California Personal Injury Law Firm Report 2027.
What 395 firms tell you, and what they don’t.
Every listing on California Injury Guide is built from the firm’s own website and the lead attorney’s State Bar of California profile, writing down only what is stated there, and re-checked each month. Put together, those 395 firms across 72 cities in 7 metros give a picture of how California personal injury firms present themselves that nobody else publishes. Data as of Nov 7, 2026.
Press summary
- Almost no firm publishes what it charges. 363 of 395 California personal injury firms (91.9%) state a free consultation and 268 (67.8%) say they work on contingency or “no fee unless we win”, but only 1 publishes the percentage it takes. The fee is set in a written agreement (Business and Professions Code §6147), so ask for it before you sign.
- Half say “24/7”, but few offices open on weekends. 204 firms (51.6%) say they take calls 24/7. Of the 195 that publish office hours, only 37 (19%) open on Saturday and 25 (12.8%) on Sunday. 32 (8.1%) say they will visit you at home or in hospital.
- One firm in three says it serves clients in Spanish. 127 of 395 firms (32.2%) say on their own website that they serve clients in Spanish. The share runs from 46.2% in Fresno to 15.6% in San Diego.
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Almost no firm publishes what it charges.
363 of 395 California personal injury firms (91.9%) state a free consultation and 268 (67.8%) say they work on contingency or “no fee unless we win”, but only 1 publishes the percentage it takes. The fee is set in a written agreement (Business and Professions Code §6147), so ask for it before you sign.
| States a free consultation | 363 · 91.9% | |
|---|---|---|
| States a contingency or “no fee unless we win” arrangement | 268 · 67.8% | |
| Publishes its own fee percentage | 1 · 0.3% |
Method: We read each firm’s own website and counted a fee statement only where the firm writes one; a percentage counts only when it is the firm’s own fee, not a legal cap it quotes. Download the numbers (CSV)
The typical lead attorney has been licensed for about two decades.
The median lead attorney was admitted to the California bar in 2007, 19 years ago. 103 (26.1%) have been licensed for 30 years or more, and 47 (11.9%) were admitted in the last ten years.
| Admitted in the 1960s | 1 · 0.3% | |
|---|---|---|
| Admitted in the 1970s | 22 · 5.6% | |
| Admitted in the 1980s | 44 · 11.1% | |
| Admitted in the 1990s | 56 · 14.2% | |
| Admitted in the 2000s | 125 · 31.6% | |
| Admitted in the 2010s | 121 · 30.6% | |
| Admitted in the 2020s | 26 · 6.6% |
Method: For each firm we take the admission year shown on the State Bar of California profile of the lead attorney we link, and group the years by decade. Download the numbers (CSV)
Where the firms are.
The 395 firms are spread over 72 cities in 7 California metros. Greater Los Angeles has 131 (33.2%); the city of Los Angeles alone has 44. 21 of the 72 cities have three firms or fewer listed.
| Los Angeles | 131 · 33.2% | |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Bay Area | 69 · 17.5% | |
| Orange County | 57 · 14.4% | |
| San Diego | 45 · 11.4% | |
| Inland Empire | 45 · 11.4% | |
| Sacramento | 35 · 8.9% | |
| Fresno | 13 · 3.3% |
Method: Each firm’s office is assigned to the city of its street address and that city to one of seven metros; it is our directory, not a census of every firm. Download the numbers (CSV)
Nearly every firm takes car accidents; fewer name rideshare crashes.
377 firms (95.4%) list car accidents as a practice area. The least-listed of the ten case types we track is rideshare (Uber/Lyft) accidents, at 253 firms (64.1%).
| Car accidents | 377 · 95.4% | |
|---|---|---|
| Slip and fall | 338 · 85.6% | |
| Catastrophic injury | 337 · 85.3% | |
| Motorcycle accidents | 335 · 84.8% | |
| Truck accidents | 332 · 84.1% | |
| Wrongful death | 332 · 84.1% | |
| Pedestrian accidents | 327 · 82.8% | |
| Bicycle accidents | 310 · 78.5% | |
| Dog bites | 274 · 69.4% | |
| Rideshare (Uber/Lyft) accidents | 253 · 64.1% |
Method: Case types are recorded as each firm lists its practice areas on its own website, mapped to ten standard categories; a firm that doesn’t name a type is counted as not stating it. Download the numbers (CSV)
Half say “24/7”, but few offices open on weekends.
