Personal Injury Lawyer Northglenn

An accident changes everything in an instant. One moment you’re going about your day in Northglenn, and the next you’re dealing with injuries, medical bills, missed work, and an insurance company that seems more interested in protecting their bottom line than helping you recover.

You didn’t ask for this. You shouldn’t have to figure it out alone.

McCormick & Murphy, P.C. represents injured people in Northglenn and throughout the Denver metro area. We handle personal injury claims when someone else’s negligence leaves you hurt, unable to work, or facing bills you can’t pay. Our job is to make sure you get what you’re owed so you can focus on getting better.

Call 888-668-1182 to talk with a lawyer who will listen to what happened and tell you what comes next.

When You Need a Personal Injury Lawyer in Northglenn

Not every accident requires an attorney. A minor fender bender with no injuries and a cooperative insurance company? You can probably handle that yourself.

But when your injuries are serious, when the bills keep piling up, when the insurance adjuster starts calling with a lowball offer before you’ve even finished treatment — that’s when you need someone in your corner who knows how this process really works.

You need a personal injury lawyer when:

• Your injuries required hospitalization, surgery, or ongoing medical treatment
• You’ve missed weeks or months of work and lost income you can’t afford to lose
• The insurance company denies your claim or offers a settlement that doesn’t cover your actual expenses
• The other driver was uninsured or underinsured
• Your injuries will affect you long-term or permanently
• Multiple parties share responsibility for what happened
• The accident involved a commercial vehicle or company
• The insurance company asks you to give a recorded statement or sign a release

Insurance companies have lawyers. They have adjusters trained to minimize what they pay. They have investigators looking for reasons to deny your claim. You deserve the same level of protection.

Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle

McCormick & Murphy, P.C. handles the full range of personal injury claims in Northglenn. If someone else’s carelessness or recklessness caused your injury, we can help you pursue compensation.

Car Accidents

Northglenn sits at the crossroads of I-25 and I-76, and drivers on those highways don’t always pay attention the way they should. Distracted driving, speeding, aggressive lane changes, and impaired driving all lead to collisions that leave innocent people seriously hurt. We represent people injured in car crashes throughout Northglenn and Adams County, handling everything from straightforward rear-end collisions to complex multi-vehicle accidents.

Truck Accidents

Commercial trucks travel through Northglenn constantly, and when an 80,000-pound semi collides with a passenger vehicle, the results are catastrophic. Truck accident cases involve federal regulations, corporate defendants, and insurance policies worth millions. These cases require thorough investigation, expert witnesses, and aggressive advocacy.

Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcyclists face unique dangers on Colorado roads. Drivers fail to see riders, turn left in front of them, or follow too closely. Riders suffer devastating injuries in crashes that might barely damage a car. We fight for fair compensation that reflects the true impact of your injuries.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Accidents

Northglenn has invested in walking and biking infrastructure, but pedestrians and cyclists remain vulnerable when drivers don’t yield, run red lights, or fail to check before turning. These accidents often result in severe injuries because the victim has no protection from the force of impact.

Slip and Fall Accidents

Property owners in Northglenn have a legal duty to maintain safe premises. When they fail to fix broken stairs, clean up spills, repair uneven pavement, or clear ice and snow, people get hurt. These cases require proving that the property owner knew or should have known about the dangerous condition.

Dog Bites

Colorado holds dog owners strictly liable for bite injuries in most circumstances. If a dog attacked you or your child in Northglenn, you have the right to pursue compensation for medical bills, scarring, trauma, and other damages.

Wrongful Death

When negligence takes someone’s life, Colorado law allows certain family members to file a wrongful death claim. No amount of money brings your loved one back, but holding the responsible party accountable and securing financial support for your family’s future matters.

How Personal Injury Claims Work

Most people have never filed a personal injury claim before. The process can feel overwhelming when you’re already dealing with injuries and everything that comes with them. Here’s what you can expect.

Initial Consultation

You call our office and talk with an attorney about what happened. We ask questions about the accident, your injuries, and the impact on your life. This conversation is confidential, and there’s no obligation. We’re deciding whether we can help you, and you’re deciding whether you want us to.

Investigation

If we take your case, we immediately begin gathering evidence. We obtain the police report, collect witness statements, review medical records, photograph the scene, and document everything that supports your claim. In some cases we work with accident reconstruction experts or medical specialists who can explain the full extent of your injuries.

Medical Treatment

Your health comes first. We advise you to follow your doctor’s recommendations and complete your course of treatment. Gaps in treatment give insurance companies ammunition to argue you weren’t really hurt. We can also help you find doctors who will treat you on a lien if you don’t have health insurance or can’t afford copays.

Demand and Negotiation

Once you’ve finished treatment (or reached maximum medical improvement), we calculate the full value of your claim. This includes past and future medical expenses, lost wages, loss of earning capacity, pain and suffering, and other damages. We send a detailed demand to the insurance company and negotiate from there.

Settlement or Lawsuit

Many personal injury cases settle before a lawsuit is filed. Some require filing a complaint and going through the court process. If the insurance company won’t offer fair compensation, we’re prepared to take your case to trial. They need to know you’re serious, and that means having lawyers who actually try cases.

What Your Personal Injury Claim Is Worth

The value of your claim depends on the specific facts of your case. Every injury is different. Every recovery is different. Insurance companies use formulas and algorithms, but your case isn’t a number in a spreadsheet.

