Areas we serve
Personal injury lawyers for all of Alameda County
From the Port of Oakland to the Livermore Valley, Alameda County's roads carry some of the Bay Area's heaviest traffic. The case review is free.
Alameda County runs from the Oakland waterfront to the Livermore Valley, and it contains some of the hardest-working roads in Northern California. I-880 hauls port trucks and commuters down the flatlands through Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, and Fremont; I-580 climbs through the Altamont with one of the country's longest commutes; I-680 and Highway 92 tie the county to the Tri-Valley and the Peninsula. Oguz Injury Lawyers LLP represents people injured anywhere along that map — in Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Berkeley, Pleasanton, and every community between.
The county's injuries are as varied as its cities. Dense urban streets in Oakland and Berkeley produce pedestrian, bicycle, and rideshare cases; the I-880 corridor produces truck collisions with severe injuries; the suburban arterials of Fremont, Hayward, and the Tri-Valley produce the intersection and left-turn crashes that fill emergency rooms every week. Each type of case has its own evidence and its own insurance dynamics, but all of them share one thing: an insurer whose job is to close the claim cheaply.
Our office is in Walnut Creek, minutes from the county line, and much of our practice is in Alameda County's cities and courts. The case review is free, we work in English, Spanish, Turkish, and Mandarin Chinese, and you pay nothing unless we recover for you.
Local information
Courts
Alameda County Superior Court
Civil injury lawsuits arising anywhere in Alameda County are filed in the Alameda County Superior Court, which hears civil matters at courthouses around the county — commonly in Oakland and Hayward. Which courthouse handles a given case is an administrative detail the court manages; the deadlines that protect your claim are what deserve your attention.
Nearby hospitals
- Highland Hospital, Oakland (county trauma center)
- Eden Medical Center, Castro Valley (trauma center)
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley and Oakland
- Washington Hospital, Fremont
- Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Getting your accident report
The agency holding your collision report depends on where the crash occurred. Within a city — Oakland, Berkeley, Hayward, Fremont, Alameda, and the rest — the city police department usually writes the report. On the freeways (I-880, I-580, I-680, I-80, Highway 92, Highway 84) and in unincorporated areas like Castro Valley, the California Highway Patrol typically handles it, and some matters fall to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. We can identify the right agency and request your report as part of a free case review.
How we can help in Alameda County
Frequently asked questions
What deadlines apply to an Alameda County injury claim?
The general California rule is two years from the date of injury, under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. Claims against public entities — AC Transit, BART, a city or the county itself — generally require a written government claim within six months. In a county with this much public transit and public infrastructure, the six-month rule comes up constantly, so get clarity on it early.
My crash was on I-880. Which police department has my report?
None of them — freeway crashes are investigated by the California Highway Patrol, so your report comes from the CHP regardless of which city the crash happened in. City police reports cover surface streets. If you are unsure who responded, we can track the report down for you.
Does it matter which city in the county my crash happened in?
For your legal rights, no — the same California law applies countywide, and injury suits are filed in the Alameda County Superior Court either way. It matters mainly for practical things: which agency holds the report, which hospital records to gather, which cameras might have footage. Those are details we handle.
I was partly at fault. Should I even bother pursuing a claim?
Usually, yes. California's pure comparative negligence rule means partial fault reduces your recovery proportionally rather than barring it. Whether pursuing the claim makes sense depends on your injuries and the evidence — which is exactly what a free case review is for. We will tell you honestly if it is not worth it.
How do your fees work?
On contingency: no money up front, and no fee unless we win. Our fee is a percentage of the recovery, set out in writing before we begin, and the initial consultation is free.
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Injured in Alameda County? Talk to us first.
The case review is free and confidential, and you pay nothing unless we win. Tell us what happened, and we will tell you honestly where you stand.