Personal Injury Claims in Hawaiʻi

Helping individuals seek compensation for injuries caused by accidents or negligence, such as medical bills, lost wages, & pain and suffering.

Segal Law represents injured people in car, bike, and pedestrian accident claims, and in premises liability matters, across the entire State of Hawaiʻi. With exceptional legal skills, practical solutions, and professional integrity, Segal Law works hard to help you get the best possible result.

Collisions We Handle

The types of auto accidents and collisions are the same pretty much anywhere, and they include single-car accidents or collisions between other vehicles, people, property, or animals:

• Single auto accident
• Multi-car accident
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Hit and run accidents
• Rideshare accidents
• Public transit accidents
• Wildlife-vehicle collisions
• Car accidents involving pets
• Car accidents involving children

What to Do First

First and foremost, you should contact emergency services and seek medical attention. Our Hawaiʻi Auto Accident FAQ walks through what to do — and what not to do — at the scene, how compensation actually gets paid, and why you should be careful about what you hand an insurance adjuster.

How a Serious Collision Case Is Actually Proven

In a minor collision, liability is usually obvious and the argument is about the value of the injuries. In a serious one it is often the opposite: the insurer disputes how the crash happened at all. Speed, braking, right of way, sight lines, the sequence of impacts, whether a vehicle could have stopped in time — these are contested with evidence, not with narrative.

Before entering private practice, Brandon Segal supervised the Vehicular Homicide and Traffic Safety Unit as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Maui. Those are the most technically demanding collision cases there are: fatalities and serious injuries proven through accident reconstruction, scene measurements, vehicle crash data, toxicology and expert testimony, and tried to verdict against experienced defense counsel.

That is the same evidence that decides a civil injury claim, examined to a criminal standard of proof. A reconstruction report from the other side is read here by someone who has commissioned them, relied on them, and seen them tested under cross-examination — which is also what tells us when it is worth retaining our own expert rather than conceding the point.

Insurers also evaluate a claim partly on who is presenting it. A file handled by an attorney who appears in court regularly, and who has prepared collision cases for trial, is assessed differently from one the adjuster expects will settle for whatever is offered. We prepare these matters as though they will be tried — which is often what makes trying them unnecessary.

Contact an Auto Accident / Collision Lawyer in Hawaiʻi

If you’ve been in an auto accident and are considering filing a lawsuit, contact our personal injury attorney at Segal Law today for a complimentary 15-minute consultation. We can answer your questions, put together a strong case, and fight for the compensation you deserve. Call 808-865-2100 today or fill out our online form.