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Colin Campbell

Personal injury Attorney at Hamburg, NY

5.0   6 reviews

also known as Richard Colin Campbell

  • Licensed for 31 years
    State NY
    Acquired 1992
    Status
    Currently Registered No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

About Colin

Learn Colin’s areas of practice.

5
Practice areas
  1. Personal injury
    30%
    Plaintiff personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, slip and fall accidents, etc.

    28 years, 1,000 cases

  2. Admiralty and maritime
    10%

    28 years

  3. Birth injury
    10%

    28 years

  4. Brain injury
    10%

    28 years

  5. Car accident
    10%

    28 years

  6. Medical malpractice
    10%

    28 years

  7. Slip and fall accident
    10%

    28 years

  8. Trucking accident
    10%

    28 years

NO PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY IN WESTERN NEW YORK IS RATED HIGHER.

Colin Campbell is a trial attorney with over thirty years of experience and an exceptional record of success in the courtroom. There are very few lawyers in the United States that have obtained multiple seven figure jury verdicts in several different areas of personal injury law, including motor vehicle and motorcycle cases; construction accidents, and medical malpractice. Mr. Campbell is one of them. He is also regularly retained by other lawyers and law firms to consult with and assist them with their personal injury trials.

Campbell began his career working as an attorney for insurance companies. After several years, he decided that he was more at home on the other side of the courtroom, where he could help regular people as opposed to trying to save insurance companies money. Since that time, he has been able to utilize the knowledge and experience he gained on the defense side to help his clients achieve justice.

Campbell has tried many personal injury cases in the various counties of Western and Central New York and has an established reputation as a successful and effective trial lawyer. He regularly receives recognition as one of the very top personal attorneys by national organizations as Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers and Avvo. He has also been named as a “Best Lawyer” locally by Buffalo Business First.

Campbell has also obtained the highest rating for legal ability and ethics from Martindale-Hubbell. This is the “AV” or “Preeminent” rating which is based on the opinions of judges and other attorneys and signifies that he is ranked at the highest level of professional excellence.

In the past thirty years, Campbell has recovered many millions of dollars for hundreds of clients in nine different counties in New York. Many of those cases were referred to him by other attorneys and by former clients. Most recently, in February 2022, he was co-counsel for an injured motorcycle operator who was awarded just under $10,000,000 by a jury after a three-week trial. This is believed to be the highest verdict in a motorcycle/motor vehicle case in the state this year.

In 2021, Campbell obtained a $1.4 million dollar verdict for a Buffalo woman who sustained injury at the hands of a physician while undergoing a hysterectomy. That result was recognized as one of the top 20 verdicts in New York that year.

In 2019, he obtained two jury verdicts recognized as amongst the highest in the State, in their categories, one for a car crash trial in Chautauqua County involving a Fredonia man and the other for a Tonawanda woman injured on a public bus.

In 2017, Campbell obtained over $5,000,000 for the family of a seaman who suffered fatal injuries while working on a Great Lakes freighter.
In 2016, he served as trial co-counsel for a Silver Creek welder who suffered back and neck injuries at a construction site. A Buffalo jury awarded over $6,000,000.

In 2014, Campbell obtained a verdict of $1.25 million dollars for a Dunkirk woman who was injured when a private ambulance service attempted to move her from her home to an ambulance without following proper procedures or using appropriate equipment. The verdict came after a two-week trial before a jury in Mayville and was the highest verdict in a personal injury case in Chautauqua County that year.

Campbell also helped a Rochester widow and her daughters obtain $1.9 million dollars after they lost their husband and father in a one-car accident. The responsible insurance carrier initially took the position that there was only $100,000 in available coverage, but Campbell was able to obtain evidence that the defendant driver was engaged in business pursuits at the time of the accident, thereby finding over a million dollars in additional coverage for the family.

In another case, Mr. Campbell obtained $2,000,000 for a 52-year-old Springville millwright who sustained back injuries after being struck by a piece of fallen scaffolding.

In 2010, he obtained a verdict of $4.1 million dollars from a Buffalo jury for a 49-year-old man who sustained a neck and back injury while undergoing surgery to donate a kidney to his mother. This is one of the five highest medical malpractice verdicts ever obtained in Western New York.

He has coached youth soccer and basketball in his community, was President and a charter board member of the local Boys and Girls Club, and served on the local school board. Campbell was elected and served as a Town Justice for eight years.

He is married and has three children. He is a dedicated runner and has completed eleven marathons and over fifty half marathons. He also enjoys hiking, biking and camping.

Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Contact Colin

Hamburg Office
Buffalo Office
69 Delaware Ave
Suite 1010
Buffalo, NY, 14202
Fredonia/Dunkirk Office
One Park Place
Suite 212
Fredonia, NY, 14063
Jamestown Office
1285 North Main Street
Jamestown, NY, 14701
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Posted by anonymous | February 12, 2013
Great Experience with a Personal Injury Law Firm!
Mr. Campbell thoroughly explained my case to me and my family members. He was always available to speak with when I called the office. Mr. Campbell's staff was extremely helpful and knowledgable as well. I would recommend this law firm again and again....they were pesonable and understanding during a difficult time.
Posted by Jessie | March 17, 2016
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Personal injury
My lawyer was prompt in getting the information that was needed from the fall.He was understanding at the fact my injury 100% messed with my financial situation, my emotional state of mind and was helpful through hard times.
Posted by Yvette | May 2, 2019
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Outstanding Attorney
I hired Mr Campbell for a personal injury case, and he was outstanding. Very thorough, and he anticipated everything. Highly recommended.
Posted by Rob | February 23, 2018
This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.
| Consulted Attorney
A real people's lawyer who has your best interests at heart.
I had been working on my small personal injury case with an insurance adjuster and did a quick consult with Colin Campbell to get a better feel as to where I was with my case and his thoughts on how far along it would progress to final settlement and at what price point he considered my case would possibly settle for in a fair and equitable treatment situation based upon judgements for similar cases in our area. Not being privy to much of the knowledge that most attorneys have in any given area of expertise, he was able to provide me with his professional insight as to how I was doing in my negotiation process with the insurance adjustor when I had reached my final stage with him and set my mind at ease thinking that I had done my best and had an outcome that would be deemed satisfactory. I do not condone that everyone should attempt to negotiate and settle their own legal cases as every situation and circumstance is different, but for those instances or times when it just might be practical to do so then being able to avail yourself of a personable and knowledgeable attorney like Colin who would try to help you along the way is a valuable relationship to have especially when your best interests are served. If my case hit a snag somewhere along the way, I would not have hesitated for one second in hiring Colin and his firm to represent me going forward. Attorneys like Colin are a credit to their profession. The fiduciary approach to a clients' best interest and the fairness and equitable relationship which gets established with men like Colin who I know would work honest and hard to protect his clients interests, makes for an easy decision when one is wondering who they will choose as an attorney to represent them. I for one am very grateful for his help and understanding in my particular situation and I will highly recommend him and his law firm to anyone who has a need for legal services in his area of expertise.
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Posted by anonymous | September 26, 2015
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Excellent lawyer experience
I had the opportunity to hire R. Colin Campbell on two different occasions. I was treated with the upmost respect by both Colin and his staff. I spoke with Colin numerous times over the phone and he always called me back personally. Even when I had the simpliest of questions. He is a very knowledgeable attorney and I would hire him again in the future if the need should arise. Would definitely recommend him to everyone.
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Posted by Michele | September 24, 2015
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
No Finer Representation
I was involved in an auto accident in 2005, where I was rear-ended by a large delivery truck at a stop light. I called two personal injury lawyers in the Rochester-area where I live, and they were reluctant to take my case, because it was a soft-tissue injury and hard to prove. Through my sister, I found Colin Campbell, and he agreed to take my case. Best decision ever! He was personable, thorough, and relentless in advocating my case. There is a reason he has been named multiple times in U.S. News &World Report as “Best Lawyers in America” and “Super Lawyers” (only the top 5% of all personal injury lawyers in the United States achieve these honors). My case was eventually resolved, and I was awarded a very generous settlement for my pain and suffering, which has made a huge difference in my quality of life now. I can’t express my gratitude enough and would use Colin again in a heartbeat.
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Cost

Rates
  • Contingency 30%-33%

Resume

AVVO RATING 9.9 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Partner
  • Campbell & Associates
  • 2015 - Present
  • Partner
  • Campbell & Shelton, LLP
  • 2000 - 2015
  • Judge
  • Town of Eden
  • 1999 - 2007
  • Prosecuting Attorney
  • Town of Eden
  • 1995 - 1999
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Education

  • State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1991
  • State University of New York at Buffalo
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1987

Associations

  • Eden Central School District
  • Board Member
  • 2011 - Present

Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • AV Preeminent Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2022
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2022
  • AV Peer Review Rating
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2022
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2016
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2015
  • Best Lawyer
  • Best Lawyers
  • 2015
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2014
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2013
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2012
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2011
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Speaking Engagements

  • Insurance Issues in Personal Injury Litigation
  • Insurance Issues in Personal Injury Litigation
  • 2000

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Personal injury Attorney | Oct 28
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Personal injury Attorney | Jan 20
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Hamburg Personal injury Lawyer Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell
Personal injury Attorney
Hamburg, NY
Licensed for 31 years