No fee unless we win. Free case reviews, seven days a week.
Ardmore & Vance Trial Lawyers
Representing people hurt by carelessness in Pasadena and across Los Angeles County since 2009.
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You were hurt. They sent an adjuster.
An adjuster works for the company that has to pay you. Before you give a recorded statement, sign a release, or accept a first offer, talk to a lawyer who does not.
Two trial lawyers in Pasadena, representing people against the carriers that insure the drivers, the trucking companies, and the property owners who hurt them.
An attorney takes the call, not a screening service.
The adjuster who calls you in the first week is not calling to help. He is calling because a recorded statement taken before you know the extent of your own injury is the cheapest thing his employer will ever buy. You do not have to give him one, and you do not have to answer him alone.
- Trial lawyers since 2009, 40 jury trials
- 5.0 across 120 Google reviews
- No fee unless we win
- Free case review within 24 hours
- Se habla espanol
Admitted in Los Angeles Superior Court / California Court of Appeal / U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. / Ninth Circuit
Recoveries and Verdicts
The record, in the firm's own numbers.
| Matter | Recovery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck collision, multi-vehicle freeway crashClient left with a fused spine after a commercial carrier's driver fell asleep.Jury verdictLA Superior Court, 2023 | LA Superior Court | 2023 | Jury verdict | $4.2M |
| Premises liability, parking structure assaultThe building had removed its security patrols eight months before the incident.SettlementLA Superior Court, 2022 | LA Superior Court | 2022 | Settlement | $1.8M |
| Motorcycle collision, left-turn violationThe defense argued lane splitting caused the crash. The jury disagreed.Jury verdictLA Superior Court, 2020 | LA Superior Court | 2020 | Jury verdict | $1.1M |
| Rideshare injury, T-bone collisionThe insurer opened at $60,000, and the app-status dispute took four months to resolve.SettlementLA Superior Court, 2024 | LA Superior Court | 2024 | Settlement | $950K |
| Product liability, defective space heaterThe manufacturer had received 40 prior complaints before the fire.SettlementU.S. District Court, C.D. Cal., 2019 | U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. | 2019 | Settlement | $875K |
| Pedestrian struck in marked crosswalkSignal timing data from the city contradicted the driver's account.Arbitration awardPasadena arbitration, 2021 | Pasadena arbitration | 2021 | Arbitration award | $610K |
| Dog bite, repeat offender animalThe owner had two prior documented incidents undisclosed to animal control.SettlementPre-litigation, 2023 | Pre-litigation | 2023 | Settlement | $310K |
| Recovered for clients since 2009Aggregate across settlements, arbitration awards, and jury verdicts. | All matters | 2009 to date | Total | $12M+ |
Practice Areas
What we take, and what we do not.
Car Accidents
Collision claims from rear-enders to multi-vehicle wrecks, including hit and run, and drivers who turn out to be uninsured or barely insured.
Discuss your caseTruck and Commercial Vehicle
Collisions with tractor-trailers, delivery vans, and company fleets, where federal safety regulations and a corporate defendant change how the case is built.
Discuss your caseRideshare Injury
Claims for passengers, other drivers, pedestrians, and rideshare drivers themselves, where which policy pays depends on what the app was doing at that moment.
Discuss your casePremises Liability
Injuries on property that was not kept safe: broken stairs and railings, unmarked wet floors, bad lighting, falling merchandise, and negligent security.
Discuss your caseWrongful Death
A claim brought by close family when negligence causes a death. It covers what the family lost financially, and the relationship that was taken from them.
Discuss your caseArdmore & Vance takes injury and vehicle work only. A firm that also advertises probate, wills, and criminal defense is telling you it will take whatever walks in.
Preparation is the whole argument.
Talk to an attorney before you talk to the adjuster.
The Partners
Two trial lawyers. No hand-offs.
Founding Partner
Daniel Ardmore
Former defense counsel for the carriers he now takes to verdict. He spent nine years learning how a claim gets valued from the inside, and he has spent the seventeen since using it.
JD, Loyola Law School. California Bar 2001. Super Lawyers 2024, ABOTA member.
Partner
Maya Vance
Lead counsel on the firm's largest verdict. She tries the cases other firms in the county refer out, and she takes the first meeting in whichever language the family is most comfortable speaking.
JD, USC Gould School of Law. California Bar 2007. Top 40 Under 40, Trial.
Litigation Associate
Colin Reyes
Handles discovery and keeps the file trial-ready from week one, which is why the firm rarely asks for a continuance.
JD, UC Irvine School of Law. California Bar 2019.
Senior Paralegal
Grace Ibarra
Nineteen years in plaintiff injury practice. She returns calls the same day, every time, and clients name her in reviews more often than they name the lawyers.
How It Works
Three steps, and the last one is the fee.
I.
The call
You tell one person what happened, once, and that person is an attorney rather than an intake screener. We say plainly whether you have a claim worth bringing. Sometimes the honest answer is no, and you get that answer for free.
II.
The file
We preserve the evidence that disappears first: surveillance footage, black box data, driver logs, signal timing. Then we build the medical record while you treat, because a claim valued before you finish treating is a claim valued short.
III.
The fee
Our fee comes out of the recovery, and only if we win. The firm advances the case costs. If there is no recovery you owe us nothing, and that is the whole arrangement in two sentences.
Letters From Clients
In their words, not ours.
The insurer offered nine thousand dollars and told me that was the policy. It was not the policy, and I found that out from Maya rather than from them.
Daniel answered his own phone at eight on a Sunday night. He explained the whole process, charged nothing until it settled, and never once talked over me.
Nobody rushed me into settling while I was still in physical therapy. That alone changed what the case was worth.
Deadlines in California are shorter than most people expect. One call settles whether yours has run.
Questions and Answers
The four things people ask before they call.
Q.What does hiring you cost me up front?+−
Nothing. We work on contingency, which means no fee unless we win. The case review costs you nothing either, whether or not you hire us.
Q.How long will my case take?+−
It depends on the injury and on whether the insurer is reasonable. A straightforward claim can resolve in months. A case involving ongoing treatment or a trial can take a year or more. We tell you the honest range at the start, not the shortest one.
Q.The insurance company already made me an offer. Should I take it?+−
Do not sign anything yet. A first offer is almost always lower than the claim is worth, and once you accept it the claim is closed permanently, even if your treatment costs more later.
Q.Will my case actually go to trial?+−
Most cases settle. We prepare every file as though it will go to trial anyway, because insurers negotiate differently when they can see that the case is ready.
Q.What if I was partly at fault for the accident?+−
California allows recovery even when you share some of the fault, though it reduces the amount. We evaluate this honestly at the start so there are no surprises later.
Q.Do I have to come to your office in Pasadena?+−
No. We meet clients at the hospital, at home, or over video when travel is not realistic. The first conversation can happen entirely by phone.
The Office
Lake Avenue, Pasadena.
Address
35 South Lake Avenue, Suite 900
Pasadena, CA
Telephone
(626) 555-0130Hours
- Monday8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
- Tuesday8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
- Wednesday8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
- Thursday8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
- Friday8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
- SaturdayBy appointment
- SundayClosed
Locator: 35 South Lake Avenue, Suite 900, at the Colorado end of the Lake Avenue block. Reception is on the ninth floor, past the lift.
- From the 210
- Exit Lake Avenue, south one mile
- From the 134
- Exit Colorado, then east to Lake
- Metro A Line
- Lake Station, 180 bus south on Lake
- Parking
- Validated, garage entrance on Green Street
Free Case Review
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