# The Emory Law Firm, P.C.

> The Emory Law Firm, P.C. in Charlotte, North Carolina, started by attorney Randy Emory in 2001 after three years in State Farm's claims department. Serious truck crash injuries, wrongful death and other personal injury cases, in English and Spanish.

- Phone: 704-371-4333
- Address: 11020 David Taylor Dr #102, Charlotte, NC, 28262
- Email: EmoryLaw@TheEmoryLawFirm.com
- Hours: Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-4pm
- Service area: Charlotte, North Carolina

## Practice Areas

- [Charlotte Truck Accident Lawyer for Serious Injuries](https://theemorylawfirm.com/truck-accident-lawyer/): Seriously hurt in a crash with a tractor-trailer or other commercial truck? Randy Emory spent three years in State Farm's claims department before he began representing injured people. Call the Charlotte office at (704) 371-4333.

## Areas served


## Articles

- [Brakes, Tires and Upkeep: What Truck Carriers Must Inspect and How Long They Keep the Records](https://theemorylawfirm.com/truck-brakes-tires-maintenance-records/): Federal rules make every motor carrier systematically inspect, repair and maintain its trucks, and keep the records for 1 year and for 6 months after a truck leaves its control. Here is what those rules cover and why they matter after a serious crash in North Carolina.
- [Drug and Alcohol Tests After a Truck Crash: The 8-Hour and 32-Hour Windows](https://theemorylawfirm.com/truck-crash-drug-alcohol-test-8-32-hours/): After a fatal truck crash, or an injury or tow-away crash with a citation, the trucking company must test its driver. Alcohol testing stops at 8 hours and drug testing at 32 hours. Here is how 49 CFR 382.303 works and why the timing matters.
- [Hit by a Truck in North Carolina: Why One Finding of Fault Can End Your Claim](https://theemorylawfirm.com/hit-by-truck-north-carolina-contributory-negligence/): North Carolina's contributory negligence law can bar a driver found partly at fault from collecting damages. Here is what that means after a serious truck crash, and what to do before you talk to the trucking company's insurer.
- [How Long Do You Have After a Serious Truck Crash in North Carolina?](https://theemorylawfirm.com/north-carolina-truck-crash-deadlines/): North Carolina generally gives you three years to file a personal injury lawsuit under G.S. 1-52(16) and two years for a wrongful death under G.S. 1-53(4). Here is when those clocks start, and why the trucking company's records can't wait that long.
- [How Much Insurance Must a Trucking Company Carry? $750,000 to $5 Million](https://theemorylawfirm.com/how-much-insurance-trucking-company-must-carry/): Federal rule 49 CFR 387.9 sets minimum coverage for motor carriers: $750,000 for for-hire interstate general freight, and $1 million or $5 million for hazardous loads. Here is what those numbers mean after a serious truck crash in North Carolina.
- [Truck Driver Fatigue: The 11-Hour Limit, the 14-Hour Window and the 60/70-Hour Week](https://theemorylawfirm.com/truck-driver-fatigue-hours-of-service/): Federal rules cap how long a truck driver may drive: 11 hours inside a 14-hour window, a 30-minute break after 8 hours of driving, and 60 or 70 hours on duty a week. Here is how those limits, and the logs behind them, can show a tired driver caused a serious crash.

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