Santa Ana Personal Injury & Employment Lawyers

Santa Ana is the heart of Orange County’s justice system, and the place where many of our clients’ cases are decided. As a Santa Ana personal injury lawyer and employment firm, Smith Trial Group represents Santa Ana residents and workers, and we try cases in Santa Ana’s state and federal courthouses.

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Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Santa Ana

• Car accidents, truck accidents, and Uber and Lyft accidents
• Motorcycle, bicycle and e-scooter, and pedestrian accidents
• Dog bites and slip and fall injuries
• Brain injuries, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death
• Defective products

Employment Cases We Handle in Santa Ana

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

Why a Santa Ana Personal Injury Lawyer Needs to Know These Courts

Most Orange County civil cases are heard at the Orange County Superior Court’s Central Justice Center in Santa Ana. Federal employment and civil rights cases in Orange County are heard at the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse, the Southern Division of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Our trial lawyers know these courthouses, their judges’ procedures, and Orange County juries.

Santa Ana’s freeways, including the I-5, SR-55, SR-22, and SR-57, and busy surface streets like Bristol, Main, and First Street see frequent serious collisions. Many of Santa Ana’s workers are in manufacturing, warehousing, food service, and healthcare, industries where unpaid overtime, missed meal and rest breaks, and retaliation for complaints are common.

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 at our office, by phone, or by video, whichever is easiest for you.

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Helpful resources: Orange County Superior Court · U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Santa Ana Roads and Crash Patterns

Santa Ana is crossed by the I-5, SR-55, SR-57 and SR-22, and the busy interchanges where they meet see frequent collisions. Dense neighborhoods, busy corridors such as Bristol Street, First Street, Harbor Boulevard and Main Street, and high pedestrian activity downtown and near schools make pedestrian and cyclist safety a serious concern. See pedestrian accidents and Anaheim personal injury lawyer.

Santa Ana: Orange County’s Legal Center

As the county seat, Santa Ana is home to the Central Justice Center of the Orange County Superior Court, where most larger Orange County civil cases are heard, and to the federal courthouse for the Central District of California’s Southern Division. Familiarity with these courts, their judges and local procedures matters. Attorney Cardon Smith served as a law clerk to a federal judge and has litigated cases in both state and federal court.

Employment Cases in Santa Ana

Santa Ana workers in manufacturing, warehouses, health care, retail, restaurants and government frequently face unpaid wages, missed breaks, misclassification, discrimination and retaliation. Many workers are Spanish-speaking, and California labor protections generally apply regardless of immigration status. See wage and overtime claims and abogado de lesiones personales en Santa Ana.

Claims Against Public Entities

Crashes involving OCTA buses, city vehicles or dangerous public roads require a government claim, generally within six months. See suing a government agency.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you represent clients regardless of immigration status?

Yes. California’s wage and hour protections and the right to recover for injuries caused by someone else’s negligence apply to all workers and residents, and in most cases your immigration status is not relevant to your claim.

Do you offer consultations in Spanish?

Yes. Please call us or visit our Spanish contact page.