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Use this directory to compare California injury attorney and non-attorney profiles by documented credentials, State Bar record when applicable, published practice focus, available firm sources, languages, and local context. Hurt Advice does not rank a universal best lawyer or guarantee that a listed professional will accept a case.

9 profiles with reviewed public-source records
Start with one of 8 major injury types
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Legal professionals reviewing injury case documents before a consultation

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Use the filters to compare listed practice areas, office city, and languages supported by published sources. Confirm coverage and current availability with the independent firm.

California license records

Verify the person first, then compare the injury issue.

Each licensed attorney below is connected to a current California State Bar name, number, and official license link. Use the focused guides for claim preparation, then return to the full profile to compare credentials and questions.

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Active California attorney

Abraham Chuljyan

#288713
Published firm
Ace Law Firm, P.C.
Office city
Sherman Oaks
Public practice signals
Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Truck Accidents

Active California attorney

Armen Akaragian

State Bar name: Armen Kevork Akaragian

#242303
Published firm
Mardirossian Akaragian LLP
Office city
Los Angeles
Public practice signals
Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Motor Vehicle Accidents

Active California attorney

Astghik Sogoyan

State Bar name: Astghik Annie Sogoyan

#337142
Published firm
Elite Law Group, APLC
Office city
Encino
Public practice signals
Personal Injury

Active California attorney

James K. Sadigh

#140199
Published firm
James K. Sadigh, Attorney at Law
Office city
Beverly Hills
Public practice signals
Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Wrongful Termination

Active California attorney

Nina Garayan

State Bar name: Nina Tshavrushyan Garayan

#324132
Published firm
Garayan Law Group
Office city
Torrance
Public practice signals
Personal Injury, Business Law

Active California attorney

Raffi Naljian

State Bar name: Raffi Garabed Naljian

#238919
Published firm
Naljian Law Offices, PC
Office city
Glendale
Public practice signals
Personal Injury, Civil Litigation

Active California attorney

Sam Ryan Heidari

State Bar name: Saman Ryan Heidari

#302555
Published firm
Heidari Law Group
Office city
Los Angeles
Public practice signals
Personal Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Premises Liability

Active California attorney

Silva Maranjyan

#321803
Published firm
Elite Law Group, APLC
Office city
Encino
Public practice signals
Personal Injury

How to compare legal profiles

Compare the details that matter to your consultation.

The background relevant to a catastrophic injury case may differ from what matters in a disputed insurance claim, intake-support need, or rideshare crash. Pair a profile with the relevant service guide, then compare credentials, experience questions, communication, and location rather than geography alone.

Step 1

Start with the claim type

Pick the injury or accident type first so the results stay relevant.

Step 2

Confirm verification and coverage

Compare practice focus, bar verification or role clarity, experience, and California location coverage together.

Step 3

Prepare before you call

Use the linked practice pages and guides so the next conversation is more productive.

If you are still unsure which claim type fits, start with the broader services directory or review the injury guides and legal explainers. That can help you prepare a more useful shortlist and consultation questions.

Choose a starting point

Where to go based on the question you have

These are not rankings or promises. Choose the option that matches whether you need a profile, local guidance, a checklist, or immediate intake.

Compare by attorney and claim type

Review a specific attorney in the context of the legal issue you are facing.

These are not rankings or promises of representation. Each guide connects a public profile with issue-specific educational guidance; it does not establish that the named attorney has handled that exact scenario.

Torrance guidance

Personal Injury Attorney Nina Garayan

Verify Nina Garayan, active California attorney and Garayan Law Group founder, with sourced injury practice, office, language, and license details.

Torrance guidance

Car Crash Records and Attorney Fit

Review car crash evidence and Nina Garayan’s personal injury listing. Garayan Law Group lists car accidents as a firm service; confirm her case fit.

Torrance guidance

Pedestrian Crash Records and Attorney Fit

Prepare pedestrian crash evidence and review Nina Garayan’s broad personal injury listing. Confirm specific experience with Garayan Law Group.

Torrance guidance

Premises Records and Attorney Fit

Review premises evidence and Nina Garayan’s personal injury listing. The firm publishes premises liability as a service; ask about her individual experience.

