Personal Injury

Catastrophic injury and wrongful death clients in areas involving Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Burns, Boat Accidents, Brain Injury, Construction Accidents, Dog Bites, Animal Attacks, Hazardous Products, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Paralysis, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Railroad Accidents, Train Accidents, Severe Injuries, Slip and Fall, Spinal Cord Injuries, Swimming Pool Accidents, and Wrongful Death.

Personal Injury

• Dangerous Property
• Wrongful Death
• Personal Injury - Defense
• Personal Injury Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Truck Accidents

Accidents & Personal Injury

• Construction Site Injuries
• Slip & Fall
• Sports Injuries

Car/Auto Accidents

• Felony Auto Accident

Character Injury

• Defamation
• Invasion of Privacy
• Libel
• Slander

Dangerous Products/Product Liability

• Design Defects
• Manufacturing Defects

Financial Injuries

• Frauds, Scams, Hoaxes

Intentional Injuries

• Assault & Battery
• Child abuse
• Dog Bites & Animal Attacks
• Police Misconduct
• Sexual Assault

Mass Accidents

• Airplanes
• Buildings
• Mass Transit - Bus, Train, Subway
• Ships & Boats

Professional Malpractice

• Financial Malpractice
• Legal Malpractice

Medical Malpractice

• Anesthesia Malpractice
• Birth Injuries and Defects
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Dental Malpractice
• Elder and Nursing Home Abuse
• Medication Malpractice
• Surgical Errors
• Nursing Home Negligence
• Spinal Cord Injury

Toxic Torts & Class Actions

• Asbestos Mesothelioma
• Chemicals & Cosmetics
• Dangerous Drugs & Products
• Hazardous Waste
• Medical Products & Devices
• Pesticides
• Radiation & Electromagnetic Energy

Serious/Catastrophic Injuries

• Amputation
• Birth Injury
• Burn Injury
• Paralysis

CA, Jun 1986
Bar Number: 123333

California State Bar, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court-Central District of California.

California State Bar, American Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association

Both Ms. Wilson and I attend continuing legal education seminars on topics involving personal injury, wrongful death, litigation skills, trial skills, business formation, business litigation, ethics, asset protection and estate planning.

I have written a popular book entitled, California Personal Injury and Wrongful Death- What you need to know BEFORE meeting with an attorney and BEFORE talking to an insurance company.

Here are several cases of interest:

We were retained to represent three young children who had lost both of their parents in an automobile accident. The van they were in spun out of control and was hit by a large truck. The trucking company and its insurance company originally denied responsibility for the loss. After we became involved, filed a Superior Court lawsuit and pushed the case to trial, we were eventually able to settle the case for $1,000,000 shortly before trial. The settlement funds were placed in to annuities providing the children with a substantial monthly income for the next 20-30 years. Food, shelter, clothing and a good education are now available to our three young clients. Of note is the fact that this settlement was obtained after the other side originally denied the claim.

A young man sustained serious injuries and head trauma. Our young client was involved in a head-on collision. Two trucks had been racing and struck our client's vehicle. The two responsible drivers were inadequately insured and our client's own insurance company refused to pay his $30,000 under-insured motorist coverage limits. We demanded arbitration with the insurance company and ultimately received an arbitration award of $865,000. We then filed a first party bad faith lawsuit against our client's own insurance company and during a mediation prior to trial, settled the bad faith case for an additional $2,500,000. The same insurance company which refused to pay our client $30,000 eventually paid a total of $3,347,000. Of note is the fact that this settlement was obtained only after our client's own insurance company originally denied paying the small $30,000 claim.

A woman attacked her father and murdered his son. While sleeping, our well-known client was attacked, in the middle of the night by a female acquaintance with a knife. With his face, throat, arms and upper torso deeply cut and slashed, our client fought for his life and was barely able to crawl outside of his home for help. During this time, the woman unbelievably and unpredictably grabbed another knife and murdered our client's son. This woman has since been convicted of murder and will spend the rest of her life in prison. Our civil case against the defendant was resolved by stipulated judgment for $5,000,000.

A special forces retiree was hit while riding motorcycle. Our wonderful client had recently retired from the military after 30 years of service in the special forces. While operating a motorcycle in Los Angeles, he was struck by a teenage driver making an unsafe left-hand turn. Although our client had no memory of how the accident happened and, the other driver denied fault, we were able to mediate a settlement shortly before trial for $1,200,000. Prior to the mediation, no offer had been made by the defendant.

