William John Light
Offices in Santa Ana
Call me at (424) 269-5554. Email me at wmlight@pacbell.net. Visit my website at www.frankbarbarolaw.com.
I have been practicing law for 30+ years. I have recovered millions and millions of dollars for people like you. I have met thousands of decent, honorable people who have been hurt due to negligence or intentional wrongdoing of others. You deserve a voice. We will speak for you. When we speak, insurance companies pay attention. Some of our biggest and most satisfying cases involved representing victims of dog bites, sexual molestation, product liability, dangerous roads and, of course, vehicle collisions involving cars, bicycles, motorcycles and semis/trucks. We have a great deal of experience in virtually every kind of personal injury claim there is, including dental and medical malpractice, premises liability and employment disputes. I would like to discuss your case with you. Consultations are free.
Nothing herein guarantees, warranties, or predicts the result of any future legal representation. No attorney-client relationship is formed without my consent expressed in a written retainer agreement.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Animal & Dog Law
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Elder Law
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
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Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
Fees are 33 1/3% to 40%, depending on when the case is resolved. Fees for minors are set by the Court.
- California
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- English: Spoken, Written
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- Frank P. Barbaro & Associates, APC, Santa Ana, CA
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- Personal Injury, Products Liability, Road Defect, Slip and Fall, Molestation, Employment Law, Professional Malpractice, Excessive Force. Have recovered Millions and Millions for victims.
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- Law Offices of Todd Rash, Riverside, CA
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- Personal Injury, Products Liability, Road Defect, Slip and Fall, Molestation, Employment Law, Professional Malpractice, Excessive Force. Have recovered Millions and Millions for victims.
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- Black, Compean, Hall & Lenneman
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- Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation.
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- Clausen & Campbell
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- Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith.
- Univ of North Dakota
- Undergraduate Degree
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- Southwestern Univ School of Law
- Law Degree
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- Dean Paul Wildman Scholarship
- Southwestern University School of Law
- Evidence Award
- American Jurisprudence
- California State Bar # 141220
- Member
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- Q. Hello, I retained personal injury lawyers for a slip and fall case. It took over 4 years to finally settle.
- A: If you kept about 1/3 of your settlement, you did well. It also sounds like your attorney reduced his fee if you kept $100,000. Fees for a case of that age are frequently 40%. Even at a 1/3 fee, plus costs and medical expenses, you wouldn't get $100,000, unless the attorney reduced his fee. Your costs are very minimal for a case of that age. While it sounds like the firm you hired did not properly respond to you or keep you apprised of the status of the case, I don't see anything unethical about this accounting.
- Q. Do homeowners have a duty to maintain trees or can they rely on insurance companies to cover any damages they cause?
- A: You can contact the city, which may have an ordinance about diseased or dead vegetation. Code enforcement might require him to remove the tree. Otherwise, you would have to file a lawsuit alleging a nuisance, and request an injunction ordering him to remove the dead tree. You would need a certified arborist to testify for you that the tree is a hazard and is likely to fall. It would probably be cheaper to split the cost of removal with him.
- Q. what type of attorney sues for premise liability, intentional infliction of emotional destress, assault and battery.
- A: An important question for you to answer when speaking with any attorney is, if those security guards were stalking you for over a year, why were you at that restaurant? Presumably, the security guards worked there. Security guards do not roam freely. They are typically assigned to a particular business or address. If you are suggesting that security guards follow you from place to place, then the question is why and who is paying for this surveillance, which is not cheap, especially for a year. Finally, if you were attacked, then the police should be called and a report made. Your case would be more believable if there was an arrest and prosecution.
