Every day, reckless and distracted driving result in car accidents, leaving victims with physical and emotional injuries that can takes weeks, months, or years to heal from. Victims often suffer from a myriad of problems resulting from the accident, including loss of a loved one, time away from work, inability to return to work, costly […]
Arkansas Car Accident Claims and Settlement Process
When you’ve been in a car accident, you have a lot information coming at you in all directions. It is hard to know what to do first and the entire claims process can be confusing and stressful. Hiring an attorney to handle your claim against the other driver’s insurance company, or your own, is a […]
Arkansas Construction Accidents, Lawsuits, and Settlements
Securing a job in construction often means stability for the long term. Little Rock is growing and there appears to be no end to the opportunities in construction. If you work a skilled trade or you are simply willing to work a physically challenging job, construction can be a good fit for you. However, construction […]
Bulging and Herniated Discs Lawsuits
Many victims of motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents suffer damage to the discs in their back. These discs are designed to provide cushion and prevent bone-on-bone contact between the vertebrae protecting your spine. When these discs are damaged, bulging, herniated, or ruptured, chronic pain, pinched nerves, limited mobility and other problems – like job loss […]
Are Injury or Accident Settlements Taxable?
Seeing the end of a personal injury case, especially when there is a sizeable settlement involved is usually very good news. You may feel like the stress of the case just melts away and you can breathe again. If you had an attorney handle your case, he or she may have maximized our compensation. Your […]
Discovery Tips for Arkansas Car Wreck Cases
Every driver has a duty to watch the road and see what’s there to be seen. If a driver does not, even for an instant, and as a result hurts someone, the driver is responsible for the harm. Additionally, every driver has a duty to drive at a speed that is reasonable under the circumstances […]
Little Rock’s Most Violent Neighborhoods
Little Rock, Arkansas is a large community with over 193,000 people calling it home. Many neighborhoods here are vibrant, even affluent. The city is thought of as a cultural and economically diverse community with strong government. Yet, there are many neighborhoods in and around the city that lack significant safety. As a big city, it […]
Little Rock’s Rocky Roads
The last thing anyone needs in their life is a pothole to ruin your day or even ruin your car on the way to work. In 2016, Little Rock reported a total of 1,627 potholes. The Law Offices of Alan LeVar has broken down the facts and figures behind potholes in Little Rock. Little Rock’s […]
Can You Sue a Bar or Restaurant for Negligence?
Bars and Restaurants Duty to Keep Patron’s Safe After a long, hard week, you and your friends head out to a nightclub planning to enjoy some music and have a bit of fun. It is something that thousands of people do across the country every day. Yet, when you head out for this type of […]
Whiplash After an Accident
The Mayo Clinic defines whiplash as “a neck injury due to forceful, rapid back-and-forth movement of the neck, like the cracking of a whip.” There are a number of ways whiplash can occur. Whiplash most often occurs as a result of a rear-end auto accident, but physical abuse, sports accidents, and slip and fall accidents […]
2021 Arkansas Child Seat Laws
We want to protect our children in any way possible. We keep an eye on them while they’re playing in the park, hold their hand while crossing the street, and expect to hear progress reports from their teachers at school. Because children are so vulnerable to danger, we also want to keep them safe in […]
Announcing Winner of 2017 Safe Arkansas Scholarship
We at the Law Offices of Alan LeVar are proud to announce the winner of our 2017 Safe Arkansas Scholarship: Edgar Aranda. The goal of this scholarship is to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving to young people as well as supporting the efforts of diligent and dedicated students. Did you know that […]
Announcing the Safe Arkansas Scholarship Runners Up
The attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan LeVar are happy to announce the runners up for our 2017 Safe Arkansas Scholarship, Julian Ricks and Arianna Leeper. For their hard work in high school and their innovative video submissions both will receive a $150 Amazon gift cards. Don’t Be the One to Look Away Julian’s […]
Arkansas Texting and Driving Accident Statistics
Distracted driving causes 9 deaths a day in the United States and more than 1,000 are injured. When a driver takes their eyes off the road and their attention off of their driving, they significantly increase their risk of getting into an accident. Mobile devices were not meant to be operated while driving, yet everyday […]
Arkansas Auto Insurance Laws
Nearly every state in the U.S. requires that any vehicle on the road to carry a state specified minimum insurance coverage. Arkansas is one of them. It is important to understand the legal requirements of insurance in the state before you have need it. It will also help you better anticipate your rights and responsibilities […]
Most Common Traffic Violations in Arkansas
Were you cited for a traffic violation in Arkansas? If so, you weren’t alone. State officials reported more than 29,000 traffic violations for the year, ranging from improper parking to driving while impaired. Citations related to operating a vehicle often are for minor offenses, but some are considered serious and could result in injury or […]
Where and Why Are Fatal Accidents Occurring In Arkansas?
With over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers, Arkansas has long been considered the “Natural State” of the U.S. In fact, North Little Rock offers one of the nation’s largest municipal parks. The state takes great pride in celebrating the natural order of things, and while death is very much […]
Contributory and Comparative Negligence
The law defines negligence as behaving in a way that violates a duty to someone else. In practical terms, negligence refers to taking an action — or failing to take an action — contrary to what a reasonable person would do in the same circumstances. When negligence causes harm to another person, the responsible party […]
Law Offices of Alan LeVar and Recycled Bikes for Kids Partnering for Child’s Bike and Helmet Giveaway
Earlier this year, an 11-year-old Arkansas boy was struck by a van as he rode his bike home from a friend’s house. The driver fled the scene, leaving the seriously injured boy — who was thrown 30 to 40 feet from his bicycle — bleeding on the side of the road. Thankfully, the perpetrator was […]
Arkansas Car Accident Statistics
The number of people killed on Arkansas roads appears to be decreasing, despite an increase in total crashes. For 2014, the most recent year available, the state saw 60,947 total crashes, representing an increase of 4.3 percent over 2013. In addition, the state reported a total of 436 fatal crashes for the year — a […]
