The Law Office of Goldberg & Ibarra has served the Central Valley with expert legal services for over 35 years, with offices located at 925 N Street, Ste. 130, Fresno, CA 93721 reachable at 559-264-4878 or toll-free 800-988-HURT, and 306 Capitol Street, Ste. 102, Salinas, CA 93901 reachable at 831-444-2848. Led by attorney David Ibarra and his dedicated team, the firm positions itself as “The Champions For Injured Workers” in Central California, working to protect the rights of the disadvantaged, seriously injured and disabled to get them the compensation and benefits they deserve. The firm was originally founded by Goldberg and Ibarra, creating a people-first approach that has made them a law firm the valley can trust, with clients feeling comfortable and taken care of because they value the people of their community.
The Law Office of Goldberg & Ibarra specializes in three main practice areas: workers’ compensation, personal injury, and social security disability. Their workers’ compensation practice advocates for injured workers to ensure they receive proper care and full benefits they’re entitled to, understanding that workplace injuries can have life-long effects. The personal injury practice fights insurance companies on behalf of clients, recognizing that insurance companies try to provide the smallest compensation possible, using their experience and expertise to maximize recovery. Their social security practice helps individuals apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), providing the knowledge needed to obtain entitled benefits. The firm offers 24-hour availability to clients, free consultations, and operates on a contingency basis where clients don’t pay if they don’t win their case. With their motto “Don’t get short changed. Don’t settle for less. It’s your compensation. Get it now!” the firm treats everyone with respect and understanding from the free consultation through trial, serving as Central California’s champion for injured workers throughout Fresno, Salinas, and the broader Central Valley region.
The Law Firm of Gilbert E. Fisher is a workers compensation law firm with offices in Fresno at 758 E Bullard Ave, Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93710 and Salinas at 9 E Gabilan St, Salinas, CA 93901, both reachable at (559) 447-1210 and operating 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Attorney Gilbert E. Fisher has practiced law since 2000, dedicating his entire career to work injuries and workers compensation law, and was once a workers comp attorney for insurance companies but now prefers representing injured workers in and around Fresno and Salinas. Gilbert E. Fisher is passionate about serving clients because he lost his father to a work-related injury, understanding how devastating the fallout from personal injury can be. As a relatively small Fresno-based firm, they exclusively take on workers compensation cases, offering individualized service and compassionate focus unavailable at larger law offices.
The Law Firm of Gilbert E. Fisher operates on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients do not pay legal fees unless the firm secures a favorable settlement or verdict in their workers compensation claim. Gilbert E. Fisher provides personal attention with clients expecting to meet with him face-to-face, have phone calls returned quickly, and receive regular updates from a knowledgeable professional. The firm handles workers compensation cases for all industries including first responders, agricultural workers, office workers, factory workers, medical professionals and caregivers, and construction workers, covering injuries from office accidents, factory accidents, farming accidents, trucking and loading dock accidents, chemical exposure, gas explosions, slip-and-fall accidents at work, and agricultural and heavy industrial injuries. Gilbert E. Fisher graduated cum laude from University of Minnesota Law School and was admitted to the California State Bar in 2000, having successfully recovered millions of dollars for clients with over 20 years of workers compensation law experience in California.
Law Offices of Gary J. Hill is a Social Security Disability and workers’ compensation law firm located at 2444 Main Street, Suite 170, Fresno, CA 93721, serving Central Valley residents for 35 years, reachable at 559-442-4455 and fax 559-442-4478, with office hours 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Attorney Gary J. Hill, a skilled injury lawyer and Central Valley native, has been helping injured men and women for over 35 years with workers’ compensation, SSDI/SSI, and personal injury matters throughout Fresno, Madera, Kings, Tulare, and Merced counties as a lifetime resident of the Central Valley. With work experience in many sectors of the agriculture field and piloting a helicopter in the U.S. Marine Corps, Gary Hill knows the value of hard work and ensuring clients get the benefits they deserve when they cannot work.
