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Personal injury lawyers serving San Francisco
The densest streets in the Bay Area produce a particular kind of injury case. Wherever in the city you were hurt, the case review is free — no fee unless we win.
San Francisco is a city and a county in one, and its injury cases look like nowhere else in the Bay Area. More people here move on foot, by bike, by Muni, and by rideshare than almost anywhere in California, sharing narrow, steep, congested streets with delivery vans, tour traffic, and drivers hunting for parking. The result is a steady stream of pedestrian and bicycle collisions, rideshare pickup and drop-off injuries, and multi-party crashes on the approaches to the Bay Bridge and along the 101 and 280 corridors.
Injury claims in San Francisco also involve public entities more often than in most places — Muni buses and trains, city vehicles, and questions about the condition of city streets and sidewalks. That matters legally, because claims against public entities in California run on a much shorter clock than ordinary injury claims. A case that looks straightforward can quietly become urgent when a government defendant is in the picture.
Oguz Injury Lawyers LLP represents people injured in San Francisco from our East Bay office in Walnut Creek — one BART ride from the city, though most matters start with a phone or video call anyway. 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
San Francisco Superior Court
Civil injury lawsuits arising in San Francisco are filed in the San Francisco Superior Court. As everywhere in California, most injury claims resolve by settlement without a lawsuit — but the court's filing deadlines still control your case from the day of the injury.
Nearby hospitals
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (trauma center)
- UCSF Medical Center
- California Pacific Medical Center
- Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Getting your accident report
Most collisions on San Francisco streets are documented by the San Francisco Police Department, and the report can be requested from the department once it is finalized. Crashes on the freeway segments of 101 and 280 within the city, and on the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge approaches, are handled by the California Highway Patrol, so those reports come from the CHP. Incidents involving Muni vehicles generate their own agency records as well. If you are unsure who documented your crash, we can find out and request the records as part of a free case review.
How we can help in San Francisco County
Frequently asked questions
I was hit by a Muni bus. Is that handled like a normal car crash claim?
No — and the difference is urgent. Muni is a public entity, and claims against California public entities generally require a written government claim within six months of the injury, far shorter than the usual two-year statute of limitations. The claim process has its own forms and traps. If a government vehicle was involved in your crash, treat the timeline as short and get advice quickly.
I was injured during an Uber or Lyft ride in the city. Who is responsible?
It depends on who caused the crash, but as a passenger you are covered from several directions: rideshare companies carry substantial insurance for active rides, and the other drivers involved have their own policies. The common problem is insurers pointing at each other while your bills arrive. Our job is to end that standoff in your favor.
How long do I have to bring an injury claim in San Francisco?
Two years from the date of injury for most claims, under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1 — but only six months, generally, to present a government claim if a public entity like the city or Muni is involved. San Francisco cases hit that exception more than most, so check your deadlines before anything else.
The driver's insurer says I stepped out mid-block, so the crash is my fault. Is my claim dead?
No. Even if you crossed outside a crosswalk, California's pure comparative negligence rule reduces recovery by your share of fault rather than eliminating it — and drivers always retain their own duty to watch for pedestrians. Fault percentages in pedestrian cases are heavily fact-driven and very much worth contesting.
You're based in the East Bay. Can you really handle a San Francisco case?
Yes. We regularly represent clients injured in San Francisco; the courthouse is a BART ride away, and the day-to-day work of an injury claim — evidence, medical records, negotiation — happens by phone, video, and email regardless of geography. The case review is free and commits you to nothing.
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Injured in San Francisco 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.