Orange County, California Personal Injury Attorneys

Dimarco, Araujo & Montevideo

1324 North Broadway
Santa Ana, California 92706
USA

(714) 835-6990 or (800) 248-4100

(714) 835-1728

www.damfirm.com

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Dimarco, Araujo & Montevideo are Orange County personal injury attorneys.

Since 1979, the legal community and insurance companies know and respect us. Our 30+ years of legal experience, community development and firm name recognition is a unique advantage you receive as our client. We understand, when you’re looking for a personal injury attorney, you are looking for a seasoned attorney whom has seen it all and can handle anything. You want an attorney who will take the time to speak with you, who can handle your case as quickly as possible and get the maximum settlement or verdict recovery for your case. We know you want the best. Our reputation in California, Orange County, Long Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and San Diego speaks for itself. We are among the best California work injury and personal injury trial attorneys you can find.

DiMarco, Araujo & Montevideo has been assisting the Orange County and Southern California communities for over 30 years. Our number one priority is you, our client. We have three principal partners: Jess J. Araujo, John A. Montevideo and Joel J. Thomas. John A. Montevideo is currently the President-Elect of the statewide consumer protection group CAOC (Consumer Attorneys of California) and was inducted into the Hall of Fame of his law school. Additionally, our clients have the added security and benefit of representation from 7 experienced trial attorneys and 35 bilingual support staff.

DiMarco, Araujo & Montevideo attorneys are well known throughout the California, Orange County, Long Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and San Diego legal communities as some of its most experienced, successful and involved injury attorneys. DiMarco, Araujo & Montevideo is AV Rated – the highest rating attorneys can have for ethical standards and legal ability voted by other lawyers and judges in the legal community. DiMarco, Araujo & Montevideo work injury lawyers are selected as Preeminent Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell (less than 5% of all attorneys in the United States are selected). We have earned an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the highest rating awarded to a law firm. As evidence of our strong reputation as work injury attorneys, DiMarco, Araujo & Montevideo lawyers are the exclusive work injury attorney recommendation by OCEA Labor Union (Orange County Employees Association). Additionally, California personal injury attorneys DiMarco, Araujo & Montevideo are the official legal counsel for the Mexican and El Salvadorian Consulates of Orange County.

Year this Office was Established: 1979

Languages: Spanish, English

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Eye Injury; Amputation; Leg and Arm Injury; Hand and Foot Injury; Head Injury; Whiplash; Broken Bones; Probation Violations; Military Cases; Reckless Endangerment; Government Liability; Muscle Strain or Ligament Sprain; Facial Injuries; ; Paralysis; On The Job Accidents; Skateboard Accidents; Farm Equipment Accidents; Dog Bites; Violence and Fighting; Lawn Mower Accidents; Sports Injuries; Gun Shots; Lung Injury; Hip Injuries; Auto Defects; Tire Defects; Intentional or Criminal Injuries.

Practice Areas Description

Our areas of practice include:

- Personal Injury

Personal Injuries are legally defined as injuries that are caused accidentally by someone else who did not use reasonable care. “Reasonable care” is a loose term that is decided on during each case. A personal injury can happen as a result of an accident at work, a vehicle or car accident, a truck accident, a motorcycle accident, a defective consumer product, a medical mistake, an accident at a restaurant, or simply a slip and fall injury. Let the personal injury attorneys of DiMarco Araujo Montevideo take your case, earn your trust and get you the settlement or verdict you deserve.

- Work Injury

You may have more legal compensation rights under the law than you thought. If you’re the victim of a work injury, it’s possible to receive further financial compensation beyond your workers’ compensation claim. When hurt at work you need four things: Guidance towards immediate, competent and objective medical treatment; An advocate to maximize the benefits you’re entitled to under the law; An attorney who will make this a quick, empowering and successful experience so you can heal and move on with your life; and, A seasoned Orange County California Work Injury Attorneys at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo to look for potential Third-Party civil claims to maximize your recovery.

