Douglas Benjamin Levy

I was injured in a serious car accident while driving on the south side of Tucson. Because I was driving for work, workman's compensation was also involved. My husband and I knew this would be a messy and long process. We met with Doug to discuss our case. He was honest and up front by telling us tha...t it was a pretty simple case that we could handle on our own. He walked us through how it would go and what we could expect. He then offered to provide assistance if it got too crazy. He gave us all of this information and guidance without a commitment from us! My husband and I thought it over and decided that we didn't want the headache and stress of maneuvering through the ugliness of dealing with insurance companies, so we signed on with Doug. We did not regret it! He was responsive, informative, and knowledgeable through the whole process. I am so grateful that I had Doug in my corner. It greatly helped reduce the stress so that I could focus on my recovery. I highly recommend Doug to assist with and fight for getting what you deserve after being injured.

I had a slip and fall accident with a local restaurant and I had talked to several lawyers in Tucson (ranging from the "average" to one of the more respected lawyers in Tucson) Doug far exceeded any experience I had with those lawyers. My initial conversations with each lawyer I spoke with lasted bet...ween 5 to 10 minutes top. My first conversation to with Doug last approximately 45 minutes. He was thorough and very detailed in his questioning and logic. He was straight forward in his advice that provided me with specific information I needed to move on with my situation. Not only did he invest his time he also provided me with written communication to aid me with the steps I needed to take. He not only gave me a thorough initial consultation he also was kind enough to follow up with me with additional material. I have never had to seek Legal advice and was apprehensive about the process especially after my first 3 consultations that were not promising. Doug was easy to speak to. His whit was refreshing and I appreciate everything he has done for me and would recommend him to anyone in need of an excellent injury lawyer.

In January of 2005 my girlfriend was sitting in a car at a traffic light waiting for the light to change when an incompetent old driver suddenly drove violently into the side of her car. Her collarbone was broken and ribs were fractured. The new BMW that I had recently bought for her had $20,000 wo...rth of damage. The old lady 100% responsible had only the very minimum amount of insurance legally required and no assets at all. The owner of the body shop to which the car was towed said to me, You need a really tough New York-type lawyer to represent you on this, and he gave me the name of Doug Levy. Who actually is from New York. A few days later my bandaged-up girlfriend and I were in Doug's office -- and the hospital ER had already had THEIR lawyer file a $4000 lien against my friend. Doug and his assistant chatted with us for at least an hour, getting to know us, our backgrounds and personalities, and telling us about their firm and how they did business. He then said, after he got the full details of the accident, and the fact that MY policy on the car fortunately had $250,000 worth of "under-insured motorist" on it, "Hayford, in Tucson, a broken clavicle like this is worth about $40,000. You are obviously intelligent enough to handle this by yourself. Take your legal pad and I will tell you all the steps you need to take to get that $40,000 and that's all you have to do. This consultation is absolutely free." He began to tell me what to do -- and after a while I stopped him and said, "No, Doug, YOU go ahead and do it. I will be happy to pay you the 33% of the recovered money." He said again that I was throwing money away, but I insisted. So he took the case. And I am SO glad that I did! My girlfriend ended up having $55,000 worth of medical bills, which I paid for out of pocket, with CASH, while Doug began to put together a voluminous file about case. We consulted practically daily by email or phone for the next TWO YEARS about this. He was doubtful that he would get my insurance company, who had brought THEIR very top lawyer into the case, to agree to arbitration, which was what Doug wanted, rather than going to trial, which, in his judgment, would not have been as favorable to us. Eventually he did a deal with the other lawyer: if we agreed that an arbitrator could NOT give a judgment more than $250,000, then we would have it arbitrated. Eventually, with STILL more paperwork by Doug, AND rounding up witnesses to testify in our behalf, we went to arbitration in August of 2007 and got a decision a couple of months later. The arbitrator awarded us $190,000. This was less than we had hoped for, BUT more than Doug himself thought, from his long experience, that we would normally get. So everything ended about as well as could be expected. And I will say that Doug Levy is certainly the best lawyer in Tucson to deal with any case of this nature. Period.