Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer
Making the Right Choice in A Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer, Sebastian Gibson
When you’ve been injured in an auto accident in the Orange County area or anywhere in California, finding the right Brea auto accident attorney is essential to protect your rights and to make sure you obtain the compensation you deserve for your injuries and all you’ve been through. Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson offers over 40 years of experience representing traffic accident victims and clients who deserve the best in legal representation and is ready to provide immediate assistance to you and yours after an accident.
When you work with Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, you’re working with an attorney who has been named a Top Lawyer in Palm Springs Life Magazine year after year after year, and an attorney you can count on who has the determination to obtain a result you can be proud of. Tired of trying to reach an attorney who will actually answer your calls? Call us and see the difference when you’ve chosen the right Brea auto accident lawyer for your case.
Auto Accident Statistics for Brea
In 2012, Brea had 272 victims killed or injured in accidents. Sixteen were accidents in which alcohol was involved. Thirteen were motorcycle accidents, nine were pedestrian accidents, and fifteen were bicycle accidents. The rest were auto and truck accidents.
Eighty-four of the accidents in Brea were speed related accidents, fifteen were accidents which took place at night and fifteen were hit and run accidents.
Don’t be treated as just another statistic by an insurance company. Stand out from the crowd with Brea auto accident attorney Sebastian Gibson.
Finding The Right Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer, Sebastian Gibson
If you’re one of the forty thousand people living in Brea or you’ve recently had a car, bicycle, pedestrian, motorcycle or truck accident in Brea or nearby, you may be searching for an experienced personal injury lawyer who specializes in auto accidents.
Your search begins by looking for an attorney you feel will get you the compensation that’s not only right for what you’re going through, but also for any medical problems you may have in the future that were caused by your accident. The task is not as difficult as it appears. But there are pitfalls in a personal injury case which we can keep you from falling into.
Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been named one of the Top Lawyers of 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 by Palm Springs Life Magazine, and for good reason. When you’ve had a car accident in Brea, Sebastian Gibson is the attorney you want on your side. Call us at (760) 776-1810 or email us at SGibsonEsq@aol.com .
If your accident only happened a few days ago and the police report isn’t ready, you may have no idea who the other party’s insurance company is. Alternatively, their insurance company may be calling constantly, trying to tie you up by taking a recorded statement to try and pin the blame on you or to get you to say you’re fine before you can even identify all your aches and pains. This can be difficult to remedy if you say the wrong thing.
Depending on the level of impact to you or your vehicle, you’re almost certainly in some and perhaps a great deal of pain, may still be off work, and may be worried how you’re going to pay for medical treatment if you have no health insurance. In addition, you may have no transportation with your car out of commission. As you might imagine, you can be taken advantage of when this occurs.
You have a right to be worried whether you should be speaking to the other driver’s insurance company when they call. Despite their warm and friendly image on TV, insurance companies have another and more unpleasant side. And if your car is in a tow yard and piling up storage fees, it may be about to be sold in a lien sale. Suddenly that not so friendly insurance company may try to stick you for the fees if you didn’t get your car out of there as quickly as possible.
The Statute of Limitations
What is the Statute Of Limitations for filing a lawsuit for damages for injuries resulting from a California Personal Injury, Auto, Bicycle, Truck, Motorcycle, Pedestrian or any other type of Car Accident, or a Dog Bite in Orange County or for a Wrongful Death?
The statute of limitations, which is the date by which you must file a lawsuit in the appropriate court for your injuries resulting from an accident in Brea or anywhere else in California, for a dog bite or a wrongful death is two years. If the injured party was a minor at the time of the accident, you have a longer period of time to file suit.
There are other exceptions to the statute of limitations and there are different statutes of limitations for each area of law, such as breach of contract actions, etc. One of the most important exceptions is that for claims against any type of public entity such as a school, city or city bus line, a claim must be filed with the city within 6 months of the accident.
For an analysis of the statute of limitations for any type of legal matter, it is essential to have a Brea auto accident lawyer analyze your case to determine whether the statute of limitations has already passed or if you may still file a lawsuit.
