Identify the proof problem
Motorcycle cases can begin with blame aimed at the rider. A useful review asks what the driver could see, what the road and vehicles show, and what proof may disappear.
The lawyers
Oklahoma trial lawyers for hurt riders and families.
Meet the two lawyers responsible for Rider First, review the professional sources behind their profiles, and understand what a written engagement agreement must establish before any representation begins.
Jason Hicks and D. Colby Addison jointly own Rider First and are responsible counsel for its content and advertising. Both are source owners for Rider First content. Jason practices through Hicks Law Firm and Colby practices through Addison Law Firm; the firms are separate. Any accepted representation is governed by a written agreement identifying case-specific roles, scope, fees, costs, and day-to-day responsibility.
Names, roles, and sources
Know who is behind the work before you share your story.
The profiles below keep each lawyer’s firm identity, source links, and Rider First role together so a rider or family member can check the information rather than rely on slogans.
Verify ownership, fees, form limits, and relationship boundariesLook beyond the intake form
A form is only a starting point. Serious-case analysis can involve evidence, medical proof, insurance coverage, venue, liens, and the work required to prepare disputed facts.
Clear responsibility in writing
If a case is accepted, representation is handled through a written agreement. Until then, asking for a review is not a substitute for case-specific legal advice.
Addison Law Firm
D. Colby Addison
Trial Lawyer
Colby practices through Addison Law Firm and has more than a decade of Oklahoma trial experience. His current firm profile describes serious-injury, trucking, civil-rights, employment, and tribal-government work.
Current Tribal Supreme Court Justice
Former Administrative Law Judge
J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law
Admitted in Oklahoma, the Tenth Circuit, and all three Oklahoma federal districts
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2019–2026
External profile and office links lead to each lawyer's separate firm. Rider First inquiries use the Rider First case-review form.
Profile source reviewed August 11, 2026.
Hicks Law Firm
Jason Hicks
Trial Lawyer
Jason focuses on catastrophic-injury, wrongful-death, and civil-rights litigation in Oklahoma. He brings trial experience to cases where motorcyclists may be blamed before the physical evidence and witness accounts are fully developed.
Catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and civil-rights litigation
J.D. and B.B.A., University of Oklahoma
Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College
Admitted before the Oklahoma Supreme Court and all three Oklahoma federal districts
Oklahoma Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, and National Police Accountability Project
External profile and office links lead to each lawyer's separate firm. Rider First inquiries use the Rider First case-review form.
Profile source reviewed July 28, 2026.
How the review starts
The first useful question is: what could disappear next?
Video can be overwritten, the motorcycle can be moved, and witness details can get harder to recover. The crash command center helps organize those immediate tasks before every answer is known.
Open the crash command center1
Listen to what happened without forcing the rider or family to speak in legal conclusions.
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Identify urgent proof: video, witnesses, police materials, motorcycle location, helmet, gear, and early medical records.
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Map insurance before treating the case like a one-policy claim.
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Prepare for the predictable rider-bias arguments about speed, helmets, visibility, lane position, and treatment gaps.
For accepted motorcycle-injury matters, attorney fees are contingent on recovery and governed by a written engagement agreement.