San Francisco Injured Tourist / Travelers Attorneys

San Francisco is "everybody's favorite city" and Northern California is a mecca for international and domestic tourists.

Unfortunately, US Citizens and foreign visitors often suffer serious injuries during their visits and need to be aware of what they can do to be compensated under the law.

The legal system in California allows you to retain a lawyer on contingency. In other words, the attorney advances the costs of filing a lawsuit or making a claim and waits for his fee until the case is successfully resolved by settlement, arbitration or jury trial. The system is unique in the world because it allows you to seek justice without having to hire a lawyer by paying a large retainer or paying him by the hour. If the case is unsuccessful, the attorney gets paid nothing for the costs he has advanced or the time he has spent. A fee is paid only if the case is successful.

ASW is well qualified to represent your interests as an international client. Please see that section of our website entitled How to Select a Lawyer and also consult our individual biographies. We have represented clients from around the world, including Europe and Asia. In fact, we have even appeared in court in Great Britain to pursue a client's rights and it is very unusual for an American lawyer to do so . Click here to read Bill Smith's article on "How to Compel a Deposition in the United Kingdom". We have many international legal contacts and our firm is very active in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers that has worldwide members. Our partner, Albert Abramson, is a recent past president of that prominent peer selected organization. The firm is also active in The International Society of Barristers.

In addition to all of our contacts and experience, partner William B. Smith attended University.of Nottingham in England, was the first president of the University of Nottingham Alumni Assn for the US for the period 1993 to about 2000. He remains on the Board of the Alumni Association called Friends of the University of Nottingham. He has a residence in France, and has multiple contacts in Great Britain.

We speak Spanish and French and obtaining translators for other languages is not a problem.

The internet makes it a lot easier for us to represent international clients and we have an 888 number to make it more convenient for clients to contact us.

We have found that foreign visitors to Northern California are often injured in vehicular collisions in rental cars, public transportation including taxis and Tour Buses, San Francisco cable cars, bus collisions, helicopter and airplane crashes and in a variety of recreational activities including biking, skiing, boating and balooning. San Francisco also has one of the highest pedestrian accident rates in the country. These injuries happen from the Napa Valley to the Monterey/Carmel area to Yosemite National Park to the Lake Tahoe and Reno area.

ASW is a leader in trial technology and we have developed ways of reducing the cost of developing cases and maximizing their value. For example, we recently used a German television crew to film portions of a day in the life film of a German citizen who was seriously injured in California. Depositions of foreign doctors and witnesses can be taken by videotape and that is another way to save costs while presenting the best evidence.

It is very important that you contact ASW just as soon as you can so the proper investigation can be done and evidence can be preserved. We can be contacted by using our toll- free number 888-PI-LAW-88 or fill our an intake form on the contact us page. We will be happy to explain how we can help you preserve your rights and seek fair compensation for your injuries. We look forward to hearing from you.