# Robert L Armstrong, Personal Injury Attorney

> Wilmington, NC solo personal injury practice serving eastern North Carolina. Robert L Armstrong has practiced exclusively personal injury for over 41 years, personally handling every case on a free-consultation, no-fee-unless-you-win basis. Licensed in NC (1990), NY (1985), and NJ (1988).

## Core Pages

- [Home](https://www.rlaattorney.com/): Hurt in NC? A personal-injury attorney with over 41 years who you can actually talk to right after you wreck. Free consultation. No fee unless I win.
- [About](https://www.rlaattorney.com/about/): Over 41 years handling only personal-injury cases, most of them in eastern North Carolina. One attorney on every case, no handoffs, no fee unless I win.
- [Our Team](https://www.rlaattorney.com/about/our-team/): Robert L Armstrong is a solo personal-injury practitioner in Wilmington, NC. One attorney on every case, no associate handoffs, no callback queue.
- [Robert Armstrong Bio](https://www.rlaattorney.com/about/team/robert-armstrong/): Personal injury is all I do, and I have done it for over 41 years. When you call, you reach me, not a callback queue. No fee unless I win your case.
- [Case Results](https://www.rlaattorney.com/case-results/): Representative personal injury and wrongful death outcomes from over 41 years of practice, including spinal cord, brain injury, motorcycle wreck, and premises liability results.
- [Testimonials](https://www.rlaattorney.com/testimonials/): Verified client reviews for Robert L Armstrong: 5.0 average across 62 Google and Avvo reviews from real Wilmington, NC personal-injury clients.
- [FAQ](https://www.rlaattorney.com/faq/): Plain-English answers on NC contributory negligence, insurance offers, and truck-accident law from a Wilmington attorney with over 41 years of experience.
- [Contact](https://www.rlaattorney.com/contact/): Call (910) 256-1233 to reach Robert L Armstrong, a Wilmington, NC personal injury attorney with over 41 years of experience. The consultation is free.

## Practice Areas

- [All Practice Areas](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/): Eight personal-injury practice areas across eastern North Carolina, every file worked personally by Robert Armstrong. Over 41 years. Consultation is free.
- [Car Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-car-accidents/): A car accident lawyer in Wilmington with over 41 years on NC contributory-negligence cases. No fee unless I win your car wreck case.
- [Motorcycle Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-motorcycle-accidents/): Wilmington motorcycle accident attorney with over 41 years of experience handling UM/UIM stacking, NC helmet law, and contributory-negligence cases.
- [Truck Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-truck-accidents/): NC contributory negligence and multi-defendant FMCSA trucking cases need depth. Over 41 years of exclusive PI. Free consultation, no fee unless I win.
- [Personal Injury (General)](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-personal-injury/): Hurt in North Carolina? A personal injury attorney with over 41 years, free consultation, and no fee unless I win your case. Call (910) 256-1233.
- [Premises Liability](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-premises-liability/): A Wilmington premises-liability attorney with over 41 years of NC contributory-negligence work. Slip-and-fall, Airbnb, and deck-collapse cases.
- [Traumatic Brain Injury](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-traumatic-brain-injury/): Wilmington TBI lawyer with over 41 years of experience and a 14-expert brain-injury case in his file. BIANC-listed. Free consultation. No fee unless I win.
- [Spinal Cord Injury](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-spinal-cord-injury/): Wilmington spinal cord injury attorney with over 41 years, building the case around the lifetime cost of care. Free consultation. No fee unless I win.
- [Wrongful Death](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-wrongful-death/): Lost a family member to negligence in NC? Over 41 years on NC wrongful-death claims under § 28A-18-2. 2-year SOL. Free consultation in Wilmington.

