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Phoenix wrongful death attorney

Big Dog Law represents Phoenix families in wrongful death cases — fatal vehicle crashes, premises injuries, and other negligence-caused deaths in Maricopa County.

Phoenix wrongful death cases follow Arizona’s general statute (A.R.S. § 12-611) but play out in the local court system, with local insurance defense lawyers, and against the backdrop of Maricopa County’s specific case-handling realities. We treat every Phoenix wrongful death matter as a serious legal investigation and a deeply human conversation with the family — at the same time.

Phoenix wrongful death basics

  • A wrongful death action must be brought within 2 years of the date of death (180 days for a public-entity notice).
  • Only specific family members — spouse, children, parents — or the personal representative may file.
  • Damages include lost income, lost companionship, mental anguish, funeral expenses, and (in qualifying cases) punitive damages.
  • Free, confidential consultation. No fee unless we recover.

How fatal injury cases happen in Phoenix

  • Freeway and arterial crashes

    I-10, I-17, Loop 101 / 202, US-60, and high-speed surface streets produce most of the city's fatal-injury caseload.

  • Truck and commercial-vehicle wrecks

    Federal-regulation cases against carriers operating through the Phoenix corridor.

  • DUI and impaired-driving fatalities

    Often supports both compensatory and punitive damages.

  • Pedestrian and bicycle deaths

    Phoenix's metro area regularly ranks among the most dangerous in the country for people on foot.

  • Premises and product fatalities

    Pool incidents, fires, balcony failures, defective vehicles, and consumer products.

  • Workplace deaths with third-party liability

    Where someone other than the employer caused the fatal injury.

What we do for Phoenix families

  • Listen first

    A confidential conversation, no commitment, focused on what your family needs to know.

  • Investigate independently

    Reconstruction, scene visit, evidence preservation, expert review — done before evidence disappears.

  • Coordinate with probate

    Confirming statutory beneficiaries and personal representative status.

  • Document the loss

    Working with economic, vocational, and medical experts to document financial and non-financial damages.

  • Negotiate or try the case

    A documented demand to the insurer; if it isn't fair, we file and prepare for trial.

An action for wrongful death “shall be brought by and in the name of the surviving husband or wife, child, parent or guardian, or personal representative of the deceased person…”

— Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-611

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