Kubota & Craig represents injured people in Santa Ana, California — the county seat — from the Civic Center and downtown core to the residential neighborhoods along the 5 and the 55. We are a personal injury firm based nearby in Irvine, and founding partners Yoshiaki Kubota and Cynthia A. Craig personally handle every Santa Ana matter the firm accepts, from motor-vehicle collisions to premises-liability and wrongful-death claims.
Where Personal Injuries Happen in Santa Ana
Santa Ana is one of the most freeway-dense cities in the county. Interstate 5 (the Santa Ana Freeway), State Route 55 (the Costa Mesa Freeway), and State Route 22 (the Garden Grove Freeway) all cross or border the city, and their interchanges are among the busiest in Orange County. The California Highway Patrol handles collisions on all of them, and serious car, truck, and motorcycle collisions on them are matters our firm handles. Arterials such as First Street, Bristol Street, Main Street, and Grand Avenue carry heavy local traffic and the pedestrian, bicycle, and rideshare collisions common in a dense urban core.
Premises-liability injuries in Santa Ana arise at retail centers such as MainPlace, at the Civic Center and downtown commercial blocks, and across the city’s industrial and warehouse districts. These produce slip and fall injuries, dog bite claims in residential neighborhoods, and construction and burn injuries in the industrial sector. The most serious collisions and falls result in traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, and product-liability claims.
How Kubota & Craig Serves Santa Ana
Kubota & Craig represents injured Santa Ana residents from our office at 16530 Bake Parkway, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618, a short drive from Santa Ana via Interstate 5. We are not a Santa Ana based firm with a local storefront — we are an Irvine personal-injury firm that serves Santa Ana, 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 Santa Ana area.
Driving Directions to Kubota & Craig from Santa Ana, 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 Santa Ana:
- From the Civic Center and county courthouses: take I-5 south toward Irvine and exit at Bake Parkway.
- From MainPlace mall: take I-5 south toward Irvine and exit at Bake Parkway.
Filing a Personal Injury Claim Arising in Santa Ana
Personal injury cases arising in Santa Ana are filed in the Orange County Superior Court — and Santa Ana is where the county’s civil courthouses sit. Most injury cases are unlimited civil matters, filed and heard at the Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West; 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 of the injury period).
- Six months to file an administrative claim if the City of Santa Ana, 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 Santa Ana case, ask us early rather than late.
Frequently Asked Questions — Personal Injury in Santa Ana
My Orange County case will be heard in Santa Ana. Does the firm handle cases there?
Yes. The Orange County Superior Court’s main civil courthouse, the Central Justice Center, is in Santa Ana at 700 Civic Center Drive West, and that is where unlimited-civil injury cases from across the county are litigated (complex-designated cases go to the nearby Civil Complex Center). Our Irvine office is a short drive away, and both founding partners handle matters there personally.
I was hurt on a public street or sidewalk in Santa Ana. Can I sue the city?
Possibly, but the deadline is short — a written administrative claim to the City of Santa Ana 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-design, or signal condition may have contributed, consult an attorney immediately.
I was hit on a freeway through Santa Ana. Which agency handles the report?
The California Highway Patrol writes the reports for all Orange County freeway collisions, including the 5, the 55, and the 22. The case files in Orange County Superior Court, and California’s two-year injury statute of limitations applies statewide.
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
Nearby: Tustin, Orange, Costa Mesa, Irvine. See full coverage on the Orange County, CA page.
To discuss a personal injury or wrongful death matter that arose in Santa Ana, 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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