### Car Accident Sub-Types

- [Drunk Driving](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-car-accidents/drunk-driving/): Civil claims, punitive damages under Chapter 1D, dram-shop liability, BAC evidence.
- [Hit and Run](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-car-accidents/hit-and-run/): Cases where the at-fault driver fled — uninsured-motorist coverage, John Doe lawsuits, contributory negligence work.
- [Multi-Vehicle](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-car-accidents/multi-vehicle/): Pile-ups on I-40, I-140, and US-17 split fault across multiple drivers and insurers.
- [Out-of-State Drivers](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-car-accidents/out-of-state-drivers/): Tri-state bar (NC, NY 1985, NJ 1988) for out-of-state clients hurt in NC and NC residents hit by out-of-state drivers.
- [Rear-End Collisions](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-car-accidents/rear-end-collisions/): Rear-end collision lawyer for the neck and back injuries a clean bumper photo hides.
- [Whiplash](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-car-accidents/whiplash/): Whiplash settlements in NC turn on the medical file, not the dented bumper.
- [Rideshare](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-car-accidents/rideshare/): Rideshare accident lawyer with Uber and Lyft 3-period coverage analysis.
- [Uber Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-car-accidents/rideshare/uber/): $1M policy, in-app trip record preservation.
- [Lyft Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-car-accidents/rideshare/lyft/): $1M policy review, Period 1 exclusion analysis.

### Truck Accident Sub-Types

- [18-Wheeler Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-truck-accidents/18-wheeler/): Tractor-trailer crashes turn on FMCSA records, ELD data, and a 30-day preservation race.
- [Delivery Truck Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-truck-accidents/delivery-truck/): Amazon DSP, FedEx Ground, UPS, USPS — when the truck on the door isn't the trucking company on the policy.

### Premises Liability Sub-Types

- [Slip and Fall](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-premises-liability/slip-and-fall/): Wilmington slip-and-fall attorney building the case the housekeeping log will support.
- [Airbnb / Vacation Rental](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-premises-liability/airbnb-vacation-rental/): Airbnb and vacation-rental injury attorney serving coastal NC. Out-of-state guests welcome.
- [Broken Stairs](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-premises-liability/broken-stairs/): Broken-stair injury lawyer — I pull the work orders, the inspection records, and the maintenance log.
- [Deck Collapse](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-premises-liability/deck-collapse/): Deck-collapse injury attorney — engineering inspection within days.
- [Nursing Home Falls](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-premises-liability/nursing-home-falls/): Nursing-home fall lawyer — I read the care plan, the fall-risk assessment, and the staffing log.

### Personal Injury Sub-Types

- [Bicycle Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-personal-injury/bicycle-accidents/): Cyclist hit by a driver in NC — contributory negligence and helmet-law defenses control the file.
- [Bus Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-personal-injury/bus-accidents/): Wave Transit, school bus, or charter bus crash — common-carrier duty and government-notice rules control the file.
- [Pedestrian Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/practice-areas/wilmington-personal-injury/pedestrian-accidents/): Hit while walking in NC — pedestrian cases turn on contributory negligence and right-of-way.

## Locations

- [All Locations](https://www.rlaattorney.com/locations/): Based in Wilmington, I represent injury victims and families across 17 cities and counties in eastern North Carolina. Over 41 years, free consultation.

### New Hanover County

- [New Hanover County](https://www.rlaattorney.com/new-hanover-county-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Car, motorcycle, truck, premises, TBI, and wrongful death cases across New Hanover County.
- [Wrightsville Beach](https://www.rlaattorney.com/wrightsville-beach-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Vacation-rental falls, coastal crashes, out-of-state drivers — tourists, renters, and locals.
- [Carolina Beach](https://www.rlaattorney.com/carolina-beach-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Vacation-rental falls, US-421 crashes, and boardwalk premises cases.
- [Kure Beach](https://www.rlaattorney.com/kure-beach-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): South Pleasure Island rental falls, Fort Fisher road crashes, pier and beach access injuries.

