We are a highly experienced and compassionate full-service law firm that aggressively advocates for our clients' rights for all types of injuries and work injuries in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, San Diego, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties and throughout the State of California. We understand the severe financial and emotional impact of work injuries that often accompany the loss of wages. We will help you pursue maximum compensation for your case!
The Accident Defenders APC was founded by Joshua R. Kohanbash Esq. with the sole purpose of defending the rights of hard-working employees.
We help injured workers find success in their search for compensation and recovery from their devastating losses.
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Our firm operates on a contingency- fee basis, meaning no upfront costs, no consultation fees, and no hourly fees. If you win, we win.
The Accident Defenders have extensive experience representing injured people and their families in work accidents, work-related illnesses, auto accidents, and other catastrophic injuries. Our attorneys have over 30 years of collective experience. Our firm is small in numbers in order to provide the highest quality of service to our clients.
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The Accident Defenders provide Competent legal representation to our client’s throughout the California Basin. We believe in providing our client’s highest standard of service. If you or someone you love has been injured our attorneys at the Accident Defenders can help you seek justice. Don’t wait, contact us today to see if you could be entitled to compensation.
Why Choose Us
Our team came together with one goal in mind: Protecting Individuals. Whether it's individuals who have been physically injured, or individuals with their rights at stake by their employers, we will fight for you.
No Recovery, Absolutely No Fees!
Client Satisfaction Is Our Goal
We Seek The Highest Settlement & Fight For You
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Whether you have been injured at work or are experiencing workplace discrimination, we are prepared to help.
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Who We Are
With a combined 30+ years of courtroom experience, our attorneys can deliver exceptional representation. We are confident that we can take care of all our client’s needs and get them the maximum compensation for their injuries. If you have been injured on the job or suffered a work-related illness, you can count on our aggressive lawyers and staff to help you obtain the highest value for your claim. At the Accident Defenders, we have helped numerous clients obtain workers’ compensation benefits.
However, our office’s “secret sauce” is our team of lawyers.
Joshua R. Kohanbash Esq.
Founding Partner
In fact, our founding partner, Joshua R. Kohanbash Esq. was an insurance defense attorney for over half a decade. Kohanbash worked for various insurance carriers and employers defending multi-million dollar claims. He switched sides to find the human element in legal representation. Representing injured employees has been his newfound passion.
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Whether you have been injured at work or are experiencing workplace discrimination, we are prepared to help.
Employment
The Accident Defenders are dedicated to representing employees across California who have been victimized by discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace. We are advocates for those who have been victimized because of their age, gender, national origin, race, sexual orientation, or other illegal reasons.
We have handled cases dealing with age discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment in the workplace, race and color discrimination, religious discrimination, wage and hour violations and more. Our clients come to us during the most vulnerable time in their lives and we offer them support, compassion and our unwavering commitment to fighting for them.
If you are in need of an experienced California employment attorney, don't hesitate to reach out to our team here at Accident Defenders or through our online form, or by calling us at (323) 591 2829!
Workers Compensation
The California Workers’ Compensation system was designed to provide benefits to victims of work accidents or illnesses. Although the system was designed to provide a benefit to California residents, it has now become a money-making machine for Insurance Companies, who regularly deny claims with no real foundation. Our Workers Compensation lawyers can help victims with a variety of work injury cases, including, but not limited to:
Emotional Stress/Psychological Abuse
If you are an eligible employee and were hurt on the job in California, chances are, you are entitled to benefits in the form of income replacement and medical care. These benefits are critical to allow injured claimant’s to recover and avoid putting their families at risk of no income.
Per the California Department of Industrial Relations, all California employers must provide workers’ compensation benefits to their employees under the California Labor Code Section 3700. If a business employs one or more employees, then it must satisfy the requirement of the law.
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Steps for Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim
1. Report the injury to a Supervisor
Our office always recommends doing this orally and in writing. If your employer does not take your claim seriously, we also recommend that you seek care with your personal doctor to avoid any aggravation of your potential injury.
2. Filing the Actual Claim with your Employer
At this point, your Employer should provide you with a claim form. The California Department of Industrial Relations requires that Employers MUST provide an employee who gets sick or hurt on the job with a workers’ compensation claim form within one working day after the work-related injury or illness is reported.
Employers must also, return a copy of the completed form to the employee within one working day of receipt.
3. File an Application for Adjudication of Claim with your local Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB)
This is a form yo fill out to file your claim with the WCAB when you have a disagreement with you employer or its insurance company about your case and you want it resolved in court.
Of course, there are time constraints for each of these steps. For this reason, it is important to speak with an Attorney to ensure you have not missed the necessary deadlines.
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