Personal Injury Lawyer Serving Tarzana

I Know How Offers Get Built. That's Why I Know When They're Low.

As a personal injury attorney and former in-house counsel at Safeco Insurance, I know exactly how claim reserve decisions get made inside an insurance company, and I use that knowledge to fight for what your case is actually worth.

My Office Is on Ventura Boulevard. Tarzana Is a Short Drive.

Plenty of firms list Tarzana as a service area. My office is at 16133 Ventura Boulevard in Encino, minutes away, and I've been handling injury cases throughout this part of the Valley for 37 years. The roads, the traffic patterns, and the courts where these cases get resolved are familiar territory.



What no competitor in Tarzana can match is my background as former in-house counsel at Safeco Insurance. I worked inside the claims process, attended reserve meetings, and saw firsthand how adjusters are trained to evaluate and minimize what they pay. I left that work to represent the people on the other side of those decisions.

Where Accidents Happen in Tarzana

  • Ventura Boulevard, the dominant east-west commercial corridor through Tarzana, with frequent rear-end and turning collisions
  • Reseda Boulevard, a major north-south artery with heavy through traffic
  • Corbin Avenue and Tampa Avenue, residential connectors where pedestrian and school-related traffic increases conflict risk
  • The 101 Freeway access points at Reseda Boulevard and Tampa Avenue, where merging traffic generates consistent rear-end and lane-change crashes



Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center is the primary trauma facility for the community, and medical records from treating providers there are often central to building a damages case.

Types of Cases I Handle in Tarzana

What to Do After an Accident in Reseda

Step 1:

Get medical care

Get medical care first, even if your injuries seem minor. Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center is the primary local trauma resource, and a documented medical visit creates the record your claim depends on.

Step 2:

Report the incident

Call law enforcement after a crash or notify a property owner after a fall, and get a copy of the report or incident number.

Step 3:

Document the scene

Photograph the vehicles, the scene, and your injuries if you're able to, and collect contact information from any witnesses before they leave.

Step 4:

Avoid recorded statements

Say nothing to the other driver's insurer before speaking with me. As former in-house counsel at Safeco Insurance, I know exactly what adjusters are listening for in those early calls and what they use to reduce or deny claims.

Direct Access to Your Attorney, From the First Call

When you call my office, you speak with me directly, not a case manager or intake team. I handle every Tarzana case personally from the first consultation through resolution, and I take cases on contingency, so there's nothing owed unless I win.


Whether your accident happened on Ventura Boulevard, on a residential street where a dog attacked you, or at a business where a hazard was left unaddressed, I represent clients throughout Tarzana and the surrounding Valley, including the neighboring communities of Encino and Reseda.

Tarzana Personal Injury Questions, Answered

  • How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in California?

    Generally two years from the date of the accident, though the deadline shortens significantly if a government entity is involved. If your accident involved a city-maintained road or vehicle, you may have as little as six months to file a government tort claim. Getting a case review early is the safest way to protect that deadline.

  • What if the insurance company's settlement offer seems low?

    It probably is. Initial offers are calibrated to save the insurer money, not to reflect what your case is worth. That's not speculation — it's how claim reserve decisions get made from the inside, and I spent years in that process at Safeco before becoming a plaintiff's attorney. I can tell you within a case review whether an offer reflects fair value.

  • Do I have to pay anything upfront to hire a personal injury lawyer?

    No. I take cases on contingency, which means there's no fee unless I win your case, and a free case evaluation costs you nothing. There's no financial risk to finding out where you stand.