The Law Offices of Gary J. Hill is 100 percent focused on injury law, representing clients in all aspects of Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income including helping apply, determining qualification, and representing in appeals hearings for denied claims, as well as workers’ compensation and personal injury cases including motor vehicle accidents, slip-and-falls, and third-party actions related to workers’ compensation insurance. As a former staff attorney with the Social Security Administration with career experience defending insurance companies from workers’ compensation claims, attorney Hill brings valuable experience and perspective on how the opposition operates. The firm operates on a contingency basis with no legal fee unless they recover for clients, conveniently located in downtown Fresno within easy walking distance of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board and all courts, serving people throughout Hanford, Visalia, Madera, Tulare, Los Banos, Chowchilla, Kerman, Lemoore, Corcoran, Avenal, Porterville, Clovis, Coalinga, Selma, Sanger, Auberry, Caruthers, Del Rey, Fowler, Huron, Kingsburg, Mendota, and Orange Cove.
Tuttle & McCloskey, PC is a law firm with offices in Fresno, California at 750 E. Bullard Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93710 and Pleasant Hill, California at 2255 Contra Costa Blvd., Suite 202A, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, reachable at 559-500-3393 or by fax at 559-437-0150. The firm’s attorneys include Ernest H. Tuttle, Daniel T. McCloskey, Joshua F. Richtel, and Craig R. Meredith, who specialize in estate planning, employment law, business organization, education law, and personal injury matters. Since 1939, when Ernest H. Tuttle II began his legal career in the Central Valley, the firm has maintained its mission to vindicate, protect, and enforce the rights of workers, teachers, and those suffering injuries, while providing practical advice for estate plans and business formation. The firm has nearly 50 years of education law experience, working closely with California Teachers Association members and workers throughout California.
Tuttle & McCloskey, PC provides seasoned legal guidance with attorneys who understand the importance of protecting legacies through estate planning, drafting contracts, securing assets, and assisting with probate and estate administration. On the employment law side, the firm believes all employees should be treated with respect and justly compensated, helping those who have suffered harassment, unpaid wages or overtime, or wrongful termination. For decades, the firm has assisted teachers with negotiation, litigation, challenging unfair discipline, and protecting against tenure threats or denial. Most criminal and DWI defense clients are first-time offenders and good people in bad situations, with the firm protecting their rights, futures, and reputations. Located at 750 E. Bullard Ave. in Fresno and 2255 Contra Costa Blvd. in Pleasant Hill, Tuttle & McCloskey, PC typically arranges meetings within 24 hours, serving the Central Valley since 1939 with pragmatic legal representation meeting the highest professional standards.
Winter Law Group is a personal injury and bankruptcy law firm located in Fresno, California at 1060 Fulton Street, Fresno, CA 93721, reachable at 559-321-8671. Led by attorney Joel D. Winter who has 26 years in personal injury law starting his legal career in 1998 in Clackamas County Circuit Court in Oregon and now practicing in every county in Oregon, the firm provides fierce advocacy with personal commitment. With a background in accounting and experience with his own lingering soft tissue injury, Winter understands clients’ struggles with debt and medical bills. The practice specializes in personal injury cases including car accidents, semi truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and falls, dog bites and animal attacks, wrongful death, workers compensation, and product liability, as well as bankruptcy law including Chapter 7, Chapter 13, delay or stop foreclosure, and gaining financial stability serving Fresno, Merced, Visalia, and throughout the Central Valley of California.
Winter Law Group operates as a small dedicated law firm working closely with clients ensuring direct access to the team, approaching each situation with clear determined strategies designed to get results. The firm also handles DUI defense, DUI expungements, traumatic brain injury, and catastrophic injury claims throughout the Central Valley. Attorney Winter is ranked among the top 2% injury lawyers in the U.S. according to LinkedIn, has been featured in news and TV, and received many legal awards. The practice offers 30-minute free consultations Monday through Friday 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, operates on a contingency basis with no fee until winning, advances costs and expenses, and has collected millions of dollars from insurance companies for over 2,000 past clients from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California with office hours Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday/Sunday by appointment.
