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A lot changes quickly after a crash in Gardnerville. Insurance calls start early, details are recorded quickly, and the direction of a claim can begin to take shape before most people realize it. Speaking with an attorney at that point helps keep things from getting away from you.
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After a serious injury, things don’t stay simple for long. Medical visits start stacking up, work gets interrupted, and insurance calls tend to show up earlier than most people expect.
A lot of cases in Gardnerville follow that same pattern. A crash on US-395, a fall in a local business, something that starts as a normal day and suddenly isn’t. The details matter, but so does how quickly the other side starts documenting everything.
That’s usually when we get involved. We take over the records, the evidence, and the conversations with insurance so you don’t have to keep up with everything at once.
Gina Corena & Associates works on a contingency basis. The consultation is free, and you pay no fee unless we win.
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Personal injury covers far more than car crashes. Most of our Gardnerville cases trace back to someone who owed you reasonable care and failed to give it. US-395 produces the worst wrecks, but falls on commercial property, unsafe premises, and dog bites send just as many people to the emergency room.
A small town built along a highway carries a particular mix. Pedestrians crossing Main Street, ranch and equipment hazards, and aging properties all turn up in the caseload alongside the everyday slip-and-fall.
The cases we handle most often in Gardnerville include:
When an injury leads to loss of life, Nevada law allows certain family members or a personal representative to bring a wrongful death claim. These cases move differently, and we take the time to understand what happened before discussing anything else.
Get medical care first, even if the injury feels manageable in the moment. Carson Valley Health is right in Gardnerville and became a Level IV trauma center in November 2025, stabilizing serious injuries before transferring critical cases to Renown Regional in Reno, northern Nevada’s only Level II trauma center.
After that, start keeping a record of what happened while it’s still fresh. Photos of the scene, names of witnesses, and basic details about how the injury occurred can all become important later, especially once conditions change or evidence is cleared.
Adjusters often reach out quickly, sometimes before you’ve had time to understand the full extent of the injury. It’s usually better to speak with an attorney before giving recorded statements or agreeing to anything on the spot.
Nevada follows a modified comparative negligence rule (NRS 41.141). If you’re partly at fault, your compensation is reduced by that percentage. If you’re more than 50 percent responsible, you can’t recover damages. Below that threshold, recovery is still possible, even if reduced.
Most injury claims in Nevada also come with a two-year filing deadline (NRS 11.190). Once that time passes, the case is usually dismissed, no matter how strong the facts are.
There’s no general cap on damages in standard injury cases. Limits typically apply only in specific situations, such as medical malpractice (NRS 41A) or claims against government entities, which follow separate rules, including lower caps and shorter notice requirements.
The earlier a case is reviewed, the easier it is to preserve records, details, and evidence before they start fading.
We’ve been representing injured Nevadans since 2013. Gina Corena founded the firm and continues to lead its litigation work. Her work has been recognized by groups such as the American Society of Legal Advocates and the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys.
Many Gardnerville injury cases end up in the Ninth Judicial District Court in nearby Minden. We understand how cases are actually handled there, how filings are received, how injury claims tend to progress once they’re in litigation. That familiarity shapes how we prepare from the beginning.
You get a real attorney, not a voicemail. Our Las Vegas office answers the phone around the clock, in English and Spanish, and we work on contingency. The first consultation is free. You pay nothing unless we win.
Gardnerville sits right along US-395, which carries most of the valley’s through traffic. That’s where a lot of serious crashes tend to happen, simply because local and passing traffic are constantly mixing through the same stretch.
Even though the town itself is small, injury cases here don’t stay local in impact. Nevada as a whole recorded a fatality rate of 1.49 deaths per 100 million miles driven in 2024 (TRIP, 2025), which puts context around how risky the broader road system still is.
One shift that matters locally is medical response. Carson Valley Health in Gardnerville now handles emergency stabilization before transferring severe cases to Reno when needed.
Most cases start with a free conversation about what happened, the injuries involved, and what’s already been done medically or through insurance.
From there, everything is built around documentation. Crash reports or incident records are retrieved, medical treatment is organized, and the full extent of the injury is mapped. Once that picture is clear, a demand is sent to the insurance company based on the evidence, not estimates.
Some cases resolve after that. If they don’t, the next step is to file a lawsuit and prepare for litigation, where the case becomes more structured, and the insurance side usually re-evaluates its position.
The experience of our attorneys ranges from insurance and commercial law to personal injury and other areas which give our team an unmatched ability to reach a favorable outcome in your case. We handle each matter with accountability and responsiveness, as if we were representing ourselves.
It depends on your medical bills, lost income, future care, and how the injury changed your life. No honest lawyer quotes a number on day one. We value a case only after we see the full picture, and the first review is free.
Car, truck, and motorcycle crashes, pedestrian and bicycle injuries, slip and fall and premises cases, dog bites, and wrongful death. If someone’s carelessness hurt you in the Carson Valley, it is worth a free call.
Two years from the date of injury, in most cases (NRS 11.190). Claims against a government entity have a shorter notice deadline, so talk to a lawyer early.
You can still recover, as long as you were 50 percent or less to blame. Nevada reduces your award by your share of fault (NRS 41.141), and bars recovery only at 51 percent or more.
Nothing up front. We work on a contingency fee, so you pay only if we recover money for you, and the first consultation is always free.
Not for a minor scrape. But once an injury means real treatment, missed work, or a lowball offer, an attorney usually nets you more, even after fees, because insurers settle serious claims for less when no lawyer is involved.
Claims against a government body in Nevada are subject to a $200,000 cap and a shorter deadline for filing notice (NRS 41.035). These cases move on a faster clock, so reach out quickly.
Gina Corena founded Gina Corena & Associates to give injured Nevadans a legal team that fights for them, and she leads the firm's attorneys in a practice focused on personal injury law.
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