Torrance guidance

Brain Injury Records and Attorney Fit

Prepare brain injury records alongside Nina Garayan’s verified profile. The firm lists traumatic brain injury services; confirm her individual case experience.

Torrance guidance

Wrongful Death Records and Attorney Fit

Review family and incident records with Nina Garayan’s verified profile. The firm lists wrongful death services; ask about her personal role and case fit.

Los Angeles guidance

Car Accident Evidence and Attorney Fit

Prepare car accident questions using Raffi Naljian’s verified California profile and personal injury listing. Confirm specific experience with his firm.

Los Angeles guidance

Rear-End Collision Evidence and Attorney Fit

Review rear-end collision evidence and Raffi Naljian’s verified injury and litigation profile. Confirm his case-specific experience directly.

Los Angeles guidance

Head-On Collision Evidence and Attorney Fit

Organize head-on collision evidence and review Raffi Naljian’s verified personal injury and litigation profile before asking about matter-specific experience.

Los Angeles guidance

Product Liability Attorney Armen Akaragian

Attorney Armen Akaragian handles complex product liability and catastrophic injury matters in Los Angeles. Active CA attorney. Free intake review.

Los Angeles guidance

Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Armen Akaragian

Motorcycle accident attorney Armen Akaragian has handled serious motorcycle injury verdict work, including a Top Verdict-recognized California result.

Los Angeles guidance

Catastrophic Injury Attorney Armen Akaragian

Armen Akaragian represents catastrophic injury victims in high-stakes California cases involving serious harm, complex evidence, and major defendants.

Encino guidance

Brain Injury Evidence and Attorney Fit

Review brain injury records with Silva Maranjyan’s verified California profile and broad personal injury listing. Confirm case-specific experience directly.

Encino guidance

Spinal Cord Injury Evidence and Attorney Fit

Review spinal cord injury evidence and Silva Maranjyan’s broad personal injury listing. Ask Elite Law Group who handles this specific type of claim.

Encino guidance

Birth Injury Records and Attorney Fit

Review birth injury records alongside Silva Maranjyan’s verified profile. Her public personal injury listing does not establish a birth injury practice.

Encino guidance

Truck Crash Records and Attorney Fit

Review truck crash records and Astghik Sogoyan’s verified personal injury profile. Confirm truck-case experience with Elite Law Group.

Encino guidance

Rideshare Crash Records and Attorney Fit

Review rideshare evidence and Astghik Sogoyan’s public personal injury profile. Ask Elite Law Group about platform-specific case experience.

Encino guidance

Workplace Injury Records and Attorney Fit

Compare California workers compensation and possible third-party records with Astghik Sogoyan’s verified license and firm-published personal injury focus.

California guidance

Records to prepare before asking James K. Sadigh about an injury claim

Organize incident proof, treatment, losses, and insurance details before asking whether James K. Sadigh's office can review an injury claim.

California guidance

Records to organize before asking James K. Sadigh about an insurance denial

Sort the policy, denial reason, claim timeline and supporting records before asking whether James K. Sadigh's office can review a dispute.

California guidance

Records to review after a California termination

Build a dated employment record and identify the legal route before asking whether James K. Sadigh's office can review a California firing.

California guidance

Rear-end collision evidence

Review vehicle positions, photos, medical records, and questions to ask counsel after a rear-end collision.

California guidance

Traumatic brain injury documentation

Organize symptoms, clinical records, daily-function changes, and consultation questions after a suspected brain injury.

California guidance

Defective product evidence

Preserve the item, identify its model and warnings, and prepare questions about a possible product defect.

California guidance

Insurance bad-faith questions

Compare policy language, claim correspondence, denial reasons, and the timeline before attorney review.

Attorney-specific guidance

Continue with a verified profile and a focused legal guide.

Each guide connects the named attorney's public background with relevant practice information and practical questions for further review or intake.

Choosing counsel

What to compare before you contact a personal injury lawyer

Practice fit

Look for overlap between the lawyer's verified public record and your claim. A profile tied to truck accident or brain injury guidance gives you a focused question path, but it does not prove matter-specific experience. Confirm that experience directly.

