Likely, yes, if someone else’s carelessness caused you harm and you have losses to show, such as medical bills, missed work or ongoing pain. California requires a link between what the other party did and the injury you suffered, which is why early evidence matters so much. There is no charge to find out, and we will tell you honestly if we think you do not have a case. Attorney Damoun Yazdi reviews the facts personally before we take on a matter.

[CLIENT TO CONFIRM] Yes, the consultation is free and you are not committing to anything by having it. You can ask questions, hear our honest read on the case, and walk away with no obligation and no bill. If you do hire us, we work on a contingency fee, so there is nothing to pay up front.

Bring anything you already have, and do not worry if you have very little. The most useful items are the police or CHP report number, photographs, the other driver’s insurance information, your own insurance policy, any medical records or discharge papers, and a note of the days you have missed work. If you have received letters from an insurer or been asked to sign anything, bring those too. If you have none of it, come anyway, we can obtain most of it for you.

As soon as you reasonably can. Evidence disappears quickly: vehicles get repaired or scrapped, surveillance footage is overwritten, and witnesses become hard to find. Getting involved early also means you never have to deal with an adjuster on your own. Calling in the first days costs you nothing and materially strengthens the claim.

Do not guess, exaggerate, or leave things out, because all three hurt you later. Be careful about saying you are fine or minimizing your symptoms, describing fault as though it were settled, or omitting a prior injury to the same part of your body, since the other side will find it and use it. Tell your own attorney everything, including the parts you think look bad, because we can only address a weakness we know about. The rule is simple: be complete and accurate with us, and say nothing to the other side without us.

No, not before you have spoken with an attorney. The adjuster works for a company whose interest is in paying you as little as possible, and a recorded statement taken while you are still in pain and short on facts is one of the most effective tools they have. You are generally not required to give the other driver’s insurer a statement at all. Let us handle that contact so nothing you say is turned against you.

Yes. California uses pure comparative negligence, so being partly at fault reduces your recovery by your percentage of responsibility but never bars it outright. Even a driver found mostly responsible can still recover a share of their damages. Insurers routinely overstate a claimant’s share of fault, and pushing that percentage down is a core part of what we do.

That is extremely common and it does not mean you are out of luck. Adrenaline