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: car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle crashes, wrongful death, slip and fall, dog bites, medical malpractice, and the vehicle property damage claim that comes with a crash.
Utah Law Every Salt Lake City Injury Victim Should Know
Four rules decide most Utah injury claims. Each one has a plain-English guide.
- Deadlines. Four years for personal injury (§ 78B-2-307), two years for wrongful death (§ 78B-2-304), four years for vehicle property damage (§ 78B-2-307(3)), and a written notice within one year when a government vehicle or road is involved (§ 63G-7-402). When you need a lawyer →
- PIP and the injury threshold. Your own personal injury protection pays the first $3,000 of medical expenses regardless of fault (§ 31A-22-307). Pain and suffering requires death, dismemberment, a fracture, permanent disfigurement, permanent disability or impairment, or more than $3,000 in medical expenses (§ 31A-22-309). What moves a case's value →
- Comparative fault. You recover only if the other side's fault is greater than yours, reduced by your share (§ 78B-5-818). Why the police report is not the last word →
- Your car. Repair, total loss, diminished value and loss of use are recoverable, documented by an independent network of certified appraisers. How the dual claim works →
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 record verdict — a wrongful-death verdict that was the largest in New Mexico history at the time; Brad DeBry served as associated trial counsel.
- 30 years of Utah courtroom experience across all eight judicial districts.
- 4.9-star Google rating across our Sandy and Clearfield offices.
- 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.