursing home and long-term care cases, where our attorneys built one of the largest practices of its kind in Georgia. That experience carries over to every serious injury and wrongful death matter we take.

You can count on straight talk, real preparation, and a team that treats your case as more than a file number. You decide whether to settle or go to trial, and we give you the honest guidance to make that call.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Much Does a Savannah Personal Injury Lawyer Cost?

There is no upfront cost. We work on a contingency fee, which means you pay no attorney fees unless we recover money for you. Your first consultation is free, so getting answers costs you nothing.

How Long Do I Have to File a Personal Injury Claim in Georgia?

You generally have two years from the date of injury, under OCGA § 9-3-33. Some claims have shorter deadlines, including cases against a government agency, which can require formal notice within six months. Talking to a lawyer early helps protect your right to file.

Can a Personal Injury Lawyer Help Me Deal With the Insurance Company?

Yes. A lawyer can handle the calls, review the policy, and negotiate on your behalf so you don’t face an adjuster alone. Insurers often make low early offers, and having representation signals that you are prepared to hold them to the full value of your claim.

What Types of Cases Do Your Savannah Personal Injury Lawyers Handle?

We handle motor vehicle accidents, nursing home and assisted living negligence, premises liability, catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. If you are unsure whether your situation qualifies, a free consultation is the quickest way to find out.

What Should I Bring to My First Meeting With a Personal Injury Lawyer?

Bring anything that documents the incident and your injuries. Helpful items include the accident or police report, photos, medical records and bills, insurance information, and the contact details of any witnesses. If you do not have everything yet, come anyway. We can help you gather the rest.

Can I Switch Personal Injury Lawyers if I Already Have One?

Yes. You have the right to change lawyers at almost any point in your case, and it usually does not cost you extra out of pocket because fees are settled between the law firms out of the single contingency fee. If you are unhappy with your current representation, it is worth getting a second opinion.

How Does Georgia’s Comparative Negligence Rule Affect My Recovery?

Under OCGA § 51-12-33, you can still recover damages as long as you are less than 50% at fault, but your share of the blame reduces your award. If you are found 50% or more at fault than the other side, you cannot recover. Because insurers use fault to lower payouts, how blame is assigned can have a major effect on your case.

How Did Georgia’s 2025 Tort Reform Change Personal Injury Cases?

Senate Bills 68 and 69, signed in April 2025, made several defendant-friendly changes. Juries can now hear seat belt evidence, defendants can point to the amounts actually paid for medical care, and many trials can be split into separate fault and damages phases. These changes affect how a case is valued and tried, which makes experienced local counsel more important, not less.

Talk With a Savannah Personal Injury Lawyer Today

An injury can leave you with more questions than answers, and the insurance company is not the place to get them. The team at Prieto, DelCampo, Lopez, & Marigliano LLC can explain your options, tell you honestly whether you have a case, and take on the legal fight while you focus on getting better.

Your consultation is free, and you pay no attorney fees unless we recover money for you. Contact our Savannah team to get started.