Raleigh Car Accident Lawyer Pushes Industry Change with Intense Focus & Improved Legal Fees for NC Car Crash Victims

Occasionally lawyers and law firms break from the norm and forge a new path.  One North Carolina personal injury attorney has done this in the personal injury legal field, building a niche practice that only handles a single type of case, and establishing a more favorable fee structure for the firm’s clients. 

Attorney Carl Nagle followed his father’s footsteps into the legal field but took a very different direction.  Instead of moving into his family’s Real Estate law practice in Atlanta, Carl relocated to North Carolina and focused purely on the rights of injury victims.   He began his career working first in the insurance industry as a claims adjuster.  After law school, Carl worked as a defense lawyer representing several large insurance companies in Atlanta. “For years I was trained to earn people’s trust, and then willfully underpay valid claims. I disliked the job, but my clients benefit daily from my insurance industry experience. Watching insurance companies take advantage of innocent victims motivated me to oppose insurance carriers, and for three decades I have devoted my career solely to representing people injured in roadway accidents.” 

Beginning with a single office in Winston-Salem, Carl grew his practice based on a single objective - protecting and enforcing the rights of NC crash victims.  Nagle & Associates, P.A. is currently the only North Carolina personal injury law firm that only handles motor vehicle accident cases. They refuse to handle any other type of personal injury case.  “We seek to be the best car accident lawyers for crash victims.  We dedicate ourselves daily to mastery of the laws that impact the rights of vehicle crash victims, and to maintaining a reputation of fighting for every penny in every case”.  The firm is a boutique style practice, and to effectively handle roadway accident cases Nagle & Associates currently employs three licensed North Carolina claims adjusters to assist with case development, and two retired North Carolina State Troopers to assist with crash investigations.   

Nagle & Associates also led the legal industry with improved legal fees for injury victims.  Because they focus on high-force collisions and high-damage cases, for nearly 20 years the firm has offered a “client-centered legal fee”.   Personal injury firms throughout the country charge a standard contingency fee of 33.3% of settlement, and 40-44% of any amount collected after a suit is filed.  For decades, Nagle & Associates has maintained a reduced fee percentage of 25% of settlement, 33% in litigation. This fee structure increases the tax-free money that stays with the victim after the case closes. 

Carl’s law firm has grown on a grass roots basis, and now maintains seven offices across North Carolina.  Their focus on motor vehicle collision law has impacted their growth, their approach to case development, their deep experience with complex medical issues, and their approach to client service.   

According to Mr. Nagle, “My insurance claims experience helps me every day”. Carl also authored a textbook, North Carolina Auto Accident & Insurance Law, to assist collision victims who either choose not to retain counsel, or who seek to fully understand the insurance claims process. His advice to crash victims who suffer injuries is simply this - “Even if you prefer not to hire an attorney to help with your case, always invest the time to have a free consultation in person or by telephone with an experienced personal injury lawyer. Make sure you know your legal rights and options before you start cooperating with the claims adjuster who is being paid to oppose your injury claims.”