68/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 1,843 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Personal Injury Lawyers in Elizabeth City, NC: 2026 rankings
116 personal injury lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
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Highest LFR Score in Elizabeth City: Kalfus & Nachman PC, LFR Score 68/100; 4.8★ from 1,843 Google reviews; open 24/7.
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Open 24 hours (per Google): Rutter Mills, LLP, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 116.
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Most-reviewed: Rutter Mills, LLP, 1,303 Google reviews at 4.7★, the most of 116 ranked after Kalfus & Nachman PC; ranked #2.
Rankings can't be bought. Lawyers can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
116 Elizabeth City personal injury lawyers are ranked here by LFR Score, from nine published factors. 41 are open 24/7, 46 open Saturdays and 42 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.7★ across 116 rated law firms.
Top 10 personal injury lawyers in Elizabeth City at a glance
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Notable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalfus & Nachman PC | 68 | 4.8★ (1,843) | Norfolk, 39 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Top score |
| 2 | Rutter Mills, LLP | 67 | 4.7★ (1,303) | Norfolk, 39 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Open 24 hours, Most reviews |
| 3 | Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers | 66 | 4.9★ (223) | Chesapeake, 29 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 4 | Rutter Mills, LLP | 66 | 5.0★ (293) | Virginia Beach, 37 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 5 | The Decker Law Firm | 66 | 4.8★ (611) | Norfolk, 38 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 6 | Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban | 66 | 4.8★ (344) | Chesapeake, 33 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 7 | Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers | 66 | 4.8★ (520) | Norfolk, 38 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 8 | Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers | 66 | 4.9★ (376) | Virginia Beach, 38 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 9 | Huffman & Huffman Brothers-in-Law, PLLC | 65 | 4.9★ (301) | Virginia Beach, 38 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 10 | Lowell "The Hammer" Stanley | 65 | 4.7★ (581) | Norfolk, 38 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
All 116 personal injury lawyers in Elizabeth City, in rank order
Ordered by LFR Score, a 0–100 score from nine published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
Based in Norfolk, 39 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 1,303 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chesapeake, 29 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 223 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Virginia Beach, 37 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 293 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Norfolk, 38 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 611 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chesapeake, 33 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 344 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Norfolk, 38 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 520 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Virginia Beach, 38 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 376 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Virginia Beach, 38 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 301 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Norfolk, 38 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 581 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Virginia Beach, 36 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 153 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Suffolk, 37 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 182 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Portsmouth, 38 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Virginia Beach, 39 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 143 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Virginia Beach, 39 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 108 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#16 Montagna Law
Based in Norfolk, 39 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 139 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Elizabeth City
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 71 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#18 Law Tigers
Based in Norfolk, 39 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 75 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#19 Lawrence K. Land
Based in Norfolk, 38 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 70 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Norfolk, 39 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 59 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Virginia Beach, 37 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Virginia Beach, 38 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 84 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Norfolk, 38 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 44 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Norfolk, 38 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#25 Pureza David
Based in Elizabeth City
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Personal injury lawyers ranked #26 to #50
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 116 ranked personal injury lawyers here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving Elizabeth City
20 more personal injury lawyers within 40 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a practice area we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chantel Cherry-Lassiter Law Office, PLLC | 4.7★ (3) | In Elizabeth City |
| D. Keith Teague PLLC | 5.0★ (20) | In Elizabeth City |
| Davis William T | 4.6★ (9) | In Elizabeth City |
| G. E. Small, PC | 4.7★ (25) | In Elizabeth City |
| Harman Law Firm, PLLC | 4.5★ (66) | In Elizabeth City |
| Hiner Iv Frank P | 4.3★ (9) | In Elizabeth City |
| Hornthal Riley Ellis & Maland | 4.0★ (31) | In Elizabeth City |
| Lennie L Hughes Law Offices | 4.0★ (6) | In Elizabeth City |
| M.H. Hood Ellis | 5.0★ (3) | In Elizabeth City |
| Michael P. Sanders, P.C. Attorney at Law | 5.0★ (138) | In Elizabeth City |
| Mullen Jr Herbert T | 4.6★ (16) | In Elizabeth City |
| O'Neal Edward A | 2.7★ (7) | In Elizabeth City |
| Parks Zeigler, PLLC | 4.6★ (52) | In Elizabeth City |
| Preston Wade Tyndall | 4.8★ (21) | In Elizabeth City |
| The Hull Law Firm | 5.0★ (10) | In Elizabeth City |
| The Law Firm of Whitney A. Young, PLLC | 4.5★ (41) | In Elizabeth City |
| The Law Offices of Goss & Fentress | 5.0★ (4) | In Elizabeth City |
| Thompson & Pureza PA | 4.0★ (27) | In Elizabeth City |
| Twiford Law Firm PC | 4.7★ (80) | In Elizabeth City |
| William H. Morgan, Jr. | 4.8★ (16) | In Elizabeth City |
How we ranked Elizabeth City personal injury lawyers
We scored 116 Elizabeth City personal injury lawyers on nine factors, weighted as shown. A law firm is ranked when its practice area is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed November 9, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Attorney advertising businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Elizabeth City data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Bar status | 10% | An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded) | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7 | Measured |
| Practice focus | 15% | How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Law Firms Ranked reviews | 10% | Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |
How to choose a personal injury lawyer
- Check the lawyer’s status and any public discipline in the state bar or law society directory.
