At Mirador Law, we fight for justice when negligence turns lives upside down. We’re proud to announce that our firm secured two of the Top 50 Personal Injury Jury Verdicts in California for 2024, with combined awards totaling more than $17.7 million. This recognition underscores our reputation as trusted Pleasanton personal injury lawyers who handle […]
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Attorneys from Mirador Law and the Law Office of Sanjay S. Schmidt have officially filed a claim against the City and County of San Francisco on behalf of a transgender woman, identified as Jane Doe. The claim follows a report that a San Francisco sheriff’s deputy sexually assaulted her while she was incarcerated at County […]
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Some firms change their name and lose what made them worth knowing. Mirador Law did the opposite. The rebrand honors more than five decades of East Bay legal advocacy while sharpening the firm’s focus on what comes next: personal injury representation for clients across Alameda County and the Tri-Valley. Where It All Began: 1973 and […]
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Reviewed by Megan T. Burns, Mirador Law A California wrongful death claim is not “won” by grief, sympathy, or the obvious injustice of losing a family member to someone else’s negligence. It is won by four legal elements, proved by a preponderance of the evidence, brought by the specific people the Code of Civil Procedure […]
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Reviewed by Megan T. Burns, Mirador Law A slip and fall at a Pleasanton commercial center, a Bay Area grocery store, a shopping mall parking lot, a restaurant tile floor, or a retail entrance during a rain event is one of the most under-litigated categories of serious injury in California. The store’s incident-report clerk will […]
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Reviewed by Megan T. Burns, Mirador Law If you were driving without insurance when another driver hit you in California, you can still sue and you can still recover money, but not all of it. Proposition 213, codified at California Civil Code section 3333.4, bars an uninsured owner or operator of a vehicle from recovering […]
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More people now start the search for an injury lawyer by asking an AI assistant instead of scrolling through a list of links. Someone rear-ended on I-580 near the Hacienda Drive exit might type “best car accident lawyer near Pleasanton” into ChatGPT, Gemini, or Google’s AI Mode and get back a short, confident answer with […]
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Phishing has changed. The clumsy “Dear Costomer” emails riddled with typos are still out there, but they are no longer the norm. In 2026, most phishing emails are drafted by artificial intelligence, which means they are fluent, well punctuated, and often reference real details about you, your employer, or a recent transaction. That is why […]
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Summer in Fremont means crowded public pools, packed parks, and weekend events at places like Central Park and Lake Elizabeth. It also means more slip, trip, and fall injuries on public property: a wet pool deck, a broken walkway, an unmarked drop at a festival. If that happens to you, the most important thing to […]
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Most people hurt by a dog in the East Bay have heard that California is a “strict liability” state, meaning a dog owner is responsible even if the dog never bit anyone before. That is true, and it is powerful. But it is not the whole story. The strict liability rule has real edges, and […]
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A catastrophic injury claim is built on a different foundation than a routine injury case. If you or someone in your family suffered a spinal cord injury, a traumatic brain injury, or an amputation in a crash on I-880, a fall on someone else’s property in Fremont, or any serious accident across the East Bay, […]
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Summer puts more people on foot and on bikes across Pleasanton, on downtown sidewalks, along Stoneridge and Santa Rita, and at the points where the Iron Horse Trail crosses city streets at grade. It also means more collisions between drivers and the people most exposed to harm. If a driver hits you while you are […]
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A truck accident claim is not just a bigger car accident claim. If a big rig hit you on I-880 through West Oakland, on I-580 in East Oakland, or near the Port of Oakland freight routes, you are likely facing several companies, their insurers, and their legal teams, not a single at-fault driver. That difference […]
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If you or a loved one has been attacked by a dog in Fremont, Oakland, Hayward, or anywhere in the East Bay, understanding your legal rights under California law is the first step toward recovery. A dog bite lawyer or attorney can help you navigate medical bills, insurance claims, and compensation under California Civil Code […]
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Being struck by a car as a pedestrian or cyclist in Berkeley can change your life in an instant. Medical bills, lost income, and lasting physical and emotional trauma can follow victims for years. A skilled Berkeley pedestrian accident lawyer or Berkeley bicycle accident attorney can help you understand your legal rights, establish driver liability, […]
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