Kubota & Craig represents injured people in Aliso Viejo, California — from the Aliso Viejo Town Center and the surrounding office parks to the residential neighborhoods along Aliso Creek and Pacific Park Drive. Our office is a short drive away in Irvine, and founding partners Yoshiaki Kubota and Cynthia A. Craig personally handle every Aliso Viejo matter the firm accepts, from motor-vehicle collisions to premises liability and wrongful death claims.
Where Personal Injuries Happen in Aliso Viejo
Aliso Viejo is anchored by the 73 Toll Road on its northern side, with Aliso Creek Road, Pacific Park Drive, Moulton Parkway, and Glenwood Drive carrying traffic among the residential villages, the Town Center, and the business district. The California Highway Patrol handles toll-road collisions, and serious car, truck, and motorcycle collisions are matters our firm handles, along with the pedestrian and rideshare collisions common on the surface arterials.
Premises-liability injuries in Aliso Viejo arise at the Aliso Viejo Town Center and the city’s dense concentration of corporate office parks, producing slip and fall and parking-structure injuries; in residential neighborhoods and along the Aliso and Wood Canyons trails, which can produce dog bite claims; and in commercial construction, producing construction injuries. The most serious collisions and falls result in traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, and other catastrophic injury claims.
How Kubota & Craig Serves Aliso Viejo
Kubota & Craig represents injured Aliso Viejo residents from our office at 16530 Bake Parkway, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618, a short drive away via the 73 Toll Road. We are an Irvine personal-injury firm that serves Aliso Viejo, and we say so plainly. Founding partners Yoshiaki Kubota (California State Bar #175555) and Cynthia A. Craig (California State Bar #226318) personally handle every matter the firm accepts. Initial consultations are free, available in English and Spanish, and the firm works on a contingency basis — no fee unless the case results in a recovery. When an injury makes travel impractical, we come to you, including at the hospitals serving the Aliso Viejo area.
Driving Directions to Kubota & Craig from Aliso Viejo, California
Our office is at 16530 Bake Parkway, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618, reachable from the Bake Parkway exit off both I-5 and I-405. High-level routes from around Aliso Viejo:
- From the Aliso Viejo Town Center: take the 73 Toll Road toward Irvine, connect to I-405, and exit at Bake Parkway.
- From the business district: take Aliso Creek Road to I-5 north toward Irvine and exit at Bake Parkway.
Filing a Personal Injury Claim Arising in Aliso Viejo
Personal injury cases arising in Aliso Viejo are filed in the Orange County Superior Court. Most injury cases are unlimited civil matters, filed and heard at the Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, in Santa Ana; only cases designated as complex litigation are handled at the Civil Complex Center (751 W. Santa Ana Boulevard). Venue follows where the injury happened, not where you live.
Three deadlines matter most:
- Two years from the date of injury — CCP § 335.1 (most injury claims).
- Three years for property damage — CCP § 338 (runs independently).
- Six months to file an administrative claim if the City of Aliso Viejo, the County of Orange, OCTA, Caltrans, or any other government entity is a potential defendant — Government Code § 911.2. Sidewalk defects, dangerous road design, signal failures, and government-owned vehicles fall here, and missing the deadline ordinarily extinguishes the claim.
If a government entity may be involved in your Aliso Viejo case, ask us early rather than late.
Frequently Asked Questions — Personal Injury in Aliso Viejo
I was injured on the 73 Toll Road near Aliso Viejo. Which agency and court apply?
The California Highway Patrol writes the reports for Orange County toll-road and freeway collisions, including the 73. The case files in Orange County Superior Court, and California’s two-year injury statute of limitations applies statewide.
I was hurt on a public sidewalk or road in Aliso Viejo. Can I sue the city?
Possibly, but the deadline is short — a written administrative claim to the City of Aliso Viejo within six months of the injury under Government Code § 911.2, with the lawsuit following within six months of any rejection. If a sidewalk, road, or signal condition may have contributed, consult an attorney immediately.
I was injured at an Aliso Viejo office park or the Town Center. Whom do I sue?
Often more than one party — the tenant business, the property-management company, contracted security or janitorial vendors, and the property owner can each be involved under California premises-liability law. The right defendants depend on the incident report and the property contracts, which we investigate routinely.
I just want to know what my case is worth. Can you give me a number?
Not honestly, without first reviewing your case. Value depends on your injuries, medical bills, lost income, available insurance, and the strength of the liability evidence. We give you a realistic range after reviewing the police report, medical records, and policy limits. The assessment is free.
Other Locations We Serve
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To discuss a personal injury or wrongful death matter that arose in Aliso Viejo, call (949) 218-5676 or use our contact form. Consultations are free, available in English and Spanish, and the firm works on a contingency basis — no fee unless we recover for you.
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