Where do you get Traffic Collision Reports for Traffic Accidents and collisions in Brea?
After any type of injury accident in Brea involving cars or other types of vehicles, if the investigating officer called to the scene of the accident feels there are serious injuries, the officer will make notes in order to prepare a report. At the end of their investigation, the officer will hand you a card with the address of the investigating police department, sheriff’s department or highway patrol office with the report number for your car or other vehicular traffic accident.
If the police department in your city, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department or the California Highway Patrol weren’t called to the scene, you should have obtained information from the other party including their name, address, phone number, vehicle information and insurance information. Most cities have their own police departments but some rely on the county sheriff’s department to handle traffic accidents.
If you still wish to make a police report, you can go to the appropriate city Police Department that encompasses the location of the accident, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department or the nearest California Highway Patrol office, if the accident happened on the freeway, and make what is called a counter report, which is basically a report filled out by you at their counter. Those agencies won’t investigate the accident after you do so, but this will provide some documentation of the incident.
Police, Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol reports can be obtained from the city Police Department Division, Orange County Sheriff’s Office or the California Highway Patrol office of the officer who investigated your accident.
Traffic accidents can be obtained online from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department if they were prepared by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Where can you get medical treatment for Car, Motorcycle, Truck, Bicycle, Pedestrian or other Personal Injury Accidents In Brea?
There are a host of medical providers who will provide you with medical treatment after any type of accident in Brea. These include offices of doctors, medical specialists such as orthopedic doctors, radiologist offices where you can obtain x-rays and MRI’s, physical therapists and chiropractors. At the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson, we also keep track of which doctors will treat clients on a lien basis when our clients have no health insurance or medical payments coverage on their car insurance policy.
However, if you have been seriously injured in any type of personal injury accident in Brea, we recommend you go to your nearest hospital. If you are uncertain if your health insurance company will cover your medical expenses at the hospital you wish to go to for medical treatment, call the number on the back of your health insurance card.
If you have medical payments coverage on your auto insurance and you’ve been injured while in a vehicle with such insurance, you may be able to have your medical bills paid by your car insurance company in the event you don’t have health insurance. Some liability insurance companies, however, only offer what they call “excess medical pay coverage” which means that they will pay medical bills only to the extent that your health insurance, if any, doesn’t cover them first and they will pay the bills only after seeing proof that any health insurance coverage denied the bill.
We’ll Be There When You Need Us, All Along The Way
When you call our law firm to discuss your accident, you’ll speak with Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson from start to finish for your accident in Brea. If you have no transportation or can’t take time off of work to come to our office, Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, not some inexperienced paralegal, will come out to your home, your hospital room or meet you at your place of work or at a nearby restaurant if you only have time to meet during your lunch hour.
Don’t know where to go for your medical treatment? We can advise you and refer you if you’d like to see a specialist. Unsure if you should be speaking with the other driver’s insurance company? We’ll take it from there so you don’t have to worry about saying the wrong thing. Need advice about getting your car out of a tow yard, where to have it repaired or what it will be worth if totaled? Need to know if you can get a rental car? We’ll explain everything to you.
This Is Not The Time To Try To Handle Things Alone
Now is when you need a Brea auto accident lawyer most. Insurance companies love it when an injury victim is desperate. Sign their release for a paltry nuisance value settlement, your rights are gone and they can wash their hands of you. They’re not about to tell you what bills you’ll be left with if you do. And they certainly won’t tell you what you’ll be giving up if you sign your name. Insurance companies are in business to make money, pure and simple. The less they pay you, the more money they make for themselves from the premiums we pay.
You don’t need to try to do everything yourself in order to get the most for your injuries. We can take the load off your shoulders. When you call for a free personal injury consultation, Attorney Sebastian Gibson will give you a free evaluation of your case and we take these cases on contingency. This means we only get paid out of your settlement and we advance any costs. If we’re not successful, you pay nothing, not even our costs.
We know you need answers. Having an attorney on your side will help matters when an insurance company shows its ugly side. And while the law doesn’t allow us to make any guarantees, especially since every case is different, it’s likely we can get you more in your pocket at the end of the day than if you try to go it alone.