Colorado law allows you to recover two main categories of damages:

Economic Damages

These are the financial losses you can calculate and document:

• All medical expenses related to the accident — emergency room, hospital stays, surgery, medications, physical therapy, medical equipment
• Future medical costs if you need ongoing treatment or additional procedures
• Lost wages from time you missed at work
• Loss of earning capacity if your injuries prevent you from doing your job or earning what you used to earn
• Property damage to your vehicle or other belongings

Non-Economic Damages

These damages compensate you for losses that don’t come with receipts:

• Physical pain and suffering
• Mental anguish, anxiety, or depression caused by the accident and injuries
• Loss of enjoyment of life when injuries prevent you from doing activities you love
• Disfigurement or permanent scarring
• Loss of companionship or consortium for your spouse

Colorado doesn’t cap non-economic damages in most personal injury cases, which means a jury can award whatever they determine is fair based on the evidence.

Why Acting Quickly Matters

The statute of limitations in Colorado gives you a deadline to file your personal injury lawsuit. Wait too long, and you lose your right to pursue compensation no matter how strong your case is.

But the statute of limitations isn’t the only reason to act quickly.

Evidence disappears. Witnesses forget details or move away. Security footage gets deleted. Skid marks fade. Injuries that seem minor at first turn out to be serious, but the insurance company will argue you must have been hurt somewhere else if you waited months to see a doctor.

Insurance adjusters call early because they want your statement before you talk to a lawyer. They want you to say something they can use against you later. They want you to accept a settlement before you understand the full extent of your injuries.

The sooner you have a lawyer protecting your rights, the stronger your case becomes.

How We Handle Your Case

Kirk McCormick and Jay Murphy built this firm to represent injured people, not insurance companies. We know what it’s like to go up against adjusters and defense lawyers who have unlimited resources. We know the tactics they use to minimize or deny claims. We know how to fight back.

When you hire McCormick & Murphy, P.C., you get:

Direct access to your attorney. You’ll work with Kirk, Jay, or another experienced lawyer at our firm — not a paralegal, not an assistant. Your lawyer’s cell phone number is on their card.

Thorough investigation. We don’t rely on the police report and call it a day. We dig into every detail of what happened, often uncovering evidence the insurance company hoped we wouldn’t find.

Aggressive negotiation. Insurance companies know which law firms will fight and which ones will take the first reasonable offer. We have a reputation for being trial lawyers, and that reputation gets our clients better settlements.

No upfront costs. You don’t pay anything unless we win your case. We advance all case expenses — expert witnesses, court filing fees, investigation costs — and only get reimbursed if we recover compensation for you.

Honest advice. We’ll tell you what your case is worth and what challenges we face. We’ll explain your options and let you make informed decisions. If we don’t think we can help you, we’ll tell you that too.

Understanding Colorado’s Modified Comparative Negligence Rule

Colorado follows a modified comparative negligence rule, which means you can still recover damages even if you were partially at fault for the accident — as long as you weren’t more than 50 percent responsible.

Your compensation gets reduced by your percentage of fault. If a jury awards you $100,000 but finds you 20 percent at fault, you receive $80,000.

Insurance companies love this rule because it gives them a tool to reduce what they pay. They’ll investigate every angle to pin some blame on you. They’ll argue you were speeding, not paying attention, or shouldn’t have been where you were.

That’s why having a lawyer who knows how to counter these arguments matters. We build evidence showing exactly how the accident happened and why the other party bears primary responsibility.

What Not to Do After an Accident

What you do and say after an accident can hurt your case before you even know you have one. Protect yourself by avoiding these common mistakes:

Don’t give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurance company. They’ll ask questions designed to get you to minimize your injuries or accept partial blame. Politely decline and tell them to contact your attorney.

Don’t post about your accident or injuries on social media. Insurance companies monitor Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms looking for photos or statements that contradict your injury claims. That vacation photo from two months after your accident? They’ll use it to argue you’re not really in pain.

Don’t sign anything without reading it carefully. Some insurance releases look routine but actually waive your right to pursue additional compensation later.

Don’t wait to see a doctor. Even if you don’t feel badly hurt right away, get checked out. Some injuries don’t show symptoms for hours or days. A documented medical visit immediately after the accident connects your injuries to the crash.

Don’t accept the first settlement offer. Early offers rarely account for the full value of your claim. Once you accept and sign a release, you can’t go back and ask for more when you discover your injuries are worse than you thought.

Serving Northglenn and the Entire Denver Metro Area

McCormick & Murphy, P.C. represents injured people throughout Northglenn, Adams County, and the greater Denver region. We handle cases in Denver, Wheat Ridge, Lakewood, Arvada, Westminster, Thornton, Commerce City, Aurora, Englewood, Littleton, Centennial, Greenwood Village, Lone Tree, Parker, Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Broomfield, Brighton, Longmont, Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Superior, Erie, Golden, Morrison, Evergreen, Conifer, Bailey, Pine, Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley.

Our office is located at 1547 N Gaylord St UNIT 303, Denver, CO 80206. We meet clients at their homes or in the hospital when traveling to our office isn’t possible.

Your Next Step

You have questions. You’re worried about medical bills, lost income, and how you’re going to put your life back together. You’re wondering if you even have a case worth pursuing.

The only way to know is to talk with a lawyer who handles these cases every day.

Call 888-668-1182 to speak with McCormick & Murphy, P.C. The consultation is free. The advice is honest. If we can help you, we’ll explain exactly how. If we can’t, we’ll tell you that too.

You pay nothing unless we win your case.

Your injury matters. So does your recovery. Let us handle the insurance companies and the legal process while you focus on getting better.

Visit our website to learn more about how we help injured people in Northglenn and throughout Colorado.