If you were hurt in a car accident in Glendale, California, you need a lawyer who actually knows the roads, hospitals, and courthouse involved in your case, not just a firm that swaps a city name into a form letter. Nazaryan Law, APC represents Glendale car accident victims from our Woodland Hills office, just minutes away over the SR-134 corridor. We know where Glendale crashes actually happen, we know which hospitals treat Glendale accident victims, and we know how to build a claim that an insurance adjuster cannot brush aside.
Glendale is one of the most heavily trafficked cities in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo region, and its roadway design reflects decades of growth layered on top of a street grid never meant to carry this much volume. Between the SR-134 (Ventura Freeway) and SR-2 (Glendale Freeway) interchange, the retail crush around the Glendale Galleria, and the pedestrian-heavy blocks of Brand Boulevard and Central Avenue, drivers here face freeway speeds, stop and go gridlock, and foot traffic all within a few square miles. That combination produces a steady stream of serious collisions.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a Glendale car accident, call Nazaryan Law, APC at (818) 900-1888 for a free consultation. We work on contingency, so there is no fee unless we win your case.
Glendale sits at the junction of two freeways that were never designed for today's traffic volume. The SR-134 carries commuters between Burbank, Pasadena, and the eastern San Fernando Valley, while the SR-2 funnels drivers down from La Cañada Flintridge and the foothill communities into central Glendale. Where these two corridors meet, and where the SR-134 narrows near the Central Avenue and Brand Boulevard exits, traffic backs up daily. Sudden braking in that backup is one of the most common causes of the rear-end collisions we see in our practice.
Off the freeway, Brand Boulevard and Central Avenue carry their own risks. Both corridors run through Glendale's dense commercial core, lined with retail storefronts, restaurants, and office buildings, and both see heavy pedestrian crossing traffic, especially near the Glendale Galleria and the Americana at Brand. Drivers distracted by looking for parking, checking a phone for directions, or simply trying to beat a yellow light at a crowded intersection create real danger for both other motorists and pedestrians in this part of the city.
Every car accident case is different, but certain patterns of Glendale car accidents show up again and again in our intake calls. Here are the types of cases our office handles most often.
The SR-134 and SR-2 interchange is a frequent site of chain-reaction crashes, particularly during the morning and evening commute when traffic compresses suddenly near the Central Avenue off-ramp. High speed impacts on these freeways tend to produce more severe injuries than surface street collisions, and they often involve multiple vehicles, which makes sorting out fault and insurance coverage far more complicated.
Stop and go traffic along Brand Boulevard and Central Avenue, especially near the Galleria and the Glendale civic center, sets up the classic conditions for a rear-end collision: a following driver distracted or following too closely who fails to stop in time. These accidents frequently cause neck and back injuries even at relatively low speeds.
The retail district around the Glendale Galleria and the Americana at Brand draws heavy foot traffic throughout the day, and drivers turning into parking structures or navigating crowded intersections do not always yield properly to pedestrians in the crosswalk. Pedestrian accidents in this corridor tend to produce catastrophic injuries because there is no vehicle frame to absorb the impact.
Glendale's grid of signal-controlled intersections along Colorado Street, Glenoaks Boulevard, and Broadway sees a steady rate of red light violations and left turn misjudgments, both of which produce dangerous T-bone collisions. These side-impact crashes strike the passenger compartment directly and often cause more serious injuries than a typical rear-end accident.
Glendale's nightlife and restaurant scene along Brand Boulevard generates heavy rideshare traffic, and rideshare accidents raise their own coverage questions depending on whether the driver was logged into the app, waiting for a match, or actively transporting a passenger. Hit-and-run accidents are also a persistent problem in Glendale's busier commercial corridors, where a driver who causes a crash may flee before police arrive. Our firm knows how to pursue compensation in both situations.
The injuries we see from Glendale car accidents range widely depending on the speed of impact and the type of collision, but a few categories come up consistently.
Whatever the injury, documenting the connection between the crash and your medical treatment from day one is critical to the value of your claim.
Glendale is fortunate to have two major hospitals serving accident victims: Adventist Health Glendale and Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital. Both provide emergency trauma care for serious car accident injuries, and both generate the medical records our office relies on to prove the extent of your injuries. If you were treated at either hospital, or by a private physician or physical therapist afterward, we will gather every record and every bill to build your claim.
Seeking prompt medical attention does two things: it protects your health, and it protects your case. Gaps in treatment give insurance adjusters an opening to argue that your injuries were not serious, or were not caused by the crash at all. We advise every client to follow through with recommended treatment until they are fully released from care.