Cornwell & Sample is a personal injury law firm located at 3705 W. Beechwood Ave., Fresno, CA 93711, reachable at 559.431.3142. Since 2004, the firm has served as a leading California trial lawyer, helping hundreds of victims receive fair compensation and treatment. Cornwell & Sample is one of Central California’s outstanding personal injury firms with a reputation for excellence widely recognized in the legal community, receiving the highest ratings for adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability, and diligence. The Fresno trial lawyers have been awarded Best Lawyers of the Year and American Board of Trial Advocates Associate recognition, operating on contingency-based fees meaning clients only pay if they recover a financial award, with 24/7 availability and multilingual staff.
Cornwell & Sample represents clients with commitment to excellence and personal involvement in every case throughout Central California, specializing in personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, products liability, premises liability, insurance bad faith, fair credit reporting, elder abuse, and defamation/invasion of privacy cases. The firm recognizes full justice requires complete understanding of facts, law, and people, utilizing experience through personal involvement with clients to obtain some of the highest quality results in the valley. Notable case results include settlements in elder abuse cases, premises liability cases, automobile accidents, wrongful death claims, and wrongful termination matters. Since 2004, the Fresno firm has built a winning record with professional excellence through personal involvement, maintaining 24/7 staff availability ready to answer questions and connect clients with attorneys. Located at 3705 W. Beechwood Ave., Fresno, CA 93711, Cornwell & Sample serves Central California with results-based fees, multilingual staff, and the distinction of Best Lawyers of the Year awards.
Miller & Ayala, LLP is a personal injury law firm located in Fresno, California at 191 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 102, Fresno, CA 93704, reachable toll-free at 888-317-6621 or locally at 559-222-6622. The firm serves California’s entire Central Valley on personal injury cases with partner Nathan S. Miller heading the personal injury law division as an expert in commercial and business litigation specializing in real estate, contract litigation, and personal injury. The practice handles wrongful death, car and truck accidents, slip and fall, dog bites and animal attacks, product liability, nursing home negligence and abuse, and medical malpractice cases. Miller & Ayala serves clients throughout the Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley including Fresno County, Tulare County, Merced County, Madera County, Kings County, Mariposa County, and cities including Fresno, Tulare, Merced, Madera, Visalia, Hanford, Dinuba, Los Banos, Selma, Kingsburg, Clovis, Sanger, Reedley, Kerman, Parlier, Coalinga, Firebaugh, Fowler, Mendota, Avenal, Corcoran, Lemoore, Porterville, Bass Lake, Shaver Lake, Yosemite National Park, and Sequoia National Park.
Mary Ayala is one of the founding partners specializing in family law as a renowned attorney who has participated in several high profile divorce matters and heads up the family law division. Miller & Ayala offers the services and support of a law firm while maintaining the same level of attention expected from smaller offices, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The firm promises never to settle personal injury cases unless clients are totally satisfied, with no cost for services unless they win the case, fighting to get maximum compensation possible for injuries. They know local doctors, chiropractors, and other specialists who can help assess and treat injuries, will travel to meet clients if necessary, and do in-home consultations if clients are physically unable to meet in the office.
Valdez & Valdez is a workers’ compensation and personal injury law firm with offices at 550 W Alluvial Ave #106, Fresno, CA 93711 (559-486-4070) and 940 Ramona Ave # B, Grover Beach, CA 93433 (805-474-4070). Established over 50 years ago as a father-daughter law firm, the practice serves communities throughout California’s Central Valley and Central Coast regions. As a bilingual Spanish-speaking firm dedicated to making legal services accessible to everyone, the attorneys specialize in workers’ compensation and personal injury cases, vigorously fighting for fair compensation for those who have been hurt and families of loved ones lost. The firm combines aggressive legal advocacy with compassion and respect, guiding clients through every step of the legal process while working tirelessly to secure the justice they deserve.
