Washington, DC · 2026 rankings
The Top-Ranked Personal Injury Lawyers in Washington
The ranking
Top Washington personal injury lawyers
- 1Top scoreBar check pending
Cohen & Cohen Personal Injury Lawyers - Washington D.C. Accident and Injury Lawyers
4.9551 Google reviews· WashingtonGoogle Maps position: #1 for "personal injury attorney", #1 for "car accident lawyer"
- Avg. map position
- 1.0
- Score
- 94.9/100
- 2Bar check pending
Regan Zambri Long Personal Injury Lawyers
5.0173 Google reviews· WashingtonGoogle Maps position: #3 for "personal injury attorney", #3 for "car accident lawyer"
- Avg. map position
- 3.0
- Score
- 93.0/100
- 3Bar check pending
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel Personal Injury Lawyers - Washington, D.C.
4.9230 Google reviews· WashingtonGoogle Maps position: #2 for "personal injury attorney", #2 for "car accident lawyer"
- Avg. map position
- 2.0
- Score
- 92.3/100
- 4Bar check pending
Marks & Harrison
5.0434 Google reviews· AlexandriaGoogle Maps position: #6 for "personal injury attorney", #6 for "car accident lawyer"
- Avg. map position
- 6.0
- Score
- 86.5/100
- 5Most reviewedBar check pending
Price Benowitz Accident Injury Lawyers, LLP
4.8884 Google reviews· WashingtonGoogle Maps position: #4 for "personal injury attorney", #4 for "car accident lawyer"
- Avg. map position
- 4.0
- Score
- 83.0/100
- 6Bar check pending
Kitchel Injury Law
5.0122 Google reviews· WashingtonGoogle Maps position: #7 for "personal injury attorney", #7 for "car accident lawyer"
- Avg. map position
- 7.0
- Score
- 82.5/100
- 7Bar check pending
Gelb & Gelb, P.C.
4.9288 Google reviews· WashingtonGoogle Maps position: #8 for "personal injury attorney", #5 for "car accident lawyer"
- Avg. map position
- 6.5
- Score
- 81.1/100
- 8Bar check pending
Malloy Law Offices, LLC
4.9394 Google reviews· WashingtonGoogle Maps position: #5 for "personal injury attorney", #9 for "car accident lawyer"
- Avg. map position
- 7.0
- Score
- 79.9/100
- 9Bar check pending
Trombly & Singer, PLLC
5.0132 Google reviews· WashingtonGoogle Maps position: #11 for "personal injury attorney", #11 for "car accident lawyer"
- Avg. map position
- 11.0
- Score
- 72.6/100
- 10Bar check pending
Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis LLP
4.773 Google reviews· WashingtonGoogle Maps position: #9 for "personal injury attorney", #8 for "car accident lawyer"
- Avg. map position
- 8.5
- Score
- 71.7/100
Map positions, ratings and review counts: Google, recorded September 25, 2026. How we rank
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District of Columbia
The rules that shape your claim
Filing deadline
3 years
For most injury claims (D.C. Code § 12-301).
Fault rule
Contributory negligence
If you are found even 1% at fault, you can be barred from recovering anything. This is one of the strictest rules in the country. Pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users hit by a vehicle get a modified comparative (51% bar) rule instead. (D.C. common law; D.C. Code § 50-2204.52)
Car insurance
Choice no-fault state
No-fault coverage and the traditional right to sue can both apply, depending on the options chosen on the policy and after the crash. Which applies affects your claim.
Pending attorney review. General information, not legal advice. Deadlines can be shorter for claims against government agencies and for some case types.
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Washington personal injury questions
How long do I have to file a personal injury lawsuit in District of Columbia?
In most cases, 3 years from the date of the injury (D.C. Code § 12-301). Claims against a government agency often have much shorter notice deadlines.
What if I was partly at fault for my injury in District of Columbia?
If you are found even 1% at fault, you can be barred from recovering anything. This is one of the strictest rules in the country. Pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users hit by a vehicle get a modified comparative (51% bar) rule instead. (D.C. common law; D.C. Code § 50-2204.52)
Is District of Columbia a no-fault car insurance state?
District of Columbia is a choice no-fault state. No-fault coverage and the traditional right to sue can both apply, depending on the options chosen on the policy and after the crash. Which applies affects your claim.
How much does a personal injury lawyer in Washington cost?
Most personal injury lawyers work on contingency: they take a percentage of what you recover and nothing if you lose. Percentages, and whether case costs come out before or after the fee, vary by firm, so compare fee agreements in writing.
How are the Washington lawyers on this page ranked?
By a 100-point score. Half comes from each firm's average position in Google Maps results for "personal injury attorney" and "car accident lawyer" searches in Washington; half comes from its Google rating, weighted so that a high rating from many reviews beats a perfect rating from a handful. Firms need at least 25 Google reviews, a 4.0+ rating, and a Google listing as a personal injury attorney. We are checking each ranked firm against the state bar. No firm can pay to change its rank.
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