Areas of Practice

Verdicts & Settlements

$6,842,857.10 Settlement
Tire Defect / Wrongful Death
21-year old professional athlete killed in catastrophic tire blow-out accident. Rarely advanced legal claim for economic damages for parents' loss of child produces landmark result.

$1,547,445.25 Verdict
Auto Accident / Wrongful Death
Firm obtains $1.5 million on behalf of parents who lost their 22-year old daughter when she was struck by a driver walking to campus.

$2,500,000 Settlement
Defective Product / Propane Burn Injury
Two employees at a San Marcos manufacturing facility were severely burned during the refueling of a propane-fueled forklift.

$2,450,000 Settlement
Tire Failure / Wrongful Death Claim
A young boy was tragically killed when he was ejected from a rental car after the vehicle's right rear tire failed. The national rental car company agreed to pay the family $2,450,000 in settlement of the wrongful death claims following the loss of their six-year-old son/brother.

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San Diego Personal Injury Attorneys

Welcome to Berman & Riedel, LLP

Berman & Riedel, LLP, is a civil litigation firm that is renowned for handling serious personal injury and wrongful death matters throughout the entire State of California. With its main offices located in San Diego, California, the personal injury attorneys at Berman & Riedel, LLP, are highly acclaimed for their unparalleled success in achieving extraordinary results for their clients. The firm Berman & Riedel, LLP, is strictly a plaintiffs' dedicated personal injury firm, and the firm’s lawyers do not represent any business, industry or insurance companies in the defense of personal injury or wrongful death claims.

The attorneys at Berman & Riedel, LLP, have extensive litigation experience in handling a variety of the most serious of personal injury and wrongful death claims, including but not limited to cases caused by automobile and motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, boating accidents, aviation accidents, construction site accidents, workplace accidents, injuries caused from defective products, nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, and other types of accidents that result in catastrophic-type personal injury or wrongful death.

Our team of lawyers and legal professionals are not only well-versed in handling serious personal injury and wrongful death matters, but we are dedicated to obtaining the maximum possible compensation for the injuries and damages which our clients have suffered. Our dedication is unyielding; we are aggressive in the pursuit of every case we handle, while at the same time paying close attention to detail in all of the work that we do. The attorneys at Berman & Riedel, LLP, are committed to serving our clients by providing the absolute highest quality legal representation available.

Mission Statement

Berman & Riedel, LLP, is a California personal injury law firm, with our main offices located in San Diego, California. As a plaintiffs' dedicated law firm, we only represent individuals and family members of those who have been seriously injured or killed through the negligent acts of others, be it an auto accident, trucking accident, aviation accident, commercial vehicle accident, workplace accident, construction site accident, nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, or by faulty products, equipment or machinery. Our firm has worked hard to achieve great success in handling complex and serious cases and has built a reputation as one of the leading personal injury law firms in California by achieving tremendous results for our clients. With the goal of making our clients "whole" again, the lawyers at Berman & Riedel, LLP, are committed to providing the utmost dedication and devotion to every personal injury and wrongful death case we undertake.

What sets us apart from other California personal injury law firms is that we are not a volume practice; we do not process a large volume of cases simply to maximize our own personal profits. To the contrary, we purposefully limit the number of cases we accept so that we can assure that every client of the firm receives the personal care and attention that their case deserves. We do not merely handle cases - we represent people who have been seriously harmed and we strive to obtain the best results possible under the law for our clients.

California Personal Injury News & Issues / Blog

Media Coverage

Personal Injury Lawyer William M. Berman Discusses $1,850,000 Auto Accident Wrongful Death Trial Verdict on Channel 10 News San Diego

Attorney William M. Berman recently represented a family who's father was killed by a driver who was high on drugs. Berman is setting a precedent by not only holding the driver accountable, but also his girlfriend who gave him the keys to drive. Watch the video.

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Recent Press Coverage

$1,600,000 Berman & Riedel case result featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Read full article.