San Bernardino & Inland Empire Personal Injury & Employment Lawyers

Need a San Bernardino personal injury lawyer or employment attorney? Smith Trial Group represents injured people and employees across San Bernardino County and the Inland Empire, including San Bernardino, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Redlands, and the High Desert.

Consultations are free, we work on contingency, and we prepare every case to be tried. Call 855-202-2232.

On this page: Injury cases · Employment cases · Inland Empire cases · How we work · FAQ

Personal Injury Cases We Handle in the Inland Empire

• Car accidents, truck accidents, bus accidents, and Uber and Lyft accidents
• Motorcycle, bicycle and e-scooter, and pedestrian accidents
• Hit-and-run and uninsured motorist claims
• Dog bites, slip and fall injuries, and defective products
• Brain injuries, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death

Employment Cases We Handle in the Inland Empire

• Wrongful termination and retaliation
• Discrimination, including race, sex and equal pay, disability, pregnancy, and age
• Sexual harassment and hostile work environments
• Unpaid wages and overtime, misclassification, meal and rest breaks, and PAGA claims
• Whistleblower retaliation, medical leave violations, and severance agreement review

Handling Cases Across the Inland Empire

The Inland Empire is the logistics hub of Southern California. Hundreds of distribution centers line the I-10 and I-15 corridors in Ontario, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino, and San Bernardino, supported by Ontario International Airport and the region’s rail yards. That concentration of warehouse and transportation work produces two kinds of cases we see often:

• Employment claims: unpaid overtime, missed meal and rest breaks, misclassification of drivers and staff, retaliation for safety complaints, and PAGA claims on behalf of coworkers.
• Serious collisions: heavy truck traffic on the I-10, I-15, I-215, and SR-210, plus long mountain and desert routes such as the Cajon Pass.

San Bernardino County civil cases are heard in the San Bernardino County Superior Court, including the San Bernardino Justice Center and the Rancho Cucamonga courthouse, and federal cases in the Central District of California.

How We Work

• Free consultation. Tell us what happened, and we will tell you honestly whether you have a case.
• Contingency fees. You pay no attorney’s fees unless we recover for you.
• Trial-ready from day one. Our attorneys previously represented Fortune 500 companies. We know how the other side values cases, and we prepare every case to win in front of a jury.
• Flexible consultations. We meet by phone, by video, or at our Newport Beach office, whichever is easiest for you.

See our case results or meet our attorneys.

Helpful resources: San Bernardino County Superior Court · California Labor Commissioner

Inland Empire Roads and Truck Corridors

San Bernardino County is home to some of the busiest freight corridors in the country. The I-10 through Ontario, Fontana and Redlands, the I-15 over the Cajon Pass toward Victorville and Las Vegas, the I-215 and the SR-210 carry enormous volumes of commuter and truck traffic, and the warehouse districts of Ontario, Fontana, Rialto and San Bernardino put trucks on local roads at all hours. Desert highways such as the I-15 and SR-18 add high-speed and fatigue-related crashes. See Inland Empire truck accidents.

Employment Issues in the Inland Empire

The Inland Empire’s logistics, warehouse, manufacturing, health care and public sector workforce faces recurring problems: unpaid overtime, missed breaks, misclassification of drivers and workers, unsafe conditions, heat illness, warehouse quotas, and retaliation against employees who complain. See workplace safety retaliation, employee misclassification and meal and rest breaks.

San Bernardino County Courts

Most civil cases arising in San Bernardino County are filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court, with civil matters heard at the San Bernardino Justice Center and other district courthouses. Claims against San Bernardino County, cities, Caltrans or transit agencies generally require a government claim within six months. See suing a government agency.

Communities We Serve

We represent clients in San Bernardino, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Redlands, Upland, Chino, Chino Hills, Victorville, Hesperia and Apple Valley. See Inland Empire wrongful death and Riverside.

Frequently Asked Questions

I work at a warehouse and never get full breaks. Do I have a claim?

Possibly. California requires duty-free meal and rest breaks, and employers owe an extra hour of pay for each day they are not provided. These claims often affect many coworkers at once.

Can you handle cases in the High Desert?

Yes. We represent clients throughout San Bernardino County, including Victorville, Hesperia, and Apple Valley.