Personal Injury - Serious Injury

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense | Personal Injury | Family Law | Miscellaneous

Personal Injury / Serious Injury

When someone is hurt or; fault of another, it is called a personal injury. The law allows for recovery of damages when your injury is the result of someone else negligence or intentional conduct. The lawyers at the Schwarz Associates, with its record of success, investigates, documents and aggressively represents your rights to recover the maximum monetary damages award you are legally entitled to receive. We have served hundreds of satisfied clients and have recovered millions of dollars for our clients and their families. We have the facilities, personnel, resources, attitude and experience to provide you the best legal representation. We work on a contingency fee basis getting paid only if we recover money damages on your behalf. You pay us nothing to provide you with the best legal representation.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: What is my case worth?
A: The value of your case depends upon the amount of your damages or losses. In a personal injury or car accident case, the value depends upon on the nature and severity of your injuries. In a business or real estate matter, the value of your case depends upon your quantifiable losses which are supported by witness testimony or documentary evidence.

Q: How much will it cost me?
A: In a personal injury, vehicle accident, railroad accident, wrongful death and employment harassment / discrimination cases, you will NOT be charged a legal fee unless we recover money. This is known as a contingency fee arrangement. In the business and criminal cases you will be charged on an hourly basis. The total cost will be determined based upon the work involved. Call our office for a free consultation about your case.

Q: How long will my case last?
A: Some cases last a few months; others take longer. It depends upon the specific facts of your case, the legal issues involved and the realistic expectations of the parties.

Q: Will I have to testify in court?
A: Most personal injury, wrongful death, vehicle accident, railroad accident, employment harassment / discrimination, business and real estate cases settle before going to trial. However, prior to trial, you may have to give deposition testimony or a sworn statement to support the claims you are making.

Q: When should I contact you?
A: Right away. You do not want to be taken advantage of by the other side prior to getting legal advice for your case or lose your rights because you waited too long. It is important to start working on your case immediately to protect all of your claims and advise you on important legal issues.

Q: Is it important to hire an experienced California trial attorney?
A: Yes. Even though most case settle before going to trial, it is important to have an experienced trial attorney on your side because your case may end up in court before a judge or a jury. A successful trial attorney can often generate better results as the other side will know that your attorney is ready to fight for you.

Q: In auto accident cases, can I still win if the other side does not have insurance?
A: If you have uninsured motorist coverage, you can still recover your monetary damages, payment of lost wages, medical bills and pain and suffering even if the other driver is uninsured.

Q: What cities and counties in California do you handle cases in?
A: We have offices in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. However our practice covers most of the state. In fact we have litigated cases in most of California’s counties.

Negligence

Negligence is the failure of someone to act as a reasonable person would under similar circumstances when it was foreseeable that their conduct could cause injury to another. This requires people and businesses to use reasonable care in the management of their property, vehicles, animals, actions and business operations. Before someone is considered negligent, it must be demonstrated that they owed the other person a legal duty. The law establishes many such duties in writing that are codified as statutes. Many other duties are not in writing but have been established as legal principals over the years. Many are just common sense. Some examples of duties established in the law are the vehicle codes. The laws against speeding create duties for operators of vehicles. For example, California Vehicle Code Section 22350 states that no one should operate a vehicle at an excessive speed taking into consideration traffic, weather, and condition of the roadway. Likewise the California Vehicle Code states that drivers have a duty to stop at a red light. Violation of one of these laws, or other vehicle code sections, is negligence if it causes injury and damage. If a law if broken but no one is harmed, there is no case. Four elements must be present before legal liability is created; 1) duty; 2) breach or violation of that duty; 3) causation and; 4) damage. The Plaintiff must meet their burden of proof to demonstrate that all four elements have been proven to win their case and receive damages.

Description of Services - California Personal Injury / Wrongful Death Claims:
Our offices can provide legal advice and services in all matters handled in the State of California for our clients including California accident attorney or attorneys, California accident lawyer or lawyers, Southern California accident attorney, attorneys, lawyer or lawyers, Los Angeles injury attorney or lawyer, Los Angeles, California injury lawyer or attorney, Los Angeles car accident attorney or lawyer, Los Angeles, California car accident attorney, attorneys, lawyer or lawyers, Los Angeles auto accident lawyer or attorney, Los Angeles, California auto accident attorneys or lawyers, Los Angeles accident attorney or lawyer, wrongful death attorney, attorneys, lawyer or lawyers, California auto accident attorney, Los Angeles railroad accident attorney or lawyer, Los Angeles, California train accident lawyer, attorney, lawyers or attorneys, Los Angeles truck accident attorney or lawyer, Los Angeles bus accident lawyer or attorney, Los Angeles motorcycle accident lawyer or attorney, personal injury attorney, attorneys, lawyer or lawyers.

We will handle many cases such as accident, injury, auto accident, vehicle accident, car accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident, personal injury, railroad accident, train accident, wrongful death, uninsured or underinsured motorist, bus accident and other California injury and Los Angeles injury accident cases on a contingency fee basis (you will not be charged any attorneys fees unless we recover money for you). We have or associate with California attorneys or lawyers who are licensed to practice law in the California State and Federal courts.

If you have been the victim of an accident, auto accident, vehicle accident, car accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident, personal injury, railroad accident, train accident, bus accident, or suffered personal injury due to the negligence of another, you should contact our Los Angeles accident attorney, attorneys, lawyer or lawyers, Los Angeles auto or vehicle accident attorney or attorneys, Los Angeles car or motorcycle lawyer or lawyers, California truck, railroad or train accident attorney or lawyer for a free consultation.