Why Hire a Salt Lake City Personal Injury Lawyer?
If you've been hurt in a crash on I-15, I-80, I-215, State Street, 2100 South, North Temple, and 700 East, or anywhere in the Salt Lake City area, you're about to fight an insurance company with an entire playbook built to pay you less. They start that playbook the hour of the crash — before you've even seen a doctor. A Salt Lake City personal injury lawyer changes that math.
LawyerUp is based in Utah and built around a specific problem: most injury firms hand your totaled vehicle off to the adjuster, who then lowballs your car and quietly uses that lowball settlement to weaken your bodily injury claim. We don't. We're Utah's only dual-claim firm — we fight for your full car value and your full injury recovery in one case. Our founding partner Brad DeBry has been doing this since 1996, has tried cases across the state, and holds the state's $58.5M record personal injury verdict.
Salt Lake City Crashes We Handle Every Week
Salt Lake City sits in Salt Lake County, with a population of ~200,000 (metro ~1.2 million). The traffic patterns here mean certain crash types show up over and over in our intake — especially high-speed crashes on I-15 and I-80, intersection collisions downtown, TRAX-related incidents, and bicycle/pedestrian strikes near the University of Utah.
The highest-volume corridors we see Salt Lake City cases from are I-15, I-80, I-215, State Street, 2100 South, North Temple, and 700 East, and the hotspot in particular is the I-15 / I-80 malfunction junction, the State Street downtown corridor, and the North Temple airport access route. If you were hit there, we've likely handled something similar within the last 90 days.
The I-15 / I-80 malfunction junction is where north-south interstate traffic meets east-west I-80 traffic heading to Salt Lake City International Airport and Parleys Canyon. Merge lanes, flyovers, and speed changes make that interchange a Salt Lake City-specific freeway pattern — not a generic I-15 crash.
UTA TRAX light rail runs through downtown Salt Lake City and along the University line. Collisions at TRAX crossings and along the downtown tracks often involve UTA as a government entity, which means the Utah Governmental Immunity Act and a one-year Notice of Claim can apply — a shorter clock than the four-year deadline for a private driver.
The University of Utah campus and the surrounding East Bench streets mix student pedestrians, campus shuttles, and 700 East through-traffic. Bicycle and pedestrian injuries near campus are a Salt Lake City fact pattern. State Street is the long north-south arterial through downtown. North Temple is the airport access route from I-15 and I-80.
When a Salt Lake City injury case has to be filed, it typically goes to the Third District Court in downtown Salt Lake City — the state trial court for Salt Lake County civil cases.
Cases we take in Salt Lake City include:
- Car accidents — rear-ends, left-turn, T-bone, sideswipe, multi-vehicle.
- Commercial truck accidents — FMCSA regulations, driver logs, electronic control module (ECM) data preservation.
- Motorcycle crashes — fighting the anti-rider bias insurers and juries bring to these cases.
- Wrongful death — Utah Code § 78-11-7 survival and wrongful death actions.
- Slip-and-fall / premises liability — duty owed to invitees vs. licensees.
- Dog bites — Utah's strict liability under § 18-1-1 (owner pays regardless of the dog's history).
- Medical malpractice — DOPL prelitigation panel, certificate of merit, 2-year SOL.
- Property damage / diminished value — our in-house specialty.
Utah Law Every Salt Lake City Injury Victim Should Know
The 4-year Personal Injury Deadline — Utah Code § 78B-2-307
You have four years from the date of the crash to file a personal injury lawsuit in Utah. Wrongful death is only 2 years. If the at-fault driver was a government employee or the crash involved a municipal or government vehicle (UTA, UDOT, or the City of Salt Lake City), you must file a formal Notice of Claim within 1 year under the Utah Governmental Immunity Act — miss it, and the case is dead no matter how strong the facts.
Utah's No-Fault PIP Rule — Utah Code § 31A-22-307
Utah is a no-fault state. Your own insurer pays the first $3,000 of medical bills plus limited wage-loss and household-service benefits under Personal Injury Protection (PIP) — regardless of who caused the crash. You can only pursue the at-fault driver for pain and suffering after you meet the statutory threshold (medical bills over $3,000, permanent disability, disfigurement, or dismemberment). Insurance adjusters use this threshold to push lowball settlements before your medical bills finish stacking up. We don't let them.
The 50% Comparative Fault Bar — Utah Code § 78B-5-818
Utah uses modified comparative negligence. If you were 49% at fault, you still recover 51% of your damages. If you were 50% or more at fault, you recover nothing. Insurance adjusters aggressively pad your fault percentage to push you above the 50% bar. A Salt Lake City injury lawyer fights that with police reports, scene photos, witness statements, dash-cam footage, and — when the dollars justify it — a full accident reconstruction.
Property Damage & Diminished Value
Even after your car is repaired, it's worth less on the used-car market because it now has an accident history. That difference is called diminished value, and Utah law allows you to recover it from the at-fault driver's insurer. Our in-house appraisers are BCAA-certified (through BOCAA — the national certifying body) and produce reports that settle claims without litigation. On total losses, we fight for the full pre-loss market value — not the adjuster's lowball "fair market" number.
Salt Lake City Offices & Directions
Our Sandy Office is about 15 miles (20 minutes) from Salt Lake City. We meet Salt Lake City clients by phone, video, text, and in person — whichever is easier while you're recovering. Home and hospital visits on request. We answer 24/7.
Sandy Office
45 W Sego Lily Dr, Suite 315
Sandy, UT 84070
What Happens After Your First Call
- Free, confidential case review — 24/7. If it's not a case we can help with, we'll tell you on the first call.
- No recorded statements — we handle every call from the at-fault insurer.
- Medical care coordinated — we work with University of Utah Hospital and Intermountain Medical Center and Salt Lake City-area specialists who bill on a lien so you're not paying out of pocket.
- Car claim opened in parallel — our appraisers start on diminished value / total loss the same week.
- Settlement or trial — cases resolve in the Third District Court in downtown Salt Lake City when the insurer won't pay fair value.
One call, one firm, one settlement. You don't chase a PI attorney, a property damage adjuster, a car rental company, and a diminished value appraiser separately. We handle all of it. That's what dual-claim means, and it's why LawyerUp exists.
Why Salt Lake City Chooses LawyerUp
- Utah's only dual-claim firm — your injury and your car damage, together.
- $75M+ recovered for Utah clients since 1996.
- $58.5M state-record verdict — the largest personal injury verdict in Utah history.
- 30 years of Utah courtroom experience across all eight judicial districts.
- 327+ five-star Google Reviews from real Utah clients.
- No fee unless we win. Free consultation. 24/7 intake.
Salt Lake City Injury Questions We Hear Every Week
Where are Salt Lake City car accident cases filed?
Personal injury lawsuits from Salt Lake City crashes are typically filed in the Third District Court in downtown Salt Lake City. That is the state trial court for Salt Lake County civil cases.
What if I was hit by a TRAX train or a UTA vehicle in Salt Lake City?
UTA is a government entity. Claims against UTA, UDOT, or the City of Salt Lake City require a formal Notice of Claim under the Utah Governmental Immunity Act, generally within one year — shorter than the four-year personal-injury deadline that applies to private defendants.
Do you handle crashes near the University of Utah or Salt Lake City International Airport?
Yes. Salt Lake City work includes the I-15 / I-80 malfunction junction, the North Temple airport access route, State Street through downtown, and bicycle or pedestrian injuries near the University of Utah campus. Those are Salt Lake City corridors.