CAR ACCIDENT LAWYER
Even if you are a good driver, all it takes is one distracted driver to cause you serious injuries that prevent you from working and taking care of your family.
Across California in 2024, over 388,000 car accidents were reported to the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS). Thousands of people suffer life-long injuries or even wrongful death every year as the result of someone else’s negligence and reckless driving.
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Can I Get Compensation for my Car Accident Injury?
Most insurance companies will only offer up to a few thousand for even the deadliest crashes.
99% of the time, you should NOT take the insurance company’s first offer. Injuries from a car accident often cause lifelong pain and suffering, which can cost well over $100,000 to fully treat.
Working with a car accident attorney can ensure that you are fairly awarded the maximum compensation needed to help you recover.
When is the other driver at fault?
California is an “at-fault” state. When a car accident happens, the insurance companies of both drivers will discuss who is at fault or what percentage each driver was at fault.
Working with a car accident attorney can ensure that your share of fault, if any, does not get exaggerated or misrepresented in your case and that you can pursue the full amount of compensation you’re entitled to.
If your injuries are severe or worsen over time, “Who is at fault?” is the most important question.
The best way to answer this question is to contact the attorneys of Win Nguyen Law to learn more about your rights and your options.
Call 714-468-5663 to get started.
Here are the most common scenarios where the other driver is at fault:
Driver Error
This is the most common cause of car accidents.
Examples of driver error includes:
speeding
DUI (driving under the influence)
tailgating (following too closely)
failure to yield right-of-way
ignoring red lights and stop signs
Rear-End Collisions
The second most common reason why the other driver was at fault is because they rear-ended your vehicle. Rear-end collisions commonly occur as a result of driving while drunk or using a cell phone.
In particular, rear-end collisions are common on highways, which cause serious injuries and even death. Even if you feel your injuries aren’t serious, it is best to seek medical treatment immediately after an accident.
Texting and distracted driving
Across America, over 400,000 car accidents in 2024 were caused by distracted driving. 30% of these accidents involved a driver using their cell phone. Distracted driving causes 58% of accidents involving teen drivers.
Touchscreen controls, GPS systems, using makeup, listening to music, other passengers, and more also contribute significantly to distracted driving crashes.
What Kind of Injury Will I Need to Prove for Additional Compensation?
It can be easy to just dismiss a car accident as a simple fender-bender. Especially when driving at a slow speed, many drivers mistakenly assume they were not injured at all from a car accident. However, it is far too common that drivers experience symptoms like whiplash days after the accident. Whiplash may seem insignificant at first, but can lead to permanent neck injuries that affect you for the rest of your life.
In addition, car accidents often cause more serious injuries such as bone fractures, nerve damage, and more. It is far more common to suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or spinal cord injury (SCI) after a car accident than most people realize. What’s worse is that, due to their nature, the symptoms of these more serious injuries can take weeks to present themselves after a car accident.
Regardless of the kind of injuries you sustained in your accident, you deserve full and fair compensation to help recover from them when someone else’s negligence helped cause the accident. The attorneys of Win Nguyen Law are proud to serve the Southern California community and help clients get an accurate assessment of their case’s value. Working with a lawyer ensures that your compensation will cover not only medical bills, but pain and suffering, lost wages, and all additional damages associated with the crash.
If you have suffered any injury as the result of a car accident and think you may be entitled to compensation, fill out the free case evaluation form above or call 714-468-5663.
Additional Damages in Car Accident Claims
A good car accident lawyer will never leave money on the table.
The personal injury attorneys of Win Nguyen Law will find the maximum compensation your case is eligible for, and tirelessly fight in negotiations for a fair settlement or judgment on your behalf, for as long as it takes.
1. Lost Wages, Earnings, or Income
After a car accident, you won’t just lose money from paying for repairs. In fact, you’ll lose days or weeks away from work, as well as entire job opportunities or benefits for months or years afterwards as a result of the injuries you sustained in the car accident. Therefore, your car accident settlement should include enough compensation to help repay you for these huge losses.
2. Medical Bills, Rehab, and Long-Term Costs
Even a minor car accident can leave you with significant injuries for years to come. Your personal injury attorney will carefully take note of your current medical costs and evaluate future medical expenses. Then they’ll fight to ensure that the compensation amount awarded can secure your future treatments needed to help you make the best recovery possible.
3. Pain and Suffering
A car accident caused by a negligent driver doesn’t just cause physical injuries, but emotional and psychological ones too that can last for years after the accident. Car accident victims deserve to know their legal right to seek compensation not only for financial losses, but to help ease the burden of pain and suffering that an accident victim and their families shoulder throughout their case. The lawyers of Win Nguyen Law know the process takes a heavy toll and that accidents leave life-changing effects; that’s why each member of the Win Nguyen Law team works hard to make sure that the other side can’t just ignore your right to fair compensation for your personal injury claim.
How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Car Accident Lawyer?
Nothing.
