Personal injury lawyer help in De Pere, WI

Personal injury claims in De Pere, Wisconsin follow state law, but local details matter: cases from Brown County are filed in the Brown County Circuit Court, local police and sheriff's reports document crashes, and the insurers that write policies in Wisconsin know its modified comparative negligence (51% bar) rule well. This guide gives residents of De Pere and surrounding Brown County communities a clear picture of their rights after an accident.

Our role is simple: you describe what happened in De Pere using the free claim review form, and your request may be shared with participating attorneys or legal services partners who handle that type of matter in Wisconsin. Submitting a request does not hire an attorney, and everything below is general legal information to help you make a decision, not legal advice about your specific situation.

From 2020 through 2024, federal crash records list 1 fatal crash inside De Pere, in which 1 person died.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2023 Final File and 2024 Annual Report File (ARF), national data files downloaded from NHTSA on November 3, 2026. A crash counts for a road under the trafficway the reporting agency recorded; the same street with and without a route number is one row, and a route recorded without a street name keeps its own row; roads with fewer than two fatal crashes are not listed. The 2024 figures are NHTSA's first release for that year and may change in its Final File.

How to cite these figures: Ask Legal Matters, "Fatal crashes in De Pere, WI, 2020-2024," compiled from NHTSA FARS (2020-2023 Final File and 2024 Annual Report File (ARF)), https://asklegalmatters.com/injury-guides/wisconsin/de-pere/, checked November 3, 2026. Downloads and method: https://asklegalmatters.com/injury-guides/data/.

The yearly count was 0 in 2020, 0 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 0 in 2023 and 0 in 2024; none happened after dark. It did not involve a pedestrian or cyclist.

Across Brown County, the same records show 61 fatal crashes and 69 people killed over those five years.

Fatal crashes are the most serious outcome on these roads; many more crashes cause injuries without a death. Whatever the severity, the police crash report, photos of the scene and prompt medical records are the starting evidence for a claim.

Different attorneys handle different claims, so identify the type of accident early. De Pere shares its court and its Wisconsin rules with the rest of Brown County; the detailed guides below, apply equally to accidents in De Pere.

• Car Accident claimsCar Accidents
• Truck Accident claimsTruck Accidents
• Motorcycle Accident claimsMotorcycle Accidents
• Pedestrian Accident claimsPedestrian Accidents
• Slip and Fall claimsSlip & Fall
• Workplace Injury claimsWork Injuries & Workers' Comp
• Medical Malpractice claimsMedical Malpractice
• Wrongful Death claimsWrongful Death

Wisconsin generally gives an injured person three years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit (Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m)); medical malpractice is different (three years). Wrongful death claims follow their own deadline, which can differ from the one above. Claims against a city, county, school district or state agency follow separate and often much shorter deadlines. Once the deadline passes, the Brown County Circuit Court will dismiss the case regardless of how clear the fault was, so the practical rule in De Pere is to get legal advice early.

Wisconsin follows modified comparative negligence (51% bar). In plain terms, you can recover as long as you were not more than 50% at fault, and your award is reduced by your share of fault. Insurance adjusters apply this rule from the first phone call, which is why the way an accident is described and documented in the days after it happens in Brown County has a direct effect on what a claim is worth.

After a crash in De Pere, the at-fault driver's liability insurance is the primary source of compensation. Wisconsin requires drivers to carry only 25/50/10 in coverage (thousands of dollars for bodily injury per person, per accident, and property damage), which serious injuries quickly exhaust. Underinsured motorist coverage on your own policy and claims against additional responsible parties often make the difference in Brown County cases.

Lawsuits arising from accidents in De Pere are typically filed in the Brown County Circuit Court, the trial court of general jurisdiction for Brown County, although cases can sometimes be filed where the defendant resides or does business, and claims against out-of-state trucking companies or manufacturers may end up in federal court. Most claims settle before trial, but the credible ability to try a case in Brown County is what moves insurers to pay fair value.

Employees injured on the job in De Pere are generally covered by Wisconsin workers' compensation, administered through the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Report the injury to your employer within 30 days — a late report can delay or put the claim at risk, and the exceptions vary by state — then file the formal claim within two years. Workers' compensation does not pay for pain and suffering, so when a third party such as a subcontractor, driver or equipment manufacturer caused the injury, a separate personal injury claim is often worth pursuing alongside it.

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