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Personal Injury Attorneys in El Dorado County, California

Counsel for injuries caused by another's negligence: collisions, falls, and unsafe conditions. In El Dorado County, that work runs through the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. This directory presents personal injury records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.

A Sierra county split by Echo Summit: courthouses in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe serve the foothills and the lake basin respectively. Venue for most personal injury matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado, seated at Placerville.

The law also keeps time: two years from the date of injury under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1. Claims against a public entity require an administrative claim within six months under Cal. Gov. Code § 911.2. Property-damage-only claims run three years under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338. The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.

This page is the El Dorado County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Personal Injury Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Two years from the date of injury.

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1

Claims against a public entity require an administrative claim within six months under Cal. Gov. Code § 911.2. Property-damage-only claims run three years under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338.

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

County seat: Placerville

Official court information, locations, and filing rules: www.eldorado.courts.ca.gov

Personal Injury · El Dorado County roster

34 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list personal injury among their practice areas with an address of record in El Dorado County.

32 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in El Dorado Hills (16), S Lake Tahoe (9), Cameron Park (2) and Diamond Springs (2).

1 are recorded as taking client work in a language other than English.

Admission years on this roster run from 1975 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Caulfield Law Firm (2), Deitchman & Deitchman (2) and Law Offices of John Christopher Maples (2).

Joseph K. Little

Business Law · El Dorado Hills

Bar #322179 · Admitted 2018

Official record

Mark W. Martel

Business Law · S Lake Tahoe

Bar #147970 · Admitted 1990

Official record

Brian D. McGinity

Criminal Defense · Cameron Park

Bar #212891 · Admitted 2001

Official record

Debra A. McHugh

Personal Injury · S Lake Tahoe

Bar #171517 · Admitted 1994

Official record

Steven J. McHugh

Personal Injury · S Lake Tahoe

Bar #145857 · Admitted 1990

Official record

John C. Miller Jr

Personal Injury · El Dorado Hills

Bar #143323 · Admitted 1989

Official record

Paul R. Noah

Insurance · S Lake Tahoe

Bar #136452 · Admitted 1988

Official record

James J. Ostertag

Estate Planning · Shingle Springs

Bar #157595 · Admitted 1992

Official record

Personal Injury matters in El Dorado County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • car and truck accidents
  • motorcycle and bicycle accidents
  • pedestrian accidents
  • rideshare accidents
  • slip-and-fall and premises liability
  • dog bites
  • wrongful death
  • brain and spinal cord injuries
  • product liability
  • burn injuries

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Personal Injury questions, cited

How long do I have to file a personal injury lawsuit in California?

Generally two years from the date of injury under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1. If the claim is against a city, county, or the State, a written government claim is usually required within six months under Cal. Gov. Code § 911.2: long before the lawsuit deadline. Some deadlines are extended for minors or delayed discovery, and some are shorter, so the safest course is to confirm the specific deadline for your facts early.

What if I was partly at fault for my accident?

California follows pure comparative negligence, adopted in Li v. Yellow Cab Co. (1975) 13 Cal.3d 804. A recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault rather than barred; a claimant found 30% at fault can still recover 70% of proven damages, and even a claimant found mostly at fault may recover the remaining share.

What damages can I recover after a California car accident?

Economic damages (medical bills, lost earnings, property damage) and non-economic damages (pain and suffering) are both recoverable, per Cal. Civ. Code § 3333. There is no general cap outside medical malpractice, but Cal. Civ. Code § 3333.4 (Proposition 213) generally bars non-economic damages for drivers who were uninsured at the time of the crash.

Is California a no-fault state for car accidents?

No. California is a fault (tort) state: the negligent driver, through their insurer, is responsible for the harm they cause. Cal. Veh. Code §§ 16000 et seq. require drivers to carry liability coverage, and injured people may pursue the at-fault driver's insurer directly or file suit within the two-year period of Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1.

Who is liable for a dog bite in California?

The dog's owner, in most cases regardless of the animal's history. Cal. Civ. Code § 3342 imposes strict liability on owners for bites occurring in a public place or while the victim is lawfully in a private place, no proof of prior viciousness or owner negligence is required. Separate negligence theories can reach landlords or keepers in some circumstances.

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Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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