Insurance adjusters are trained to settle claims for as little as possible, and they often move fast, sometimes calling accident victims within days of a crash to offer a quick payout before the full extent of an injury is even known. That early offer is almost always far less than the claim is actually worth. Adjusters may also request a recorded statement, ask you to sign broad medical authorizations, or dispute which vehicle had the right of way at a Glendale intersection.
Once Nazaryan Law is retained, all communication with the insurance company runs through our office. We handle the documentation, the negotiation, and the pressure tactics, so you can focus on getting better instead of fighting a claims adjuster on the phone.
Not every driver on Glendale's roads carries adequate insurance, and some carry none at all. If the driver who hit you is uninsured or underinsured, your own policy's uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage may be the path to compensation. UM/UIM claims involve their own procedural rules and deadlines, and they are frequently contested by your own carrier in ways that surprise clients who assumed their insurance company was on their side. Our office reviews every available policy, including your own, to identify every source of recovery.
Under California Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1, you generally have two years from the date of a car accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. Miss that deadline, and you will likely lose your right to recover compensation entirely, no matter how strong your case might have been. For a more detailed walkthrough of the claims process, see our guide on how to file a car accident claim in California.
The timeline shortens dramatically if a government entity is involved. If your crash involved a City of Glendale vehicle, a Los Angeles County vehicle, or a dangerous condition of a public roadway such as a malfunctioning traffic signal or an obstructed intersection maintained by the city, California's Government Claims Act requires you to file a formal claim with the public entity within six months under Government Code section 911.2. That is a fraction of the two-year window for a typical private party claim, and missing it can bar your case before it starts. Because California also follows a pure comparative negligence rule under Li v. Yellow Cab Co., you can still recover damages even if you were partially at fault for the accident, though your compensation is reduced by your percentage of fault.
Most car accident claims settle before a lawsuit is ever filed, but not every insurance company negotiates in good faith. When a fair settlement is not on the table, we are prepared to file suit and litigate your case at the Los Angeles Superior Court Glendale Courthouse. Having local counsel who regularly appears at this courthouse means your case moves efficiently through the local rules and procedures rather than getting lost in an unfamiliar process.
Glendale is home to one of the largest Armenian communities in the United States, and Nazaryan Law is proud to serve that community directly. Our firm handles client communication in Armenian, so language is never a barrier between you and a full understanding of your legal rights after a car accident. From your first consultation through the resolution of your case, you can discuss the details of your claim in the language you are most comfortable with.
Nazaryan Law, APC is headquartered in Woodland Hills, just a short drive over the SR-134 from Glendale, which means we can meet with clients, visit accident scenes, and appear in local court without the delays that come with an out of area firm. Just as we do for our Woodland Hills car accident clients, we also represent injured drivers throughout the San Fernando Valley and neighboring communities, including our Burbank car accident lawyer practice just over the hill.
When you hire Nazaryan Law, your case is handled personally by an attorney, not passed off to a rotating cast of case managers. We offer a free consultation to every prospective client, and we never charge a fee unless we recover compensation for you.
Nazaryan Law works entirely on contingency, which means you pay nothing upfront and owe no attorney's fee unless we win or settle your case. Your free consultation is a chance to discuss what happened and understand your options with no financial risk to you.
The value of a car accident case depends on the severity of your injuries, the cost of your medical treatment, your lost wages, and the impact the accident has had on your daily life. We do not fabricate or guess at figures before reviewing your medical records and the facts of your crash, but we can walk you through how these factors are evaluated once we have the full picture.
California follows a pure comparative negligence rule established in Li v. Yellow Cab Co., which means you can still recover compensation even if you were partially responsible for the crash. Your total recovery is simply reduced by your percentage of fault, so a driver found 20 percent at fault can still recover 80 percent of their damages.
If you carry uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, you may be able to file a UM/UIM claim through your own policy. These claims have their own rules and can be contested by your own insurer, so it is important to have an attorney review your policy and handle the claim on your behalf.
In most cases, you have two years from the date of the accident under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. If a government vehicle or a dangerous condition of a public road was involved, you have only six months to file a formal government claim under Government Code section 911.2. Because these deadlines are strict, it is best to speak with an attorney as soon as possible after your accident.
Yes. Given Glendale's large Armenian community, our firm regularly communicates with clients in Armenian throughout every stage of a case, from the initial consultation through settlement or trial.
If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident in Glendale, do not wait to get help. Evidence disappears, memories fade, and insurance companies move quickly to protect their bottom line. Nazaryan Law, APC offers a free consultation to review your case, explain your rights under California law, and lay out a clear path forward.
Call us today at (818) 900-1888, or visit our office at 21600 Oxnard Street, Suite 1040, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, just a short drive from Glendale over the SR-134. We work on a contingency fee basis, so there is no fee unless we win your case.
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