With an Increase in Rideshare Accidents, Injuries and Assaults, One Lawfirm Rises Up to the Challenge.
CHICAGO, September 10, 2018 (Newswire.com) - In hindsight, it wasn’t hard to predict how rideshare would disrupt an antiquated transportation industry. What’s surprising, however, are the tangential markets Uber and Lyft are influencing. Chicago-based LegalRideshare, for example, carved out a niche in the legal world based on the popularity of app-based transit.
Founded in late 2015, LegalRideshare is entirely dedicated to representing drivers and passengers after rideshare accidents. For perspective, five years ago, rideshare was barely in the public’s vocabulary. Now, there are rideshare lawyers.
I realized drivers were not sure how to make an accident report or how they'd pay the bills if they were injured on the job. The companies were doing next to nothing to educate drivers on these matters.
Bryant Greening, Co-Founder, LegalRideshare
Bryant Greening, LegalRideshare co-founder and attorney, said the firm opened its doors just as Uber and Lyft were gaining traction nationwide. “Our growth is precisely correlated to Uber and Lyft’s,” Greening said. “The moment the companies expand into a new market, our call volume increases.”
Greening said the idea for LegalRideshare started when drivers contacted him on social media for rideshare accident advice. “Just making small talk, I realized drivers were not sure how to make an accident report or how they’d pay the bills if they were injured on the job,” Greening said. “The companies were doing next to nothing to educate drivers on these matters.”
As the only rideshare-specific law firm in the United States, LegalRideshare has grown at an astounding speed. Since its inception, the firm has handled several high-profile cases involving personal injuries, sexual assaults, property damage and more. In early 2018, the nationally-recognized blog “The Rideshare Guy,” endorsed Greening as the go-to attorney for rideshare injury claims.
Greening said he and co-founder Matt Belcher have no plans of slowing down, even outlining the firm’s expansion to bikeshare and scooter accidents. “Uber and Lyft are investing heavily in new modes of transportation,” he said. “If they are considering bikes and scooters to be rideshare, so are we.” The firm has already fielded calls nationwide from those injured in Lime and Bird crashes.
"The transportation industry is evolving before our eyes," Greening said. “Uber and Lyft are changing how we travel from points A to B. LegalRideshare is the firm to call if injured along the way.”
Source: LegalRideshare
