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If a driver hurt you, or hurt someone in your family, while you were walking, biking, or waiting to cross a street in Anaheim, you’re probably dealing with pain, missed work, and a stack of paperwork you never asked for. We handle Anaheim bicycle accident claims with the same urgency as pedestrian cases.
An Anaheim pedestrian accident lawyer at Glotzer & Leib LLP can handle the legal side of things so you can put your energy toward getting better. Call us at 747-241-8288 for a free case evaluation, and let’s talk about what comes next.
Anaheim’s mix of resort-district tourist traffic, wide arterial roads, and heavy commuter volume creates a setting where drivers often miss pedestrians until it’s too late.
Visitors unfamiliar with the area drive Harbor Boulevard while looking for parking garages instead of watching the crosswalk. Locals cut through Katella Avenue near Angel Stadium during rush hour, rolling through right turns without checking for someone stepping off the curb.
Beach Boulevard’s long motel corridor puts pedestrians and six lanes of fast-moving traffic close together, often with long gaps between signals. Near State College Boulevard, students walking between apartments and Cal State Fullerton cross wide intersections that weren’t designed with foot traffic in mind.
Along La Palma Avenue, drivers rushing toward the train tracks sometimes speed through yellow lights right as someone starts crossing.
Anaheim’s dry weather means many drivers rarely practice caution during the rare afternoon rain, and wet pavement combined with sun glare near Ball Road catches walkers off guard.
Evening hours bring another problem: stretches of Lincoln Avenue have inconsistent street lighting, and pedestrians wearing dark clothing become nearly invisible to drivers going 40 miles per hour.
Add in the seasonal surge of visitors walking to Angel Stadium for night games or the Convention Center for evening events, and you get sidewalks and crossings that see far more foot traffic than the surrounding roads were built to handle safely.
None of this excuses a driver who fails to yield. California law gives pedestrians the right of way in marked and unmarked crosswalks, and drivers carry the duty to watch for people on foot, especially in areas built for foot traffic like the Anaheim Resort District.
Insurance companies fight pedestrian claims because a pedestrian injury usually means a large payout, and adjusters look for any reason to shrink that number. They’ll comb through police reports for language they can twist, question whether you were in the crosswalk at the exact right moment, or argue you were partly at fault for not looking both ways.
Sometimes, an adjuster calls a badly hurt pedestrian within days of the crash, sounding friendly and helpful, hoping to get a recorded statement before that person understands how their injuries will actually play out.
Anything you say in that call can end up used against you later. Other times, the insurer sits on a claim for months, betting that a stack of bills will pressure you into taking a lowball offer just to make it stop.
Some adjusters go further than a phone call. They’ll pull your social media accounts looking for a photo of you smiling at a family barbecue, then argue that picture proves you weren’t really hurt, even if the photo was taken on a good day in the middle of months of physical therapy.
Others hire investigators to record you on video, hoping to catch you carrying groceries or walking to your mailbox so they can claim your injuries are exaggerated. We advise clients early on to limit what they post online and to let us handle every piece of communication with the other side.
We’ve built our practice around pushing back on these tactics. Over 50 years of combined legal experience means we’ve seen most of the moves an insurance company makes before they make them, and we know how to counter each one with documentation, medical records, and, when needed, a lawsuit.
Get medical care first, then document what you can before evidence disappears. A few specific steps protect your health and your claim at the same time:
California law gives injured pedestrians two years from the date of the crash to file a personal injury lawsuit, and that deadline arrives faster than most people expect once medical treatment and paperwork eat up the calendar.
Missing it usually means losing the right to sue entirely, regardless of how strong your case might have been. Talking with a lawyer early gives you time to gather evidence properly instead of scrambling as the deadline gets close.
If a driver hit you or someone you love while crossing a street in Anaheim, call Glotzer & Leib LLP at 747-241-8288 for a free case evaluation. Let’s talk about what happened and how we can help.
Local hospitals including AdventHealth Anaheim and Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center see a steady stream of pedestrian injury patients, from broken hips to traumatic brain injuries.
If your injuries were severe, you may have been transferred to a trauma center such as UCI Medical Center in Orange for specialized care.
Hiring a lawyer changes the leverage in your case because insurance companies negotiate differently once they know a claim might go to trial. Without legal representation, most injured pedestrians get an early settlement offer that covers only a fraction of what their medical care, lost income, and pain actually add up to. As Anaheim personal injury attorneys, we bring that same preparation to every type of injury claim we handle.
A knowledgeable pedestrian accident attorney gathers the evidence an insurance company can’t easily dismiss:
We also calculate future costs, like ongoing physical therapy or a surgery you might need next year, that most people wouldn’t think to include in a claim.
Insurance companies often try to shift blame onto the pedestrian, claiming you crossed outside a marked crosswalk or stepped out too quickly, even when traffic camera footage or witness statements say otherwise.
