Kubota & Craig represents injured people in Laguna Beach, California — from the downtown village and the coves to the Laguna Canyon corridor. We are a personal injury firm based inland in Irvine, and founding partners Yoshiaki Kubota and Cynthia A. Craig personally handle every Laguna Beach matter the firm accepts, from motor-vehicle collisions to premises-liability and wrongful-death claims.
Where Personal Injuries Happen in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach’s two main corridors are Pacific Coast Highway (SR-1), which runs the length of the city along the coast, and Laguna Canyon Road (SR-133), the winding two-lane route connecting downtown to the 405 and 73. Both carry heavy year-round and seasonal traffic. The California Highway Patrol handles collisions on the state routes, and serious car, motorcycle, and bicycle collisions on PCH and the canyon road are matters our firm handles, along with the pedestrian collisions common where beach and downtown foot traffic crosses PCH.
Premises liability injuries in Laguna Beach arise at the downtown galleries, restaurants, and hotels, at the beaches and coastal stairways, and at the festival grounds during the summer arts season — producing slip and fall injuries on stairs, walkways, and hospitality property, dog bite claims, and construction injuries on the city’s hillside building sites. The most serious collisions and falls result in traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, and other catastrophic injury claims.
How Kubota & Craig Serves Laguna Beach
Kubota & Craig represents injured Laguna Beach residents and visitors from our office at 16530 Bake Parkway, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618, a short drive away via Laguna Canyon Road (SR-133). We are not a Laguna Beach–based firm with a storefront in the village — we are an Irvine personal-injury firm that serves Laguna Beach, 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 Laguna Beach area.
Driving Directions to Kubota & Craig from Laguna Beach, 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 Laguna Beach:
- From downtown Laguna Beach: take Laguna Canyon Road (SR-133) north to I-405, then continue to the Bake Parkway exit.
- From the coast (PCH): take Pacific Coast Highway to Laguna Canyon Road (SR-133) and continue to I-405 and the Bake Parkway exit.
Filing a Personal Injury Claim Arising in Laguna Beach
Personal injury cases arising in Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach, the County of Orange, Caltrans (which maintains PCH and SR-133), OCTA, or any other government entity is a potential defendant — Government Code § 911.2. Sidewalk defects, dangerous road or stairway 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 Laguna Beach case, ask us early rather than late.
Frequently Asked Questions — Personal Injury in Laguna Beach
I was injured on PCH or Laguna Canyon Road. Which agency and court apply?
Pacific Coast Highway (SR-1) and Laguna Canyon Road (SR-133) are state routes, so the California Highway Patrol commonly writes the reports and Caltrans may bear responsibility for road-design or maintenance conditions. The case files in Orange County Superior Court, and California’s two-year injury statute of limitations applies statewide. Where a dangerous road condition is involved, the six-month government-claim deadline can also apply — ask us early.
I was hurt on a public beach stairway or walkway in Laguna Beach. Can I make a claim?
Possibly. Injuries on public coastal stairways, walkways, or parkland can involve the City of Laguna Beach or another public entity, which triggers the six-month administrative-claim deadline under Government Code § 911.2 and may raise recreational-use-immunity questions. We assess the specific location and preserve the evidence before advising.
I was injured at a downtown Laguna Beach restaurant, gallery, or hotel. Whom do I sue?
Often more than one party — the business, the property owner, and any maintenance or security contractor 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 records. The assessment is free.
Other Locations We Serve
Nearby: Dana Point, Aliso Viejo, Newport Beach, Laguna Niguel. See full coverage on the Orange County, CA page.
To discuss a personal injury or wrongful death matter that arose in Laguna Beach, 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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