- Workers' Compensation

Our workers compensation injury attorneys have maximized the full range of workers' compensation benefits for employees who endure work related injuries. Work injuries encompass any harm suffered by an employee while in the scope of their employment; this may include injuries on-the-job due to a particular occurrence, and injuries that develop over time due to repetitive physical stress, such as leg problems or carpal tunnel syndrome. Workplace injuries also include work-related illnesses such as, heart disease, stress, hypertension, trouble breathing or exposure to toxic chemicals or vapors.

- Wrongful Death

Every wrongful death is a unique and devastating situation for any survivor to experience. A few of the more common causes of wrongful death lawsuits are: Motor vehicle accidents, such as: auto/car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, rollover accidents, boating accidents, drunk driver; Pedestrian/Crosswalk accidents; Work Accidents; Product defect liability accidents, such as: motor vehicle defect, tire defect, machine defect, product defect, saw defect; Slip and Fall – Premises Liability; Construction Injury; and, Criminal Conduct and intentional acts such as murder. A wrongful death claim can be complex and emotionally exhausting, which is why you and your family need have an experienced Orange County California wrongful death attorney at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo to advocate for you during your loss.

- Auto/Car Accidents

Our car accident lawyers have seen nearly every type of car accident and the injuries cause by them imaginable. Motor vehicle litigation involves accident by automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, boats, bicycles and even pedestrian and cross accidents. Many of the serious and catastrophic injuries we regularly deal with are: Head and brain injury; Spinal cord injury; Eye injury; Hand and foot injury; Leg and arm injury; Back and shoulder injury; Whiplash; Broken bones; Strained or torn muscles, tendons and ligaments; and, Amputation.

- Motorcycle Accidents

The Orange County motorcycle accident lawyers at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo have over three decades of experience helping drivers after motorcycle crashes or collisions. We know that many motorcycle accidents are the cause of California drivers who are not aware of the special rights that motorcycle drivers have. We are aware that, sadly, over fifty thousand injuries happen every year to motorcycle riders. The tragic part is that though most motorcycle accidents are not the fault of the motorcycle driver, over 80% of motorcycle accidents result in injury or death. We truly to want to help and be on your side in any way we can.

- Truck Accidents

The Orange County California truck accident lawyers at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo have over thirty years of experience helping injured truck drivers and truck accident victims get the maximum compensation they are due under the law. We have seen the full range of possible injuries from trucking accidents that range from wrongful death and broken bones to crushed limbs and brain injuries. We strive to be the best Orange County trucking accident injury lawyers and we are ready to fight the legal battle for you. Our winning reputation throughout Orange County should speak for itself: We are experienced and successful truck accident attorneys who will work tirelessly for their clients so they can focus on healing from their unfortunate trucking injuries.

- Pedestrian Injury

Pedestrian accidents can take on many forms and do not always involve a vehicle. Sometimes pedestrian accidents occur because of poorly maintained sidewalks, walkways, parking lots, crosswalks and bridges. If you or a loved one has suffered an injury as a result of an automobile accident or poorly maintained pedestrian walkway, be sure to contact the pedestrian injury attorneys at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo. We will take the time necessary to walk you through the entire claims process, research all potential causes including third party contributions, make sure your case is taken seriously, and work hard to recover the maximum monetary compensation available so you can start the healing process for you and your family.

- Crosswalk Injury

We know that crosswalk accidents do not always involve a vehicle as they sometimes occur because of poorly maintained or planned sidewalks or traffic signals. If you or a loved one has suffered an injury as a result of an accident in a public crosswalk, be sure to contact the pedestrian injury attorneys at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo. We will take the time necessary to walk you through the entire claims process, research all potential causes including third party contributions, make sure your case is taken seriously, and work hard to recover the maximum monetary compensation available so you can start the healing process for you and your family.

- Bicycle Accidents

Over our thirty years of helping bicycle accident victims, we have seen the full range of bike accidents and bike injuries. Seeing the pain on the face of our clients and their families motivates us to continue to go for the maximum possible compensation for them and ensure that they are receiving the timely and comprehensive medical attention that they deserve. We want to use our experience and knowhow to help all people who have been hurt in a bike traffic accident regardless of whether you are a kid, teenager or adult and whether you were riding for fun, riding to work, riding for exercise, or riding to do an errand.