A knowledgeable attorney knows how to challenge these claims with real evidence rather than letting an adjuster’s assumption become the final word on fault. That difference alone can move a settlement offer from a few thousand dollars to a figure that actually reflects your medical care and lost income.
Working with pedestrian accident attorneys in Anaheim also means someone else handles the phone calls, the deadlines, and the back-and-forth with the insurer while you focus on recovering. We take pedestrian injury cases on contingency, meaning you don’t pay us anything unless we recover compensation for you.
Numbers tell part of the story. We’ve recovered $500,000 for a pedestrian struck by a car and many other six- and seven-figure awards and settlements for clients injured in traffic accidents.
Each of these results came from cases we prepared thoroughly from day one, gathering medical records, consulting with medical professionals when needed, and pushing back when insurers offered far less than a case was worth.
We treat a pedestrian accident claim with the same seriousness as an Anaheim catastrophic truck collision, because the person recovering from a broken bone or a head injury deserves the same level of attention regardless of how the case happened.
Super Lawyers named our firm’s lead attorney a Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Los Angeles, CA, and we hold a 10.0 Superb client rating on Avvo. We’re also members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group limited to attorneys who have secured million-dollar-plus verdicts or settlements for their clients.
These aren’t just credentials on a wall. They reflect how we approach a case from the first phone call, building it as though it’s headed for trial rather than settling for whatever an insurer offers first.
Here’s what a couple of our clients had to say about working with us after their own insurance companies wouldn’t offer a fair deal.
“Mr. Glotzer represented me after I was involved in a car accident. I was badly injured, but the insurance company refused to offer me a reasonable settlement. I decided to find an attorney and decided to hire Josh. His law firm did a great job on my case. They were very responsive to all my questions and obtained a great resolution for me. I received way more money than was originally offered. I would recommend their firm to friends and family.”
“Don’t try to deal with insurance companies on your own. They strung me along for almost two years before I gave the case to Glotzer & Leib. Josh and his team quickly obtained a settlement that netted me many times what the insurance company was offering. Thank You!”
These outcomes reflect specific facts and legal work tied to each case; individual results in a pedestrian accident case depend on your own injuries, evidence, and circumstances.
We work on contingency, so you pay nothing upfront and owe us nothing unless we recover money for you. Our fee comes out of the settlement or verdict, and we cover the case costs as we go.
Yes, California follows a pure comparative negligence rule, so you can recover damages even if you were partly responsible, though your award gets reduced by your percentage of fault. An attorney can push back on an inflated fault percentage an insurer tries to assign you.
You may still recover money through your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, or through a claim against a property owner if unsafe conditions, like broken lighting or an obstructed crosswalk, contributed to the crash. We investigate every possible source of coverage before ruling anything out.
Straightforward claims with clear liability sometimes settle in a few months, while cases involving serious injuries or disputed fault can take a year or longer, especially if a lawsuit becomes necessary. We give clients a realistic timeline once we understand the full scope of their injuries.
Most pedestrian accident claims settle through negotiation and never reach a courtroom, but we prepare every case as if it might go to trial. That preparation is often what pushes an insurance company to offer a fair settlement in the first place.
If a driver hit you or someone you love while crossing a street in Anaheim, don’t let an insurance adjuster set the terms of what happens next.
Call Glotzer & Leib LLP at 747-241-8288 for a free case evaluation, and let us look at what your case might be worth. We’ll tell you honestly where you stand and what steps make sense from here.
GLOTZER & LEIB, LLP 1100 W Town and Country Rd, Suite 1250, Orange, CA 92868
“Mr. Glotzer represented me after I was involved in a car accident. I was badly injured,but the insurance company refused to offer me a reasonable settlement. I decided to find an attorney and decided to hire Josh.
His law firm did a great job on my case. They were very responsive to all my questions and obtained a great resolution for me. I received way more money than was originally offered. I would recommend their firm to friends and family.”
“Mr. Josh Glotzer is a great attorney. Over the last 15 years he has helped me on a number of cases with professionalism, and more importantly a positive outcome in my favor. I have referred him to a number of friends and colleagues, all of which have been equally as happy with his legal representation. I trust him and confident in legal ability. I highly recommend his law firm.”
“Don’t try to deal with insurance companies on your own. They strung me along for almost two years before I gave the case to Glotzer & Leib. Josh and his team quickly obtained a settlement that netted me many times what the insurance company was offering. Thank You!”
“My wife was in a car accident last year and Josh did an amazing job representing her. It’s very refreshing to see someone in his profession that actually cares and puts his clients first. He’s the best in the business and I feel so fortunate that I was referred to him. Keep up the great work and thanks for everything you did for my family!”
“I was in a rear end car accident last year and hired Mr. Glotzer’s office. It wasn’t a big case but their office helped me with my property damage claim and did a good job resolving the injury portion of the case as well.”