The Right Brea Personal Injury Lawyer Can Make A Huge Difference To Your Bottom Line
Choosing the right attorney to handle your case and one who will explain all your rights makes all the difference. Named one of the Top Lawyers for the past 12 years by Palm Springs Life Magazine, Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been called “Brilliant” and “A Legend.” With law degrees in both the U.S. and the U.K. and decades practicing personal injury, other lawyers have referred their biggest cases to him for good reason.
For more than a quarter of a century in Southern California, Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been successfully handling auto, truck, motorcycle, car, bicycle, and pedestrian accidents, dog bites and wrongful deaths. We’ve recovered millions of dollars for our clients and we provide a level of service few attorneys in California can match including immediate referrals for medical treatment.
Car Accidents, Pedestrian And Bicycle Injuries, And Much, Much More
With over 40 years of experience in California and internationally, Sebastian Gibson is the attorney individuals and families call in Brea and throughout Southern California when a family member, friend or they themselves have been seriously injured in an auto accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, pedestrian accident, bicycle accident or any other type of car or personal injury accident. Our firm also specializes in dog bite injuries to children, wrongful deaths and both spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injury.
By specializing in accident and injury claims, we’ve gained the expertise and knowledge to handle catastrophic injuries, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injuries resulting from both major and only moderate impact auto accidents. We also handle large and small accidents, catastrophic injuries, child injuries, uninsured motorist claims, premises liability, van and bus injuries, aviation accidents, and insurance law.
Our personal injury lawyers have handled cases involving aggressive driving, accidents which occur when it’s windy or raining, accidents caused by a drowsy driver, negligent driving, drunk driving accidents, hit and run accidents, intersection accidents, failures by drivers to stop at red lights and stop signs, accidents caused by speed, distracted drivers and drivers using their cell phones to text or tweet, big rig truck accidents, moped and scooter accidents, sport bike accidents, school accidents, and accidents involving broken bones, internal injuries, back and neck injuries, soft tissue injuries and scars.
We’re The Personal Injury Lawyers and Car Accident Attorneys You Want On Your Side After An Accident
Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has over 40 years of experience and he’s been frequently interviewed on radio and TV for his expertise and his wit. The author of thousands of articles on the internet, Sebastian Gibson has also written for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal newspapers and is the author of a recently published book in 2012.
With millions of dollars in settlements for his car accident clients and families who’ve lost a loved one, Sebastian Gibson isn’t simply thought of as one of the top personal injury attorneys. He’s also known for his sense of humor and the concern he has for his clients, long after their case is settled.
The Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson has gained a reputation for the determination we use to make sure accident victims receive the compensation they deserve. It’s no accident that Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been named as a “Superb” Lawyer by Avvo, which rates attorneys throughout the U.S.
We’ll Handle The Insurance Company, You Just Get Better
Our personal injury staff understands how a single instant can dramatically change a person’s life. We know just how important it is for you to get your car fixed or totaled quickly so you can get back and forth to work and your family, and how crucial it is to your health to see the best medical providers for your injuries. So while you get better, we’ll deal with the insurance company adjusters and get the records and evidence to prove the value of your case.
The absolute most important thing you can do is to get the medical treatment you need for your injuries. Don’t worry about dealing with that insurance adjuster who wants to find some way to blame you for the accident by claiming you were speeding, jumped a light or backed into the person who rear ended you. We’ll deal with that in very short order.
If you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death car accident and need a lawyer in Brea, we can help you through the confusing maze of wrongful death statutes that make up wrongful death law in California and advise you if your relationship to the decedent allows you to make a claim against the party at fault.
When It Matters Most, Call Brea Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson For Your Brea Car Accident
The time to act is now. Call us for a free consultation and immediate help before the insurance company concludes your case can be resolved for pennies on the dollar because you’re unrepresented and categorizes your case as having little more than nuisance value. Once the insurance company decides your case has little value, it’s like trying to turn back time in order to change their mind set.
