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Reviewed by David Gammill, California trial attorney · Last reviewed: August 26, 2026
If you were injured in Lawndale because someone else was careless, California law lets you recover your medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering, and it puts a deadline on doing it. Gammill Law Accident & Injury Lawyers represents injured people in Lawndale and across the South Bay. The firm has recovered more than $100 million for California clients across verdicts and settlements. Its results include a $21.1 million wrongful death verdict, a $16 million school sexual abuse verdict, and a $12 million whistleblower retaliation verdict; every case is different, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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Lawndale’s injury numbers are real, and they are not small. In 2023, traffic collisions in Lawndale killed or injured 141 people, including 11 pedestrians and 14 bicyclists, and the city logged 11 hit-and-run crashes that caused death or injury, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety’s crash rankings for Lawndale, built from SWITRS, the state’s official collision database. For a city of about two square miles, that is a heavy toll.
The geography explains a lot of it. Hawthorne Boulevard runs straight through the middle of Lawndale as its commercial spine, with dense driveways, bus stops, and pedestrian crossings. Redondo Beach Boulevard, Marine Avenue, and Inglewood Avenue carry the cross traffic, and the 405 runs along the city’s edge, feeding freeway-speed drivers onto local streets at the interchanges. Crashes at these corridors, pedestrians and cyclists struck near crossings, falls at stores and apartment complexes, and dog bites in the neighborhoods make up most of the Lawndale injury cases we see.
Most California injury claims must be filed within two years. Under CCP § 335.1, the clock starts the day you are hurt, and courts rarely excuse a missed deadline. Our plain-English guide to CCP § 335.1, California’s two-year statute of limitations, covers the rule and its narrow exceptions.
Government cases move much faster. If a public vehicle or a dangerous public road played a role, Government Code § 911.2 requires a written claim to the right entity within six months, before any lawsuit. Our guide to the California government claim deadline walks through the sequence. In Lawndale the right entity is its own question: the city contracts police services to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department through its South Los Angeles Station, a city street hazard points at the City of Lawndale, and the 405 is a state freeway maintained by Caltrans. We identify the correct entity and file on time.
California requires drivers to carry only minimum liability coverage of $30,000 per injured person, $60,000 per accident, and $15,000 for property damage (Vehicle Code § 16451, for policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025). Serious injuries cost more than that, which is why the real work is finding every source of coverage that legally applies: the at-fault driver’s policy, an employer’s policy if they were working, and your own uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. Hit-and-run victims in particular usually recover through their own uninsured motorist coverage, and strict conditions apply, so get advice early.
We handle every major injury case type for Lawndale residents: car, motorcycle, and truck accidents; pedestrian and bicycle injuries; hit-and-run cases; slip and fall and other premises cases; dog bites; and wrongful death. If your case started with a crash, our Torrance car accident attorney page explains how we build and prove crash cases across the South Bay, and our step-by-step guide on what to do after a crash covers the first 72 hours.
California law allows injured people to recover economic damages, meaning documented losses like emergency care, surgery, therapy, medications, future treatment, and lost income, and non-economic damages, meaning the human losses: pain, anxiety, lost sleep, and the activities an injury takes away. Partial fault does not bar your claim. California follows a pure comparative negligence rule: your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault, never eliminated by it. Insurers exaggerate your share for exactly that reason, and we push back with evidence.
Our office is in Torrance, minutes down Hawthorne Boulevard, and our attorneys bring more than 40 years of combined legal experience to every case we take. We prepare every case for trial from the first meeting, because insurers price a claim differently when the lawyer across the table will finish the fight in front of a jury.
We work on a contingency fee: nothing upfront, no hourly bills, and a fee only out of the recovery, under a written contingency fee agreement that complies with California law.
Injured and unable to travel? We meet clients at the hospital, at home, or wherever recovery requires. Call 310-750-4149 any time, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Two years from the date of injury for most claims, under CCP § 335.1. If a public entity is involved, a written claim is due within six months under Gov. Code § 911.2; see our government claim guide.
Often, yes. Your own uninsured motorist coverage usually pays when the driver is never found, but strict conditions apply, including a prompt police report. Hit-and-run injury crashes are a real pattern in Lawndale, and we know how to work these claims.
Nothing upfront and nothing out of pocket. Our fee is a percentage of the recovery, collected only if we win. Our guide to what a personal injury lawyer costs shows the math plainly.
Gammill Law represents injured people in Lawndale and throughout the South Bay, including Torrance, Hawthorne, Gardena, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, El Segundo, Inglewood, Carson, Lomita, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. If your case is centered in Torrance, start at our Torrance personal injury attorney page.
Your free case review includes a real evaluation with an experienced attorney, a clear explanation of your options, and an honest assessment of what your claim is worth. No obligation, and everything you share is confidential.
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This page is attorney advertising and general information, not legal advice for any specific situation. Deadlines and outcomes are fact-specific; consult a licensed California attorney about your own circumstances. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
