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Personal Injury Representation in Long Beach
Akhavan Law Firm takes personal injury cases throughout California, including Long Beach. We do not have an office in Long Beach — matters from this area are handled by our Beverly Hills (main) office, and we work with you by phone, video and mail, or meet you at home or in the hospital when that is easier.
Long Beach has something most California cities do not: a working port, two freeways built to serve it, and a courthouse of its own. All three shape injury claims here — heavy truck traffic on the 710, a South District courthouse a few blocks from the water, and a transit system with its own claim deadlines.
The consultation is free and there is no fee unless we win. Se habla español.
To be clear: this page describes an area we serve, not an office. Our address is 8570 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 210, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 and our number is (310) 694-8999.
What Applies to a Long Beach Case
Where Injuries Happen in Long Beach
The routes named in Long Beach’s own Mobility Element tell you where the risk sits: the 710 and the Terminal Island Freeway exist to move containers, and they put heavy commercial vehicles onto the same grid as Ocean Boulevard, Broadway, Atlantic Avenue and Anaheim Street. Pacific Coast Highway cuts across the city as a state route, which changes which agency responds when something happens on it.
Truck involvement is what most often changes the size of a Long Beach claim. A commercial carrier operating under federal authority generally must carry far more liability coverage than a private driver, and its electronic logging, engine and dispatch records are retained on schedules measured in months. Those records are the case, and a written preservation demand is what keeps them from being recycled.
After an accident in Long Beach: what to do
Call 911 and get a report
On city streets Long Beach Police responds; on the freeways it is the CHP South Los Angeles Area office.
Get checked the same day
Neck, back and head injuries often surface later. A gap in treatment is the first thing an adjuster points to.
File the DMV SR-1 within 10 days
Required when anyone is hurt or property damage exceeds $1,000. We can prepare it for you.
Photograph everything
The vehicles, the street, the signals and your injuries. Get witness names and phone numbers.
Do not give a recorded statement
You are not required to give one to the other side’s insurer. Talk to a lawyer first.
Call us, 24/7
(310) 694-8999. We request the report, notify the insurers and handle the calls.
Representation Without a Local Office
Long Beach is close enough to the Beverly Hills office that meeting in person is easy when it helps. Most of the work, though, does not need a local address at all.
What we handle
Car, truck and motorcycle collisions, including port-related commercial vehicle crashes; pedestrians and cyclists; transit incidents; falls and unsafe property conditions; dog bites; and wrongful death. The full list is on our practice areas page.
Transit and public-entity claims
Long Beach Transit and Los Angeles Metro both serve the city, and the Port and the city itself maintain roadway and terminal areas. When a public entity is involved, a written government claim is generally due within about six months rather than two years. We evaluate that question first, because it is the deadline that ends cases.
How the work actually happens
We obtain the collision report from the responding agency, send preservation demands to any motor carrier involved, canvass for camera footage, identify every applicable policy, and document your injuries through your treating doctors. Depositions, mediations and hearings are ours to attend, wherever they are set.
Why Our Clients Trust Us
Questions About Long Beach Cases
Do you have an office in Long Beach?
No. Our closest office to Long Beach is Beverly Hills (main), and our main office is at 8570 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 210, Beverly Hills. We accept cases from Long Beach and throughout California, and we work by phone, video and mail or meet you where you are. If you would rather have a lawyer with an office in your own city, that is a reasonable preference and we will tell you so plainly.
Where would my case be heard if I live in Long Beach?
Most likely at the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, 275 Magnolia Ave in Long Beach, which is the civil courthouse for the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s South District. The court’s Local Rule 2.3 assigns bodily-injury cases to the district where the incident arose, so a crash in Long Beach normally stays in Long Beach rather than going downtown. That is a real convenience, though most cases resolve without anyone appearing at trial.
Who takes the crash report in Long Beach?
On city streets, Long Beach Police Department, 400 W Broadway, where report requests go to the Information Management Division. On the freeways, CHP South Los Angeles Area, 19700 Hamilton Ave, Torrance, which lists Long Beach among the communities it serves. Knowing which agency responded tells you where to request the report, and we can request it for you.
Does it matter that none of your lawyers sit in Long Beach?
For the work that decides a case, rarely. Reports, medical records, evidence and negotiations with insurers are handled the same way remotely. Where physical presence does matter — depositions, mediations and hearings — we travel; you do not.
How long do I have to bring a claim?
Generally two years from the injury under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. If a city, county, transit agency or the state is responsible, a written claim is generally due within six months under Government Code section 911.2. That shorter deadline is the one most often missed.
What does it cost?
Nothing upfront. We work on a contingency fee, so we are paid only if we recover money for you. There is no hourly billing and no fee if we do not win, and the consultation is free.
Do you help Spanish-speaking clients?
Yes. Se habla español. Consultations, documents and case updates are handled in Spanish, and this page is also available in Spanish.
Twelve Offices Across California
Cases from Long Beach are handled by our Beverly Hills (main) office. These are all of our offices, with addresses, phone numbers and local information.
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