Kubota & Craig is a personal injury law firm serving all of Orange County, California, from our office at 16530 Bake Parkway, Suite 100 in Irvine. Founding partners Yoshiaki Kubota and Cynthia A. Craig represent injured people across the county’s communities — in motor-vehicle collisions, premises-liability incidents, catastrophic-injury matters, and wrongful-death claims — and personally handle every case the firm accepts.
Where Personal Injuries Happen in Orange County
Orange County’s injury risk concentrates on one of the densest freeway networks in the country. Interstate 5 (the Santa Ana Freeway) and Interstate 405 (the San Diego Freeway) carry the county’s heaviest traffic; State Routes 55, 22, 91, and 57, the 73, 133, 241, and 261 toll roads, and Pacific Coast Highway (SR-1) connect the inland cities to the coast. The California Highway Patrol handles collisions on all of these freeways, and serious car, truck, and motorcycle collisions on them are among the matters our firm handles.
Off the freeways, the injuries we see track how the county lives and works. High-volume retail and entertainment destinations generate slip-and-fall, falling-merchandise, and parking-structure incidents. Dense pedestrian and cycling activity along the coast and the county’s trail network produces pedestrian and bicycle injuries. Residential neighborhoods and parks produce dog-bite claims. The county’s large construction and industrial sectors produce construction and burn injuries. The most serious collisions and falls result in traumatic brain injuries, wrongful death, and product-liability claims.
How Kubota & Craig Serves Orange County
Kubota & Craig represents injured Orange County residents from our office at 16530 Bake Parkway, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618. Our Irvine office sits near the I-5 / I-405 / SR-133 convergence, central to the county and reachable from north-county, south-county, and coastal communities alike. 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 hospitals throughout Orange County.
Driving Directions to Kubota & Craig from Orange County, 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 Orange County:
- From the coast (Newport Beach, PCH): take the 73 Toll Road or I-405 toward Irvine and exit at Bake Parkway.
- From north Orange County (Anaheim, Santa Ana): take I-5 south toward Irvine and exit at Bake Parkway.
- From south Orange County (Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel): take I-5 north or the 73 Toll Road toward Irvine and exit at Bake Parkway.
Filing a Personal Injury Claim Arising in Orange County
Personal injury cases arising in Orange County are filed in the Orange County Superior Court. Most injury and wrongful-death 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 is the general statute of limitations under California Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1 — the window for most car-accident, slip-and-fall, dog-bite, and product-liability claims.
- Three years is the limit for property-damage claims under CCP § 338. If your case involves both bodily injury and vehicle damage, the two periods run independently.
- Six months is the deadline to file an administrative claim if a city government, the County of Orange, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Caltrans, or the State of California is a potential defendant — California 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 you are not sure whether a government entity may be involved in your Orange County case, ask us early rather than late.
Frequently Asked Questions — Personal Injury in Orange County
I was injured on an Orange County freeway. Which court and police agency handle it?
The California Highway Patrol writes the reports for all Orange County freeway collisions. The case is filed in the Orange County Superior Court, with most injury cases heard at the Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, in Santa Ana (only complex-designated cases go to the Civil Complex Center). California’s two-year injury statute of limitations applies statewide.
Do I have to live in Orange County to file my claim here?
No. Venue follows where the injury happened, not where you live. An injury that occurred in Orange County is filed in the Orange County Superior Court regardless of your home county or state.
I was hurt on a public road or sidewalk. Do I sue the city or the county?
It depends on who owned and maintained the road or condition. Depending on the location, the responsible entity may be a city, the County of Orange, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), or Caltrans. Each requires a written administrative claim within six months under California Government Code § 911.2, so identifying the correct entity early is important.
How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in Orange County?
Generally two years from the date of injury under CCP § 335.1; three years for property damage under § 338; and six months to file an administrative claim if a government entity is a potential defendant under Government Code § 911.2. Missing a deadline ordinarily extinguishes the claim.
What is my Orange County injury case worth?
Not something anyone can answer honestly without reviewing your case. Value depends on the nature and permanence of your injuries, your medical bills, lost income, available insurance coverage, and the strength of the liability evidence. We give a realistic range after reviewing the police report, the medical records, and the policy limits. The assessment is free.
Communities We Serve Across Orange County
Kubota & Craig represents clients across Orange County, including:
Coastal: Newport Beach, Corona del Mar, Balboa Island, Laguna Beach, Dana Point.
Central and inland: Irvine, Tustin, Orange, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa.
South and Saddleback Valley: Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, Trabuco Canyon.
To discuss a personal injury or wrongful death matter that arose in Orange County, 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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