Multi-Vehicle Accidents in San Francisco: How Fault Is Determined When Three or More Cars Crash

San Francisco traffic is built for chain reactions. Stop-and-go congestion on the 101 and I-280 approaches, fog that swallows brake lights on Sunset and Skyline corridors, steep grades where downhill momentum does the rest, and the Bay Bridge metering lights compressing five lanes of impatience… read more

Father’s Day Weekend DUI Accidents in the Bay Area: What to Do If You Are Hit

Father’s Day weekend should end with leftovers in the fridge and kids asleep in the back seat — not with a phone call from the CHP. But every holiday weekend, Bay Area families drive home alongside people who decided the celebration wasn’t over when they… read more

Pacific Heights Pedestrian Accident Lawyer: Crosswalk Laws, Common Injuries, and Insurance Coverage in San Francisco’s Most Walkable Neighborhood

Pacific Heights is one of San Francisco’s most walkable neighborhoods. Residents stroll along Fillmore Street, walk dogs to Alta Plaza and Lafayette Park, and move through a grid of leafy residential blocks that feel — and largely are — safer than the city’s denser commercial… read more

California Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Claims: The 2-Year Deadline and Why It Does Not Tell the Whole Story

The single most common question I get from injured people in San Francisco is some version of: “How long do I have to do something about this?” The short answer most people hear — “you have two years” — is correct as far as it… read more

I-280 Car Accidents in San Francisco: Common Causes, Severe Injuries, and Why Highway Cases Are Different

Interstate 280 cuts through the San Francisco Peninsula at speeds and grades that turn ordinary driver mistakes into catastrophic injury cases. A momentary lane drift on Highway 101 becomes a sideswipe. The same drift on I-280 — at 75 miles per hour, on a downhill… read more

What to Do After a Car Accident in San Francisco: Step-by-Step Action Plan from a Trial Lawyer

The hours and days after a car accident in San Francisco are the most important part of your case — and almost everyone makes mistakes during them. Insurance companies count on it. Adjusters will be calling within 24 hours, your own carrier will be asking… read more

Rear-End Collision Lawyer in San Francisco: Who Is at Fault and How Insurance Companies Attack These Cases

You are stopped at a red light at Van Ness and Geary. A glance at the rearview mirror catches the SUV behind you closing too fast. There is a second of bracing, then the crash — and then the slow, sickening realization that something in… read more

How Much Is My Bay Area Personal Injury Case Really Worth?

“How much is my case worth?” It’s the second question every prospective client asks me, right after “how long will it take?” The honest answer most lawyers give is some version of “every case is different” — true, but useless. The honest answer prospective clients… read more

Hit and Run Accident in San Francisco? Your Rights and How UM Coverage Protects You

Hit and run accidents in San Francisco are unfortunately common. They happen on Market Street, in Mission District alleys, in parking lots from the Marina to the Sunset, on the Embarcadero, at intersections across SoMa, and in residential neighborhoods throughout the city. The driver who… read more

Hit in an Uber or Lyft in Oakland or Berkeley? Your Rights as a Passenger

Rideshare has become woven into Bay Area daily life. Oakland residents take Uber to BART when their bike has a flat tire. Berkeley students rely on Lyft for late-night rides home from campus. Workers commute to and from Oakland International Airport in rideshare vehicles every… read more