Steven M. Sweat is an award winning personal injury attorney based in Los Angeles, California. He is the principal founding member of Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC. The firm has been representing the victims of negligence and wrongdoing throughout California seek compensation for personal injury and wrongful death in a variety of contexts including but, not limited to auto accidents, bicycle mishaps, boating accidents, commercial and residential property accidents including slip and trip and falls and negligent security claims, dog bites, explosions and fires, motorcycle crashes, nursing home and elder abuse, railroad collisions, sexual assault and abuse claims, truck and big rig accidents, and a variety of other issues. Mr. Sweat has been named a "Personal Injury Super Lawyer" by Thomson Reuters News Service and Los Angeles Magazine for many, consecutive years, putting him in the top 5% of personal injury lawyer in the State of California. He is rated at the top of many other professional attorney rating systems including being a perfect 10.0 "Superb" in the AVVO rating system. Mr. Sweat came from a working class background and had to pay his own way through college and law school. He knows what it is like to struggle and to persevere and overcome obstacles. He is a fighter, through and through, and has been described as a "pit bull with a huge heart." He stands ready, willing and able to help anyone in need to obtain justice!
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Car Accidents
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Contingent Fees
No fees charged unless and until money is recovered for you.
- California
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- Korean: Spoken
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
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- Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC
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- California Western School of Law
- J.D.
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- Florida State University - Panama City campus
- B.S.
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- Super Lawyer - Personal Injury Plaintiff
- Thomson Reuters News Service/Los Angeles Magazine
- Super Lawyer - Personal Injury Plaintiff
- Thomson Reuters News Service/Los Angeles Magazine
- Excellence in Personal Injury Law
- Lawyers of Distinction
- Top 100 Award
- National Trial Lawyers
- Super Lawyer - Personal Injury Plaintiff
- Thomson Reuters News Service / Los Angeles Magazine
- Rated among the top five percent of attorneys and lawyers in California practicing in the area of representing individuals injured or the families of those killed by negligent or wrongful acts.
- Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities
- Honorary Board Member
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- Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
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- California State Bar # 181867
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- Los Angeles Car Accident Lawyers and Injury Attorneys
- Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
- Los Angeles Pedestrian Accident Attorney
- Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
- Headline Speaker, Circle of Legal Trust - Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Circle of Legal Trust
- Headline speaker talking about marketing a personal injury law practice using social media and other online marketing techniques.
- Top 100 Trial Lawyer
- National Top 100 Trial Lawyers
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- Blog
- Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney Blog
- California LAZ Parking Employees Entitled to Compensation
13 January 2022 - Victims Sexually Abused in California Mental Health Facility Can Collect Full Damages
12 January 2022 - California Has Some of Most Dangerous Freeways in the US
13 December 2021
- Blog
- California Accident Attorneys Blog
- California Farmer Brings Paraquat Pesticide Injury Claim
20 January 2022 - New California Traffic Laws for 2022
11 January 2022 - New California Law Allows Pain and Suffering Damages in Wrongful Death Claims
13 December 2021
Five Qualities of A Top Personal Injury Lawyer in California
Los Angeles personal injury attorney explains your legal rights if injured in an accident that is not your fault.
Three Things You Must Know Before You Can Resolve Any Personal Injury Claim
"Three Things You Must Know to Resolve Any Personal Injury Claim", explained by Los Angeles personal injury lawyer, Steve Sweat.
- Q. Someone crashed in to a parked car in front of me. And the parked car in front of me hit my car. Who is liable?
- A: If the party that crashed into the parked car was negligent, then they would be liable.
- Q. I sold a vehicle on Craigslist, was negligent, & now I owe an insurance company 20k in damages?
- A: This is a tough one. You will probably not find an attorney willing to help you on anything other than an hourly basis with an up front retainer. Unfortunately, to be relieved of liability, you must comply with the legal requirements of filing with the DMV (See Savnik v. Hall (1999) 74 Cal.App.4th 733). You may want to argue that your liability should be limited to $15,000 under the "permissive user statute" but, there are ways of getting around this. The best you may be able to do is negotiate a settlement amount (reduced by anything they recover from the driver) and try to get a payment plan on that. You can also consider filing bankruptcy to discharge the debt. Hope this helps!
- Q. Can I sue the city if I crashed into a fallen tree in the middle of the road? It was night time and I did not see it.
- A: It is possible. However, claims against public entities are difficult. There are legal protections called "governmental immunities" that apply to them and don't apply to private parties. There is also a very short statute of limitations (time limit to file a claim) of only 6 months from the date of the incident. Unless your injuries are very significant, it may not be worth pursuing but, I would always advise consulting and retaining (if necessary) an attorney immediately to look into these issues.
