Firm Overview

Representing Victims of Catastrophic Injury

For over 25 years, attorneys at Michels & Watkins, our Los Angeles personal injury firm, have served clients throughout California and surrounding states. Our lawyers have represented over 1,000 individuals and families, including victims of medical malpractice, school accidents, sexual abuse, drowning accidents, and other tragic accidents. We have been successful in recovering compensation in nearly every case we have handled. The quality of our legal services is documented in verdicts and settlements; our recoveries total more than a half billion dollars, including the then highest award for a fatal child injury against the local school district and one of the highest awards for a birth injury against Los Angeles County.

Our clients, many referred by friends or attorneys, know we will provide representation marked by stability, trust, and a tenacious commitment to our clients' interests. If we accept your case, we will find the answers you need.

We provide the support our clients need to survive and recover

Our clients have experienced brain injury, paralysis, third-degree burns, loss of an infant in childbirth, sexual abuse, and other catastrophic injuries. Without exception, they have experienced tragedies before they enter our offices. Our lawyers and staff members are committed to sparing them further disasters during the course of their cases. For that reason our service does not stop in the courtroom—we are committed to providing our clients with the support and services they need to survive the legal process, to get the medical and rehabilitative care they need, and to rebuild their lives after their cases are resolved.

Our LA firm, formerly The Law Office of Philip Michels, a Professional Law Corporation, is known throughout California for its work in the area of medical malpractice, and our attorneys are supported by a medical team led by Bradford S. Davis, M.D., former clinical director of the Emergency Department at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica. We handle medical malpractice cases including birth injuries, nursing home injuries, failure to diagnose cancer, radiation errors, misdiagnosis of heart attack and stroke, emergency room errors, and hospital negligence.

We succeed in cases other lawyers turn down

Thorough investigation and preparation of a complex personal injury case is only possible if the attorneys are supported by a law firm with extensive resources. We have recovered millions of dollars rejected by other attorneys.  case.

If you or your family has experienced a serious injury, including a child injury, you may be under pressure to accept an insurance settlement offer. We urge you to have your case reviewed by an attorney with extensive experience in your type of case before you make any decision. If you would like to speak to a member of our medical team or one of our lawyers, please contact our office and arrange a free medical/legal consultation. As your legal counsel we will help you uncover the truth, and hold those responsible for your loss accountable. Your best interests will be primary at every point in proceedings.

Our firm provides Spanish language services to clients from communities including San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County. We see that they are compensated for injuries resulting from substandard medical care and other negligence, helping them recover compensation for pain and suffering, medical expenses, lost earnings and future care.

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Has a member of your family suffered a catastrophic injury? Contact our LA office and arrange a free consultation. At Michels & Watkins our medical staff, led by Bradford S. Davis, M.D., will work with our personal injury attorneys to see that your claim provides the resources you will need for future medical care. Our Los Angeles firm serves clients throughout California and surrounding states. Our staff and our lawyers provide far more than legal services, giving our clients the support they need to survive following tragic injuries.