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If the accident just happened, or even if it was hours or days ago, here’s the order of operations that protects your case:
If you’ve been hurt in a car accident anywhere in Concord, on I-680 heading downtown, the merge from Highway 4 onto I-680, the Highway 242 corridor, or a side-street collision in downtown Concord, Clayton Valley, or the Monument corridor, you don’t have time to figure out the legal system from scratch. The insurance company already has its team working against you. You need yours.
Scranton Law Firm has been representing injured drivers across California for more than 50 years. We’ve recovered over $1 billion for our clients. And we know Concord, its freeway bottlenecks, its hospital routes, its police and CHP reporting channels, and the way Contra Costa County personal injury cases actually get worked up and litigated. If you were hit in this city, we’re the team you want on your side.
We answer the phone 24/7. The consultation is free. And if the insurance company is already calling you, good, they can call us instead.
Two trial lawyers based in our Concord office. Direct access. Every call returned.
Leading the firm since 2009. A rider who has been through surgeries and rehab himself, and knows what an injury takes from you.
With the firm since 2019. An award-winning trial advocate who prepares every case as if it is going in front of a jury.
Short answer: if you were injured, almost always yes. Insurance companies, yours and the at-fault driver’s, are not on your side. Their job is to pay as little as possible. Injured people who have a lawyer consistently recover more than those who handle the claim alone, even after attorney’s fees. A lawyer changes the math because:
Concord sits where several of the East Bay’s busiest routes converge:
Concord’s main north-south freeway, carrying commuter traffic, freight, and fast lane-change activity through the heart of the region.
The major east-west commuter corridor linking Concord to Pittsburg, Antioch, Martinez, and the rest of central Contra Costa County.
A short but high-volume connector where speed, merging, and freight traffic create recurring crash patterns.
A major east-county connector with sharp speed changes, commute congestion, and serious injury exposure.
Major local arterials feeding the freeway system, shopping districts, and dense intersection traffic.
Port Chicago Highway, Monument Boulevard, Concord Avenue, and Ygnacio Valley Road, where almost every commute involves a high-risk interaction.
Concord also has a very specific crash rhythm. Morning congestion builds at the freeway connectors, afternoon queue spillback hits the ramps and arterial approaches, and evening retail and event traffic turns already-busy intersections into lane-change and left-turn traps. That pattern matters because it affects how crashes happen, which witnesses are available, and what evidence we know to go after first.
The roads weren’t built for the population they now carry, and that’s before you account for the freight traffic on Highway 242 and the daily commute pressure on Kirker Pass Road and I-680.
Some of the most accident-prone locations in the city:
If your accident happened at any of these locations, we already know the typical patterns, sight-line problems, signal-timing issues, common mechanisms of collision, and how to investigate them.
Most Concord car accidents fall into one of a handful of patterns. We see all of them every week:
Phones, GPS units, infotainment screens. The single fastest-growing cause of serious accidents in California.
Nightlife in downtown Concord, along Willow Pass Road, and near Todos Santos Plaza generates consistent late-night DUI crashes. The 2 a.m. bar closing time produces a predictable spike.
Long stretches of Port Chicago Highway, Clayton Road, and Kirker Pass Road create the exact kind of fast-lane, late-braking behavior that leads to violent crashes.
Heavy on Clayton Road, Ygnacio Valley Road, and the Kirker Pass Road / Willow Pass Road split. Many are really queue-spillback crashes: a driver realizes too late that traffic is stacking and makes a panicked cross-lane move.
Peak danger times are 7 to 9 a.m. inbound and 3 to 6 p.m. outbound, when brake-checking, distraction, and sudden congestion combine.
Left turns across oncoming traffic, rushed turns out of shopping-center driveways, and rolling stops at busy local connectors.
Heavy holiday travel periods and the interaction between high-speed freeway drivers and people unfamiliar with the road.
Highway 242 and I-680 carry significant freight volume. When a passenger car collides with an 80,000-pound rig, the injury patterns are catastrophic.
We’ve worked with all of these facilities and can help you obtain records, schedule consultations, and arrange treatment on a lien basis if you don’t have health insurance.
We pull these reports for our clients as part of intake, you don’t have to deal with the bureaucracy yourself. More importantly, we know when a Concord case needs more than just the report: nearby business surveillance, intersection camera timing, witness canvassing, and vehicle data downloads before the evidence window closes.
