On Jan. 7, 2020, plaintiffs Esmeralda Gonzalez and her mother, Maria Jimenez, went to James Logan High School where Esmeralda was a sophomore student at the time. They were there to speak with school officials because Esmeralda had been threatened and bullied, including that morning before school, by another James Logan High School student, T.S.

Two women seriously injured at the farmer’s market in Martinez, California, when an improperly planted tree fell and crushed them leaving them with lifelong injuries, pain, and trauma.

An individual struck by a forklift was permanently disabled.

A cyclist was fatally struck by a DUI driver who fled the scene.

A family of six, including four minor children, were on their way home from a birthday dinner when an SUV swerved into their lane and caused a head-on collision. Everyone in the car suffered injuries in the accident, including two family members who were transported by helicopter to local hospitals. The case resolved for all insurance policies available. Our firm successfully negotiated significant reductions in the medical bills so that the majority of the settlement went directly to the clients, not health care providers.

Our client and her husband were in a horrific car accident in Southern California when a sudden sand storm caused close to zero visibility on the freeway.  Multiple vehicles were involved in the accident in which our client was seriously injured and her husband was killed.  Our firm participated in complex litigation, including suing multiple responsible parties and negotiating with numerous insurance companies, to reach a favorable outcome for our client under the circumstances.

A Hayward jury awarded a San Leandro woman $983,000 as the result of a slip and fall at a Safeway store. Our client spilled and fell on pooled water from a leak in the ceiling that Safeway had known about for weeks prior to the accident. There was a six-figure settlement offer prior to trial but the client trusted our firm to fight her case because the money offered was not enough to compensate her for her injuries. Partners, Emily Dahm and Megan Burns, tried the case and won. The client received more than double what Safeway had offered before trial.

A motorcyclist suffered a head injury after being struck by a car, with liability contested. The case was settled before trial.

 A client sustained a head injury and broken jaw after being attacked by bar employees.

Our firm had the privilege of representing a young woman who was groomed and abused by her church’s youth pastor when she was a minor.  The abuse began after she took a leadership role in the church youth group.  Church leadership knew about the abuse and failed to protect our client.  The church fought us vigorously, including filing a motion to dismiss the case.  Due to extensive investigation, we were able to prove the church was responsible for failing to protect the client and secured a large settlement for her.

A teacher who was visiting San Francisco for a basketball tournament when he fell four stories after a balcony railing collapsed at a rental property. He suffered numerous injuries as a result of the fall, including a fracture in his spine and a traumatic brain injury. Luckily, our client fully recovered but was left with the memories from that tragic night. Due to rapidly conducting critical investigation and hiring a key expert, our firm was able to establish that the property owner knew, or should have known, about the dangerous condition.