Personal injury lawyers serving San Ramon

It depends on where exactly the crash happened. Inside San Ramon city limits, the San Ramon Police Department handles it; on the unincorporated canyon stretch west of town, the California Highway Patrol typically responds. The dividing line is not obvious from the driver's seat, which is why we sort out the investigating agency — and request the report — as one of the first steps in a free case review.

Generally two years from the injury under California Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. If a public entity may be liable — a government vehicle, a public bus, a dangerous condition of public property — a written claim is usually required within six months. Two years sounds like plenty of time until you learn the important deadline may already be the six-month one.

Rideshare cases involve layered coverage: the driver's personal policy and the coverage the rideshare company provides can each apply, depending on whether the driver was waiting for a ride request, en route to a pickup, or carrying a passenger when the crash happened. Sorting out which layer applies is exactly the kind of thing that goes better with a lawyer involved early — and our review of it is free.

California applies pure comparative negligence: fault is divided in percentages, and your recovery is reduced by your share — never eliminated by it. The percentages themselves are negotiable and frequently disputed. Before you accept the adjuster's split, have someone whose job is to represent you look at the evidence.

On contingency. There is no upfront cost, no hourly bill, and no fee at all unless we win your case — our fee is a portion of the recovery we obtain for you. The initial case review is free, so there is no financial risk in finding out where you stand.