PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Car, truck, motorcycle & pedestrian accident lawyers serving every neighborhood in Palm Springs — in English and Spanish. Free consultation. No fee unless we win.
We deal with the insurance company, the police report and the medical records — you focus on getting better. You pay nothing unless we win.
From our Palm Springs coverage — newest first
If you were hurt in a crash in Palm Springs — on the I-10 through the wind corridor at Whitewater, on SR-111, Gene Autry Trail, Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Canyon Drive or Ramon Road — get medical care today and do not give the other driver’s insurer a recorded statement. Beverly Law takes it from there: we get the Palm Springs PD or CHP report, open the property-damage claim so your car is repaired, line up treatment with providers who work on a lien, and negotiate from a complete file instead of a first offer.
Our office is in Los Angeles (4929 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90010). We represent Palm Springs and Coachella Valley clients by phone, video and in-person meetings by appointment, and when a case has to be filed it goes to the Riverside County Superior Court — the Palm Springs Courthouse on East Tahquitz Canyon Way or the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Free consultation, 24/7, in English and Spanish. No attorney fee unless we win. Whether case costs are deducted from a recovery is explained in your written fee agreement.
The first three days shape your entire claim. This is the order that matters.
Source: California DMV accident reporting (Veh. Code § 16000).
Rear-end, intersection T-bones, freeway pile-ups and left-turn crashes.
18-wheelers, big rigs and delivery trucks — several companies may share liability.
Unsafe lane changes and left-turn crashes that riders pay for in road rash and fractures.
Crosswalks, bus stops and streets with no sidewalk — often hit-and-run.
Which policy applies depends on what the driver’s app was doing at that moment.
Hit-and-run is common in California. You may still recover through your uninsured-motorist coverage.
Premises liability against property owners, landlords and businesses.
Two years from the date of death to file. We handle the claim so the family doesn’t have to.
Miss the deadline and the claim is gone, no matter how strong it was.
Deadlines can be shorter or longer depending on the facts. Talk to a lawyer before assuming yours has passed.
Everyone is responsible for injuries caused to others by their want of ordinary care or skill. In a Palm Springs crash, liability may be shared among drivers, employers, or public agencies.
You generally have two years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit in California. Claims against public entities must be presented within six months.
California is not a no-fault state. Juries assign a percentage of fault to everyone involved and reduce damages by that percentage — with no cutoff. Even if you are found 90% at fault, you still recover 10% of your damages. If your damages are $100,000 and you are 30% at fault, you recover $70,000.
This summary is general information, not legal advice. Every case depends on its specific facts.
Emergency care, surgery, therapy, future treatment, lost wages, lost earning capacity, property damage and out-of-pocket costs. Not capped in California.
Pain, suffering, disfigurement, loss of normal life and loss of consortium. Capped only in medical malpractice cases.
The variables that move the number most: how serious and how permanent the injury is, whether you treated consistently, how clear fault is, and — very often the real ceiling — how much insurance is actually available.
One in three US drivers is uninsured or underinsured. California’s minimums rose on January 1, 2025 to $30,000 / $60,000 / $15,000 — the first increase since 1967, and still nowhere near a hospital stay. Your own UM/UIM coverage often becomes the real source of recovery, and it usually covers hit-and-run too.
No attorney fee unless we win. Whether case costs are deducted from a recovery is explained in your written fee agreement. Beverly Law works on contingency: the fee is a percentage of the recovery, agreed in writing before we start. If there is no recovery, you owe no attorney’s fee.
A Palm Springs injury lawsuit is filed in the Riverside County Superior Court. The Coachella Valley is served by the Palm Springs Courthouse, 3255 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 and the Larson Justice Center, 46-200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201; the court assigns the courtroom. Crash reports come from the CHP Indio Area office for the I-10, SR-111, SR-62 and SR-74 and the unincorporated areas, and from the Palm Springs Police Department for city streets; we pull the report for every client. If a public entity is involved — a Caltrans-maintained highway, a SunLine bus, a city street with a known defect — a government claim must be presented within six months.
You don’t need to figure any of this out — we do. But it is why a firm that actually files and tries cases in Riverside County is not interchangeable with one that only settles.
The freeways, intersections and conditions behind Palm Springs crashes — with the firm’s own local coverage.
Palm Springs sits on the I-10 where the freeway crosses the San Gorgonio Pass wind corridor between Banning and Whitewater — gusts and blowing sand tip trailers and cut visibility — and its surface streets carry a mix of residents, seasonal visitors who do not know the roads and event traffic for Coachella, Stagecoach and the winter season. Crashes cluster on SR-111, Gene Autry Trail, Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Canyon Drive, Vista Chino, Ramon Road and Sunrise Way, and on SR-74 and SR-62 outside town.
The 2023 California Office of Traffic Safety rankings are stark for a city of 44,760: Palm Springs ranked 5th of 93 comparable cities for total people killed or injured (455), 3rd for pedestrian victims (38), 2nd for pedestrians 65 and older, 4th for speed-related crashes and 3rd for nighttime crashes. Desert Regional Medical Center is the valley’s only trauma center, so almost every serious crash in the Coachella Valley ends there.
From our Palm Springs and Riverside County coverage (we never name victims on practice pages):
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We represent injured people throughout Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley: North Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indio and Coachella. Related pages: Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorneys · Riverside County Accident Lawyers · Practice areas · Law Blog · Palm Springs accident news.
Positioning, process, timeline, fees and results — in plain terms.
Our team includes former insurance adjusters, so we know how a Palm Springs claim is valued from the other side of the table and what actually moves an adjuster. We fight the insurer so you are not pushed into a lowball offer, we help with the vehicle repair and rental, we refer clients to medical providers who treat on a lien so care does not wait for money, and pre-settlement funding is possible in some cases. Call us before you accept any offer.
Free consultation by phone, video or in person. We sign a written contingency agreement, open the claims, get the collision report and medical records, and tell you honestly what the case is worth once treatment is far enough along. Most claims settle with the insurer; if they do not, we file in the Riverside County Superior Court (Palm Springs Courthouse or the Larson Justice Center in Indio) and prepare for trial. A straightforward claim can resolve in months; a litigated case in Riverside County commonly takes one to two years.
No attorney fee unless we win. Whether case costs are deducted from a recovery is explained in your written fee agreement. The percentage is agreed in writing before we start.
On its About page the firm reports a $2,500,000 settlement after an initial offer of $100,000, and Lyft and Uber accident settlements after initial offers of $60,000 and $30,000. Results vary. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Cases are handled under Michael Shemtoub, Esq., California State Bar #253948, admitted in 2007 (UC Hastings College of the Law, 2006). He worked for a federal judge and as a corporate attorney before founding Beverly Law in 2008, was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and holds a 10.0 “Superb” Avvo rating. 4.8 stars from 600+ Google reviews.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
4.8 ★ from 574 verified reviews on our Google Business Profile.
“They were incredibly communicative and constantly gave me updates so I never felt lost. The final outcome was amazing, and I am super happy with everything they did!”
“The staff helped me out a lot and made sure everything went smoothly. I ended up getting a great settlement, which was exactly what I hoped for.”
“They made me feel so confident through the whole process. The staff is wonderful and they have such good communication. I always felt heard and cared for.”
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Reviewed by Michael Shemtoub, Esq. · California State Bar #253948 · Last reviewed October 2026
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Editorial note: Beverly Law publishes local accident information as a public service, based on official traffic authorities, local news outlets and public records. Nothing on this page is legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Attorney advertising. If you would like information added, corrected or removed, contact our editorial team: intakeassistant5@beverlylaw.org or call 1 (877) 427-2752.
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