99.99% of auto accident lawyers will work on a contingency basis. This means they don’t get paid until you get paid for your case. The attorney will also cover any upfront costs for things like paying the experts for their time spent testifying in court on your behalf.
Therefore, a car accident lawyer has every reason to work their hardest and maximize the compensation you receive for your personal injury case.
Have a story to tell? We’d love to help.
Call 714-468-5663 and tell us your accident story today, and we’ll happily explain your legal options at no cost.
How Do I Get the Most Money Possible in a Compensation or Settlement?
Follow the steps below to ensure that you are awarded the maximum settlement in your case.
1. Call the Police
California law requires drivers to call the police if anyone has suffered ANY injury as a result of the car accident, no matter how minor. As such, even minor complaints of pain legally obligate drivers to notify the police of their car accident. The authorities will record the details of your accident in their police report and help you get medical or roadside assistance if you haven’t already. The police will also help ensure that the other driver cooperates if they are at fault for the accident.
2. Take Pictures and Collect Info from Everyone
No pictures or eyewitnesses means no proof. You MUST gather evidence while it is still fresh, and even the most detailed accident reports written by the police will commonly be missing information that could help your case.
You, a loved one, or your attorney should collect the following while at the scene of the accident:
Pictures of all cars, damages to them, all injuries suffered, AND the location and current road conditions of the accident (wet, icy, pothole, etc).
The name of everyone in all cars, including passengers.
The other driver’s name, phone, address, and driver’s license (taking a photo of the license is often easiest)
The other driver’s insurance information, including the license plate number
The name, phone number, and address of any witnesses.
While not immediately urgent, it can prove very helpful to gather quick statements from the witnesses, as well as dashcam footage from nearby cars and surveillance camera footage from nearby establishments. Video footage is often subject to regular and frequent deletion until owners are put on notice to preserve evidence.
3. Seek Medical Care
The sudden impact from a car accident may cause your adrenaline to spike, which can mask the symptoms of injuries like whiplash until days after the accident. Therefore, you may feel okay immediately after an accident, but then feel pain or other symptoms afterwards. Deeper, more severe injuries such as brain injuries (TBI) or spinal cord injuries could take even longer for you to notice.
While you may not always need to go to the ER, most qualified attorneys will strongly urge you to schedule an appointment with your doctor after any car accident, even if you don’t feel the need to. This will also create a strong history in your medical records that proves you did everything possible to take care of yourself and tried to prevent your injuries from worsening, which will help ensure you get maximum compensation for your case.
4. Call an Accident Lawyer
The most important thing to do is to never talk to the other driver’s insurance company until you have consulted with a lawyer. Insurance companies will employ any number of underhanded tactics to force you to admit fault or minimize how much they'll pay for your claim.
The best car accident lawyers are the ones that know the system and are prepared to fight back against these dirty strategies, which often means years of experience spent on the other side.
Contact the attorneys of Win Nguyen Law or call 714-468-5663 to book a FREE consultation with lawyers who have spent over a decade learning and countering the manipulative tactics of insurance companies.
5. Contact Your Insurance Company
Obtaining fair and just compensation for your accident case from the other driver or their insurance will take anywhere from 1 to 4 years on average. That’s why, after contacting your lawyer to tell them about your accident, the lawyer will try and help you with the rest of the accident process, which includes speaking to your insurance company.
It is common for most auto insurance policies to set aside a percentage of its funds to help cover medical expenses caused by a car accident. A qualified attorney can help you get as much as possible from your insurance company before you start the legal process against the other driver.
Car Accident Lawyers Near Me
Win Nguyen Law is proud to serve communities all over the Southern California area, including Los Angeles and Orange County. Obtaining specialized legal representation with a proven track record of winning cases is just a phone call or text message away.
The attorneys of Win Nguyen Law regularly travel to meet clients in their homes or close to their homes. Reach out for a free consultation if you’re unable to travel to our offices in Orange County, and we’ll send out a qualified attorney to discuss your case as soon as possible.
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Who is Win Nguyen Law?
Win Nguyen Law is a law firm based in Orange County, California founded by Jim T. Nguyen, and staffed by Jim and his fellow attorney Julie H. Chen.
With decades of collective experience in the legal field, Jim and Julie have helped the people of Los Angeles and Orange County learn their legal rights and win their deserved compensation for a variety of injuries, which include car accidents, truck and other vehicle accidents, slip and fall, dog bites, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. They are widely known and appreciated for their strong problem solving skills and compassionate, honest approach to proving their clients’ cases to both insurance representatives and juries alike.
When they have free time, Jim likes to hit the gym, travel the world with his girlfriend, and volunteer alongside his police and firefighter friends at events, while Julie enjoys trying new food and drinks, going to concerts, and spending precious time with her husband and her two daughters.
Jim Nguyen, Julie Chen, the Law Offices of Jim T. Nguyen, and Win Nguyen Law are licensed to practice law in California.
