John Roach, Esq. | September 12, 2026 | All Things Trial \ Attorney Tips
Most people picture a personal injury trial as a fight over medical bills and photographs of a wrecked car. In reality, a large part of the outcome is decided before a single witness is sworn in — during the process of questioning the jury panel,… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 7, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
Labor Day weekend is supposed to honor working people. The bitter irony I see in my office every September: it’s also when a lot of working people get hurt — on holiday-schedule shifts, short-staffed job sites, and rush deliveries. And almost every injured worker who… read more
John Roach, Esq. | September 5, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
Pain and suffering is proven by the people who watched you change. A San Francisco lawyer explains what California compensates, who can testify, and why the witness list should be complete.
John Roach, Esq. | August 17, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
Yes. If you have an open injury claim, you should assume the insurance company is looking at your social media right now. Adjusters and the investigators they hire routinely review Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, and even fitness apps, hunting for a single photo or… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 12, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
The number that matters in a personal injury case is not the settlement figure. It is the amount that actually reaches you after every medical lien, reimbursement claim, and bill has been resolved. Two clients can settle for the identical gross amount and walk away… read more
John Roach, Esq. | August 10, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
The scene is familiar to almost every injured driver I represent: the tow trucks have gone, the pain is setting in, and then the traffic collision report arrives — and it blames you. Maybe the officer wrote that you were speeding. Maybe the diagram puts… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 27, 2026 | Attorney Tips
In an earlier article, I covered the basic insurance adjuster tactics every injured person should expect after a car accident — the fast lowball, the request for a recorded statement, the friendly voice that is anything but. But adjusters have a deeper playbook, and the… read more
John Roach, Esq. | July 15, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
One of the first moves an insurance company makes after a crash is to shift blame onto you. “You were going a little fast.” “You should have seen them.” “You weren’t wearing your seatbelt.” This is not idle conversation. It is the deliberate use of… read more
John Roach, Esq. | June 17, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
Calling a personal injury lawyer for the first time is intimidating. People don’t know what it will cost, how long the call will take, what they need to have ready, whether the lawyer will take their case, or whether they should even call at all…. read more
John Roach, Esq. | June 13, 2026 | Attorney Tips \ California Law
A mother watches a speeding car strike her child in a crosswalk. A husband, on the phone with his wife, hears the metal-on-metal of a collision and then silence. A daughter sees her father fall and strike his head. In each case the person watching… read more