Personal injury lawsuits in Concord are filed at the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse at 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553. Civil cases, including PI, are heard there. A few things that matter for your case:
Six-month government deadline: claims against government entities (a city vehicle, a county road, a Caltrans highway) have a 6-month presentation deadline. Don’t wait.
You may be entitled to recover:
Hospital bills, surgery, physical therapy, prescriptions, and future care, including in-home care and equipment.
Income you’ve already missed plus reduced earning capacity if your injuries affect your ability to work going forward.
Vehicle repair or replacement, plus the diminished value of a repaired vehicle.
Physical pain, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life from the accident and its aftermath.
In cases involving DUI, street racing, or other conduct that goes beyond ordinary negligence.
A real settlement isn’t just last week’s medical bill plus your insurance deductible. It accounts for everything the accident cost you, past, present, and future. We make sure nothing gets left on the table.
Beyond the numbers: we represent Concord drivers regularly and know the local court system, hospitals, and accident patterns. In-person Concord consultations are available by appointment, you talk to a real attorney, not just a phone screener. We also know where smaller firms leave money on the table: future-care proof, uninsured-motorist angles, commercial-defendant identification, and evidence that disappears before a generic PI intake team even asks for it. You don’t pay us anything unless we recover for you. We front the costs of investigation, expert witnesses, and litigation. If we don’t win, you don’t owe.
Our own analysis of every fatal crash in Contra Costa County recorded by the federal government from 2019 through 2024 shows where Concord drivers are most exposed.
You call us. We listen. No fee, no commitment. We tell you honestly whether you have a case worth pursuing.
We pull the police report, gather medical records, identify witnesses, secure surveillance footage, and reconstruct the accident if needed.
We make sure you’re getting the medical care you need, and we handle the lien arrangements if you don’t have health insurance.
Once you’ve reached maximum medical improvement, we send a demand to the insurance company and negotiate hard.
If the insurer won’t pay what your case is worth, we file suit. Most cases still settle, but trial-readiness is what produces serious offers.
Settlement or verdict. We resolve outstanding medical liens, deduct fees and case costs, and put your check in your hand.
Two years from the date of the accident under California’s general personal injury statute of limitations. Claims against government entities (city, county, state) require a written claim within six months. Don’t wait, call us as soon as possible to make sure no deadline gets missed.
Nothing up front. We work on contingency, our fee comes out of the settlement or verdict, only if we win. You pay nothing if we don’t recover for you.
Almost never, not before you talk to a lawyer. Early offers are designed to close out your claim before you understand your full injuries or the long-term costs. Once you sign a release, the case is over. Call us first.
You can still recover. California uses pure comparative negligence, even if you were 50% or more at fault, you can collect a reduced award. Don’t assume you have no case.
You may still have coverage through your own uninsured motorist (UM) or underinsured motorist (UIM) policy. We pursue these claims regularly. Hit-and-run cases are also recoverable through UM coverage in many California policies.
You almost certainly have a claim, passengers are rarely at fault. You can claim against the driver of the car you were in, the other driver, or both, depending on liability.
Rideshare accidents involve special insurance rules, Uber and Lyft carry $1 million liability policies during active rides. We handle rideshare cases regularly.
It varies. Straightforward cases with clear liability and quickly-resolved injuries can settle in months. Cases involving disputed liability, serious injuries, or litigation can take 1 to 2+ years. We’ll give you an honest timeline at intake.
Probably not. The vast majority of car accident cases settle without trial. But if your case requires it, we will take it all the way.
Depends entirely on the facts, your medical costs, lost income, severity of injuries, available insurance coverage, and percentage of fault. Free consultation, free valuation. Call us.
Generally not if the accident wasn’t your fault. California has rules limiting insurer surcharges for not-at-fault accidents. Your lawyer can advise on the specifics of your policy.
This is extremely common, soft tissue injuries, concussions, and back/neck injuries often surface 24 to 72 hours after the crash. Document them as soon as they appear. They are still compensable. Don’t let an insurance adjuster tell you otherwise.
Because car accident cases are won in the details, not in the slogan. We know how Concord crashes actually happen, what evidence disappears first, how to deal with Contra Costa law enforcement and records channels, and how to build a case that reflects the real long-term value of your injuries, not just the adjuster’s first lowball number. We’re not a national lead-generation site, we’re a real California PI firm with attorneys who try cases.
Right now. Call 1-800-707-0707, 24/7. You can also send us your details through the free case review form at the top of this page.
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The insurance company is not going to tell you what your case is actually worth. They will tell you what they hope you’ll accept. Those are two very different numbers. Free consultation. No fee unless we win.
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