Mississippi Injury Victim Attorney Referrals

Car, Truck & Motorcycle Wreck Referrals Are Our Focus — And We Take the Full Range of Injury Claims

If you have a client with a car, motorcycle, or 18-wheeler wreck, or other injury claim (such as an explosion or fire case) in Mississippi that falls outside your practice area, bandwidth, or comfort zone, HFFR Injury Attorneys is ready to take it from here.

We are local counsel based on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and while our offices are in Gulfport and Ocean Springs, our attorneys are licensed to represent injured clients anywhere in the State of Mississippi. Injuries from motor vehicle collisions — car and motorcycle wrecks, 18-wheeler and commercial truck collisions, , and pedestrian cases — make up the core of our caseload and the area where developed an ever widening portfolio of exceptional results and decades of collective experience. But we have also had great success and experience handling other matters, too, such as fire and explosion cases and workplace injuries. If that’s the kind of case sitting on your desk, we’re the right call.

Why Referring Attorneys Send Us Their Cases

• We know how to build a case for optimal value, not just settle one. Motor vehicle claims live or die on evidence you have to go get and develop. We routinely hire accident reconstructionists to obtain data before it’s overwritten, retain trucking experts to identify Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation violations, exercise an overt amount of effort to preserve and protect evidence and work to obtain driver logs, dispatch records, and phone records to prove hours-of-service violations or distracted driving and a host of other areas where commercial drivers go wrong. In one case, our team tracked down a hit-and-run commercial driver using nothing, but a DOT number photographed at the scene, then flew to Florida to depose him after he lied about the collision.
• We take on the disputed-liability and disputed-causation cases other firms pass on. Insurance companies routinely argue that a client’s injuries were pre-existing or that liability is “hotly disputed.” We’ve built a track record of winning those arguments — with medical experts, economists, and vocational rehabilitation experts who can withstand cross-examination.
• We litigate against commercial carriers and their insurers. Trucking and commercial vehicle cases involve layers of insurance and corporate defendants that a general-practice firm isn’t set up to go after. We are.
• A true referral partnership, not a handoff. When you refer a client to us, you’re not losing touch with that relationship. We keep referring attorneys informed on case status, put referral agreements in writing, and handle fee splits promptly and transparently in accordance with the Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct.

Recognized by Our Peers, Invested in Our Community

When you refer a case, you’re vouching for the firm that takes it. Our attorneys hold leadership roles in the same organizations that set the standard for plaintiff’s trial practice in Mississippi:

• Jonathan Franco currently serves as President-Elect of the Mississippi Association for Justice (MAJ), the state’s leading organization for plaintiff’s trial lawyers, and sits on its Board of Governors and Executive Committee. He is also a board member of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, was awarded MAJ’s 2023 Stone Pony Award for dedication to the organization, and was named MAJ’s 2018 “Rising Star.” He has served as CLE chair for MAJ’s annual convention, edited MAJ’s Voir Dire publication, and been published in it twice. Locally, Jonathan is active in the Ocean Springs Rotary Club, where he previously served as president and remains on the board of directors.
• Todd M. Farrar is a member of the Mississippi Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, and Jackson County Bar Association, and has been recognized by The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40. In the community, Todd is involved with the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA, the Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Friends of Jackson County Animal Shelter, and coaches youth soccer, baseball, flag football, and basketball for Ocean Springs, St. Alphonsus, and YMCA leagues.
• Christopher “Stopher” Haug is a member of the Mississippi Association for Justice, Alabama Association for Justice, and Florida Justice Association, and is a graduate of Leadership Mississippi. He has served as an Ocean Springs election commissioner, sits on the executive board of the city’s 1699 Historical Society, and is Past Commodore of the Ocean Springs Yacht Club.
• Jason Ruiz, Senior Trial Counsel, has devoted his entire legal career to representing injured people. Licensed since 2005, Jason has handled thousands of personal injury cases and brings more than 20 years of litigation and trial experience to the firm. He has obtained multiple seven-figure recoveries for his clients, including a recent confidential settlement exceeding $2 million and a separate confidential high-seven-figure settlement. His other recoveries include numerous policy-limits settlements and substantial results in wrongful death, catastrophic injury, commercial vehicle, and complex liability cases. Jason is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Mississippi Association for Justice, Mississippi Bar Association, Harrison County Bar Association, and Jackson County Bar Association, and has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star. He is a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and has roots on the Mississippi Gulf Coast tracing back eight generations. While his professional focus has been less on organizational leadership and more on representing clients, Jason has spent his career doing exactly that—trying cases, resolving difficult claims, and helping injured people and their families through times of crisis.

