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Benefits of Hiring a Spanish-Speaking Personal Injury Lawyer in California

May 31, 2023 María López Garcia
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The Spanish-speaking community continues to grow in the United States. According to the most recent census, there are more than 62 million people who speak the language. Of all the states, California is one of the places with the largest Hispanic presence. And the most populous in the country. With nearly 16 million inhabitants, they represent 40% of California’s citizens. In fact, for the last ten years, they have been the largest ethnic group. If we combine this with the number of accidents in cities like Los Angeles, why is it so difficult for Hispanics to find a Spanish-speaking personal injury lawyer in California?

Being involved in a car accident, bicycle collision, or negligence at work can be a big problem. Especially if you don’t have a legal expert by your side to advise you. The advantages of hiring a Spanish-speaking attorney specialized in different legal fields can be key in any injury case. Although there are not too many legal specialists who speak Spanish and provide quality services, Adamson Ahdoot is able to offer you a bilingual team with extensive experience in handling personal injury cases.

This post will show you the key benefits of why you should choose a Spanish-speaking attorney, and explain how the lawyers at Adamson Ahdoot can be of great service to you in a potential injury accident.

A Spanish-speaking attorney can help you win a California injury case successfully.

California’s Hispanic Demographic

Hispanics represent about 20% of the nation’s total population. They are the second largest racial or ethnic group after non-Hispanic whites. When it comes to the most populous state in the United States, California ranks first with nearly 40 million. Not only that, but it is also the state with the most Spanish speakers, with 26.89% of the population.

One of the Californian metropolitan areas with the most Hispanic population is Los Angeles. The city ranks first in terms of people of Latino origin: of LA’s 3.8 million residents, 1.8 million are Spanish-speaking, accounting for almost half of the citizens. In the list of the ten cities with the largest Hispanic presence, San Jose is in eighth place, with 31.21% of the total population.

In California, many Spanish speakers understand English but are unable to speak or write it fluently. However, as the second-largest Hispanic and Latino community in the Golden State, many government services and documents are available in Spanish. However, this population is not as fortunate when it comes to finding a quality bilingual personal injury law firm. Today, there are not many offices with Spanish-speaking injury lawyers in California like those at Adamson Ahdoot.

How Can a Spanish-Speaking Personal Injury Lawyer Be Helpful in California?

Personal injury due to the fault of another person can occur in a myriad of different ways. In California, car accidents are the number one form of injury. Facts prove it: every day, there is an average of more than 500 accidents with injuries or fatalities. If we count total roadway incidents, the average is more than 5,000 collisions per day. Within road accidents, there are many types of collisions that can occur: hit-and-runs, pedestrian or cyclist collisions, rear-end or head-on collisions, as well as any type of impact that is related to alcohol intake or distracted driving.

If we were to describe all types of mishaps, we would never finish. To learn more about more types of injury accidents, you can read about them here. However, if we had to list in order the incidents involving the highest risk of personal injury in California, our ranking would be as follows:

  1. Motor vehicle accidents (car, motorcycle, truck, etc.)
  2. Premises liability, including slip and fall or poisoning
  3. Product liability
  4. Workplace accidents
  5. Dog bites
  6. Injuries on public premises, such as construction sites, public transportation such as buses, or poor paving of sidewalks
  7. Elder abuse in nursing homes and private homes
  8. Medical malpractice

Benefits of Having a Spanish-speaking Personal Injury Lawyer in California

Here are the most important advantages of hiring a Spanish-speaking attorney for your case:

Clear and Direct Communication

The U.S. legal system can be a bit complicated for anyone. This can be even more imposing if you are not fluent in the language and do not clearly understand the laws or the legal process. When you are injured in an accident, it is important to work as a team with your legal counsel. This makes communication key to being able to share ideas, strategies, and other key legal procedures in the case. If you can speak the same language with your attorney, everything will be much easier.

Confidence

By speaking with a Spanish-speaking attorney about your accident injury case in California, you will feel more at ease and your worries will be reduced. After fully understanding the terminology and listening to your legal representative, you will be able to concentrate on recovering from your injury peacefully.

Culture and Greater Empathy

Automobile or workplace accidents often result in painful and long-lasting injuries. An attorney who understands your language will not only be your legal representative, but also a resource to share your worries with. You can let the lawyer know how much and how you are hurting. The attorney will then be more accurate in filing the complaint. The importance of receiving proper medical treatment is essential to recovery. In addition, at law firms like Adamson Ahdoot, we front all medical costs and other expenses until the case is closed successfully for the client.

Better Understanding of the Law, Legal Process, and Potential Costs

As we have mentioned, trust, understanding, and communication between the client and the legal team are indispensable pillars in an injury case. If the attorney speaks your language, you will avoid potential confusion and the defense will be accurate to what you expect. Knowing how much the total costs of the legal process, medical expenses, understanding the laws of your case, as well as calculating how much you can get in the lawsuit, will make you feel included.

