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2026 cost estimates for personal injury in New Hampshire, including attorney fees, court costs, and other expenses.
As of June 29, 2026, a personal injury in New Hampshire costs on average $5,900, typically $2,350-$11,800 for a moderate-complexity case, based on sourced attorney-fee and court-cost data. A moderate-complexity case typically takes 6-12 months to resolve. Common related costs include court filing fee ($200-$500) and medical records and bills ($100-$500).
Data verified: June 29, 2026
| Complexity | Low | Median | High | Typical Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | $600 | $1,850 | $3,700 | 3-6 months |
| Moderate | $2,350 | $5,900 | $11,800 | 6-12 months |
| Complex | $5,900 | $17,650 | $35,300 | 12-36 months |
Last verified: June 2026
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</script>Personal injury cost formation works differently from most other legal matters because the attorney fee is usually contingent — a percentage of any settlement or verdict rather than an hourly bill. That percentage typically rises if the case proceeds to litigation or trial rather than settling early, since more attorney hours and case costs are involved. If there is no recovery, the client generally owes no attorney fee, though case costs (filing fees, expert reports) may still apply depending on the retainer agreement.
Separate from the attorney's percentage, a personal injury case accumulates its own case costs: expert witness fees (medical experts, accident reconstructionists), records requests, deposition transcription, and court filing fees if a lawsuit is filed. Simple claims that settle directly with an insurer before litigation avoid most of these costs; complex cases involving disputed liability, multiple parties, or serious injury typically require the full expert and litigation cost stack.
Take a moderate-complexity personal injury matter in New Hampshire. The recorded median total is $5,900, with reported quotes clustering between $2,350 and $11,800. Each statutory line below is sized against that median.
Added together the itemised lines come to $1,800–$6,000, which leaves roughly $0–$4,100 of the New Hampshire median as professional time — the part that differs between quotes. One further recorded fee is not itemised above and is not in that total.
At $5,900, the median personal injury cost in New Hampshire runs 20% above the $4,928 national average across all 50 states and DC.
New Hampshire carries 3 rows — simple, $600–$3,700 at $0–$0/hr over 3-6 months; moderate, $2,350–$11,800 at $0–$0/hr over 6-12 months; complex, $5,900–$35,300 at $0–$0/hr over 12-36 months — on 4 shared citations. Those figures put it in the top quarter of the table.
$5,900 is a median, not the middle of the band — $3,550 above the $2,350 floor, $5,900 under the $11,800 ceiling. Every rank below is out of 28.
New Hampshire ranks 4th of 28 tracked states for a personal injury, inside the highest-cost quarter of the table. The gap to the $5,200 midpoint is $700 — 13% — and only 3 states record a higher median.
Illinois ($5,950) and Alaska ($5,800) bracket New Hampshire inside a $150 window — narrow enough that 4th is close to arbitrary.
4 tracked states — California, Illinois, Alaska, Virginia among them — record a median within three percent of New Hampshire's $5,900. The figure sits in the densest part of the personal injury distribution, where a rank change of several rows costs only a few hundred dollars.
| Rank | State | Median | Against New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $6,650 | +$750 |
| 2 | California | $6,050 | +$150 |
| 3 | Illinois | $5,950 | +$50 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $5,900 | — |
| 5 | Alaska | $5,800 | −$100 |
| 6 | Virginia | $5,750 | −$150 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $5,700 | −$200 |
| 8 | New York | $5,700 | −$200 |
| 9 | Delaware | $5,600 | −$300 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $5,550 | −$350 |
The rows within ten percent are lopsided: 8 below New Hampshire against 2 above. $50 up or $100 down moves New Hampshire a row, so a downward revision would cost the state far more places than an equivalent upward one would gain — the 4th position is propped up by a thin personal injury field above it and a crowded one beneath.
Climbing five places would mean passing Hawaii, California, Illinois and adding $750 to the $5,900 recorded here.
Five places down means passing under Alaska, Virginia, Connecticut, New York, Delaware: $300.
$750 short of Hawaii ($6,650), $2,400 clear of Arkansas ($3,500).
From $2,350 to $11,800 the moderate band is $9,450 wide, close to the $8,325 peer median.