204 firms (51.6%) say they take calls 24/7. Of the 195 that publish office hours, only 37 (19%) open on Saturday and 25 (12.8%) on Sunday. 32 (8.1%) say they will visit you at home or in hospital.
| Says it takes calls 24/7 | 204 · 51.6% | |
|---|---|---|
| Offers home or hospital visits | 32 · 8.1% | |
| Offers virtual consultations | 5 · 1.3% | |
| Publishes office hours | 195 · 49.4% | |
| Office open on Saturday (of firms with hours) | 37 · 19% | |
| Office open on Sunday (of firms with hours) | 25 · 12.8% | |
| Office hours round the clock (of firms with hours) | 15 · 7.7% |
Method: We recorded 24/7 claims and visit options as each firm states them on its own website, and weekly office hours from its website or Google Business Profile; weekend shares are of firms with published hours. Download the numbers (CSV)
One firm in three says it serves clients in Spanish.
127 of 395 firms (32.2%) say on their own website that they serve clients in Spanish. The share runs from 46.2% in Fresno to 15.6% in San Diego.
| Fresno | 6 of 13 · 46.2% | |
|---|---|---|
| Inland Empire | 18 of 45 · 40% | |
| Los Angeles | 48 of 131 · 36.6% | |
| Orange County | 20 of 57 · 35.1% | |
| San Francisco Bay Area | 21 of 69 · 30.4% | |
| Sacramento | 7 of 35 · 20% | |
| San Diego | 7 of 45 · 15.6% |
Method: A firm counts only if its own website says it serves clients in Spanish (for example “se habla español”); shares are of the firms listed in each metro. Download the numbers (CSV)
Most firms are a single office.
The 395 listings belong to 355 firms. 339 of them (95.5%) have one listed office; 16 firms with two or more offices account for 56 listings (14.2%).
| 1 office | 339 firms · 95.5% | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 offices | 6 firms · 1.7% | |
| 3 offices | 3 firms · 0.8% | |
| 4 or more offices | 7 firms · 2% |
Method: Listings that share a firm name are counted as offices of one firm; an office counts only if the firm’s own site gives it a separate address in a different city. Download the numbers (CSV)
Facebook is the default; one in four firms links no social profile.
268 firms (67.8%) link a Facebook page from their website and 202 (51.1%) Instagram; 96 (24.3%) link no social profile at all.
| 268 · 67.8% | ||
| 202 · 51.1% | ||
| X | 129 · 32.7% | |
| YouTube | 113 · 28.6% | |
| TikTok | 49 · 12.4% | |
| No social profile linked | 96 · 24.3% |
Method: We recorded the social profiles each firm links from its own website; profiles it doesn’t link are not counted. Download the numbers (CSV)
Firms want a phone call: two in three publish no email address.
392 of 395 firms (99.2%) print a phone number on their own website, but only 127 (32.2%) an email address. Of the 195 that publish office hours, 130 (66.7%) close at 5 pm on a Wednesday and 26 (13.3%) keep the office open after 6 pm on any weekday.
| Prints a phone number on its own website | 392 · 99.2% | |
|---|---|---|
| Prints an email address on its own website | 127 · 32.2% | |
| Office closes at 5 pm on a Wednesday (of firms with hours) | 130 · 66.7% | |
| Office open after 6 pm on a weekday (of firms with hours) | 26 · 13.3% | |
| Office open before 8 am on a weekday (of firms with hours) | 19 · 9.7% |
Method: Phone numbers and email addresses count only where the firm’s own website prints them; office hours come from its website or Google Business Profile, and the shares for hours are of firms with published hours. Download the numbers (CSV)
One in twenty firms found on the map failed the website check.
Of 412 firms we found on Google Maps, 21 (5.1%) were dropped because their website did not load when we checked. In the first monthly re-check (2026-11-07), 0 had closed, 4 were added and 6 listings had pointed to another office’s Google profile or phone.
| Firms researched from Google Maps and checked on their own websites | 412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed on the firm’s own website (phone match) | 377 | |
| Confirmed on the firm’s own website (name match) | 14 | |
| Removed: site did not load | 21 | |
| Monthly re-check: closed | 0 | |
| Monthly re-check: added | 4 | |
| Monthly re-check: listings with a corrected Google profile, phone or address | 6 | |
| Monthly re-check: card descriptions rewritten to facts only | 28 | |
| Firms listed | 395 |
Method: Every listing is confirmed on the firm’s own website before it is published and re-checked each month; the counts come from our dated research logs. Download the numbers (CSV)
Cite this report.
California Injury Guide, “California Personal Injury Law Firm Report 2027”, data as of Nov 7, 2026. https://californiainjuryguide.com/report/2027About the data.
- What it covers: the 395 personal injury law firm offices listed on California Injury Guide on Nov 7, 2026, across California. It is our directory, not a census: some firms aren’t listed yet.
- Stated, not verified: fees, case types, languages and availability are counted as each firm states them on its own website; admission years come from the State Bar of California. A firm that doesn’t mention something is counted as not stating it. How we check.
- No rankings, no personal data: we don’t rate or rank firms, and the CSV files hold only aggregated counts and shares, no names, phone numbers or addresses.
- Corrections: if a firm’s details are wrong, tell us and we fix the listing; see corrections and updates.