We encourage you to work with your insurance carrier to obtain the maximum compensation you are entitled to under your policy; our website provides resources to assist you with this process. We will also work with you and assist in filing insurance claims and forms, including the preparation of personal-property lists, and other itemized losses. Unfortunately, most insurance policies won’t fully compensate you for your damages. If losses exceed your policy’s maximum benefit limit (almost certainly the case), you will be out-of-pocket for the difference. Insurers commonly fail their policy holders: providing only a fixed amount to rebuild your residence, and amounts for personal property that are greatly depreciated or don’t cover certain categories, and with a certain percentage, usually less than 100%, available for landscaping, such as a payment per tree or shrub, which is well below their actual replacement cost. Insurance also will not cover: pain and suffering, time spent away from loved ones, personal injuries caused by the fire, such as smoke inhalation, and the emotional distress and inconvenience associated with the evacuation and rebuild process. So save your receipts, and work with your carrier. However, remember an insurance company’s interests are adverse to yours, and you will absolutely need an experienced wildfire attorney on your side, to assist you in recovering everything you’re owed.

Under the law, recoverable wildfire damages may include, but are not limited to: replacement costs for real and personal property, trees, landscaping, erosion remediation, alternative living expenses while displaced, lost income and business profits, personal injury, annoyance, discomfort, and inconvenience, the value of cherished possessions and family heirlooms. We evaluate each of your cases individually – with the intention of holding the utility liable to the full extent of the law, so that you obtain maximum recovery.

Our experienced fire attorneys bring experience to your case – knowledge gained through the representation of hundreds of fire survivors like you. Our attorneys work with you on your case from start to finish: requesting insurance documents, analyzing your insurance payouts, and assisting with submission of documentation to your carrier. Our team of experts will fully price-out the rebuild of your property, including your home and landscaping. We will find every possible means of recovery available to you, so you get the full compensation you’re entitled to under law. After the insurance process, we are your fiercest advocates in the litigation against the utility (and other liable parties). We request documents on your behalf, prepare legal documents, depose key witnesses and parties, and ensure your maximum compensation. These are things that can’t be done on one’s own; only an experienced wildfire attorney can provide these services to you. You will be inundated by marketing materials from other lawyers. The first question you must ask a prospective attorney is: how many wildfire cases have you personally settled? If they haven’t personally settled a wildfire case, your case could be a learning experience for them. We’ve been through this process hundreds of times. We have nothing left to learn; we put our experience to work for you, right away – without trial and error.

We prosecute all fire cases on a contingency basis. This means that you pay nothing unless we successfully recover for you. We front all out-of-pocket costs; if we don’t obtain a recovery for you, you do not pay any fees or costs.