A high school track star drowned. Our clients were the parents of an 18 year old high school senior who drowned in Lake Mission Viejo while swimming with friends. This outstanding athlete had just received a scholarship to run track in college. We retained the top lifeguard expert in the United States and with his guidance and help, were able to settle the case before trial for $900,000. The defense attorneys originally took the position in open court and on the record that they did not feel their client was legally responsible for the death and as such, would not pay a penny to settle the case.

A jet ski rider died in head on watercraft crash. A 16 year old expert watercraft rider was struck by another adult jet ski operator at Lake Havasu, Arizona. We were retained by his parents when the original accident report indicated that the minor was at fault and had alcohol in his system. We were surprised with the findings in the official report because we knew of at least two witnesses who observed the other rider cause the accident and, the minor did not drink alcohol or use drugs. Our investigation then established that the blood test results in our accident report were from another case and had nothing to do with our accident. Despite this fact, the defendant only offered $1.00 to settle the case (an insult to our family) and we were forced to take the case to trial in Federal court. After about a one week trial, a jury came back with a gross verdict for our parents in the amount of $1,250,000. I was profiled in a full-page article in the California Daily Journal for my work and verdict relating to this case.

A child was bitten by a neighbor's dog. Our client's 15 month old son was attacked and bitten by a dog owned by their neighbor and who also happened to be a lawyer. At the time of the attack, the mother reached down to pull the dog off of her son. The dog turned, grabbed the mother by the throat and pulled her to the ground. The owners of the dog were not cooperative and the family was forced to litigate the case which resulted in a $500,000 settlement.

A driver ran a red light. A negligent driver was not paying attention, ran a red light and caused a serious accident. Our client was seriously injured and after the responsible driver's insurance company refused to make a settlement offer, we were able to obtain a judgment for $2,759,852.

Two teenagers were killed in a head on collision. Our clients' teenage children both suffered fatal injuries after being involved in a head-on collision. The insurance company for the other party originally denied responsibility for the accident but to get the matter settled, offered what they claimed was their insurance policy limits of $100,000. We rejected the offer, filed a lawsuit and litigated the case. During the discovery process, we discovered that the other side had additional insurance coverage of $1,000,000 which was never disclosed to us during the settlement discussions. After multiple pre-trial settlement conferences, we were able to settle the case for $1,000,000.

A legal malpractice case against a negligent attorney. Our client was a victim of medical negligence and hired an attorney to protect her and to represent her interest. He failed to do his job and her case was dismissed barring her from forever pursuing her claim against the negligent doctor. The client came to us and we immediately learned that this was not the first time this attorney had caused problems for a client. We filed a legal malpractice case against the negligent attorney and obtained a judgment against him which today, with interest, is valued at more than $1,152,926.

A gas tank exploded and caused fatal injuries. Our clients' mother was hit from behind while stopped on the freeway. Her car exploded and she died in the fire. After settling the case against the driver who rear-ended our client, we then filed a product liability case against the manufacture of the automobile our client was driving at the time of the accident. The product liability portion of this case settled for an additional $400,000.

A dog bit part of a finger off. While walking his dog, our client and dog were attacked by a pit bull being. Part of our client's finger was bitten off and he sustained other serious injuries. Our client's dog was also injured and required two surgeries. The owners of the pit bull refused to cooperate and we were forced to file a civil action against them resulting in a judgment of more than $330,000. Within weeks of the judgment being entered, the defendants delivered a personal check to our office to satisfy the judgment and interest.

A driver reached for their cell phone and ran a red light. Our client was injured when her car was struck by a small truck which ran a red light when its driver was not paying attention and was reaching for his cell phone. The entire accident was captured on a video surveillance tape which hap

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We treat all of our clients like family! We are a family oriented law firm. Lisa Wilson and I are not only law partners, but have also been husband and wife for the past 20 years. If you're looking for a law firm which will treat you like family, you've come to the right place.

We specialize in representing people and families, not big companies and corporations. We decided to become lawyers 22 years ago because we wanted to help people - to provide a very personal service to people and families experiencing a personal injury or wrongful death.

In many instances, we understand that our efforts will affect our clients for the rest of their lives. That's why we're very selective about the number and types of cases we agree to take on.

