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Rhode Island Motorcycle Accident Attorney
While others say justice for all, we say justice for you.
Riders are hurt worse and blamed more. A driver who turns left across your lane on Route 1 will often tell the insurer you were speeding, and the insurer will often believe them. Our job is to put the actual evidence in front of them.
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Do you have a motorcycle accident claim in Rhode Island?
Most claims come down to three questions. If the answer to all three is yes, it is worth a conversation, and the conversation costs nothing.
Did a driver fail to see you or yield?
Left turns across a rider's path, lane changes into a motorcycle, and rear-end hits at lights are the most common causes, and the driver is usually at fault.
Were you injured?
Road rash, fractures, head and spinal injuries, even with full gear. Riders have no frame around them; injuries that are minor in a car are serious on a bike.
Is it within three years?
Rhode Island's three-year filing window applies. Witnesses and camera footage are gone far sooner.
What we do for you
How Tarro Law will help you
From the first call to the final payment, this is what working with us looks like.
A free, honest case review
Tell us what happened. We tell you whether there is a claim, and we say so plainly if there is not.
We deal with the insurer
Every call, letter, and recorded-statement request goes through us from the first day. You speak to no adjuster alone.
We move on the evidence first
Preservation letters, camera footage, and witness accounts are secured before they disappear, usually within days.
You focus on recovery
We track every bill, record, and lost workday while you concentrate on treatment.
No fee unless we recover
The contingency fee is set out in writing before we start. If there is no recovery, no attorney's fee is owed.
Direct access to your attorney
Phone, email, and the client portal, with a lawyer who knows your file. Hablamos español.
Motorcycle Accidents
How we build a Rhode Island motorcycle case
Countering the speed narrative
Skid analysis, crush damage, and camera footage establish speed objectively. The driver's assumption is replaced with physics.
Witnesses, fast
Independent witnesses are the strongest answer to a driver's version. We locate and record them before memories fade.
The full injury picture
Motorcycle injuries involve long recoveries and permanent limitation. Treating physicians and, where needed, life care planners document what the future holds.
Every policy
The driver's liability policy, any employer policy, and your own uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage across every vehicle you insure.
Compensation
What a claim can cover
Not every category applies to every case. Which ones apply to yours depends on the injury, the evidence, and the insurance available.
Money you have lost
Emergency care, hospital stays, and surgery
Ongoing treatment, therapy, and medication
Projected future medical care
Wages lost while unable to work
Reduced earning capacity going forward
Property damage
Harm that has no invoice
Physical pain, during recovery and after
Emotional distress and loss of sleep
Scarring and disfigurement
Loss of the activities that made life yours
Loss of companionship within a marriage
How it is paid
Through the responsible party's insurance
Through your own uninsured or underinsured coverage where it applies
By settlement, or by verdict if a fair settlement is refused
With every deduction itemized in writing before you sign
Right now
What to do next
What you do in the first days affects what the claim is worth months later. None of this requires hiring anyone.
1
Get examined the same day
Head and internal injuries from a motorcycle crash can be silent for hours.
2
Keep your gear
Your helmet, jacket, and the bike itself are evidence of impact. Do not repair, sell, or discard anything.
3
Photograph the scene and the other vehicle
Position of the vehicles, the intersection, signals, and your injuries.
4
Do not discuss fault with anyone
Not the other driver, not their insurer, not on social media.
5
Report to the DMV within 21 days
Required in Rhode Island when there is an injury or more than $1,000 in damage.
About the firm
Local roots in Providence. Statewide reach across Rhode Island.
Tarro Law Associates has spent more than 35 years representing businesses, families, and injured people from its office on Broadway in Providence. Clients work directly with their attorney, not a call center, and our attorneys are licensed in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Florida.
No office visit is needed. Most matters can be handled entirely from home:
Sign your agreement and documents electronically
Upload records and photos through the secure client portal
Follow your matter online and reach your attorney by phone, text, or email
Common questions
Motorcycle Accidents questions we hear first
I wasn't wearing a helmet. Do I still have a claim?
Yes. If Rhode Island law did not require a helmet for you, riding without one is not negligence. An insurer may still argue it worsened a head injury; that argument affects the size of a head-injury component, not whether you have a claim.
The driver says they didn't see me. Doesn't that mean no one is at fault?
The opposite. Drivers have a duty to look for and yield to motorcycles. Failing to see a rider who was there to be seen is the negligence.
What is my motorcycle accident claim worth?
It depends on the severity and permanence of the injury, your medical costs and lost income, fault, and available coverage. Rider injuries are often serious, so these claims are frequently limited by insurance rather than by the injury.
How long do I have to file in Rhode Island?
Three years from the crash for most claims. Call well before that, because the evidence that counters an insurer's bias disappears quickly.
Do I pay anything up front?
No. Motorcycle accident cases are handled on a contingency fee. The consultation is free, there is no hourly billing, and the fee is a percentage of any recovery set out in a written agreement. If there is no recovery, no attorney's fee is owed.
More ways we can help
Other services at Tarro Law
Personal Injury
Crashes, falls, medical negligence, and catastrophic or fatal injuries across Rhode Island.
Wills, Trusts & Estates
Estate plans, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, and estate disputes.
Fractional General Counsel
A dedicated business attorney on a month-to-month plan, for a set monthly fee.
Other Rhode Island injury claims we handle
Next step
Make the Call™
Tell us what happened in your own words. We will tell you whether you have a claim, what the deadline is, and what we would do first. Someone answers 24/7.
Main office
Providence, RI
425 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
Serving
Every city and town in Rhode Island, and clients in Massachusetts and Florida.
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