California Personal Injury Lawyer

When a Careless Driver or Business Changes Your Life

When someone you trust is hurt because another person was careless, the days that follow can feel like a blur. There are doctor visits to schedule, missed shifts at work, and a stack of mail from the insurance company that does not seem to add up. A California personal injury lawyer is the person who steps into that mess and fights for the money you need to get well and move forward.

KBK Lawyers has built a practice on one idea. When ordinary people go up against insurance carriers, hospitals, trucking companies, or corporations, they deserve a team that has done this work for a long time and is not afraid to take a case all the way to a jury.

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What Counts as a Personal Injury Case in California

A personal injury case happens any time you are hurt because of someone else’s careless or reckless behavior. The legal name for that carelessness is negligence. Some of the most common examples we see are:

  • Car, truck, and motorcycle crashes
  • Pedestrian and bicycle accidents
  • Slips, trips, and falls on dangerous property
  • Hit-and-run accidents
  • Drunk and distracted driving collisions
  • Dog bites and animal attacks
  • Rideshare crashes involving Uber or Lyft drivers
  • Hotel, store, parking lot, and apartment injuries
  • Construction site accidents involving third-party contractors

If you are not sure whether your situation qualifies, a free call with a California personal injury lawyer at our firm is the right next step. We will walk through what happened, look at the police report or incident report, and tell you straight whether you have a case worth bringing.

What Sets KBK Lawyers Apart

Plenty of firms advertise on television. Far fewer have the courtroom record to back the ads up. Our founding partner, Brian Kabateck, is a past President of Consumer Attorneys of California and a past President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. He is regularly asked by the Los Angeles Times and national outlets to comment on major consumer cases, and he has held leadership positions in some of the most-watched class actions and mass torts in the state.

That kind of background matters because insurance carriers keep internal lists of which plaintiffs’ firms try cases and which ones only settle. When the other side sees KBK Lawyers on the file, the conversation tends to change.

Kabateck LLP has a proven track record of securing major recoveries in high-stakes personal injury and catastrophic harm litigation. The firm recovered $14.5 million for a bicyclist who suffered a life-altering traumatic brain injury after being struck by a delivery van, and nearly $6 million for a student who sustained a catastrophic knee injury during an off-campus school activity. Additionally, the firm secured an $18.6 million product liability verdict for airline employees who suffered severe, systemic health issues caused by wearing chemically contaminated, toxic uniforms.

Personal Injury Practice Areas We Handle

Our team handles a broad range of California personal injury cases. Each of the practice areas below is its own sub-practice with deep firm-side experience. Follow the links to learn what your case is worth and how the process works in that specific matter.

  • Car Accidents — Rear-end, intersection, freeway, and rollover collisions, including cases involving drunk and distracted drivers.
  • Truck Accidents — Commercial truck, big rig, and delivery vehicle crashes, including federal motor carrier safety rule violations.
  • Motorcycle Accidents — Crashes where the rider was not at fault, including lane-splitting and left-turn cases.
  • Rideshare Accidents (Uber and Lyft) — Cases against the driver, the rideshare company, or the at-fault third party.
  • Pedestrian Accidents — Crosswalk, parking-lot, and intersection injuries.
  • Bicycle Accidents — Door-zone, intersection, and hit-from-behind crashes.
  • Slip, Trip, and Fall — Premises liability claims for unsafe conditions in stores, hotels, apartment buildings, and parking lots.
  • Dog Bites and Animal Attacks — California’s strict liability law for owners.
  • Hit and Run — Recovery through uninsured motorist coverage and criminal restitution.
  • Drunk Driving Victim Claims — Civil cases against drunk drivers and, where applicable, dram shop or social-host defendants.
  • Catastrophic Injury — Cases involving permanent disability, paralysis, or loss of limb.
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) — Cases requiring expert work-up of concussion sequelae, post-concussive syndrome, and severe brain trauma.
  • Burn Injuries — Thermal, chemical, and electrical burns requiring long-term reconstructive care.
  • Spinal Cord Injuries — Partial and complete spinal cord cases, including lifetime care plans.
  • Wrongful Death — Survivor and heir claims for the loss of a parent, spouse, child, or sibling. See the dedicated section below.