- Train Accidents

Trains are a part of American history. They are thought of to be reliable and efficient. During our 30+ years of railroad accident injury lawyers, though, we have seen the unfortunate side of what speed and size can do when negligence, poor planning, errors or otherwise comes into the equation. Train accidents can be very catastrophic and devastating. Our firm has been there for the victims of railroad injuries and we will continue to be. If the train you were riding on collided with another train, hit a freight train, or caused an injury or property damage in any other way, please call our firm so we can discuss it with you. We promise to be with you all the way and to maximize your compensation under the law.

- Boating Accidents

Our vessel accident attorneys have been helping boat accident victims since 1979. Whether your ship accident happened in the Pacific Ocean, in the harbor, in the docks, on a lake, while lowering your boat into the water or out at sea, we can help you recover the maximum compensation possible under the law. We are lawyers you can trust and we won’t even charge you until and unless we win your case. Our goal will be to take over your case so that your top concerns can be healing and taking care of your family.

- Amputation

For over thirty years, the Orange County California amputation lawyers at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo have worked hard to help their clients receive their due compensation. Amputations are difficult no matter which body part is lost. We want to meet with you to discuss your amputation case regardless of whether it is due to you being hurt at work, from a disease, deformity, or traumatic event. We will represent you for the whole range of amputation cases from workers’ compensation claims and personal injury cases to work injury cases.

- Broken Bones

The Orange County California broken bone injury attorneys at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo have handled broken bone injury cases since 1979. Broken bones are very common and we are prepared to discuss your case with you and help you receive the compensation you are due. We have represented people with broken bones who have workers’ compensation claim cases, work injury cases and personal injury cases. In fact, many car accidents that cause broken bones fall into the work injury category because the injured victim was driving while on the job and a Third Party caused the accident.

- Ligament Sprain

The Orange County California ligament sprain injury attorneys at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo know that you or a loved one must be in a lot of pain if you are reading this page. We are sorry about the injury but we know that we can help you. We have had over three decades of experience fighting for our clients’ legal rights so they could concentrate on healing. Call us to set up a free initial consultation and case evaluation to discuss your specific ligament sprain injury case regardless of whether you sprained your ligaments working, playing sports, doing chores, at home, while running or anywhere else.

- Muscle Strain

Since 1979, the Orange County California muscle strain injury lawyers at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo have been there for their clients who have had pulled, torn or strained muscles. If you or a loved one has strained a muscle, call us for a free initial consultation to discuss your specific muscle strain injury legal case regardless of whether you strained your muscle while exercising, working, playing sports or at home.

- Brain Injury

Our brain injury attorneys have represented many people who have had brain injuries. They know how hard they can be on the victim and their family. In fact, brain injuries are some of the most complex injuries we can face since our brain is intricate and crucial. We believe that you need brain injury lawyers with experience to be on your side.

- Spinal Cord Injury

Our firm wants you to get fair compensation for your spinal cord injuries and all related expenses and missed opportunities. Our spinal cord injury attorneys will provide you and your family a comprehensive team of experienced attorneys, physicians, economists, vocational experts, staff, and accident reconstructionist who will work together to fully represent your case and maximize the recovery you are awarded by the judge, jury or insurance company. Your case will be well represented as even the Better Business Bureau gave us their highest possible rating of an A+.

- Burn Injury

Burns are fairly common as over fifty thousand people every year are hospitalized in the United States for burn injuries. A rather high percentage of over thirty percent of those cases involve young patients under fifteen. All burn injuries need appropriate treatment as the affected area can get worse if untreated. We want to offer you a free initial consultation to discuss your burn injury case regardless of whether it is due to you being severely burned at work or scalded by your hot coffee. Our firm has represented burn injury cases from workers’ compensation claims and personal injury cases to work injury cases where a Third Party is also responsible.

- Eye Injury

With any injury where you believe you might have a case, it is very important that you retain legal help quickly to investigate and prepare your case and to ensure you are receiving proper medical treatment. Whether your eyes were hurt at work, at home, in public, in a car accident, or anywhere else, our work injury and personal injury law firm can start helping you and getting you on the road to recovery today.

