Personal Injury Lawyer in Santa Clarita and Valencia
Lloyd Lee Law is a Valencia office that reviews California personal injury matters for people in Santa Clarita, Valencia, the Santa Clarita Valley, and Los Angeles County. Lloyd Lee is a California attorney, licensed in 2011, State Bar #276453. Start a confidential review on this site or call (661) 480-2420. The chat is advertising, not a lawyer.
Personal injury matters this office reviews
This office reviews California personal injury facts after car, motorcycle, and pedestrian crashes, and after falls or other premises incidents. Those are types of matters reviewed, not a list of promised results. Local facts often involve I-5, SR-14, Valencia surface streets, and other Santa Clarita Valley roads. A typical job injury is a workers’ compensation matter with its own process; see Hurt at work in California.
California filing clocks (general)
Many personal injury lawsuits against a private party must be filed within about two years (Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1). A claim for damage to property often has a three-year period (Code of Civil Procedure § 338). Those are different clocks.
If a public entity may be involved — the City of Santa Clarita, the County of Los Angeles, Caltrans, a school district, or public transit — a written claim generally must be presented not later than six months after the claim accrues (Government Code § 911.2). Presentment is not the same as filing a lawsuit. See California government injury claims.
An open insurance claim does not pause a lawsuit clock. This page does not inventory exceptions. Dates depend on the facts. More detail is on California Personal Injury FAQ.
What this office does — and does not
Lloyd Lee reviews qualified inquiries. Meetings are by appointment at 25050 Ave Kearny #107, Valencia. Most intake starts online or by phone. For qualifying personal injury matters, there is no attorney fee unless there is a recovery. Costs may still apply. This page does not publish a fee percentage.
The site chat is advertising, not legal advice, and not a lawyer. No attorney-client relationship until a written agreement is signed. A confidential review is not a case value, not a guarantee, and not instant qualification.
or call (661) 480-2420.
Also useful: What to do after a car accident and After a crash in Santa Clarita.
FAQ
How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in California?
Many lawsuits against a private party must be filed within about two years (CCP § 335.1). Property damage often has a three-year period (CCP § 338). If a public entity may be involved, a written claim generally must be presented not later than six months after the claim accrues (Gov. Code § 911.2). An insurance claim does not pause those clocks. See California Personal Injury FAQ.
What if a city, county, or other public entity may be involved?
A written claim generally must be presented not later than six months after the claim accrues (Gov. Code § 911.2). That presentment step is not the same as filing a lawsuit. How to present the claim is on California government injury claims.
Should I give a recorded statement to the insurance company?
Treat the other driver’s insurer and your own insurer as different conversations. You can decline a recorded statement from the other side until you understand what you are being asked. Your own policy can include duties to give notice or cooperate. Read the policy, or have the facts reviewed, before you treat “decline” as applying the same way to your own carrier. See Talking to insurance after a crash.
What if I was partly at fault for the accident?
California uses a pure comparative-negligence rule. If you were partly at fault, a recovery can be reduced by your share of the fault. It is not automatically barred because you were not 0% at fault. Fault is a fact question. Do not guess it into a recorded statement.
How much does it cost to hire a personal injury lawyer?
For qualifying personal injury matters, this office works on a contingency fee: there is no attorney fee unless there is a recovery. Costs may still apply. The written fee agreement sets the terms. This page does not publish a fee percentage.
When does a confidential review help?
A confidential review is often useful when injuries need more than a quick check; fault is disputed or the other driver left; a commercial vehicle, a public entity, or uninsured/underinsured coverage may be in the facts; an insurer is pushing a recorded statement or a fast check and release; or you are missing work. You do not have to hire this office to ask a first question.
If you want this office to look at the facts, start a confidential review at lloydleelaw.com or call (661) 480-2420. Bring the date, a specific location, photos, any report number, and what you have already told an insurer. Meetings are by appointment at 25050 Ave Kearny #107, Valencia. Office hours Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–5:30 PM; Saturday and Sunday closed.
Lloyd Lee reviews qualified inquiries. If this office can help, you get a clear follow-up. If it cannot, you are told that too.
General information about California law. Not legal advice. Not about any one case. No attorney-client relationship until a written agreement is signed. This page is attorney advertising.
In contingency matters there is no attorney fee unless there is a recovery. Costs may still apply.
Lloyd Lee Law · 25050 Ave Kearny #107, Valencia, CA 91355 · (661) 480-2420 · info@lloydleelaw.com · lloydleelaw.com
California State Bar #276453 · Licensed 2011