- Ask how many personal injury law matters the lawyer handles each year, and who at the firm will do the work.
- Get the fee arrangement in writing: hourly, flat or contingency, and which costs are charged on top.
- Ask how and how often the firm will update you, and how fast it answers calls and emails.
- Read recent reviews for how the firm communicated and billed, not only for outcomes.
- Ask who pays case costs (medical reports, filing fees, records) if there is no recovery, and whether costs come out before or after the lawyer’s percentage.
- Meet more than one firm; many offer a short first consultation, sometimes free.
Questions to ask a personal injury lawyer
- How would you approach a matter like mine, and what are the realistic options?
- How do you charge, and what will the total likely cost?
- Who will be my main contact, and how quickly do you reply?
- Will you or another lawyer handle my case day to day?
- How many cases like mine have you taken to trial?
- Is there any conflict of interest that would stop you representing me?
Terms explained
- Contingency fee
- A fee that is a share of the money recovered, paid only if there is a recovery. Common in injury cases; not allowed for criminal defense or for securing a divorce.
- Retainer
- Money paid up front and held in a trust account, which the lawyer draws on as fees are earned.
- Flat fee
- One set price for a defined piece of work, such as a will or an uncontested matter.
- Limited-scope representation
- Paying a lawyer for part of a matter only, such as reviewing documents or coaching for one hearing (also called unbundled services).
- Statute of limitations
- The deadline to file a lawsuit or charge. It differs by state or province and by type of claim.
- Good standing
- A lawyer’s status as active and eligible to practise with a state bar or law society.
- Law society
- The body that licenses and disciplines lawyers in a Canadian province or territory.
- Board certification
- Recognition in a field of law by a state program or an organisation accredited for that purpose. Lawyers may only claim it when they hold it, naming the certifying body.
- Attorney–client privilege
- The rule that keeps confidential communications between a client and lawyer, made for legal advice, out of court.
- Conflict check
- The search a firm runs before taking a matter to make sure it does not represent someone on the other side.
- Pro bono
- Legal work done for free, usually for people who cannot afford a lawyer.
- Legal aid
- Publicly funded legal help for people with low incomes, through legal aid offices, public defenders or provincial legal aid plans.
Personal injury lawyers in Elizabeth City: frequently asked questions
Which personal injury lawyer has the highest LFR Score in Elizabeth City?
By LFR Score, the highest-ranked personal injury lawyer in Elizabeth City, NC is Kalfus & Nachman PC with an LFR Score of 68/100. It has 4.8★ from 1,843 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. Rutter Mills, LLP (#2) and Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers (#3) follow. We ranked 116 personal injury lawyers on nine factors, last updated November 9, 2026.
How many personal injury lawyers are there in Elizabeth City?
LawFirmsRanked ranks 116 personal injury lawyers serving Elizabeth City, NC. 3 of them are based in Elizabeth City; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 20 within 40 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.
Which personal injury lawyers in Elizabeth City are open 24/7?
41 ranked personal injury lawyers in Elizabeth City post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Kalfus & Nachman PC (#1), Rutter Mills, LLP (#2) and Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers (#3). Hours come from each law firm's Google listing as of November 2026, so call to confirm.
Which personal injury lawyers in Elizabeth City work on weekends?
46 of 116 ranked personal injury lawyers post Saturday hours and 42 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Kalfus & Nachman PC (#1), Rutter Mills, LLP (#2) and Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers (#3). Posted hours are office hours; many firms meet clients by appointment outside them.
What Google rating do Elizabeth City personal injury lawyers have?
The median Google rating among 116 rated personal injury lawyers in Elizabeth City is 4.7★, with a median of 49 reviews. Kalfus & Nachman PC has the most, 1,843 reviews, and ranks #1. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
How does LawFirmsRanked rank personal injury lawyers?
Each personal injury lawyer gets a 0–100 LFR Score from nine published factors, led by reputation (25%), practice focus (15%), review volume (10%) and recency (10%). A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only law firms with a confirmed practice area and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.
Do personal injury lawyers outside Elizabeth City count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 40 mi of the Elizabeth City city center, our service radius for personal injury lawyers. Each listing shows where the law firm is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the LFR Score, so a nearby law firm gets a small edge.
Can personal injury lawyers pay to rank higher on LawFirmsRanked?
No. The LFR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured law firms may appear above the list, labelled Attorney advertising and showing their honest rank.
How do personal injury lawyers in Elizabeth City, NC charge?
Most personal injury lawyers work on contingency: the fee is a share of any recovery and nothing is owed if there is none. The ABA Model Rules require a contingent fee agreement in writing, signed by the client, stating the percentage and how case costs are handled. Ask for the fee arrangement in writing before you agree.
Is there a deadline to bring an injury claim?
Yes. Every state sets a filing deadline (a statute of limitations) and some are as short as one year; claims against a government body can have even shorter notice periods. Ask a lawyer about the deadline for your claim early. This is general information, not legal advice.
How is this list of personal injury lawyers in Elizabeth City, NC ranked?
By LFR Score only, from public data on reviews, practice focus, office location and hours. Firms labelled “Attorney advertising” paid for that placement; payment never changes a rank, and a rank is not an endorsement.
Does a lawyer need an office in Elizabeth City?
No, but the lawyer must be licensed in your state (or, for federal matters such as immigration, in some state). A local office makes meetings and court appearances easier, so proximity is one of our factors.
Update log for Elizabeth City
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 116 personal injury lawyers serving Elizabeth City.
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