- Hip Injuries

The Orange County California defective hip replacement attorneys at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo know that you or a loved one must be in a lot of pain if you are reading this page. If you have ongoing artificial joint pain, consider calling us to discuss your potential case. We will be happy to talk to you about your experience and how this faulty hip has affected your life. You have found the right injury firm as we have helped thousands of clients during our 30+ careers and we are very versed in representing people with problematic hip replacements. Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation and case evaluation. We are up on the recalls, case precedence and what legal options there are for people in your position.

- Construction Injury

Our construction injury lawyers have over thirty years of experience helping construction workers get the maximum compensation they are due under the law. We have seen the full range of possible injuries from wrongful death and amputation to nails through the skin and welding injuries. We strive to be the best Orange County construction injury lawyers and we are ready to fight the legal battle for you so you can focus on healing. Our winning reputation throughout Orange County speaks for itself. We are experienced and successful construction accident attorneys who will work tirelessly for their clients so they can focus on healing from their unfortunate job injuries.

- Dog Bite Injury

Dog bite claims can be straight forward, complex or difficult to navigate. Our attorneys have the knowledge and experience to handle dog bite cases and our successful track record proves it. We are committed, compassionate and will focus on your needs. Contact the dog bite attorneys at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo. You and your family deserve to be taken care of after an accident and our attorneys will do just that. We are efficient and responsive and will attain the resources needed to effectively represent and protect you. We will take the time necessary to walk you through the entire claims process and research all potential causes including third party contributions so that you can start the healing process and get back to what’s important: taking care of yourself and your family.

- Lung Injury

Our lung injury attorneys have over thirty years of experience helping lung and respiratory injury patients win their case in a court of law and be awarded the maximum possible compensation. Lung injuries that happen at work or elsewhere have the potential to be very tragic given how important and fragile our lungs are. Call us to set up a free initial consultation and case evaluation to discuss your specific blunt trauma to the lung injury, hard metal dust inhalation lung injury or any other type of lung injury case. We are considered by some to be the best Orange County lung injury lawyers and we will work hard to live up to those standards.

- Product Liability

The Orange County product liability lawyers at the local Law Offices of DiMarco Araujo Montevideo are dedicated to holding manufacturers, builders and designers accountable. This includes the times when the design, manufacturing, packaging, instructions, or warnings for their products are defective or negligent. We have helped victims of auto defects, tire defects, unsafe products, dangerous cribs and much more for over thirty years. These cases take a lot of resources, experience and knowhow. The manufacturer of the product that exploded, busted while in use, hurt your baby or injured you has those resources so you need to bring us in level the playing field. We will be on your side throughout the case with a full team of defective product lawyers who have the money, staff and contacts to fully take them on.

- Defective Products

The Orange County defective product attorneys at the Law Firm of DiMarco Araujo Montevideo are very experienced in holding manufacturers, builders and designers accountable. This includes the many cases when they went up against a product where the design, manufacturing, packaging, instructions, or warnings were defective or negligent. We have helped victims of auto defects, tire defects, unsafe products, dangerous cribs and much more for over thirty years. The manufacturer or builder of the product that bust, exploded, hurt or strangled your baby or injured you has those resources so you need to bring us in level the playing field.

- Auto Defects

The Orange County defective product attorneys at the Law Firm of DiMarco Araujo Montevideo are very experienced in holding manufacturers, builders and designers accountable. This includes the many cases when they went up against a product where the design, manufacturing, packaging, instructions, or warnings were defective or negligent. We have helped victims of auto defects, tire defects, unsafe products, dangerous cribs and much more for over thirty years. The manufacturer or builder of the product that bust, exploded, hurt or strangled your baby or injured you has those resources so you need to bring us in level the playing field.

- Insurance Bad Faith Claims

As consumers who have agreed to a contract and paid the insurance company the due premiums, we expect that they will aid us, be there for us and be accountable and trustworthy. They indeed have a contractual duty to honor the claim on your behalf with your best interests in mind. Sadly, they do not always keep their side of the deal and they instead look for ways to minimize your legitimate claim in order to minimize their liability or be in a position to refuse to pay you anything. Our firm has stood up to this for over three decades and we will continue to do so for you.

