If you were hurt in a bicycle collision in Santa Monica, you are dealing with medical appointments, missed work and an insurance adjuster who started building a file the same day. I am Brandon Aminpour, a California attorney (State Bar #340927), and I handle these claims myself from my office at 6404 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1111 in Los Angeles. When you call, you speak with me — not an intake department that hands your file to someone you never meet.
Santa Monica has its own police department and its own courthouse — the Los Angeles County Superior Court operates a Santa Monica location at 1725 Main Street, and West District civil matters are often heard there. The city has extensive protected bike lanes, a beachfront path shared with pedestrians and skaters, and the Metro E Line terminus downtown, which puts cyclists, buses and tourists on the same few blocks.
Locations that come up repeatedly in Santa Monica bicycle collision claims:
Report the incident so there is an official record — in Santa Monica that normally means the Santa Monica Police Department. Get checked by a doctor the same day if you can; a gap between the incident and the first medical visit is the argument an adjuster reaches for first.
Then preserve what will disappear. Camera footage in this area is typically overwritten within days, and businesses will not hold it without a written request.
Evidence worth securing immediately:
These rules apply statewide, and they are what an insurer for a Santa Monica claim will be applying to your file:
Missing a deadline ends a claim regardless of how strong it is. Three separate clocks matter in Los Angeles County:
I run a solo practice, which means the attorney who evaluates your case is the attorney who works it. I start by identifying every insurance policy that could respond, sending preservation letters before evidence is lost, and building the medical record properly rather than rushing a demand out the door.
You pay no attorney's fee unless I recover compensation for you. Case costs — records, filing fees, experts — are separate from the attorney's fee and are set out in writing in the fee agreement before I take the case, so nothing about the arrangement is a surprise later.
The consultation is free and there is no obligation. Call my office at (323) 879-9777, or send a message and I will get back to you.
Generally two years from the date of injury under Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1. If a public entity is involved — a city street, a signal, a transit vehicle — you must present a written claim within six months under Government Code § 911.2, and that shorter deadline is not extended for minors. Because Santa Monica claims often involve public property, it is worth having the deadline checked early.
Not to the existence of your claim. California follows pure comparative fault (Li v. Yellow Cab Co. (1975) 13 Cal.3d 804), so a share of responsibility reduces your recovery by that percentage rather than eliminating it. Insurers often propose a fault split early, before the evidence is in.
Not before you have advice. An adjuster is allowed to ask, and the statement becomes part of the file that gets used against you later — particularly on how the incident happened and how badly you were hurt in the first days, when injuries are often still developing. You can decline and refer them to your attorney.
The consultation is free. I work on a contingency fee, so you owe no attorney's fee unless I recover compensation. Case costs are separate from the attorney's fee and are explained in writing in the fee agreement before I begin.
My office is at 6404 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1111, Los Angeles, CA 90048. I also handle consultations by phone and video, and I can arrange to meet somewhere convenient in Santa Monica if travel is difficult after an injury. Call (323) 879-9777.
This is general information, not legal advice. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.