Save Money

You will not have to pay companies to provide Spanish interpretation services for every conversation you have with your attorney.

Avoid Having Your Case Taken Advantage of

Unfortunately, this may be the most decisive point. In many cases, there are dishonest and exploitative attorneys who will try to take advantage of your situation. They may accept settlements that are not advantageous to you.

Previous Experience in Similar Cases

With the help of firms like Adamson Ahdoot, as shown below, we have a guarantee of prior success. We have handled many bilingual cases of all types of casualty accidents and know how to strategize to get the best results.

The attorneys at Adamson Ahdoot will help you build a strong case.

What Type of Compensation Can You Receive for Your Accident?

When the victim of an accident realizes how badly they are injured and the consequences of the incident are, many questions come to mind: “How am I going to pay for this? Can I pay for the medical expenses for my injuries? How much could the compensation amount be?” In this case, we recommend that you speak with an injury lawyer who speaks Spanish. He or she will be able to explain and clarify any questions you may have in the event of an accident.

Typically, accident claims involving injury or death involve different types of compensation. The main ones are:

  • Medical bills
  • Pain and suffering
  • Trauma and stress
  • Wages or any type of income lost as a result of the accident injury
  • Property damage
  • Death of spouse or companion
  • Funeral costs for wrongful death
  • Punitive damages

However, in order to obtain the compensation you need, it is important that your attorney build a strong case. Most importantly, you must file the lawsuit within the time frame set by California’s statute of limitations. The Golden State allows injury claims to be filed within two years of the accident. If the victim had delayed pain or died after the accident, the two years will be counted from that point in time.

At Adamson Ahdoot, we consider the following four points to be essential evidence of negligence in order to receive satisfactory compensation:

  1. The defendant had a duty to protect him. In a traffic accident, the driver acted recklessly; on the premises, the owner failed to take proper care of his property.
  2. Breach of duty of care. Failure to obey traffic laws or failure to clean a dirty and wet floor.
  3. The breach of duty resulted in an accident.
  4. The incident caused physical or mental injury.

What Makes Adamson Ahdoot Different from Other Law Firms?

If your first language is Spanish and you were involved in an automobile collision in California, Adamson Ahdoot is the premier choice for Spanish speakers. Our firm believes that everyone has the right to seek justice, regardless of their situation or status. Our mission is to ensure that our lawyers are as effective as possible in resolving personal injury claims.

Technology is another distinctive element that drives Adamson Ahdoot’s success. Our advanced technology helps provide maximum benefit to our clients. In addition, to ensure peace of mind for victims, we take care of paying any expenses or costs related to the case while it is ongoing. Once we close the claim in your favor, we will recover those expenses from the settlement paid by the responsible party.

Some of the most successful cases we’ve successfully recovered for Hispanic clients include the following:

Cristian’s 15-year-old coaches forced him to finish an intense workout despite the oppressive heat. They also failed to provide him with adequate hydration, claiming that Covid-19 protocols prevented him from doing so, even though no such procedures existed.

At the end of the session, Cristian laid down, unable to stand on his own, and lost lucidity. After taking a long time to call 911, Cristian died in the hospital due to a heat stroke.

  • $5.75 Million Settlement for a Rear-End Collision with Injuries Due to Excessive Speeding

Our client, who prefers to remain anonymous, was traveling with their children in the family vehicle when another driver violently struck them from behind. As a result of this reckless driving, both the children and our client suffered serious and lasting injuries.

Some of Adamson Ahdoot’s Bilingual Experts

At Adamson Ahdoot, we want to support the community by helping Spanish-speaking people who have recently suffered an injury incident. Forget about contacting a law firm with lawyers you don’t understand and who may take advantage of you and your case. At our firm, we treat all clients equally, offering personalized consultations that aim to provide you with satisfactory and successful compensation for your accident.

By contacting a Spanish-speaking member of our team, you will not only understand the entire process from the beginning, but you will save yourself work and time. Without a doubt, the post-accident recovery process will be much smoother knowing that a top-notch bilingual professional is on your side.

Nia Gamble and Federico Sayre are among our most successful Spanish-speaking attorneys. The two hold all the qualities that make up the perfect Spanish personal injury lawyer in California: they are tenacious, compassionate, and determined to deliver justice.

Federico Sayre
Nia Gamble

Call Us Today For A Free Legal Consultation

As you have seen, the advantages of working with a Spanish-speaking California accident injury lawyer are very high. If you or a loved one has suffered a bad car accident or been injured on the job, don’t hesitate to call us today. With over 100 years of combined legal experience, our bilingual attorneys guarantee their clients’ success.

In addition to having a thorough understanding of the situation and the legal process, our team will help you gather all the evidence and witnesses necessary to build a strong case. With our services, you can get the justice and compensation you seek.

Call us today at (800) 310-1606 for a free initial consultation. Don’t panic, contact our team today to learn about your post-accident legal options. We will assist you the way you deserve.

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