Sexual abuse civil claims are handled by our firm under a separate, dedicated practice. Survivors should visit our California Sexual Abuse Lawyer page for confidential information about the AB 218 revival window, statute of limitations updates, and how the firm protects survivor privacy throughout the process.

Wrongful Death

Some injuries do not just hurt people. They take them away. If you lost a parent, spouse, child, or sibling because of someone else’s negligence, the wrongful death side of our practice handles those cases with the care and seriousness families deserve. California law lets surviving family members recover funeral and burial costs, the financial support the loved one would have provided, and the value of the relationship that was taken. We move at the pace that feels right for the family and never push for a quick settlement over a full one.

Sexual Abuse

Survivors of sexual abuse deserve a lawyer who will listen first and litigate second. KBK Lawyers represents survivors in civil cases against the people who harmed them and the institutions that should have stopped it. That includes schools, churches, youth organizations, foster systems, employers, and care facilities. Every conversation is confidential. We file under a survivor’s initials when the law allows, and we move at the pace the survivor chooses. California has expanded its statute of limitations and revival windows for childhood sexual abuse claims in recent years, so cases that were once time-barred may now be possible to bring.

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How a Personal Injury Case Actually Works

You do not need to memorize the legal process to hire a California personal injury lawyer, but here is the short version so you know what to expect:

  1. Free consultation. You tell us what happened. We listen, ask questions, and tell you whether we think you have a case.
  2. Investigation. If we take the case, we gather the police report, medical records, witness statements, scene photos, and any video that exists.
  3. Demand and negotiation. We send the insurance company a written demand backed by the proof. Many cases settle here, but only at a fair number.
  4. Lawsuit. If the carrier refuses to be reasonable, we file in California state court and begin the discovery process.
  5. Trial or settlement. We prepare every case as if it is going to a jury, because that is the only way to make insurance companies pay what a case is really worth.

You pay nothing up front. A California personal injury lawyer at our firm only gets paid when you do. The fee comes out of the recovery, not your pocket.

What a Case Is Worth

Two questions decide almost every case. How badly were you hurt, and how clear is the other side’s fault. Damages under California law can include past and future medical bills, lost wages, lost earning capacity, property damage, and money for pain, suffering, and emotional distress. In cases involving conduct that was especially reckless or intentional, punitive damages may also be on the table.

We do not promise outcomes. No honest California personal injury lawyer can. What we promise is that we will value your case the same way a jury would, not the way an adjuster wants to.

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Why People Choose KBK Lawyers

  • Decades of trial experience in California state and federal courts
  • Leadership at the highest levels of the plaintiffs’ bar
  • Cases handled against the largest insurance carriers, hospitals, trucking companies, and corporations in the country
  • No fee unless we recover money for you
  • Free, confidential consultation, available 24/7

If you or someone you love has been hurt in California, do not try to fight the insurance company alone. Call KBK Lawyers and speak with a California personal injury lawyer who will tell you the truth about your case from the first phone call.

The Deadline You Need to Know

California gives you two years from the date of most personal injuries to file a lawsuit. Claims against a public entity, such as a city or a school district, can require a written government claim within six months. That sounds like a long time. It is not. Evidence disappears, witnesses move, and insurance companies count on people waiting too long. Call us as soon as you can.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to hire a California personal injury lawyer at KBK Lawyers?

Nothing up front. We work on a contingency fee, which means we are only paid if we recover money for you. The fee is a percentage of the recovery, agreed in writing before we start.

Most cases settle in nine to eighteen months. Cases that go to trial can take longer, sometimes two to three years. We give you a realistic timeline at the start and update it as the case moves.

Probably not. Most cases settle before trial. If yours has to be tried, our team will prepare you for every step and stand with you the whole way.