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San Francisco Personal Injury Lawyer

A South of Market office for people injured on San Francisco streets: Muni and cable car riders, pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.
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San Francisco packs cars, buses, streetcars, cable cars, delivery vans, bikes, scooters and people on foot into forty-nine square miles of hills and narrow streets. Crashes here are less often high-speed freeway collisions and more often a driver turning across a crosswalk, a door opening into a bike lane, or a rideshare car stopping where it should not.

Our San Francisco office is at 95 3rd Street, 2nd Floor, in the South of Market neighborhood, one block from Market Street. From here we represent injured people throughout the city and the Peninsula, and we work closely with our Oakland office on cases across the Bay.

Many San Francisco injuries involve Muni or another public agency, which means timing matters. A claim against a public entity generally has to be presented in writing within six months. We sort out who is responsible, meet the deadlines and deal with the insurers and claims offices for you. The consultation is free, and you pay no attorney’s fees unless we recover compensation for you.

Visit the San Francisco office

Address
95 3rd Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
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Phone
(415) 888-5111 (San Francisco office)
(888) 932-2626 (toll-free)
Hours
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
Getting here
The office is a short walk from the Montgomery Street and Powell Street stations, which serve both BART and Muni Metro. Phone and video consultations are available if you cannot travel.
Languages
English, Spanish, Farsi

Practice areas served in San Francisco

Dense streets mean a different mix of cases. These are the claims our San Francisco office sees most.

Where San Francisco injuries happen

The city’s mix of transit, tourism and tight streets creates risks you do not see in most of California.

  • Muni buses and light rail

    Passengers are thrown by hard stops and sharp turns, and Muni vehicles collide with cars, cyclists and pedestrians. Muni is run by a city agency, so government claim rules apply.

  • Cable cars and historic streetcars

    Open sides, standing riders and sudden braking make boarding and riding riskier than they look. These lines are publicly operated too.

  • Pedestrians

    Wide one-way streets in SoMa and the Tenderloin, busy crossings downtown and drivers turning on green all put people in crosswalks at risk.

  • Bicycles and scooters

    Dooring, right-hook turns and delivery vehicles blocking bike lanes are common, and streetcar tracks can catch a wheel. Market Street and the routes feeding it see heavy bike traffic.

  • Bay Area freeway traffic

    US-101, I-80 at the Bay Bridge approach and I-280 funnel regional traffic into a few on-ramps and off-ramps, where merging and sudden slowdowns cause crashes.

San Francisco courts

If a claim cannot be resolved with the insurer or agency, it is generally filed with the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.

  • Civic Center Courthouse

    400 McAllister Street, across from City Hall. The San Francisco Superior Court hears civil cases here.

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

    450 Golden Gate Avenue. Some cases involving out-of-state defendants are heard in federal court.

  • Neighboring county courts

    Crashes on the Peninsula or in Marin are usually filed in the superior court of the county where they happened.

Claims against the City and County of San Francisco, including Muni, usually begin with a written government claim before any lawsuit. Consult an attorney promptly about the deadline.

San Francisco office FAQs

Where is your San Francisco office, and do I need to visit?

The office is at 95 3rd Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, a block from Market Street. Visits are welcome but not required. We regularly hold consultations by phone or video.

I was hurt on a Muni bus or a cable car. How long do I have to act?

Muni is operated by a city agency. A written claim against a public entity generally must be presented within six months of the incident, which is much shorter than the two-year deadline for most injury lawsuits. Consult an attorney as soon as possible so the claim is filed on time.

Which court handles San Francisco personal injury cases?

Lawsuits arising in the city are generally filed in the San Francisco Superior Court, which hears civil cases at the Civic Center Courthouse on McAllister Street. Some cases go to federal court. Many claims resolve before a lawsuit is filed.

Do you represent pedestrians and cyclists?

Yes. Pedestrian and bicycle injuries make up a large share of serious crashes in San Francisco, and we represent people hit by cars, rideshare vehicles, delivery trucks and buses.

Do you take cases elsewhere in the Bay Area?

Yes. From our San Francisco and Oakland offices we represent clients across the Bay Area, including the Peninsula, the South Bay, Marin and the East Bay, and throughout California.

Injured in San Francisco? Talk to us today.

Call the San Francisco office at (415) 888-5111 or toll-free at (888) 932-2626. The consultation is free, and you owe us nothing unless we win your case.

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