We want to make sure that every person and family we help gets 100% of our undivided attention and effort. If you contact us, are comfortable with our advice, and retain us, we promise to treat you like family and give you 100% of our attention and effort. The bottom line is that most law firms are so big, they can never make this promise to you.

Since 1986, we have helped thousands of clients and their families experiencing personal injury and wrongful death. We represent personal injury and wrongful death injury victims with the finest ideals of legal ethics, superlative negotiation, mediation, litigation and trial skills. We are dedicated to the principle of preserving access to a justice system in which every person, no matter what their status in society, is guaranteed equal rights and a level playing field.

Clients have told us that they enjoy our sophisticated legal services complimented with aggressive representation and personalized care. Large-firm senior partner experience without large-firm overhead has resulted in consistent client satisfaction, at a reasonable cost, without compromising excellence or timeliness. Although a litigation firm, Jackson & Wilson has always practiced preventative law by assisting clients with proven techniques designed to anticipate and avoid legal problems in the first place.

Seven Important Reasons Why We Can Help YOU!
• Your best interest always comes first. No exceptions. Nothing is more important to us that making sure our clients get the very best legal service possible.

• We are very selective about who we take on as a client. Once you become a client, you are our top priority! Because we are very selective about the type and number of cases we agree to take on, we have more time for you. Unlike many other firms which handle hundreds, and even thousands of cases at one time, we purposefully limit the number of cases we are willing to take. This careful selection process allows us to give you all the time you deserve in order to make sure that your case is properly handled to your complete satisfaction.

• Your case is handled by an experienced senior partner, not an inexperienced associate, law clerk or paralegal. You may not know this but in most large firms, the daily work and court hearings relating to your file are done by secretaries and new attorneys who may not even know where the courthouse is located. When we agree to take you on as a client, your file will be handled by a top-rated Senior Partner with more than 21 years of litigation experience.

• You will be represented in a skillful manner - each partner in our firm has more than 21 years of "battle tested" experience. Once again, you only have one chance to settle your case or have your day in court. Why not make sure that you have the very best and most experienced lawyers representing your interest.

• You will be able to sleep well at night knowing that you hired the right lawyer... someone with the highest legal ability and ethics ratings! There's something to be said about knowing that you and your family are protected by experienced personal injury and wrongful death trial attorneys. Leave all the work, stress and details to us.

• You gain access to our national network of the best attorneys, experts and state-of-the-art trial related resources. After 21+ years of practice (42 combined years between our Senior Partners), a good lawyer develops positive long-term relationships with other attorneys, experts and specialist across the United States. We routinely tap into these connections to better serve our clients and to do what ever it takes to give them every advantage possible.

• Your lawyer has the passion, desire, dedication and resources to protect your rights and get you the results you are entitled to! We love what we do and enjoy helping people resolve their legal issues. We have a strong passion for all of our clients and we believe our genuine interest in our clients and the law has been a major reason for our success. We'd like the opportunity to share this passion with you and help you with your case.

Lisa Wilson and I are the founding partners of Jackson & Wilson, Inc.

Each partner at Jackson & Wilson is a top "AV" rated trial lawyer. An "AV" rating identifies a lawyer and firm with very high to preeminent legal ability and is the highest reflection of expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence. Martindale-Hubbell ratings are established by attorneys for attorneys and as it states, "clearly indicates a demonstration of the highest professional and ethical standards."

Our Firm is listed in the Prestigious Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers includes the most distinguished and respected firms in America. Fewer than 5% of all firms qualify. To be represented in the Bar Register, among other things, your firm must be "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

In addition to being listed as one of Southern California's top "Super Lawyers," Ms. Wilson and I are also multiple time members of the Million Dollar Advocate Club reserved for trial attorneys obtaining one or more verdicts or settlements in excess of $1,000,000. I also serve as a Judge Pro Tem and Court appointed Arbitrator with the Orange County Superior Court. My trial expertise was profiled in the 1995 California Daily Journal.

(949) 855-8751

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Home, Hospital, Online and Emergency meetings also available.

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Lake Tahoe, CA
2489 Lake Tahoe Boulevard
Suite 25
Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

We offer different legal plans depending on the needs of a client. From 100% pure contingency fee plans (no upfront cost - no recovery, no fee) to quasi-contingency fee/reduced hourly rate, flat fee (or per project) and hourly rates which are normally reserved for business matters.

Please see above.

Yes, in most personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Please see above.