Bay Area Bicycle Law, P.C.

Bay Area Bicycle Law, PC is the only law firm consisting of attorneys who exclusively handle bicycle-accident cases. The firm has successfully recovered the maximum compensation allowable for cyclists in many Northern California counties of San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and elsewhere. One of the firm's leading attorneys, Michael Stephenson, Esq., was awarded the 2007 "Trial Advocate of the Year" Award from the American Trial Lawyers Association at its West Coast Regional Ceremony held in San Francisco, in recognition of his exceptional trial-lawyer skills. Depending on the specific facts of a given case, the lawyers at Bay Area Bicycle Law know exactly which legal claims to bring on the cyclist's behalf. These may include claims for negligence, recklessness, violations of the California Vehicle Code, insurance "bad faith," agency/vicarious liability, negligent entrustment, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and spoliation of evidence, among others. The firm has successfully forced the largest insurance companies in the United States to pay the maximum amount payable in bicycle accident cases, including Allstate Insurance, State Farm Insurance, Farmers Insurance, GEICO, Hartford Insurance Group, USAA, and Progressive, among others.