Car Accident Attorneys in White Plains, NY
Parkway commuters, mall traffic, and downtown congestion make White Plains crashes a daily occurrence. A New York-licensed car accident attorney serving White Plains will review your case at no cost.
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How we match your White Plains car accident case
When you submit a White Plains car accident matter, we route it through a national network of independent partner firms and put it in front of the one that fits best — based on the kind of case it is, what it is likely to involve, where it has to be handled, and who has capacity to take it on now.
Case type
A car accident matter needs someone who handles car accident work day to day, not a generalist. Practice area is the first filter.
Size and complexity
Some firms are built for catastrophic injury and multi-party litigation; others resolve straightforward claims quickly. We weigh what your matter is likely to involve against how each firm actually works.
Jurisdiction and licensing
Your matter is decided under New York law, so it goes to an attorney licensed in New York who regularly appears where your case would be heard.
Capacity and fit
Availability, conflicts of interest and language all matter. If the best-fit firm cannot take your case, we route it to the next one that can — or tell you plainly when no one in the network is the right answer.
Every partner reviews your case for free. Injury and workers’ compensation matters are handled on contingency — no fee unless you win. Other matters are quoted upfront, before you commit to anything.
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Car Accident cases in White Plains
More about legal help in White Plains →Traffic funnels through White Plains from the Cross Westchester Expressway, the Bronx River and Hutchinson River parkways, and the Sprain Brook Parkway, then slows into downtown congestion around Mamaroneck Avenue, Main Street, and the Metro-North station during rush hour. Rear-end collisions, parking-garage impacts, and pedestrian strikes at busy crosswalks are common. Injury suits are filed in the Supreme Court, Westchester County, and New York's no-fault system means insurance benefits and lawsuit rights follow different rules, with fault allocated between the drivers involved. DearLegal matches you with a New York-licensed attorney who handles car accident cases in White Plains, with a free review.
- Crash injury lawsuits from White Plains are brought in the Supreme Court, Westchester County.
- The I-287, Bronx River Parkway, and Sprain Brook Parkway interchanges produce high-speed merge and rear-end collisions, while downtown streets see pedestrian and cyclist injuries.
- New York's no-fault rules mean your own insurer typically pays initial medical bills, while a separate injury claim against the at-fault driver has its own requirements.
New York car accident rules at a glance
White Plains cases run under New York law. The full walkthrough — timeline, when to call, case types, and what a recovery can include — is on the New York page.
Read the full New York car accident guide →- Statute of Limitations
3 years
3 years from the date of the crash (CPLR § 214)
- Fault Rule
Pure comparative
Pure comparative fault (CPLR § 1411)
- Damages Cap
No cap
No statutory cap on non-economic damages in standard auto cases
- Minimum Liability Insurance
25/50/10
$25,000 / $50,000 / $10,000 plus $50,000 PIP (V.T.L. § 311)
- Insurance System
No-fault
No-fault PIP. Tort recovery requires "serious injury" threshold (Ins. Law § 5102(d)).
- Typical attorney fee
33%
33%–40% contingency — no fee unless you win
Exhibit D
How much do White Plains car accident attorneys cost?
Sample settlement statement
New York · Car Accident
Illustrative only. Your fee terms are set in a written agreement with your attorney and may include costs and expenses regardless of outcome.
Most New York car accident attorneys work on contingency: the fee is a share of what they recover, and nothing if they don’t.
Car accident attorneys in New York work on a contingency fee basis — typically 33-1/3% under Judiciary Law § 474-a. Some cases involving infants or wrongful death require court approval of fees. Case costs are typically advanced by the firm and deducted from the final recovery.
A good attorney walks through every number at your free consultation — before you sign anything.
Exhibit F
White Plains car accident questions, answered
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