UCLA-Trained Attorneys in Tarzana
Pedestrian cases move fast in the wrong direction if nobody acts quickly. The business with the camera that caught everything will overwrite that footage in 48 to 72 hours. The police report might list you as "unknown fault" because the officer arrived after the fact. Meanwhile, the driver's insurance company is already building a file that puts blame on you.
Arya handles Tarzana pedestrian cases from day one. He sends preservation letters to businesses near the crash site, obtains the traffic signal data, and starts documenting your injuries before the other side has a chance to muddy the record. Your case files at Van Nuys Courthouse West, and he knows what those juries expect to see.
Grew Up Minutes Away and Knows Tarzana Firsthand
I grew up in Woodland Hills, attended El Camino Real High School, and earned my law degree at UCLA. I've spent my career representing injured residents in Tarzana and the surrounding Valley communities. I know this area well, from grabbing breakfast at Bea's Bakery to dinners with my wife at Sol Y Luna on Ventura and Winnetka, to spending evenings at Corbin Bowl. I handle every personal injury case from this part of the Valley personally, not a paralegal, not a junior associate.
What We Already Know When You Call
The high-risk corridors, the trauma hospitals, the filing deadlines, and the legal rules that apply to your case. This is the baseline knowledge we bring to every Tarzana injury claim.
Ventura Boulevard through Tarzana is one of the busiest surface streets in the San Fernando Valley. Combined with US-101 on-ramp congestion, this corridor sees consistent patterns of rear-end, pedestrian, and side-impact crashes.
Paramedics route to Northridge Hospital (Level II Trauma). Providence Tarzana Medical Center is right here on Burbank Boulevard but is not a trauma center. Critical cases go to UCLA Ronald Reagan (Level I).
California Vehicle Code §21950 requires drivers to yield to pedestrians in marked and unmarked crosswalks. Violation of this duty is negligence per se — the driver was automatically negligent, and the only remaining question is the extent of your damages.
Even when a driver clearly violated pedestrian right-of-way, insurers routinely claim the pedestrian was looking at a phone, crossed outside the crosswalk, or wore dark clothing. We build the documentary record — camera footage, police reports, and expert reconstruction — that counters these arguments.
What Shapes an Injury Case Here
The Reseda Boulevard medical corridor is one of the most concentrated clusters of treatment centers and specialist practices in the Valley. Providence Tarzana Medical Center sits on Burbank Boulevard. This is where many Valley injury victims end up for treatment whether or not they live here. The practical advantage: we already know the providers who are documenting your injuries, and we know which ones write reports that stand up when the insurance company's lawyer picks them apart.
Tarzana has one of the densest apartment corridors in the mid-Valley, especially along Vanowen and Oxnard. That means landlord and property management defendants are common. Slip and fall on a broken stairwell, assault in a poorly lit parking garage, trip on a cracked walkway: these are all premises cases against management companies, and management companies fight differently than individual homeowners.
The US-101/Reseda Boulevard interchange is a multi-vehicle crash corridor. When several cars are involved, there are multiple insurance policies in play and you need someone who will find all of them, not just the obvious one.
Cases here go to Chatsworth or Van Nuys Courthouse depending on the specifics. Both are courthouses we work in regularly.
The Accidents That Keep Happening
Ventura Boulevard through Tarzana never lets up. It is one of the busiest surface streets in the Valley, and the stretch near Reseda Boulevard combines heavy pedestrian traffic with drivers trying to get to the 101 on-ramp. The result is a mix of rear-end crashes, T-bones at intersections, and pedestrians getting hit in crosswalks.
Reseda Boulevard has the freeway interchange collisions and the medical district traffic. Vanowen and Oxnard run through the apartment belt and see lower-speed crashes that still cause real injuries: a car backing out of a driveway, a kid on a bike getting doored, a delivery truck blocking sight lines at an intersection.
One of our Tarzana cases involved a pedestrian hit in front of a restaurant on Ventura whose owner had removed bollards from the sidewalk patio. Another was a rear-end chain reaction on the 101 on-ramp at Reseda where three different insurance companies tried to blame each other. These cases required different evidence, different experts, and different strategies from day one.
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Compensation Available in Your Case
When a car hits a person on foot, the resulting injuries almost always require surgery, extended rehab, or both. The insurance company's first offer will not cover it. Ours will.
Medical Expenses
Providence Tarzana Medical Center is right here, and that's often where pedestrian accident victims end up first. Trauma care, imaging, orthopedic surgery, and follow-up treatment are all recoverable.
Lost Wages & Earning Capacity
Serious pedestrian injuries can keep you out of work for months. If the injury limits what you can do long-term, your reduced earning capacity is part of the claim.
Pain & Suffering
The fear and shock of being hit while walking don't go away when the bruises heal. Ongoing anxiety, flashbacks, and pain are real damages.
Permanent Disability
Pedestrians struck on Ventura Blvd or Reseda Blvd often suffer catastrophic injuries. Compensation covers the permanent changes to your physical abilities.
Future Medical Costs
If your injuries require ongoing therapy, assistive devices, or future procedures, we build that into your claim with expert medical projections.
Punitive Damages
Available when the driver who hit you was drunk, texting, or deliberately fled the scene.
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818-224-7940What to Do After a Pedestrian Accident
Pedestrian accidents cause severe injuries. Protecting your legal claim starts at the scene — here is what to do.
Call 911 immediately
Get police and emergency services to the scene. Don't move if you have any neck or back pain.
Seek emergency medical care
Providence Tarzana Medical Center is nearby and equipped for trauma. Pedestrian injuries often involve internal damage that isn't immediately apparent.
Get the driver's information
Plate number, insurance, and license. Ventura Blvd in Tarzana is busy enough that the driver may try to leave quickly.
Photograph the scene
Crosswalks, signal lights, skid marks, and vehicle position. Ventura Blvd crossings near Reseda can be chaotic, and photos preserve the conditions that caused your accident.
Identify witnesses
Other pedestrians, store employees, or drivers who saw what happened. These accounts are your best defense against the "you stepped out suddenly" argument.
Contact Westwood Law
Arya Firoozmand handles Tarzana pedestrian cases and knows which businesses along Ventura Blvd have exterior cameras. We send preservation demands the same day.