When you’re hurt, everything gets amplified. ER visits, pain that won’t let you sleep, bills arriving before the diagnosis is even clear, and insurance calls that feel like pressure. West Coast Trial Lawyers is here for you. From your first call, you’ll speak with a legal representative who listens, lays out a plan you can actually follow, and starts protecting your claim so you can focus on healing.
Our Riverside Personal Injury Lawyers help clients throughout Riverside County whether its Downtown, Canyon Crest, La Sierra, Jurupa Valley, Corona, Moreno Valley, and the Pass—where collisions on the 91, 60, and 215 corridors and incidents in busy lots, job sites, and neighborhoods can ruin an ordinary day.
For a free consultation, call (213) 927-3700 or send us a message through our contact form.
Meet Your Riverside Team
Founded by trial lawyers Neama Rahmani and Allen Patatanyan, our firm began in Los Angeles and now represents clients across the West Coast. What hasn’t changed is our model: direct lawyer access, fast evidence preservation, and representation that tells the full story, medical, financial, and human. We’ve recovered over $1.7 billion for injured clients in personal injury, wrongful death, and catastrophic loss cases and continue to break records in settlement amounts.
Important Facts About Riverside
Riverside County was created in 1893 from parts of San Bernardino and San Diego counties, with the city of Riverside as its seat. As the fourth most populous county in California, with more than 2.5 million residents, heavy traffic on the 91, 60, and 215 contributes to thousands of injury-involved crashes each year. The region also faces wildfire and weather-related hazards that can affect road conditions and emergency response times. Local context matters, and our team is familiar with how these realities shape investigation, treatment access, and case value.
How Much Does a Riverside Personal Injury Lawyer Cost?
At WCTL, we work on a contingency fee basis. You pay nothing upfront, and you owe no attorney’s fees unless we win your case. That alignment means our incentives match yours: secure the best possible result with the least friction. You focus on healing while we handle the legal load—evidence gathering, insurance negotiation, and, if necessary, filing in Riverside County Superior Court. If you’re comparing fee structures, here’s a plain-English overview of contingency fees and what they cover from start to finish.
Most personal injury firms use a similar model. When a case resolves, the fee is a pre-agreed percentage of the recovery. This structure removes financial risk for clients and motivates your lawyer to pursue maximum compensation.
What Is Your Personal Injury Claim Worth in Riverside?
After a serious injury, it’s natural to ask what your case may be worth. California recognizes two broad categories of compensation, and your attorney will evaluate both.
Economic damages cover the financial losses you can document—medical bills, future care, lost wages, diminished earning capacity, and property losses. For a deeper look at what typically counts and how we present it, see economic damages.
Non-economic damages capture the human impact: pain, emotional distress, scarring or disfigurement, sleep problems, anxiety, and loss of enjoyment of life. These don’t come with receipts, but they’re real and compensable under California law. Learn how we explain these harms in non-economic damages.
In rare cases involving egregious conduct, courts may award punitive damages to punish and deter. Your lawyer will assess whether that’s realistic based on the facts. For realistic timing expectations from the first call through resolution, this guide to how long a settlement takes in California is helpful.
Do You Have Grounds for a Personal Injury Claim?
It isn’t the diagnosis that decides whether you have a case—it’s fault and impact. If someone else’s negligence (or a dangerous product or property condition) caused your injuries and your life changed in meaningful ways, you likely have grounds to pursue compensation. Your lawyer will evaluate liability, insurance coverage, and damages to recommend the best strategy—insurance claim, lawsuit, or both.
If your injury stems from a traffic collision in or around Riverside, this primer on California car accident laws you should know explains fault, evidence, and key deadlines in plain English.
