At Graves McLain Injury Lawyers, our Oklahoma City personal injury lawyers help people who have suffered serious injuries because of someone else’s negligence. We investigate what happened, identify who is responsible, document your losses, and pursue fair compensation through insurance negotiations or litigation when necessary.
From our Tulsa office, our attorneys represent injured people throughout Oklahoma, including Oklahoma City. If an accident has left you facing significant medical treatment and expenses, lost income, or lasting limitations, we can handle the legal and insurance issues while you focus on your recovery.
Serious injury cases require more than filing paperwork with an insurance company. The attorneys at Graves McLain bring decades of combined experience to cases involving catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and defendants that may have substantial resources supporting them.
Our attorneys have earned professional recognition, including an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and Super Lawyers honors. Founding attorney Daniel B. Graves has also served as continuing legal education faculty on personal injury, medical negligence advocacy, wrongful death, and other legal topics.
Our case results include:
These results cannot guarantee the outcome of your case, but they demonstrate our experience pursuing significant claims for people whose injuries have changed their lives.
Personal injury law applies when another person, business, or organization negligently causes someone harm. We handle cases involving serious injuries throughout Oklahoma and can evaluate both who caused your accident and which insurance policies or other sources of recovery may apply.
Truck crashes can involve federal regulations, corporate defendants, electronic vehicle evidence, and multiple insurance policies. Our Oklahoma City truck accident lawyers investigate the driver’s actions as well as the trucking company’s hiring, supervision, maintenance, scheduling, and safety practices when those issues contributed to the collision.
This type of investigation is particularly important around a major transportation center such as Oklahoma City, where I-35, I-40, and I-44 carry substantial commercial traffic. Evidence held by a trucking company can also disappear under routine retention practices, making early preservation important.
A serious motor vehicle collision can result in surgery, rehabilitation, months away from work, or permanent disability. We investigate driver negligence, insurance coverage, and other factors that may determine who is responsible for those losses.
Insurance companies sometimes dispute fault or argue that an injury was not caused by the collision. Our attorneys build claims around medical records, crash evidence, witness testimony, vehicle information, and other available proof rather than relying on an insurer’s version of events.
Businesses and property owners can be responsible when dangerous conditions cause preventable injuries. Our Oklahoma City slip and fall lawyers investigate what caused the hazard, how long it existed, whether the responsible party knew or should have known about it, and whether reasonable measures could have prevented the accident.
Surveillance footage, inspection records, photographs, maintenance documents, and witness accounts can be especially important in these claims. Preserving that evidence can help establish what the property looked like before the dangerous condition was repaired or removed.
Pedestrians can suffer catastrophic injuries when struck by cars, trucks, or other vehicles because they have virtually no protection from the force of impact. Our Oklahoma City pedestrian accident lawyers investigate driver behavior, roadway evidence, witness accounts, available video, and other evidence that can help reconstruct the collision.
Pedestrian cases can also involve disputes about right-of-way, visibility, distraction, or comparative fault. A thorough investigation can provide evidence to counter attempts to unfairly blame the injured person.
Our attorneys also represent people harmed by medical negligence, unsafe properties, commercial vehicles, dog attacks, defective products, and other serious safety failures. Medical malpractice cases may involve diagnostic errors, medication mistakes, surgical negligence, birth injuries, or other care that falls below the applicable professional standard.
The evidence and legal requirements differ significantly among these cases. We tailor our investigation and strategy to the specific conduct that caused your injury instead of treating every personal injury claim the same way.
A strong personal injury case must connect another party’s negligence to both the accident and the losses that followed. Our attorneys begin by investigating the circumstances, identifying potential defendants and insurance coverage, and preserving evidence before important information is lost.
Depending on the case, we may examine police reports, photographs, surveillance video, witness statements, medical records, vehicle data, corporate records, maintenance documents, or expert analysis. We also look beyond the immediate accident when necessary to determine whether an employer, property owner, trucking company, manufacturer, or another party shares responsibility.
As your case develops, we document your medical expenses, lost income, future treatment needs, and other consequences of your injuries. We then pursue the appropriate insurance claims, present evidence supporting your losses, negotiate for a fair settlement, and challenge efforts to deny liability or undervalue the claim.
Most personal injury cases are resolved without a trial, but meaningful negotiations depend on being prepared for the possibility of litigation. If the responsible party or insurer will not offer a fair resolution, our attorneys can file a lawsuit, conduct discovery, work with appropriate experts, and resolve your case through the court process.
