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Personal Injury Lawyers in Willoughby, OH: 2026 rankings

238 personal injury lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →

The short answer

  1. 1

    Highest LFR Score in Willoughby: Nurenberg Paris Injury Lawyers, LFR Score 71/100; 4.9★ from 726 Google reviews; open 24/7.

  2. 2

    Open 24 hours (per Google): Buckeye Law Group, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 238.

  3. 17

    Most-reviewed: Kisling, Nestico & Redick, 959 Google reviews at 4.7★, the most of 238 ranked; ranked #17.

Rankings can't be bought. Lawyers can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank

238 Willoughby personal injury lawyers are ranked here by LFR Score, from nine published factors. 73 are open 24/7, 94 open Saturdays and 81 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 238 rated law firms.

Top 10 personal injury lawyers in Willoughby 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.

Top 10 personal injury lawyers in Willoughby at a glance
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHoursNotable for
1Nurenberg Paris Injury Lawyers714.9★ (726)Cleveland, 18 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)Top score
2Buckeye Law Group704.8★ (619)Cleveland, 18 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)Open 24 hours
3Elk + Elk Co., Ltd.704.9★ (245)Mayfield Heights, 9 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
4Kisling, Nestico & Redick704.7★ (736)Cleveland, 17 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
5Kisling, Nestico & Redick704.9★ (222)Beachwood, 13 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
6Crandall & Pera Law, Medical Malpractice / Personal Injury Lawyers695.0★ (201)Cleveland, 17 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
7TopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers694.7★ (438)Cleveland, 17 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
8Tittle & Perlmuter694.9★ (255)Cleveland, 19 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
9Monge & Associates Injury and Accident Attorneys694.8★ (278)Cleveland, 17 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
10Piscitelli Law Firm - Injury & Car Accident Lawyer694.9★ (73)Mentor, 4 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—

All 238 personal injury lawyers in Willoughby, 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.

Scores below: based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.

  1. Based in Cleveland, 18 mi away

    70/100LFR Score

    Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 619 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 619 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    127 Public Square Ste 1540, Cleveland, OH 44114
  2. Based in Mayfield Heights, 9 mi away

    70/100LFR Score

    Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 245 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 245 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    6105 Parkland Blvd #200, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
  3. Based in Cleveland, 19 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 255 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 255 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    4106 Bridge Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113
  4. Based in Beachwood, 13 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 132 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 132 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    3690 Orange Pl Ste 175, Beachwood, OH 44122
  5. Based in Akron, 39 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 748 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 748 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1 Cascade Plz 21st floor, Akron, OH 44308
  6. Based in Cleveland, 17 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 104 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 104 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1148 Prospect Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44115
  7. Based in Akron, 40 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 444 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 444 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    388 S Main St #400, Akron, OH 44311
  8. Based in Brecksville, 23 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 79 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 79 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    7100 E Pleasant Valley Rd #115, Independence, OH 44131
  9. Based in Cleveland, 21 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 100 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 100 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    6100 Oak Tree Blvd Ste 286, Cleveland, OH 44131

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 238 ranked personal injury lawyers here; the rest are on their profiles.

personal injury lawyers in Willoughby, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Ohio Lawyer 4 You664.8★ (110)23 mi
27Wisehart Wright Trial Lawyers Westlake665.0★ (108)28 mi
28Merriman Legal, LLC664.9★ (126)18 mi
29Buckeye Law Group665.0★ (15)2 mi
30Crandall & Pera Law, Medical Malpractice / Personal Injury Lawyers665.0★ (37)15 mi
31The Law Offices of Michael L Eisner, LLC665.0★ (46)18 mi
32Kats Law LLC664.8★ (884)18 mi
33Big Case Mike Law Firm664.9★ (67)21 mi
34Brandon J. Broderick, Personal Injury Attorney at Law665.0★ (56)21 mi
35Buckeye Law Group664.9★ (18)6 mi
36NRS Injury Law664.5★ (749)5 mi
37McCormick Law Firm654.6★ (70)18 mi
38Arnold M. Isaacson, LLC Attorney and Counselor at Law655.0★ (57)13 mi
39Johnson Law Group655.0★ (29)18 mi
40Tittle & Perlmuter655.0★ (7)In Willoughby
41Eshelman Legal Group654.8★ (136)35 mi
42Buckeye Law Group644.8★ (39)22 mi
43Law Offices of Sobo & Sobo L.L.P.644.2★ (85)17 mi
44Klein & Carney Co., LLC645.0★ (61)13 mi
45Sokolove Law644.6★ (16)11 mi
46The Becker Law Firm, LPA644.4★ (44)17 mi
47The Law Offices of Tim Misny643.4★ (18)In Willoughby
48Eadie Law Nursing Home Injury Lawyers645.0★ (38)17 mi
49Kisling, Nestico & Redick644.8★ (50)28 mi
50Goodman Law Firm644.9★ (194)18 mi

Also serving Willoughby

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.