- Premises Liability

Since 1979, the premises liability lawyers at the Orange County law firm of DiMarco Araujo Montevideo have fought for injury victims so that their rights would be protected. If you were the victim of dangerous and negligent conditions on the property of another or of a government agency, then we can help you. Our firm will ensure you are receiving the full and timely medical treatment that you deserve under the law and we will not charge you for our services until and unless we win your premises liability case. At the core of premises law is the right of all people to not be the victim of negligent land, building or property conditions.

- Slip and Fall Injury

The slip and fall lawyers at the Orange County work injury firm of DiMarco Araujo Montevideo have fought for fall victims for over thirty years to ensure that their rights are protected. If you were the victim of dangerous, slippery or negligent conditions on the property of another, a business, your employer or of a government agency, we can help you. Our firm will help you in and out of court. We will ensure you are receiving the full and timely medical treatment that you deserve by law. At the center of slip and fall law is the right for people to not be subjected to negligent land, building or property conditions.

- Catastrophic Injury

Have you been seriously injured by the hands of another, defective product, government agency or work accident? Catastrophic injury accidents can often spiral an individual’s personal and professional life out of control. The serious catastrophic injury lawyers at DiMarco Araujo Montevideo have worked hard to help our clients recover maximum monetary damages owed to families and individuals who have suffered traumatic and tragic injuries by the intentional wrongdoing or negligent acts of others, their employers or other companies. We have extensive experience representing clients who have experienced serious and catastrophic injuries, sustained in a variety of accidents.

- Medical Transport Accidents

Our medical transport accident lawyers have been helping injured people for over three decades. We have seen every possible type of ambulance accident and negligent transport accident. We have represented injured patients who were in the ambulance or van that was reckless and people who were hit by the medical transport while it was driving recklessly. California does allow ambulances to have certain leeway and abilities when they are going to an accident or driving to the hospital or emergency room but there are very sound limits. Other types of medical transports do not have the same leeway and they need to follow the rules of the road. They are not allowed to overstep the emergency bounds and they certainly do not have the right to cause accidents, hit pedestrians, sideswipe motorcycles or drive irresponsibly.

- Vehicle Rollover

Vehicle rollovers happen much more often than they should given how advanced automobiles, trucks and motorcycles are today. In fact, some sources put the number of injuries from car and truck rollovers in the high tens of thousands. Many times, they are not the result of excessive speed, defective tires or inattentive driving. Manufacturers, CalTRANS, construction companies and the public and government agencies that certify the construction designs all have a duty to provide safe and reliable vehicles, roads and traffic controls and signage. The vehicle rollover attorneys at the top Law Firm of DiMarco Araujo Montevideo have helped the victims of these tragic car flip accidents for over thirty years. We know the steps needed to win your case against the other drivers, a government agency or the car or truck manufacturer.

- Criminal Law

For over thirty years, the criminal lawyers at the Orange County law firm of DiMarco Araujo Montevideo have fought hard for those accused of crimes. The consequences of a conviction are dire and they affect your entire family for a very long time. A guilty decision could come with severe fines, many years in prison, loss of your current job, a life of limited job opportunities, decreased health, and everything else that comes with having a criminal record. To avoid all of that, you need a lawyer with the experience and winning track record who understands just how important this case is for you and your family. We are ready to help you and we know how the decisions you make today and this trial can potentially have ripple effects throughout your family for generations to come.

- Government Liability

We have prepared this page to be as educational and straight forward as possible. Our hope is that we can provide you many of the resources that are needed to alleviate the confusion of what to do when you are injured due to government negligence. You can trust our firm because we have consistently been given an A+ by the Better Business Bureau for our ethics and service. We truly to want to help, in any way we can, you, your family and your friends with injuries where a local, municipal, state or federal agency are partially or fully to blame.

Attorneys

	Mr. Jess J. Araujo Attorney Personal Injury, Workers Compensation		Mr. Anthony Burton Attorney Personal Injury
	Ms. Leonor C. Gonzales Attorney Personal Injury		Mr. John Michael Montevideo Attorney Personal Injury
	Mr. John A. Montevideo Attorney Personal Injury, Workers Compensation		Ms. Lupe Morales Attorney Personal Injury
	Mr. James Pantone Attorney Catastrophic Injuries, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death		Mr. Joel J. Thomas Attorney Workers Compensation