Types of Cases We Handle in Riverside
We represent people hurt in car and motorcycle collisions, pedestrian and bicycle incidents, truck and bus crashes, rideshare and food-delivery collisions, premises liability (unsafe property conditions and falls), dog bites, product defects, burn injuries, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and wrongful death. Riverside has a mix of local risks—high-speed freeway segments, heavy weekend traffic near shopping corridors, and aging properties that create fall hazards—so case types vary widely. For an exact list, we represent clients injured in the following:
- Car Accidents
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Truck Accidents
- Bike Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Dog Bites
- Brain Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Uber and Lyft Accidents
- Food Delivery Accidents
- Burn Injury
- Bus Accidents
- Scooter Accidents
When a dog attack is involved, timing and documentation matter. Here’s a simple walkthrough of how to file a dog bite claim and what evidence helps in California.
If a commercial truck is involved, critical electronic data can disappear quickly. These steps to take after a commercial truck accident explain why early preservation letters and targeted records requests move the needle.
Common Injuries in Riverside Claims
We routinely see fractures, soft-tissue injuries, herniated discs, spinal cord injuries, concussions and TBIs, lacerations and scarring, internal injuries, burns, PTSD, and other emotional harms. The label on your medical record doesn’t “make” a claim; what matters is how the injury changes your daily routine, work, family responsibilities, and long-term health.
Frequent Causes of Personal Injury Cases in Riverside County
Crashes on the 91 highway or the 60 and 215 corridors, distracted or impaired driving, dangerous property conditions in retail and residential settings, defective products that fail without warning, and intentional misconduct. If your case involves multiple parties, such as a negligent driver and a property owner with inadequate lighting or security, we identify each responsible party and pursue all available coverages.
What to Do After an Accident in Riverside County
Right after an incident, clear steps help both your health and your claim:
- Get to safety and call 911. Ask for medical assessment for anyone injured.
- Ask for an officer at the scene. An official report anchors key facts; here’s how to get a copy of a police report later.
- Exchange information and identify witnesses.
- Document the scene and your injuries. Photos and notes beat memory; this checklist—what documentation helps win a case—keeps it organized.
- Seek medical care promptly and follow through with treatment plans.
- Speak with a lawyer early. Insurers call fast. Before giving a detailed statement, skim how to deal with insurance adjusters so you don’t say more than you must.
California also requires drivers to notify the DMV within 10 days if there’s over $1,000 in property damage or anyone is injured or killed.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Personal Injury Claim in Riverside
Maximizing recovery means pursuing all available avenues: the at-fault party’s insurance, your own coverage (like Med-Pay or UM/UIM), and, when needed, a civil lawsuit. Insurance policies typically cover only certain losses and only up to policy limits. A lawsuit allows you to seek the full scope of damages California recognizes. Clean documentation, consistent medical care, and early evidence preservation are the practical moves that translate to stronger outcomes.
Establishing Liability in Your Riverside Personal Injury Claim
Your lawyer will prove negligence, duty, breach, and causation, by a preponderance of the evidence. We analyze how the incident happened, identify every potentially responsible party, and gather the records that tie it all together (reports, photos, video, EDR/telematics data, medical documentation, and expert opinions). When responsibility is disputed, we explain the facts clearly and build a record of the insurer—and, if necessary, a jury—can follow.
How California Shared Fault Laws Work
California follows pure comparative negligence. You can still recover even if you share some responsibility; your award is reduced by your percentage of fault. For a clear walkthrough with examples that mirror real-world Riverside scenarios, read California’s comparative negligence explained.
How Long Do You Have to File in Riverside County?
Most California personal injury lawsuits must be filed within two years of the injury date (special rules can apply to certain claims). Early action helps preserve time-sensitive evidence—witness recollections fade, videos are overwritten, and vehicles are repaired or totaled. If you’re close to a deadline, we move quickly to protect your rights while continuing to build the case.
Contact Our Riverside Personal Injury Attorneys Today
From the Inland Empire to the Coachella Valley, our Riverside personal injury attorneys at West Coast Trial Lawyers are available 24/7. With decades of combined experience, we’re committed to securing the compensation you deserve for medical care, lost income, and the human impact of your injuries.
Call (213) 927-3700 or send a message to schedule your free consultation.