Unranked personal injury lawyers serving Willoughby
BusinessGoogle ratingDistance
A. Sirvaitis, Attorney-at-Law3.1★ (8)In Willoughby
Deeb Charles G4.3★ (6)In Willoughby
Fortress Law Group, LLC4.9★ (32)In Willoughby
Futterer LawIn Willoughby
Hector G. Martinez Jr.3.2★ (19)In Willoughby
Hupertz Lawrence5.0★ (2)In Willoughby
Lallo Matthew A5.0★ (6)In Willoughby
Manning & Clair Attorneys At Law4.6★ (69)In Willoughby
Mary Joseph Clair Law Office5.0★ (1)In Willoughby
MICHAEL C. LUCAS1.0★ (1)In Willoughby
Ricardo J Cardenas Attorney at CRK Law, LLC5.0★ (3)In Willoughby
Richard J Perez Attorney at Law3.1★ (18)In Willoughby
Robert A Boyd4.9★ (10)In Willoughby
Rosplock & Perez Law Offices5.0★ (1)In Willoughby
Stephanie E. Landgraf5.0★ (8)In Willoughby
Sternberg & Zeid Co., LPA.4.3★ (13)In Willoughby
The Bangerter Law Office4.8★ (37)In Willoughby
The Law Firm of Patrick J. Ebner, LLC5.0★ (144)In Willoughby
The O'Brien Law Firm LLC5.0★ (5)In Willoughby
Zele & Zele Co4.9★ (18)In Willoughby

How we ranked Willoughby personal injury lawyers

We scored 238 Willoughby 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.

Read the full method: formula, sources and exclusions

LFR Score factors and weights
FactorWeightComputed fromIn Willoughby data
Reputation25%Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back itMeasured
Bar status10%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 volume10%Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the listMeasured
Recency10%Share of reviews from the last 12 monthsNot yet collected
Availability5%Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7Measured
Practice focus15%How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name)Measured
Proximity5%An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it isMeasured
Claimed profile10%The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same)Measured
Law Firms Ranked reviews10%Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there areMeasured

How to choose a personal injury lawyer

  1. Check the lawyer’s status and any public discipline in the state bar or law society directory.
  2. Ask how many personal injury law matters the lawyer handles each year, and who at the firm will do the work.
  3. Get the fee arrangement in writing: hourly, flat or contingency, and which costs are charged on top.
  4. Ask how and how often the firm will update you, and how fast it answers calls and emails.
  5. Read recent reviews for how the firm communicated and billed, not only for outcomes.
  6. 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.
  7. 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 Willoughby: frequently asked questions

Which personal injury lawyer has the highest LFR Score in Willoughby?

By LFR Score, the highest-ranked personal injury lawyer in Willoughby, OH is Nurenberg Paris Injury Lawyers with an LFR Score of 71/100. It has 4.9★ from 726 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. Buckeye Law Group (#2) and Elk + Elk Co., Ltd. (#3) follow. We ranked 238 personal injury lawyers on nine factors, last updated November 9, 2026.

How many personal injury lawyers are there in Willoughby?

LawFirmsRanked ranks 238 personal injury lawyers serving Willoughby, OH. 3 of them are based in Willoughby; 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 Willoughby are open 24/7?

73 ranked personal injury lawyers in Willoughby post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Nurenberg Paris Injury Lawyers (#1), Buckeye Law Group (#2) and Elk + Elk Co., Ltd. (#3). Hours come from each law firm's Google listing as of November 2026, so call to confirm.

Which personal injury lawyers in Willoughby work on weekends?

94 of 238 ranked personal injury lawyers post Saturday hours and 81 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Nurenberg Paris Injury Lawyers (#1), Buckeye Law Group (#2) and Elk + Elk Co., Ltd. (#3). Posted hours are office hours; many firms meet clients by appointment outside them.

What Google rating do Willoughby personal injury lawyers have?

The median Google rating among 238 rated personal injury lawyers in Willoughby is 4.8★, with a median of 24 reviews. Kisling, Nestico & Redick has the most, 959 reviews, and ranks #17. 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 Willoughby count in this ranking?

Yes, if they are within 40 mi of the Willoughby 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 Willoughby, OH 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 Willoughby, OH 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 Willoughby?

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 Willoughby

  1. November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 238 personal injury lawyers serving Willoughby.