Los Angeles Car Accident Lawyer
We are a Los Angeles car accident law firm that takes over every conversation with the insurance company from the first call, because the adjuster asking how you are feeling is building a record he intends to use to pay you less.
Your car is wrecked, you are hurt, and someone wants a recorded statement. Let us handle that part.
Car Accident Recoveries That Went the Distance
$250,000
Rear-end collision, neck and back injuries
$205,000
Left-turn collision, liability disputed, settled after litigation
The second figure is the one worth paying attention to. The defendant's insurer refused to accept fault, which is exactly the scenario adjusters use to pressure injured people into taking a fraction of what a claim is worth. That case settled after we filed. You can see the rest of our case results, including collisions far larger than these.
The Car Accident Claims We Handle in Los Angeles
Not every collision produces the same claim, and the differences change who pays and how much.
Rear-end collisions, where fault is usually clear but the insurer disputes how badly you were hurt.
Left-turn and intersection collisions, where two accounts conflict and the case turns on physical evidence and witnesses.
Hit-and-run collisions, where your own uninsured motorist coverage often becomes the source of recovery.
Collisions with an uninsured or underinsured driver, where the at-fault policy runs out before your medical bills do.
Passenger injury claims, where you may have a claim against more than one driver, including the one you were riding with.
Collisions involving an out-of-state or commercially insured driver, which bring different policies and different adjusters into the file.
If a commercial truck was involved, the case is built very differently and our Los Angeles truck accident attorneys handle those. If your injuries are permanent, our Los Angeles catastrophic injury lawyers should be the ones looking at the claim. Either way, start with a conversation.
What to Do in the First Week After a Crash
Step 1:
Get medical attention, even if you feel functional
Soft-tissue injuries and concussions routinely present days later. A gap between the collision and your first treatment is the single most common argument insurers use to discount injury claims.
Step 2:
Report the collision, and get the report number
A police report is not required for a claim but it is much harder to dispute than a memory.
Step 4:
Give your own insurer notice, and nothing more
You have a contractual duty to report the collision to your own carrier. You have no obligation to give the other driver's insurer a recorded statement.
Why Minimum Coverage Often Is Not Enough
Since January 1, 2025, California requires drivers to carry at least $30,000 in bodily injury coverage per person, $60,000 per accident, and $15,000 for property damage, limits set out in the California Department of Motor Vehicles insurance requirements. Those figures replaced limits that had stood since 1967, and they are still low against the real cost of a serious collision. A single ambulance ride, emergency imaging, and a few weeks of physical therapy can approach the per-person limit before anyone discusses lost income or surgery. When the at-fault policy runs out, the next sources of recovery are your own uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, other liable parties, and in some cases the at-fault driver's personal assets. Finding those sources is part of the work.
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Los Angeles collision claims are not evenly distributed, and the road you were on affects how the case gets built.
The Harbor Freeway, the I-405 through the Sepulveda Pass, the I-10 across the basin, the US-101 through Hollywood, and the I-5 through the northeast county carry the bulk of the region's commuter volume, and high-speed multi-vehicle collisions on them raise questions a two-car surface street crash does not: which driver initiated the chain, whether a lane change or a stopped vehicle started it, and how fault gets apportioned among three or four insurers who each have a reason to point at someone else. Those cases turn on physical evidence and vehicle data rather than on what anyone remembers.
Surface street collisions run differently. Fault more often comes down to signal timing, right of way, sight lines, and witnesses, and the investigation looks more like reconstructing a single moment than untangling a sequence.
There is also a filing consequence. Since October 2022, Los Angeles County personal injury cases are filed in the judicial district where the collision happened rather than in a central downtown hub, so where you were hurt determines where your case is heard.
The Freeway System Shapes These Collisions
We Handle the Insurance Company From Day One
From the moment you hire us, adjuster calls, recorded-statement requests, medical authorization forms, and settlement offers come to us. That is not a convenience, it is a strategy. Insurers build files out of what injured people say in the first two weeks, when they are medicated, stressed, and inclined to be agreeable. We also make sure your treatment is documented in a way that survives scrutiny, because an insurer that cannot dispute your medical record has very little left to argue about. Our statewide overview of
car accident claims goes deeper into how California collision cases are valued.
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Car Accident Questions We Hear Every Week
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Do I pay anything to hire a car accident lawyer in Los Angeles?
No. We take car accident cases on contingency, so there is no retainer and no hourly billing, and you owe no attorney's fee unless we win. Case costs are advanced by the firm and reimbursed out of a recovery, and you get all of that in writing before you sign.
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What if I was not wearing a seatbelt?
You can still recover. Under California Vehicle Code Section 27315, not wearing a seatbelt does not by itself establish negligence, and it does not bar your claim. An insurer can argue that it made your injuries worse and try to reduce damages on that basis, but the reduction is limited to injuries the belt would actually have prevented, and it has to be proven rather than asserted.
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The other driver's insurer already offered me money. Should I take it?
Not before you know what your treatment will cost. First offers usually arrive while you are still being treated, which means they cannot account for future care, lost earning capacity, or an injury that turns out to be permanent. Accepting one closes the claim for good.
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What if the driver who hit me had no insurance?
Your own uninsured motorist coverage is usually the first place to look, and it is more common than people realize because California requires insurers to offer it and requires a written rejection to decline it. We also look for other liable parties, such as an employer if the driver was working, or a vehicle owner who let an unfit driver use the car.
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How long do I have to file a car accident claim in California?
Generally two years from the date of the collision. Claims against a government entity, including collisions with city or transit vehicles, can require a formal claim within six months, so those need attention immediately.
Get Your Los Angeles Crash Reviewed at No Cost
Tell us what happened and we will tell you honestly what your claim looks like, including if we think you do not need a lawyer.
