Southern California Wildfire Victim Information

Southern California Fires - Guidance for Homeowners

Homeowners should guard against fraudulent insurance adjusters and contractors and catalog their losses and damages

The ash is still falling. The flames are still shooting skyward. And tired Southern California residents are wondering if they'll see their homes when the thick smoke clears. Many who know their homes have been burned to the ground as a result of raging wildfires are getting ready to file claims or have already filed them.

Anxiety for homeowners continues with not only worries about insurance, but about rebuilding their homes. Losing your home and watching your American Dream reduced to ash before your eyes and then viewing it several times over on television, can be demoralizing.

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Personal Injury Attorneys Must Be Wary Of Taking On Fire Claim Cases

As personal injury attorneys, we instinctively look for "how can we help". The Southern California wildfires have naturally brought out the consumer advocate in many personal injury attorneys across the state. There is that urgency on the part of many attorneys to help people who are without homes and figuratively lost as to the next step they need to take in terms of assessing their losses and filing claims.

But Richard Alexander, a very accomplished and knowledgeable personal injury attorney from San Jose, is quick to point out the dangers of this natural reaction of wanting to "go to the rescue" of the wildfire victims. Many personal injury attorneys, he says, don't have the knowledge or experience, he says, to even begin figuring out what they are getting into.

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Be on the Hit-and-Run Lookout

BISNAR | CHASE, in conjunction with WeTip, a leading anonymous crime reporting service and law enforcement advocacy non-profit organization, is launching a program intended to wipe out hit-and-runs in the state of California by offering rewards for tips leading to the arrest and felony conviction of hit-and-run drivers. See Hit-and-Run Reward for more details.

BISNAR | CHASE 2006-2010 Super Lawyers names outstanding lawyers from more than 60 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. BISNAR | CHASE has received this award for five consecutive years. Brian Chase was named one of the 2010 Top 50 Orange County Lawyers.