### Brunswick County

- [Brunswick County](https://www.rlaattorney.com/brunswick-county-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Serving Southport, Leland, Shallotte and the coastal towns. Cases contributory negligence lets others decline.
- [Southport](https://www.rlaattorney.com/southport-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Southport, Oak Island, Bald Head, St. James, Caswell Beach — coastal rentals, US-17 crashes, ferry cases.
- [Leland](https://www.rlaattorney.com/leland-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Cape Fear Bridge crashes, US-74/US-17 rear-enders, Brunswick Forest and Magnolia Greens premises cases.
- [Shallotte](https://www.rlaattorney.com/shallotte-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Ocean Isle Beach, Sunset Beach, Holden Beach, Calabash — US-17 crashes, coastal rentals, delivery trucks.

### Pender County

- [Pender County](https://www.rlaattorney.com/pender-county-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Hampstead, Surf City, Burgaw, and the Topsail area. US-17, I-40, US-117 crashes, plus coastal rental cases.
- [Hampstead](https://www.rlaattorney.com/hampstead-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): US-17 crashes, Belvedere Plantation and Olde Point premises, Topsail-bound out-of-state driver wrecks.
- [Surf City](https://www.rlaattorney.com/surf-city-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Surf City and Topsail Island — vacation rentals, high-rise balcony falls, US-17/NC-210 crashes.
- [Burgaw](https://www.rlaattorney.com/burgaw-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): I-40 truck crashes, US-117 rural-road wrecks, farm-vehicle collisions, Pender County Court cases.

### Onslow County

- [Onslow County](https://www.rlaattorney.com/onslow-county-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Jacksonville, Sneads Ferry, Holly Ridge, and the Camp Lejeune commuter market.
- [Jacksonville](https://www.rlaattorney.com/jacksonville-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): US-17 and Western Boulevard crashes, Camp Lejeune-adjacent civilian cases, Onslow County Court matters.
- [Sneads Ferry](https://www.rlaattorney.com/sneads-ferry-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): North Topsail Beach rentals, NC-210 crashes, ICW boat cases, Camp Lejeune-adjacent civilian matters.

### Rural Counties

- [Duplin County](https://www.rlaattorney.com/duplin-county-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Wallace, Kenansville, Warsaw, Rose Hill, Beulaville — I-40 trucks, US-117 rural crashes, farm cases.
- [Bladen County](https://www.rlaattorney.com/bladen-county-personal-injury-accident-attorney/): Elizabethtown, White Lake, Bladenboro, Tar Heel — NC-87 crashes, rural-road wrecks, farm-vehicle cases.

## Resources

- [Resources Hub](https://www.rlaattorney.com/resources/): Plain-English answers on North Carolina personal injury law — contributory negligence, insurance settlements, MedPay, and statutes of limitations.
- [NC Personal Injury Law](https://www.rlaattorney.com/resources/nc-personal-injury-law/): Plain-English guides to NC injury law: contributory negligence, filing deadlines, MedPay, UM/UIM, and what to expect.
- [Insurance Claims](https://www.rlaattorney.com/resources/insurance-claims/): How insurance claims really work in NC — release agreements, demand letters, low first offers, and UM/UIM coverage.
- [Car Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/resources/car-accidents/): What to do after a NC car accident — fault, police reports, adjuster calls, and settlements.
- [Motorcycle Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/resources/motorcycle-accidents/): NC motorcycle laws, licensing, crash liability, and UM/UIM stacking for NC riders.
- [Truck Accidents](https://www.rlaattorney.com/resources/truck-accidents/): Why NC truck accident cases differ — FMCSA rules, multiple defendants, black-box evidence, and settlements.
- [Premises Liability](https://www.rlaattorney.com/resources/premises-liability/): Slip-and-fall, vacation rental, and nursing home injury claims under NC premises liability law.
- [Catastrophic Injuries](https://www.rlaattorney.com/resources/catastrophic-injuries/): Brain injury, spinal cord injury, and wrongful death claims in NC — lifetime damages, expert proof, and deadlines.
- [Settlement Values](https://www.rlaattorney.com/resources/settlement-values/): What injury cases are worth in NC — how settlements are calculated, ranges by injury type, and why values vary.
- [Eastern NC Guides](https://www.rlaattorney.com/resources/eastern-nc-guides/): Practical guides for injured people in eastern NC — police reports, camera footage, local courts, and hospitals.

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