With Cyclistlaw it’s about you: your case, your rights, and your livelihood.
Cyclistlaw is a personal injury law firm representing cyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians. The firm has a proven track record of securing substantial verdicts and settlements, ranging from hundreds of thousands to multi-million dollars.
Founded in San Francisco in 2003 by trial lawyer Lenore Shefman, Cyclistlaw has since expanded its reach. Today, the firm assists cyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians in California, Texas, Illinois, and Georgia.
Cyclistlaw added Texas to their jurisdictions and practice areas in 2006.
Today, Cyclistlaw has grown and represents clients throughout the United States. Riders are family to us. If you ride, you belong with us. Nobody understands the perspective of a motorcycle rider or bicycle rider like Cyclistlaw. If you or a loved one is suffering a serious, catastrophic injury or a loved one's death arising from bicycle and motorcycle crashes arising from another party's negligence, we are the pillars you can rest upon. Cyclistlaw is for riders by riders. The most elite lawyers in the US provide trial law strategies that obtain full justice for clients.
Call today and meet your lawyer. Instant FaceTime, Zoom or Google Meet meetings set up with potential new clients. Do not delay or jeopardize your case, contact us today. Necessary evidence, including camera recordings of incidents, witnesses, and property can all disappear before being assessed as part of the essential building blocks that allow our motorcycle lawyers and bicycle crash lawyers to settle or try your case and provide clients with a complete recovery.
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Honesty, integrity, and hard work…
that’s really what it all comes down to,
and that’s what you get with Cyclistlaw.
You’ll think about lawyers differently after you meet us. You’ll start to feel better just knowing you’ve found somebody that actually cares, and who knows what you need and how to get it. And we never takes more money than our client. Think about that.
Cyclistlaw has recovered millions and millions of dollars on behalf of their clients
and will fight to the end to assure our clients the greatest outcome possible.
$3,335,000
$635K
$2,100,000 Settlement - Austin, Texas, Auto vs. Motorcycle
Cyclistlaw attorney Lenore Shefman was lead counsel in this case involving a motorcyclist killed in a crash with a sedan.
Lenore was able to achieve a mediated settlement of $2,100,000.
$1,030.000 Settlement - Austin, Texas, Pick-up Truck vs. Motorcycle
Motorcycle crash involving a person hit by a truck while riding his motorcycle . Cyclistlaw lead counsel, Lenore Shefman was able to identify hidden assets and uncover a million dollar policy on top of a state minimum policy and provide the client an unexpected recovery of $1,030,000. Cyclistlaw is habitually leaving no stone unturned.
$330,000 Settlement - Austin, Texas, Auto vs. Bicycle
Bicycle rider was hit while walking her bike in a cross-walk when a person in a car talking on the phone blew through the light controlled cross-walk and hit the human in the face with the sideview mirror.
Bike rider recovered $330,000 settlement.
$850,000 Settlement - San Francisco, Shuttle Van vs. Bicycle
Result: $850,000 Total Recovery ($600,000 Jury Verdict + $250,000 Settlement).
Case: A difficult, five-year legal battle for a client on a fixed-gear bicycle. The primary challenge was identifying the hit-and-run vehicle involved.
Strategy: Facing what she believed was an unwinnable case at trial, Lenore ran 27 separate focus groups to find a winning path. This research revealed the exact strategy needed to present the complex evidence and overcome jury concerns.
Outcome: After securing a $250,000 settlement with one party, Lenore and co-counsel Shaanna Rahman took the remaining defendants to trial, winning a $600,000 jury verdict for their client.
$3,350,000 Case Recovery - SUV vs. Bicycle
Case Summary: The unanimous jury found that on or about Feb. 18, 2018, the plaintiff was riding a bicycle that was hit by a vehicle driven by an employee of Texas Health and Human Services. Damages awarded are as follows:
- Past physical pain and mental anguish – $800,000;
- future physical pain and mental anguish – $600,000;
- past disfigurement – $450,000;
- future disfigurement – $400,000;
- past physical impairment – $400,000;
- future physical impairment – $700,000.
$350,000 Settlement - Austin, Texas , Auto vs. Auto
Case Summary: Motor vehicle collision involving a drunk driver. The drunk careened into the other driver causing her jaw to clasp tight chilling teeth.
$750,000 Settlement - Columbus, Texas, 18 Wheeler vs. Trike
Woman on a trike involved in a 18 wheeler caused pile-up. The trike slammed into the back od the pike-up causing various bodily injury.
$1,000,000 Settlement - 18 Wheeler vs. Motorcyclist
Wrongful death of Father riding his motorcycle in Galveston with his wife on back. An 18 wheeler made a sudden u-turn hitting the rider who was killed instantly his wife suffered serious injuries. Cyclistlaw representing the father’s children.