What We Do
Personal injuries and deaths cause not only physical pain and suffering, but also emotional and financial disaster through loss of work, medical bills, and stress placed on injured individuals and families. Whether caused by a serious car accident, workplace injury, defective product, or other negligent, careless, or reckless conduct, injuries alter lives forever. The lawyers at the law firm of Otus & Associates are known for providing seriously injured individuals and families throughout Northern California, including the communities of San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Oakland, San Mateo, Marin, Modesto, Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Burlingame, South San Francisco, Daly City, Brisbane, Colma, Pacifica, San Bruno, Millbrae, Berkeley, Albany, Orinda, Emeryville, Novato, Walnut Creek, Concord, Fairfield, San Andreas, Ione, Arnold, Milpitas, Los Altos, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Campbell, Saratoga, Palo Alto, Belmont, San Carlos, East Palo Alto, Atherton, Woodside, Stanford, Mountain View, Portola Valley, Menlo Park, Half Moon Bay, Folsom, Granite Bay, Loomis, North Highlands, El Dorado, Placerville, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Sonoma, Napa, San Rafael, Vallejo, Pittsburg, Vacaville, Salida, Ceres, Alameda, Moraga, Lafayette, and Livermore, with exceptional legal representation and results in the following areas:
We Represent Injured People
Our lawyers don't represent businesses, corporations, HMOs, or insurance companies: we represent real people with real problems. Our clients come from all walks of life and are typically people who have been seriously injured in an accident through no fault of their own. Injuries caused by the negligence, carelessness, and recklessness of others often involve automobile accidents, defective products, work-related injuries, drug side effects, and a number of other causes. Personal injury and wrongful death cases almost always involve insurance companies. In the claims process, insurance companies have always held a big advantage over their injured insureds. Insurance carriers, armed with a battery of legal and forensic experts, project a "David and Goliath" image when dealing with an insured attempting to recover damages for his or her claim. Typically, the insured does not understand the claim process until an injury or death occurs. Without advance knowledge of the policy, coverage, and exclusions, the insured feels helpless when presented with the carrier's interpretation and settlement offer. Oftentimes, the insured recovers far less than what the policy provides. The lawyers at Otus & Associates know the games that insurance companies play, and are skilled in the interpretation of insurance policy language and the litigation of claims.
The Otus & Associates' Difference
What distinguishes us from other law firms in California is our practical, common sense approach to legal problems. While our attorneys are skilled advocates with considerable legal experience successfully litigating cases and arguing appeals throughout California courts, we recognize that the most aggressive, expensive, and time-consuming litigation strategy may not always be the best solution for each client. In every situation, therefore, we seek to identify our client's primary objective, design a solution to fit that objective, and implement that solution in the most efficient, effective manner possible. We do this by applying the right combination of creativity, innovation, and commitment to each case that comes through our door. When questions and concerns arise, clients can rely on our attorneys and staff to be approachable, responsive, efficient, and effective. We offer free initial consultations, maintain flexible hours, respond promptly to questions, and stay on top of changes in California law. We also offer clients the same contingency fee arrangement that other personal injury law firms do. This means that we receive absolutely nothing for our time or the costs involved with your case unless we recover compensation for your injuries. For further information about Otus & Associates, please contact us today.
