Berman & Riedel, LLP, is a civil litigation firm renowned for handling elder abuse, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, and other serious personal injury matters throughout the entire State of California. Based in San Diego, we have secured record-setting verdicts and multimillion-dollar settlements for victims of elder neglect, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death statewide. Our attorneys are recognized leaders in elder abuse litigation, frequently handling some of the most complex and high-profile cases in California.
In addition to our nationally recognized elder abuse practice, we also represent victims of catastrophic injury and wrongful death in cases involving vehicle accidents, traumatic brain injuries, and other serious negligence claims.
We are strictly a plaintiffs’ law firm; we do not represent any business, industry, or insurance company in defense of personal injury or wrongful death claims.
The attorneys at Berman & Riedel, LLP, have extensive experience litigating high-value cases throughout San Diego County and the rest of California. We have the experience, skill, resources, and dedication necessary to pursue the best possible outcome for your case.
Our law firm has earned a reputation for our strong advocacy for injury victims and families, particularly vulnerable senior citizens. Our attorneys have received prestigious recognition from peers for their results, including Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent, Super Lawyers, and a 10.0 AVVO rating. Most of our cases are referred to us by previous clients or other attorneys in recognition of our specialized experience and successful track record.
We are ready to advocate for you and give you the tireless representation you deserve. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured through abuse, neglect, or an accident, contact Berman & Riedel, LLP, today for a free case evaluation.
Litigation of Personal Injury, Elder Abuse & Neglect, Wrongful Death & More...
At Berman & Riedel, LLP, elder abuse and nursing home neglect aren’t side matters - they are the heart of our practice. We built our firm to protect seniors and dependent adults, expose corporate failures in long-term care, and deliver accountability when neglect or abuse causes catastrophic harm or wrongful death.
Our formidable legal team works together to achieve exceptional results. This collaborative approach means each case benefits from unique strengths and perspectives put toward a single goal: maximum compensation and justice for our clients.
Every case is developed with rigorous fact-finding, facility-level audits, and strategic use of the laws that govern long-term care. We purposefully limit the number of cases we accept to give each family the relentless attention their case demands.
We partner with the experts who matter most in elder neglect litigation: geriatricians, wound care and forensic nurses, long-term care administrators, life care planners, human factors and biomechanics engineers, forensic accountants, and economists. Their insights help us prove systemic understaffing, charting failures, pressure injury causation, and the true costs of harm - while translating complex medical issues clearly to judges and juries.
Our team is fluent in the rules that nursing homes must follow and too often ignore. We scrutinize survey deficiencies, staffing ratios, CMS data, facility policies, staff notes, and EMR metadata. We look for care that was ordered but never provided, issues that were noticed but never treated, gaps and delays in care, signs that records were altered or falsified, and other failures. We apply California’s elder abuse statutes and Title 22 regulations to establish standards of care and punitive exposure when warranted.
This is why families and referring lawyers come to us for elder abuse, nursing home neglect, and wrongful death cases.
What sets our elder abuse practice apart:
- Core focus: Elder abuse, nursing home neglect, and wrongful death are our primary focus
- Limited caseload: We purposefully limit files so every case gets senior-level strategy and meticulous execution
- Facility-level investigations: Staffing analysis, policy audits, EMR/metadata review, and more to show a pattern of neglect or critical failures
- Network of specialists: We turn to experts in many fields to determine the standard of care, pinpoint failures, and calculate damages
- Trial-ready from day one: We approach every case as if it will go to trial and seek punitive damages when the facts and law support it
- Proven track record: We have achieved significant case results involving bedsores, falls, malnutrition, choking, elopement, and wrongful death
We do not merely handle cases – we champion the most vulnerable residents of our community. If we accept your case, it’s because we believe in it and are ready to pursue justice with uncompromising advocacy, clear communication, and exacting attention to detail.
