Personal Injury Lawyer in Encino, CA
Our office is on Ventura Boulevard, a few blocks from where a lot of these collisions happen. If you were hurt in Encino, you are not calling a firm that services this area from somewhere else. You are calling a firm that drives these streets every day.
Where people get hurt in Encino
Ventura Boulevard carries heavy commercial traffic through a corridor of angled parking, constant turning movements, and drivers looking at storefronts instead of the road. The 101 on-ramps and off-ramps at Balboa Boulevard and White Oak Avenue back up hard at rush hour, and rear-end collisions cluster where merging traffic meets stopped traffic. Balboa Boulevard south of Ventura brings its own problem: wide lanes, higher speeds, and long blocks between signals, which is where pedestrian injuries turn severe. Around Lake Balboa and the Balboa Sports Complex, cyclists and drivers share space that was never really designed for both.
Treatment, and the clock that starts the day you are hurt
Encino Hospital Medical Center is the closest emergency room for most of the area, though serious trauma is often routed to a designated trauma center. Get evaluated, and do it early. Gaps in treatment are the first thing an insurance adjuster points to when they want to argue you were not really injured.
You generally have two years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit in California under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. If a government entity is involved, and that includes city-maintained roadways, sidewalks, and public buses, the deadline is far shorter: a written claim must usually be presented within six months under Government Code section 911.2. Miss that one and the case can be over before it starts.
Where your case is actually heard
Los Angeles County closed its centralized personal injury hub. Injury cases are now assigned to the courthouse serving the district where the accident happened, and to a single judge who manages the case from filing through trial. For Encino, that generally means the Van Nuys Courthouse. It matters more than it sounds. One judge, start to finish, means the way your case is handled early shapes how it is received later.
What working with this firm looks like
A case manager handles the day to day, so records get ordered and deadlines get tracked without you chasing anyone. The attorney oversees every file personally. When you need a lawyer rather than a status update, you can reach one.
Consultations are available in English, Armenian, and Spanish.
Free consultation. No attorney’s fee unless we recover for you. Call (818) 380-3021.
Disclaimer: The results portrayed on this website were dependent on the facts of that case, and the results will differ if based on different facts. This website is for general information and does not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship.