Steven M. Sweat
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Los Angeles, California
Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in California since: 1996
Education: California Western School of Law
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2023 Call today:
310-592-0445
Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC
11500 W Olympic BlvdSuite #400-488
Los Angeles, CA 90064 Visit website
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Attorney Steven Mark Sweat has been in the "business" of helping people in the Los Angeles area of Southern California for more than 18 years. Handling a wide range of legal issues for clients from all walks of life, Steven understands that for every problem, there is a solution. He specializes in finding those solutions and making people's lives better. He handles personal injury cases and related insurance claims involving accidents of every type including motor vehicle accidents involving cars, trucks and other commercial vehicles (including Uber and Lyft), motorcycles and bikes, and pedestrians. He also handles employment claims including workers compensation and wrongful termination. For more information, contact us here.
Steven holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University (B.S., 1992) and earned his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law (J.D., 1995), where he also served as president of the school’s International Law Society. His professional honors include membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and awards for volunteer public service. He is also an active member of several legal organizations, including the Consumer Attorneys of California, the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America and the National Association for Civil Justice.
To learn more about Steven or his practice at Steven M. Sweat, APC, in Los Angeles California, visit www.victimslawyer.com.
Practice Areas include the following:
Bicycle v. Auto Crash Collisions
Personal Injury Lawsuits in and around Los Angeles
Best Car Accident Attorneys Los Angeles
Representation of Korean Community in Los Angeles
Attorney For Injured Truck Drivers in California
Attorneys Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Claims in Los Angeles
Law offices and legal services provided for any accident or injury claim in the following Southern California locations: Los Angeles, Glendale CA, West Covina, Ontario CA (serving the Inland Empire including Pomona and Chino), Palmdale Lancaster and the Antelope Valley, Torrance (serving Southbay Los Angeles), Santa Fe Springs CA (serving Norwalk Downey and Southeast L.A. County), Huntington Beach (Serving Orange County CA), and Chula Vista (Serving San Diego CA).
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To answer some of the more common questions people have about car accident and other types of personal injury claims, visit these links:
How to report a traffic accident to the DMV in California
How to pay my medical bills after a California car accident
What to do if I get fired from my job in California
What to do if you are a passenger in a Lyft vehicle and get injured in a crash
What to do if a Funeral Home in California Mishandled my loved one's body?
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1996, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.victimslawyer.com/about-us/
- Volunteer with Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles
- Pro Bono publico award. San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program., 1996
- Member: Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum: An organization recogizing excellence in the legal profession in obtaining multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for personal injury claims in California.
- Member, National Association for Civil Justice
- Member of Consumer Attorneys of California, proudly representing consumers in personal injury claims throughout California., 1998
- Member, Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- Member, Consumer Attorneys of California
- Florida State University, B.S., 1992
- Juris Doctorate, California Western School of Law, 1995
- Summary of the benefits to consumers of hiring a personal injury attorney following a car accident or other type of personal injury causing event., Why should I hire a Personal Injury Attorney?, National Law Review, 2018
- National legal organization dedicated to recognizing excellence in the legal profession. Awarded for excellent service to clients in the field of Personal Injury Law., Lawyers of Distinction Award Recipient, Lawyers of Distinction, 2019
- The Litigator Award names the top personal injury litigators rated in the upper 1% in the U.S. Â , The Litigator Award, Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2015
- Volunteer, Public Service
- President, International Law Society
- The National Trial Lawyers top 100 is a national award for personal injury attorneys. Â It is meant to distinguish those lawyers who have shown great skill in obtaining monetary compensation for victims of personal injury and wrongful death., Top 100 Trial Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers, 2015
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Introduction to Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC Youtube channel., Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC, 2020
- Personal injury law firm, Los Angeles, CA., Personal Injury Law Firm, Los Angeles, CA, Law, 2015
- Settlement of policy limits (including umbrella coverage) for Los Angeles motorcycle accident victim who was struck by a driver turning left in front of him., 2021
- Settlement of Class Action wage and hour involving California truck drivers: $400,000, 2022
- Settlement above one million for bicycle rider struck by a car in Los Angeles area., 2020
- Settlement of $1.1 Million: Death resulting from a dog attack in the Antelope Valley., 2019
- $1.3 Million Dollar settlement for wrongful death claim due to alleged improper maintenance of a commercial property (strip mall) in San Bernardino County CA, 2014
- Settlement of One Million Dollars for death of a motorcyclist as a result of being struck in the HOV lane of the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, CA., 2016
- Settlement of $1.5 Million: Sexual Assault of a patient in a mental health facility in Orange County, CA, 2017
- Jury Verdict in auto v. bicycle claim against the City of Los Angeles in excess of $250,000. Cyclist was hit and severely injured by a City Park Ranger while riding in Griffith Park., 2016
- Jury Verdict - Auto v. Auto: $57,327, Los Angeles Superior Court, 2014
- $525,000 Settlement for bicycle accident victim injured while crossing Brand Boulevard in Glendale, CA. Insurance carrier initially denied liability but, was convinced to settle claim due to extensive investigative work and zealous prosecution of civil claims for money damages., 2016
- Premises Liability/Negligent Security: $350,000 settlement., 2010
- Auto v. Motorcycle - Settlement $435,000, 2012
- $435,000 settlement in an accident at an intersection in Los Angeles. The accident involved a motorcyclist who was proceeding with the right of way when a driver attempted to make a left hand turn in front of the motorcycle, causing the motorcycle to hit the passenger side of the car, wobble and go down. The plaintiff severely injured her right knee which required surgery.  The defendant denied hitting the motorcyclist and hired accident reconstruction and "human factors" experts to try to give opinions about how the motorcycle driver could have "avoided" the accident. Glotzer & Sweat, LLP did extensive private investigation and hired their own experts, including an accident reconstruction engineer, a biomechanical engineer, and medical experts to refute the claims of the defense.   Â
- Premises Liability/Negligent Security Settlement: $1,000,000.00, 2007
- Settlement of $1,250,000.00 in motorcycle accident fatality case in Los Angeles, CA., 2016
- Auto v. Bicycle Accident: Jury Verdict: $289,000.00, 2012
- Wrongful Death: $1,300,000.00 - Retail store slip and fall., 2012
- Wrongful Termination/Disability Discrimination Claim: $350,000 settlement, 2011
Office location for Steven M. Sweat
11500 W Olympic Blvd
Suite #400-488
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 310-592-0445
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2023
