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Personal injury attorneys fighting for injured people in Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills covers only 5.7 square miles, but its streets carry far more traffic than that size suggests. About 33,000 people live in the city.
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Beverly Hills covers only 5.7 square miles, but its streets carry far more traffic than that size suggests. About 33,000 people live in the city. During the day, the population can climb to an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 as workers, shoppers, diners, hotel guests, patients, and tourists arrive. Beverly Hills also has no direct freeway access, so drivers cross the city on Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard, and La Cienega Boulevard. That traffic puts drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, delivery crews, and rideshare passengers in the same crowded spaces. A routine commute, Rodeo Drive shopping trip, hotel pickup, or dinner reservation can end in a serious crash. A Beverly Hills personal injury lawyer can step in early, preserve evidence, and handle the insurance company while you focus on treatment.
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Why clients choose us
Insurance adjusters often call before you know how long your injuries will last or what treatment you will need. They may ask for a recorded statement, challenge your medical care, blame symptoms on an older condition, or make an early offer before anyone has calculated future treatment and lost income.
Oaks Law Firm understands those tactics from the inside. Managing Attorney, Matthew Nezhad, Esq., previously worked in injury-law. That experience helps our team anticipate how carriers assess fault, medical records, damages, and the risk of trial. We prepare each claim as though it may be presented to a jury, even when the case can be resolved through a fair settlement.
Why it happens here
Beverly Hills may be compact, but it is a major employment, shopping, dining, and tourism center. The city’s road-safety analysis points to heavy traffic, higher speeds on major corridors, complicated intersections, and frequent contact between vehicles and people walking or cycling.
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The City of Beverly Hills updated its Local Road Safety Plan in March 2026. Using Beverly Hills Police Department reports from 2017 through 2022, the city identified 2,624 collisions. Of those, 2,401 involved an injury, and 52 caused a fatal or severe injury.
What the injuries look like
You may feel shaken but able to function at the scene, then notice stronger symptoms hours or days later. Prompt medical care matters because some collision injuries are easy to miss at first.
These are common examples (not a diagnosis).
A blow to the head or sudden jolt can cause a concussion or a more serious brain injury. Symptoms may include:
If it just happened
Protect your health first. Then preserve as much reliable information as you safely can.
Take these steps to protect your health and evidence:
Call 911 when anyone may be injured or the scene presents an immediate danger.
Seek prompt medical evaluation, even when pain seems manageable at first.
Photograph the vehicles, damage, road, signals, lane markings, debris, visible injuries, and surrounding businesses.
Exchange driver, vehicle, and insurance information without arguing about fault.
Get names and contact details for witnesses.
Note nearby city cameras, storefront cameras, hotels, valet stands, residences, dashcams, or rideshare vehicles that may have recorded the event.
Save medical records, bills, wage-loss documents, repair estimates, damaged property, and all insurer correspondence.
Avoid giving a recorded statement or signing a broad medical authorization before you understand the request.
Contact a Beverly Hills personal injury attorney before accepting a settlement or important evidence disappears.
Medical care nearby
Medical care protects your health and creates records showing when symptoms began, what doctors observed, and what treatment they recommended.
The right facility depends on the severity of your symptoms, emergency-services guidance, insurance coverage, and current availability.
Cedars-Sinai’s emergency department is open 24 hours. It’s an option for serious or potentially life-threatening injuries. Call 911 rather than driving yourself when emergency transport is needed.
8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
DirectionsExer Urgent Care is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and treats many non-life-threatening injuries. For a life- or limb-threatening emergency, Exer advises patients to call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
242 South Robertson Boulevard in Beverly Hills
DirectionsKaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center’s emergency department is open 24 hours, and the campus also provides urgent care. Check current access and coverage rules before a non-emergency visit.
6041 Cadillac Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90034
DirectionsLocal insight
A crash on Wilshire, Santa Monica, Olympic, La Cienega, Beverly Drive, or Rodeo Drive may involve several drivers, conflicting stories, and video held by different businesses or public agencies.
A Beverly Hills car accident lawyer can investigate fault and deal with the insurers while you focus on medical care.
Oaks Law Firm handles car-accident claims involving:
Local insight
Beverly Hills is not a freight district, but delivery trucks, box trucks, service vans, and construction vehicles enter the city every day. They serve hotels, restaurants, offices, medical facilities, homes, and retail stores.
Their size, blind spots, and longer stopping distance can cause severe injuries.
A Beverly Hills truck accident lawyer should examine every party that may share responsibility, including:
Where cases are filed
The Los Angeles Superior Court generally requires that unlimited personal injury cases (meaning the amount demanded exceeds $35,000) be filed at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 N Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. That includes motor vehicle, premises liability, product liability, and wrongful death actions.
The Beverly Hills Courthouse handles other matters, but it’s not the standard filing location for these unlimited personal injury cases.
Written by our attorneys and first published on oakslawfirm.com. General information, not legal advice; figures are as cited in the original article.
Know the hotspots
1Wilshire Boulevard
Wilshire Boulevard had 359 collisions, the highest total among the streets in the city’s crash-rate table.
2North and South Santa Monica Boulevard
North Santa Monica Boulevard had 245 collisions and the highest severity-weighted crash rate in the city’s roadway table.
3Olympic Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard
Olympic Boulevard had 302 collisions, while La Cienega Boulevard had 124. Olympic at Rodeo Drive recorded 20 collisions in the data set.
The rules that apply
Under California Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1, you generally have two years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit. Evidence in Beverly Hills (surveillance video, vehicle data, witness memories) fades long before the deadline, so acting early protects your claim.
California follows pure comparative negligence (Li v. Yellow Cab Co.). Even if you were partly at fault for your Beverly Hills accident, you can still recover compensation, reduced by your percentage of fault.
If a city bus, a dangerous road condition, or another public entity was involved, a government claim generally must be filed within six months (Gov. Code § 911.2), far sooner than the two-year lawsuit deadline.
General information, not legal advice.
From Google reviews
"Matthew is very knowledgeable and works with integrity and got us a settlement that can make our lives much, much easier."
"We were referred to Mr. Nezhad and he did not disappoint. He worked tirelessly on our behalf. We appreciated his honesty and years of experience and were very pleased with the outcome."
"They took care of everything after my car accident and really made the whole experience as easy as possible. Super responsive, friendly, and professional – and, honestly, the best outcome."
From the Case Vault
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts.
What we handle in Beverly Hills
Straight answers
Oaks Law Firm offers a free consultation and handles personal injury cases on a contingency fee. There are no upfront attorney’s fees. The firm receives a fee only if it recovers compensation for you.
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