Frequently asked questions

Yes. There is no cost for the review and no obligation to hire Nozar Law afterward.

Ten short questions: the kind of accident, how to reach you, when it happened, whether you were treated within 14 days, whether you were at fault, whether you already have an attorney or accepted a settlement, whether the other party had insurance, whether a police report was filed, and your ZIP code. You then confirm consent to be contacted and enter the code we text you. There are no free-text fields and nothing to upload.

No. The review works from your answers alone. Keep any photos, reports, or insurance letters you have; the intake team may ask about them on the follow-up call.

Your answers and contact details are used only to review your inquiry and to contact you about it, as described in our Privacy Policy. We never ask for a Social Security number, insurance policy numbers, or medical records in this form.

You'll receive a text code to confirm your number. Once confirmed, a member of the Nozar Law team reviews your answers and reaches out, usually within minutes during business hours, to ask a few follow-up questions and explain possible next steps.

The review tells you right away and explains which of the firm's current criteria was not met. Your answers are not saved when the review ends this way, and another licensed California attorney may still be able to help.

Your information goes to Nozar Law and to the service providers that run this website and its text messages on the firm's behalf, as described in the Privacy Policy. It is not sold to or shared with other law firms.

Many personal injury firms, including Nozar Law, work on a contingency-fee basis: the attorney's fee is a percentage of any recovery, agreed to in writing before work begins, and there is no attorney's fee if there is no recovery. Case costs may be handled separately. Your written agreement will spell out exactly how fees and costs work.

California generally allows two years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit, but some situations have shorter deadlines (for example, claims involving a government entity). An attorney can confirm the deadline that applies to you.

That is Nozar Law's current intake criterion, not a legal deadline. If your accident is older, the review will say so, and another licensed California attorney may be able to help.

No. The review asks whether a report was filed, but the answer does not change whether you qualify. It helps the intake team understand which records may already exist for your crash.

You can still submit the review. The other party's insurance never affects eligibility; answering no or not sure simply lets the intake team confirm the coverage picture with you on the follow-up call.

Shared fault does not keep you from submitting the review. The only fault answer outside the current criteria is being fully at fault for the crash.

No. The review asks only whether a report was filed, not which agency wrote it. A CHP report from a freeway collision works the same way for the intake team as a city police report.

Yes. Choose truck or commercial vehicle in the review for any collision involving a commercial, rental, or moving truck or van, whoever was driving it.

Yes. Passengers in the truck can complete the review just like anyone else. The fault question is about your own conduct, not the driver's.

That is fine. The review never asks for it. If you photographed the cab door or the trailer, the intake team can work from that on the call.

No. The review does not ask about citations, and they do not affect eligibility. If one was issued, mention it on the follow-up call; it is one of the records the intake team may ask about.

No. The review does not ask about helmets or gear, and they do not affect whether you can submit it. Anything about gear would be discussed on the follow-up call, not in the form.

Yes. A hit-and-run does not disqualify you from the review. Choose not sure for the insurance question if you do not know anything about the other driver.

Yes. Lane splitting is not a question in the review and does not affect whether you can submit it. What it means for your situation is something the intake team and attorney would go over with you.

Passengers on a motorcycle can complete the review. Answer the fault question about your own conduct, not the rider's.

Yes. Rideshare passengers can complete the review. Answer the fault question about yourself; as a passenger the answer is usually no.

Choose rideshare in the review. The questions are the same as for any other crash, and the intake team confirms the driver's status on the call.

At a general level, rideshare coverage comes in phases: app off, app on and waiting for a request, and a trip accepted or in progress. Which coverage applies depends on the driver's status when the crash happened. The review does not ask about this; it is covered on the follow-up call.

No. The review does not ask for either. Keep them if you have them, since the intake team may ask about the trip when they call.

Yes. Where you were crossing does not affect whether you can submit the review. Being fully at fault is the only fault answer outside the current criteria.

No. Choose pedestrian or bicycle in the review; the questions do not change between the two.

Choose not sure. A hit-and-run does not disqualify you from the review, and the intake team asks about what you saw on the call.

Choose pedestrian or bicycle. The review treats e-bikes and scooters the same way for eligibility, and the intake team asks about the specifics when they call.