Case strategy

Review whether the attorney emphasizes settlement strategy, trial readiness, catastrophic damages, or insurer disputes. That context can help you decide whether to request a consultation now or gather more records and questions first.

Communication fit

We also show language support, location coverage, and consultation details because communication matters. If you are ready to share the facts, use the intake form. Hurt Advice may refer the request to an independent participating attorney or law firm.

If you are unsure where to start, a practical sequence is to compare one attorney profile, one practice-area page, and one resource guide before you call. That mix usually gives enough context to understand both the lawyer and the problem you are hiring them to solve.

Every profile also connects to relevant services and guidance, so you can verify the person and understand the legal issue before deciding whether to request contact.

California location guides

Move from statewide lawyer browsing into the right California city.

Lawyer profiles are more useful when they connect to exact local service pages, practice pages, and case-planning resources. These paths help readers avoid a generic statewide result when the case depends on local roads, hospitals, medical providers, neighborhoods, courts, or witnesses.

Hurt Advice is a lawyer-referral and legal-information service, not a law firm. No attorney-client relationship is formed unless an independent attorney accepts the matter under a separate written agreement.

Fresno car accidents

Fresno car accident lawyer review path

Review Fresno crash facts, medical records, insurer pressure, and city-specific car accident guidance before comparing attorneys.

Open local path

Visalia brain injury

Visalia brain injury lawyer review path

Start here when brain injury symptoms, medical proof, local Visalia resources, and attorney fit all matter.

Open local path

Santa Ana brain injury

Santa Ana brain injury attorney review path

Connect Santa Ana attorney comparison with traumatic brain injury evidence, treatment chronology, and local next steps.

Open local path

San Jose bicycle accidents

San Jose bicycle accident attorney review path

Review San Jose road design, driver fault, medical proof, and intake preparation after a bicycle crash.

Open local path

Financial District crashes

Financial District car accident attorney review path

Review Financial District roads, records, medical care, and claim questions before comparing San Francisco attorneys.

Open local path

North Beach crashes

North Beach car accident lawyer review path

Start with North Beach crash guidance when the incident, witnesses, cameras, or treatment are tied to the neighborhood.

Open local path

Pacific Heights crashes

Pacific Heights car accident lawyer review path

Connect a Pacific Heights car accident with neighborhood facts, documentation priorities, and intake guidance.

Open local path

Vallejo brain injury

Vallejo brain injury lawyer review path

Use the Vallejo guide to organize symptoms, treatment, medical proof, and case-review questions after a brain injury.

Open local path

Lawyer directory FAQ

Questions people ask before choosing a personal injury lawyer

These answers make the directory easier to use when someone is deciding whether they need a roster, an attorney-comparison hub, or a legal intake path.

How should I compare personal injury lawyer profiles?

Start with the claim type, then compare public verification, practice focus, local coverage, language support, available source links, case-history context, and whether the profile clearly distinguishes attorney status from unverified duties.

Is Hurt Advice a law firm?

No. Hurt Advice is a lawyer-referral and legal-information service, not a law firm. Submitting information does not create an attorney-client relationship. Representation begins only under a separate written agreement with an independent attorney or law firm.

Does Hurt Advice rank the best accident lawyer?

No. Hurt Advice does not publish a paid ranking or guarantee that one attorney is the best for every case. Use the directory to compare public sources, role clarity, practice focus, local fit, and next steps before contacting anyone.

What if I searched for the best car accident lawyer near me?

Use this directory as a starting point, then open the relevant car accident, city, and lawyer-selection pages. The best fit depends on the injury, location, evidence, insurance dispute, and attorney background rather than a generic ranking.

Are all listed profiles attorneys?

No. The directory separates attorney profiles from non-attorney listings. Attorney wording and license references should appear only when public bar or equivalent verification supports them; staff duties require their own source.

Should I use a lawyer directory or start with a practice-area page?

Use both. A practice-area page explains the legal issue, while the directory helps compare credentials, listed focus, public sources, and contact options before an intake review.

What information should I compare before contacting an accident lawyer?

A practical path is one attorney or non-attorney profile, one specialty page, one city hub, one practice-area guide, and the legal review process page. That gives more context than relying on a single directory card or generic near-me search result.

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