Spread across the 6-12 months the sources record for a moderate matter, the $5,900 median works out to roughly $656 a month. A complex personal injury runs longer, at 12-36 months, but it also runs hotter — about $735 a month — so the extra cost is not simply the extra calendar time.
| Measure | New Hampshire | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate median | $5,900 | 4th |
| Hourly median | — | — |
| Implied hours | — | — |
| Simple median | $1,850 | 5th |
| Complex median | $17,650 | 5th |
The ranking barely moves across tiers — 5th at the simple tier, 4th at moderate, 5th at complex of 28 — so New Hampshire keeps roughly the same relative position whether the personal injury is straightforward or contested.
$1,850 is 5th of 28 on a straightforward personal injury, under Massachusetts ($1,850) and over Colorado ($1,750), $250 over the $1,600 tier midpoint.
$17,650 is 5th of 28 once contested, between Colorado ($17,950) and Alaska ($17,600), $1,750 off the $15,900 tier midpoint.
The three bands are continuous in New Hampshire: the simple tier reaches $3,700 where the moderate tier starts at $2,350, and the moderate tier reaches $11,800 where the complex tier starts at $5,900. A single quoted figure can therefore belong to two different tiers, and the tier label — not the number — is what identifies which.
| Tier | New Hampshire | Rank | Tier midpoint | Implied hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simple | $1,850 | 5th | $1,600 | — |
| moderate | $5,900 | 4th | $5,200 | — |
| complex | $17,650 | 5th | $15,900 | — |
$1,850 drops New Hampshire to 5th of 28 on straightforward matters, 1 below its moderate position and $250 (16%) over the $1,600 tier midpoint.
Massachusetts ($1,850) and Colorado ($1,750) bracket it — a $100 window.
4 states sit within three percent of the $1,850 here, against 4 at the moderate row.
$17,650 drops New Hampshire to 5th of 28 on contested matters, 1 below its moderate position and $1,750 (11%) over the $15,900 tier midpoint.
Colorado ($17,950) and Alaska ($17,600) bracket it — a $350 window.
4 states sit within three percent of the $17,650 here, against 4 at the moderate row.
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Delaware | $1,850 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $1,850 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $1,850 |
| 6 | Colorado | $1,750 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $1,700 |
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Virginia | $18,100 |
| 4 | Colorado | $17,950 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $17,650 |
| 6 | Alaska | $17,600 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $17,550 |
In New Hampshire a personal injury is 5th of 8 at $5,900, between Immigration and Bankruptcy. At 47% of Criminal Defense ($12,450).
Across practice areas New Hampshire ranges from 2nd of 28 for Estate Planning / Probate to 12th for Bankruptcy — a 10-place spread, with its 4th on personal injury inside it.
New Hampshire is not equally priced in every practice area. Measured against each matter's own midpoint, Immigration runs 29% above its own midpoint while Real Estate Closing runs 12% above its own midpoint — a 17-point spread between the extremes.
The largest tracked median in New Hampshire is 5x the smallest, effectively the 5.1x that the typical state records: the internal spread is ordinary even where the levels are not.
Every one of the 8 matter types tracked for New Hampshire places it in the upper third of its table, which is why the 4th on personal injury is not an outlier.
In percentile terms it sits at the 89th percentile of the 28 tracked states.
| Matter | Simple | Moderate | Complex | Hours | Rank | vs mid | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Defense | $3,900 | $12,450 | $32,250 | 36 | 3rd | +22% | Rhode Island |
| Divorce | $3,800 | $10,350 | $27,400 | 30 | 10th | +21% | Colorado |
| DUI / DWI | $4,200 | $8,600 | $19,550 | 27 | 11th | +15% | District of Columbia |
| Immigration | $2,300 | $6,150 | $13,300 | 19 | 6th | +29% | Washington |
| Personal Injury | $1,850 | $5,900 | $17,650 | — | 4th | +13% | Illinois |
| Bankruptcy | $1,600 | $4,050 | $5,550 | 14 | 12th | +13% | Minnesota |
| Estate Planning / Probate | $750 | $2,550 | $7,550 | 8 | 2nd | +23% | Hawaii |
| Real Estate Closing | $1,150 | $2,500 | $5,750 | 9 | 10th | +12% | District of Columbia |
Borrowing the wrong row. Alaska ($5,800) is $100 light, Illinois ($5,950) is $50 heavy — but the $5,200 table midpoint is out by $700, 7x the neighbour error.
Verified June 2026. Filing fees change on the New Hampshirecourt's own schedule; billing models are covered in the legal fees guide.
This tool provides general cost estimates for informational purposes only. It is NOT legal advice. Costs vary significantly based on individual circumstances. Consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for specific guidance.