For personal injury matters, we offer an absolutely free, no obligation initial consultation where we will review and evaluate your case.

For personal injury matters, our attorneys work on a contingency basis. This a percentage of the settlement or verdict obtained on the case. We do not charge you, the client, directly.

There are many factors that go into determining case value such as the severity of the incident that injured you, the level of care you received (emergency room, surgery, physical therapy, chiropractic, etc.) and how long your pain and suffering is expected to last. Other factors include your loss of earnings and out of pocket expenses. The damage to your vehicle or personal property is calculated separately from your injury claim.

Our staff is skilled at managing your medical needs, evaluating your case, negotiating with insurance companies, and arranging for payment of your medical bills. Insurance companies will often try to intimidate you and scare you into accepting less than you case is worth. Hiring an attorney is one way to make sure that doesn’t happen.

While we can never guarantee the outcome of your case, the length of your case is determined in part by how much medical care you need. We will need to know the full amount of your bills to make sure they are all included in the claim. A typical case can take anywhere from six to eighteen months.

Attorney Robert P. Karwin will be handling your case personally, with the support of his skilled and experienced staff.

If your own auto insurance policy includes “uninsured motorist” coverage, we can bring a claim much the same way we would against the other driver.

California law states that, if you do not carry liability auto insurance, then you may not recover “pain and suffering” damages against the at fault driver. However, you can still recover for your medical bills, loss of earnings, and damage to your vehicle.

You will pay nothing up front. Our office will cover the costs of the case, which, if we are successful, will be reimbursed from a settlement or verdict on your case.

Once you officially hire our office, we will contact all of the involved insurance companies for you. They are no longer allowed to speak with you if you hav an attorney.

Yes. Many people have pre-existing medical issues from prior injuries or simply as the result of age. Our experts are skilled at determining if you have new injuries from your accident and if you have suffered increased pain and symptoms to your pre-existing conditions, also known as “exacerbation.”

If you had passengers in your car, we can make claims for every injured person at the same time.

If you are driving another person’s vehicle, with their permission, then their insurance will cover you the same as it would if the owner was driving it themselves. Your injury claim would be covered. The owner would have to bring their own claim for damage to the vehicle, because a non-owner cannot recover for that.

When your vehicle is damaged, the cost of the repair is paid by the insurance company directly to the repair shop. It works the same way whether you lease or own. However, damage may have an impact on the costs to you if you plan to turn in the vehicle at the end of the lease. We can assist you with that.

We communicate regularly with our clients via phone, email, and text. For administrative issues, such as getting updates and information, you may receive contact from one of our skilled and experienced staff members. For discussions of value, settlement, and strategy, you will speak directly with the attorney.

We can help you navigate our medical care whether it is for a brief time, long term, or even if your needs are permanent. We have a network of excellent physicians and therapists in all areas of care who can treat you even when you insurance will not.

The value of your case includes all of your medical bills, plus your out of pocket expenses, plus your lost wages (including future), and your pain and suffering. Once the case is resolved, we will work with all of your medical providers to resolve your bills from the settlement or judgment funds. We will also take care of issuing all payments for you.

An injured person is entitled to compensation for any days that they were unable to work due to their injury. If you are unable to work due to your injuries, you are entitled to compensation for the time you are off. If you are permanently disabled, you are entitled to the value of what you would have earned if you were not injured. It is important to have your doctor write a note ordering you off of work.

Anyone who is injured is entitled to compensation, regardless of your criminal history. Our skilled attorneys will use their experience to keep your past out of the case.

If Medicare or Medi-Cal pays for any treatment you received relating to your injury, they are entitled to reimbursement from any settlement or verdict obtained. Their claims are included in the “medical bills” that are submitted with the demand. Our office will communicate with Medicare and Medi-Cal, negotiate their claims, and resolve their demands for you.