Felicetti Law Firm — Washington, DC Personal Injury Lawyers

The Felicetti Law Firm’s Washington office on Pennsylvania Avenue NW serves accident and injury victims throughout the District, and also handles claims for clients in the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs.

Serving Washington, DC

Call (800) 333-1988

Accident and Injury Cases We Handle in Washington, DC

The District’s traffic is unlike anywhere else in the country: I-395 and I-295, the Anacostia Freeway, the traffic circles, and a downtown core dense with commuters, tour buses, cyclists, scooter riders and pedestrians. Crashes involving vulnerable road users make up a substantial portion of serious injury claims in DC.

The Felicetti Law Firm represents Washington, DC clients in a wide range of injury matters, including:

• Car accidents
• Truck and 18-wheeler accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Rideshare and taxi accidents
• Pedestrian and bicycle accidents
• Slip, trip and fall injuries
• Construction site accidents
• Workers’ compensation claims
• Wrongful death claims

If your situation is not listed here, it is still worth asking. Felicetti reviews Washington, DC injury claims at no charge, and there is no fee unless we recover compensation for you.

DC Injury Law: A Strict Fault Rule, With an Important Exception

Most personal injury lawsuits in the District must be filed within three years of the injury. Claims against the District government require written notice within six months.

Washington, DC is one of the last jurisdictions to apply pure contributory negligence. If you are found even slightly responsible for the accident, you can be barred from recovering anything. This makes DC one of the most difficult places in the country to bring an injury claim, and insurers rely on the rule heavily.

There is a significant exception. Under the District’s Vulnerable User Recovery Act, pedestrians, cyclists, e-bike and scooter riders, motorcyclists and others outside a four-wheeled vehicle are evaluated under a comparative standard instead: a vulnerable user who is up to 50% at fault may still recover. If you were struck while walking, cycling or riding, the harsh contributory rule likely does not apply to you — a point many injured people are never told.

These deadlines are general rules and there are exceptions — claims involving minors, government entities, medical treatment or delayed discovery of an injury can follow a different timeline. The only reliable way to know which deadline applies to your case is to have it reviewed. Call the Felicetti Law Firm at (800) 333-1988 and we will tell you where you stand.

Why Washington, DC Accident Victims Call Felicetti

The gap between DC’s contributory rule and the vulnerable user exception is wide, and which one applies can decide whether a claim is worth pursuing at all. Felicetti evaluates that question at the outset, at no cost to you.

The Felicetti Law Firm works on a contingency fee basis: consultations are free, and you owe no attorney fee unless we recover money on your behalf. We can help arrange medical care while your claim is pending, deal with the insurance adjusters on your behalf, and keep you informed at every stage. You can review some of the firm’s past case results on our results page.

Free Consultation With the Felicetti Law Firm in Washington, DC

If you or someone in your family has been injured in Washington, DC, do not wait for the insurance company to decide what your claim is worth. Call the Felicetti Law Firm at (800) 333-1988 at any hour, or contact us online for a free, no-obligation case evaluation.

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. This page is general information, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Cases are handled by attorneys licensed in the local jurisdiction.