Henderson Accident Law Firm
In 1974, attorneys R. Gardner Jolley and William R. Urga came together to found our Henderson accident law firm. Attorney Roger A. Wirth joined three years later and attorney Bruce L. Woodbury came on board in 1984. Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little has the honor of being listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. We have a proven track record of success in obtaining substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of Nevada accident victims and their families, and we are ready to start helping you right away.
All of our Henderson accident attorneys have all achieved an AV Preeminent rating in Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review system. It is their highest rating.
Bruce L. Woodbury
Bruce L. Woodbury graduated magna cum laude from the University of Utah in 1966. He earned Juris Doctor from Stanford University in 1969 where he was on the Stanford Law Review board of editors in 1967-1968. Mr. Woodbury has obtained verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million in wrongful death and personal injury cases on behalf of his clients.
Mr. Woodbury’s professional memberships include:
- State Bar of Nevada
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Nevada Justice Association
Mr. Woodbury’s admissions include:
- Nevada
- U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
A Firm with a Proven History of Success
Some examples of our successes on behalf of accident victims and their families include:
Premises Liability:
- $10 million negligent security settlement against a Las Vegas resort casino for a young woman who was injured as an innocent bystander when an intoxicated customer became involved in an altercation with other customers.
- $240,000 slip and fall settlement for knee injury.
Motor Vehicle Accidents:
- $8.5 million settlement for a young woman’s injuries in spite of her having multiple pre-existing disabilities.
- $1.8 million settlement for trucking accident victim.
- $1 million insurance policy limit settlement for client who suffered complications from an injury incurred in a minor accident, resulting in amputation of both legs
- $125,000 insurance policy limit settlement for a woman who had no memory of the accident, due to her injuries, and who the police found to bear fault in the accident.
Wrongful Death:
- $6.5 million settlement for the death of a young woman in a motor vehicle accident, including punitive damages due to customized bumper on the defendant’s vehicle.
- $4.5 million jury verdict in the death of a businessman in a motor vehicle accident, for an underinsured motorist claim against an insurance company. We won the verdict after persuading the Nevada Supreme Court to reverse the trial court’s dismissal of the case.
- $2.6 million insurance policy limit settlement for the death of an unmarried 80-year old man, even though our clients, who were his sons, had no meaningful relationship with him.
- $1.1 million settlement against a nursing home for the choking death of a 70-year old resident.
- $800,000 settlement against a trucking company even though the police findings that our client was totally at fault.
If you or someone you love has been injured in Henderson or the surrounding area, please call the Henderson accident law firm of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little at (702) 699-7500 to schedule your free initial consultation or contact us online today.