The firm’s practice areas encompass a wide range of personal injury matters including auto and trucking accidents, wrongful death claims, slip and falls, and office injuries, with extensive experience helping injured workers navigate workers’ compensation claims for workplace accidents and illnesses across all industries from construction sites to offices. Valdez & Valdez operates on a three-step process beginning with free consultations, developing personalized legal strategies, and taking immediate action to pursue clients’ rights whether through negotiation or court proceedings. The award-winning firm has earned numerous recognitions for outstanding legal advocacy and client service, with testimonials praising their professionalism, bilingual communication, efficiency, and family-oriented approach. Additional services include representation for first responders, loading dock workers, and victims of workplace-related illnesses, ensuring injured workers receive benefits for medical bills, lost wages, and long-term care needs.
Miles, Sears & Eanni has been part of the Fresno community since 1956, offering legal guidance in personal injury law and located in the historic Brix Mansion at 2844 Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93721, reachable at (559) 486-5200 with fax (559) 486-5240. The firm’s attorneys include Richard C. Watters, Douglas L. Gordon, Christopher C. Watters, and Lyndsie N. Russell, who have extensive experience resolving personal injury cases with compassion and expertise for fair compensation. Over the last 40 years, the firm has recovered over $400 million for clients, demonstrating their commitment to protecting clients’ rights and pursuing justice. Their setting in the historic Brix Mansion mirrors their approach of respecting the individuality of each client’s journey, providing personalized legal guidance tailored to unique circumstances.
The firm’s areas of practice include personal injury, wrongful death, automobile accidents, trucking accidents, other transportation accidents, third-party workplace injuries, government tort liability, premises liability, product liability, medical malpractice, and dog bite incidents. Recent notable results include Lyndsie Russell securing settlements in medical malpractice cases involving death of full-term babies, a $2.2 million settlement for a Fresno County woman injured in a truck accident due to brake failure, and Richard Watters reaching a $3 million settlement in a motor vehicle versus farming equipment accident. Douglas Gordon has been featured in ABA Journal articles and advocates for Federal Judges in Eastern District of California at Capitol Hill Lobbying Day. Lyndsie Russell has joined Founders Club to support access to Central Valley healthcare. The firm emphasizes not settling claims hastily and provides guidance on choosing the right attorney, understanding rights, and planning next steps with confidence.
Tim Mazzela is a personal injury attorney in Fresno, California located at 1875 E Alluvial Avenue Suite 101, Fresno CA 93720, reachable at 559-297-1118. Attorney Mazzela has been bringing families peace of mind since 1994, serving as a highly accomplished personal injury attorney with comprehensive understanding of car accidents, truck accidents, dog bites, slip and fall accidents, wrongful death, and other personal injury law matters. As the founder and managing partner of the Law Office of Timothy W. Mazzela, he has recovered more than $43 million since 1994 on his clients’ behalf through meticulous case preparation and aggressive representation. After attending law school, Attorney Mazzela passed the California Bar Examination on his first attempt and started his own personal injury practice with goals of creating long-term relationships with clients and becoming a great trial lawyer.
The firm handles car accidents, catastrophic injuries, slip trip and fall accidents, brain injuries, burn injuries, neck and back injuries, spinal injuries, distracted drivers, bicycle accidents, motorcycle accidents, drunk drivers, complete or partial paralysis, uninsured and underinsured motorist claims, dog bites, and wrongful death cases. Notable case results include $2.3 million for T-bone automobile accident, $2 million for garbage truck rear-ending Chevrolet Tahoe, $500,000 for dog bite attack requiring surgery, and $785,196.76 for diesel fuel tank collapse farm accident. The practice operates on contingency fee basis with no fees unless they win cases, offering free consultations for injured individuals throughout Fresno and surrounding areas. Attorney Mazzela’s meticulous approach and extensive experience of more than 26 years helps clients focus on recovery while he handles all aspects of their personal injury claims.
