Experienced Truck Accident Attorney: Legal Protection After A Crash
Commercial trucks and tractor-trailers are among the most dangerous types of vehicles on the road if they are operated in an improper or unsafe manner. The reason for this is that their great weight, size and heavy cargo mean that collisions involving them often lead to serious, life-changing, or catastrophic injuries.
The serious character and business aspect of trucking accidents present considerable legal difficulties for the victims involved. The trucking companies and their insurance companies use strong legal teams in order to reduce their liability and pay out as little as possible. At The Law Office of Aman N. Shah in Brea, we help injured victims throughout Orange County and Southern California.
With more than 20 years’ experience in personal injury cases, attorney Aman N. Shah investigates your accident, sorts through the complicated commercial insurance policies, and works to secure the full financial compensation you need in order to reconstruct your life.
Essential Steps To Protect Your Truck Accident Claim
After a collision involving a commercial vehicle, it is important to take certain actions if you want to strengthen your personal injury claim. As soon as you see our legal team, we start to examine the facts and circumstances particular to your case, and collecting the important details enables us to develop a strong strategy:
- Get the truck and driver’s information: This should include the truck’s license plate number, the driver’s Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) number, the motor carrier’s DOT number, and the name of the commercial trucking company.
- Make photographs and videos of the damage to the vehicles, the skid marks, the road conditions, the traffic signals, and the weather conditions. Also note whether or not emergency management services or the media were there.
- Make sure to keep detailed medical records, including those for any emergency treatment, the first diagnoses, the diagnostic tests, the medications prescribed, and the notes regarding the everyday physical activities that you are no longer able to carry out.
- Keep written or digital copies of the repair estimates, the vehicle appraisals, and any information about loans or outstanding debts connected with the vehicle.
- Summarize the effect of your injuries on your ability to carry out your job, keep a record of the wages you have lost, note your conversations with the insurance companies related to the car accident, and provide details about any previous accident history.
Attorney Shah will be able to develop a customized legal strategy aimed at proving liability and countering the insurance company’s defensive measures by gathering and examining this important evidence. We keep open and honest lines of communication throughout the course of the litigation so that you are always up to date with regard to your case.
What Makes You Choose The Law Office of Aman N. Shah To Handle Your Claim?
Commercial trucking accident claims are very different from typical car accidents since they entail complicated federal safety regulations, data from electronic logging devices (ELDs), maintenance records, and a number of possible defendants — such as drivers, fleet owners and cargo loaders. It is important to obtain skilled and committed legal advice if corporate organizations are to be held responsible. Key attributes that set our firm apart include:
- Mr. Shah has more than 20 years’ experience in the field of personal injury and applies this dedication to each of the commercial trucking cases that we work on.
- With Mr. Shah, you have direct communication throughout the course of your claim and can conveniently contact him by cellphone and email instead of being handed over to case managers.
- We always act on behalf of people who have suffered injuries and never represent trucking companies, fleet management companies or insurance defense firms.
- We provide a thorough investigation of the case. Mr. Shah is experienced at securing important evidence — like driver logbooks, black box data and maintenance records — before it is lost or destroyed.
- We offer free consultations and work on a contingency fee basis, which means that you won’t have to pay any legal fees unless we do successfully recover compensation for you.
We realize the huge physical, emotional and financial strain that comes after a collision involving a commercial truck. Since our firm takes on the onerous legal work, you and your family will be able to concentrate completely on recovering.
Contact Our Orange County And Southern California Truck Accident Legal Team
If you or a member of your family have suffered injuries as a result of a commercial truck accident anywhere in Orange County or in Southern California, there is no point in delaying action to protect your legal rights. The trucking companies send claims adjusters and investigators to the scene of the accident immediately — you need a determined legal advocate who will be working on your behalf to secure your recovery.
If you would like to arrange a free and nonbinding consultation with The Law Office of Aman N. Shah, you can call our office now at Call or complete our online contact form to ask for a quick review of your case. We proudly provide legal representation to crash victims in Brea, throughout Orange County, and across Southern California.