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Personal Injury Representation in Santa Ana
Akhavan Law Firm takes personal injury cases throughout California, including Santa Ana. We do not have an office in Santa Ana — 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.
Santa Ana is the county seat, which gives cases from here one practical advantage: the courthouse where Orange County civil cases are filed is in the city itself, and so is the CHP area office that covers the freeways around it.
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 Santa Ana Case
Where Injuries Happen in Santa Ana
The city states plainly that four major freeways — the I-5, SR-22, SR-55 and SR-57 — connect it to the region, and its general plan names Santa Ana Boulevard, Seventeenth Street, Grand Avenue, Harbor Boulevard, Main Street and Bristol Street among the arterials carrying that traffic. Those arterials are wide, signalised and lined with businesses, which is the geometry that produces left-turn and pedestrian collisions rather than high-speed ones.
Santa Ana is also one of the most Spanish-speaking cities in the county, and that matters more than it should in an injury claim. Statements taken in a second language, forms signed without translation and treatment described through a family member are all places where a claim quietly loses value. Our team handles the whole file in Spanish when that is what a client needs.
After an accident in Santa Ana: what to do
Call 911 and get a report
On city streets Santa Ana Police responds; on the freeways it is the CHP Santa Ana Area office, which is in the city.
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
Santa Ana cases are filed in Santa Ana, so the courthouse is the one part of this that is genuinely local. Everything else we do from the Beverly Hills office.
What we handle from Santa Ana
Pedestrian and left-turn collisions on the city’s wide signalised arterials, rear-end impacts on the I-5 and SR-55 approaches, bus and transit incidents, and the bicycle collisions that follow from long blocks with few protected crossings. We also handle falls and unsafe conditions in apartment complexes and commercial buildings, dog bites, and wrongful death claims.
Language is part of the case here
More of our Santa Ana work is conducted in Spanish than in English, and that changes how a file is built. Recorded statements taken in a second language get used against injured people later. Symptoms described through a relative get recorded incompletely. Releases get signed without anyone explaining what they close. We take the statement ourselves, request the medical records ourselves, and explain every document before anything is signed.
Public-entity claims and how we work
OCTA buses, city vehicles, the county civic centre complex and roadway conditions all bring the six-month government claim deadline rather than two years, so that question comes first. From there we request the report from the Santa Ana Police Records Division or from the CHP office in the same city, canvass for footage, identify every applicable policy, and document injuries through your own treating physicians. The Central Justice Center is minutes away, and appearances are ours.
Why Our Clients Trust Us
Questions About Santa Ana Cases
Do you have an office in Santa Ana?
No. Our closest office to Santa Ana is Beverly Hills (main), and our main office is at 8570 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 210, Beverly Hills. We accept cases from Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana?
At the Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Dr W, which is in Santa Ana. Orange County Superior Court files limited and unlimited civil cases there under its Court Designation List, so a Santa Ana case is heard in Santa Ana. Complex civil matters go to the Civil Complex Center on West Santa Ana Boulevard. Most cases still resolve without a trial.
Who takes the crash report in Santa Ana?
On city streets, Santa Ana Police Department, 60 Civic Center Plaza; collision reports are released through the Records Division to parties involved and their insurers. On the freeways, CHP Santa Ana Area, 2031 E Santa Clara Ave, Santa Ana, whose patrol area includes I-5, I-405, SR-55, SR-22 and SR-91. 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 Santa Ana?
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 Santa Ana 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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