Car, Truck & Motorcycle Accident Result

• $7,075,000 – Traumatic brain injury settlement involving a DUI defendant
• $1,150,000 — Wrongful death, commercial vehicle collision (Ford F250 struck client’s vehicle; ECU data preserved via accident reconstruction, causation proven through medical and forensic economic experts)
• $1,000,000 — Motorcycle accident, Gulfport (ankle injury requiring multiple surgeries, policy limits)
• $1,000,000 — Pedestrian struck by box truck, George County (leg amputation, policy limits)
• $700,000 — Car accident (tibia and fibula fractures requiring knee and ankle surgery)
• $600,000 — Truck accident, I-10 (18-wheeler collision, liability hotly disputed)
• $600,000 — Wrongful death, I-10 (disabled, unlit 18-wheeler trailer; liability proven through 911 and body cam evidence)
• $500,000 — Back and neck injury, federal court, Harrison County (pre-existing condition significantly aggravated by wreck)
• $405,000 — High-impact car collision (extensive lower-extremity injuries)
• $345,000 — Truck accident, East Ocean Springs (commercial vehicle collision, bulging cervical disc)
• $345,000 — Bus accident (school bus struck by dump truck that ran a red light; driver’s criminal background and vehicle defects proven at deposition)
• $300,000 — Truck accident, I-10 near Gulfport (commercial vehicle sideswipe; identified and served an out-of-state driver using a DOT number photographed at the scene)
• $300,000 — Wrongful death, pedestrian struck by careless driver (policy limits recovery on behalf of surviving spouse and children)

Full case history at verdicts-and-settlements. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes — every case is different.

We Also Accept Referrals For

While motor vehicle claims are our primary focus, we regularly take referrals across the full range of injury claims, including:

• Explosion and Fire Injury Cases
• Wrongful Death (auto and non-auto)
• Medical Malpractice
• Premises Liability / Slip & Fall
• Jones Act & Maritime Injuries
• Serious Workplace Injury Cases
• Workers’ Compensation
• Essentially All Catastrophic & Traumatic Injuries
• Insurance Bad Faith

Notable results in these categories include a $2,125,000 explosion and burn injury settlement and a $1,000,000 policy-limits recovery for a client left paraplegic after a condominium premises liability failure.

If you’re unsure whether a case fits, call us. We’re happy to talk through the facts before you decide.

Statewide Reach, Local Roots

HFFR Injury Attorneys is proud to serve as local counsel for firms across Mississippi. Our attorneys are well known in Gulf Coast courtrooms and throughout the Mississippi’s legal community, with a reputation built on solid preparation, sound judgment and trial readiness. HFFR’s genuine mission is to help injured Mississippians regain control of their lives in their times of crisis and need. If you need Mississippi-licensed trial counsel to associate on a case — or want to refer it outright — we’re ready to talk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you only handle cases on the Gulf Coast? No. While our offices are in Gulfport and Ocean Springs, our attorneys are licensed to represent clients anywhere in Mississippi. We regularly serve as local counsel for firms located elsewhere in the state.

What if my client’s car wreck case is still being investigated, or liability hasn’t been established yet? That’s fine — many of our strongest results started as disputed-liability cases. Call us and we’ll talk through what’s known so far.

How does the referral fee arrangement work? We will discuss and document the amount up front, operate within the guidance of Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct, and we pay promptly once a case resolves.

Will I stay informed about my former client’s case? Yes. We keep referring attorneys updated on case status and major developments throughout.

What types of cases get the best results? Motor vehicle wrecks with serious injuries and preserved evidence tend to do best — video footage, photos of the other vehicles, and early medical documentation. But even without all of that, our investigative process is built to reconstruct what happened.

Refer a Case

Reach out to discuss a potential referral. We’ll talk through your client’s case, answer your questions, and let you know how we can help — no obligation.

Call us at (228) 872-8752 or contact us online

Offices: 12337 Ashley Dr, Gulfport, MS 39503, or, 2336 Government St, Ocean Springs, MS 39564.