Personal injury compensation is intended to address the losses caused by another party’s negligence. The amount available depends on the nature of your injuries, their long-term consequences, the strength of the evidence, insurance coverage, and other circumstances unique to your case.
A claim may seek compensation for:
When negligence causes a fatal injury, eligible survivors or the appropriate representative may also be able to pursue a wrongful death claim. Those cases involve different categories of loss and should be evaluated under Oklahoma’s wrongful death law.
Oklahoma law establishes several rules governing personal injury claims. Two of the most important involve how long you have to file a lawsuit and what happens when the defense claims you share responsibility for the accident.
The Oklahoma statute of limitations found at Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95(A) generally requires personal injury lawsuits to be filed within two years. However, some cases have different deadlines or procedural requirements, including certain claims involving governmental entities.
The statute of limitations is also not a reason to postpone investigating your case. Surveillance footage can be erased, witnesses can become difficult to locate, physical conditions can change, and businesses may dispose of records under ordinary retention policies long before the lawsuit deadline arrives.
In some personal injury cases, the defense may try to shift blame to other parties or even the injured victim. Oklahoma follows a modified comparative negligence rule under Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 13.
If you were partially to blame for the accident, a percentage of fault can be assessed against you. Under our state’s comparative negligence rule:
These rules can significantly affect how insurers evaluate and negotiate personal injury claims. When fault is disputed, evidence establishing exactly how an accident happened becomes especially important.
After receiving emergency treatment, continue to follow your doctors’ recommendations and attend any necessary follow-up appointments. Gaps in treatment can affect your health and may also give an insurer an opportunity to question the severity or cause of your injuries.
Keep records of medical expenses, missed work, and other financial consequences of the accident. It can also be helpful to document how your injuries affect ordinary activities, particularly when symptoms or limitations continue for months.
Be cautious about providing recorded statements, signing broad medical authorizations, and accepting early settlement offers from insurance companies. An offer made before your condition stabilizes may not account for future treatment, permanent limitations, or other losses that have not yet become clear.
Once we understand what happened, our attorneys investigate liability, gather evidence, review your medical treatment, and determine the available insurance coverage. We use that information to build a claim that explains both why the defendant is responsible and how the injury has affected your life.
When the evidence and your medical condition allow us to evaluate your losses, we can present a demand and negotiate with the insurer or other responsible parties. Disputes may involve fault, medical treatment, future care, lost earning capacity, or the value of your physical and emotional losses.
If negotiations do not produce a fair settlement, filing a lawsuit allows us to continue developing the case through discovery, depositions, expert testimony, and other litigation procedures. Whether a claim is resolved through settlement or litigation, our goal is to pursue the case to a fair resolution rather than accept an initial insurance settlement offer that doesn’t address your needs.
Contact our team to learn more about how we can help you pursue the compensation you deserve after someone else’s negligence harmed you.
No. You can hire an Oklahoma attorney who is qualified to handle your case, even if the lawyer’s physical office is elsewhere in the state. Graves McLain Injury Lawyers is based in Tulsa, and our attorneys represent seriously injured clients throughout Oklahoma, including Oklahoma City.
We handle personal injury cases on a contingency-fee basis, so you do not pay attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you. Your initial consultation with our team is also free.
You should understand the extent of your injuries and losses before resolving your claim because accepting a settlement generally ends your ability to seek additional compensation. An early offer may not account for future medical treatment, lost earning capacity, or complications that become apparent later.
Depending on the type of accident, other insurance coverage or responsible parties may be available. Our attorneys investigate all insurance policies and potential sources of liability rather than assuming the coverage initially identified is the only possible source of recovery.
There is no standard settlement amount for a personal injury case. The severity and permanence of your injuries, medical costs, future treatment, lost income, available insurance, liability evidence, and the effect of the injury on your life can all influence the potential value of a claim. We can explain more during a free consultation.
If a serious injury in Oklahoma City has left you facing medical expenses, lost income, and uncertainty about the future, you do not have to handle the insurance and legal process alone. At Graves McLain Injury Lawyers, our attorneys represent injured people throughout Oklahoma and pursue claims against negligent drivers, businesses, corporations, and other responsible parties.
Call Graves McLain Injury Lawyers at (918) 359-6600 for a free consultation about your Oklahoma City personal injury claim. We can explain your legal options and discuss how to move your case forward, and you pay no fees unless we recover compensation for you.
