Bitten or attacked by a dog in Los Angeles? A dog attack can mean surgery, permanent scarring, and lasting fear — especially for a child. California’s strict liability law is on your side, and our dog bite lawyers use it to win the full compensation you deserve.
Dog attacks happen across Downtown LA — at green spaces like Pershing Square, Grand Hope Park, Vista Hermosa, and the nearby Los Angeles State Historic Park, on Downtown sidewalks, and inside the high-rises and apartment buildings of the Financial District and Arts District. The injuries can be severe and traumatic. Our office is right here on Flower Street in DTLA, and we know how to deal with homeowners, renters, and their insurance companies to recover what victims are owed.
Can’t come in after an attack? We’ll meet by phone or video, or visit you at home or in the hospital.
BHL Accident Lawyers has recovered over $100 million for injury victims, with a 99% success rate across more than 2,200 personal injury cases. Our Los Angeles dog bite attorneys handle every claim on contingency — you pay nothing unless we win.
Under Civil Code Section 3342, California is a strict liability state for dog bites. Unlike “one bite rule” states, the owner can’t escape responsibility by claiming the dog had never been aggressive. To recover, you generally need to show only that:
The owner’s lack of prior knowledge is not a defense. We also pursue non-bite injuries — being knocked down, scratched, or chased — under ordinary negligence, and most claims are paid through the owner’s homeowner’s or renter’s insurance.
Dog attacks cause injuries that keep costing long after the wound closes — deep puncture wounds, nerve damage, infection, and disfiguring scars that may need plastic surgery. Children are bitten on the face and head far more often than adults. Our dog bite attorneys pursue full compensation for:
Insurers often try to minimize these claims or blame the victim for provoking the animal. We counter that with medical documentation and fight for the full value, visible and invisible.
Our Los Angeles / DTLA personal injury attorneys serve clients across Downtown Los Angeles and surrounding neighborhoods, including the Financial District, Historic Core, South Park, Bunker Hill, Little Tokyo, Arts District, Chinatown, Civic Center, Fashion District, Jewelry District, Skid Row, and the Convention Center / L.A. Live area.
We also handle cases that originate in Downtown Los Angeles but involve injuries that occurred on surrounding roadways — Figueroa Street, Flower Street, Grand Avenue, Broadway, Main Street, Spring Street, Olympic Boulevard, Pico Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, and Alameda Street, as well as the 10, 101, 110, and 5 freeways.
We believe every injured cyclist deserves top-tier legal representation. That’s why we work on a pure contingency basis: