About the Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC.

There are a lot of personal injury law firms to choose from in San Diego, but we like to think we stand out at the Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC because we’re different from the others. Not only do we help our clients receive proper compensation for their personal injuries, but we also put a human face on the law.

When Michael Pines began his legal career, he represented the insurance companies he now fights against for his clients. More often than not, he saw how the law was being used against the very people he believed that it was designed to protect. When he saw insurance adjusters bragging about how they’d convinced grieving parents to agree to pennies on the dollar for their children’s wrongful death settlements, he knew he was in the wrong place.

Since 1992, our personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC have been fighting for the people. Now, when those injured in automobile accidents need financial help, or for the families that need to know that the loss of a loved one could have been prevented, there is a personal injury law firm in San Diego that is on their side.

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Michael Pines — Senior Personal Injury Attorney & Firm Founder

Michael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who graduated from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in 1987. While he was an insurance attorney, he learned from behind the scenes how insurance companies work and how they decide how much to pay injured people. Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael’s inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents.

Aaron B. Salomon — Personal Injury Attorney

Aaron Salomon is the Senior Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC and litigates personal injury as well as auto accident cases. Aaron is the newest member of a long line of family attorneys. He attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge on a full academic scholarship and graduated from California Western School of Law in 2005. Aaron has permission to practice law in the state of California in both state and federal courts.

Laura A. Rosenberg — Paralegal

Laura Rosenberg is a certified paralegal of the American Bar Association, earning her paralegal certification from the University of San Diego in 2008. Before joining the Law Offices of Michael Pines, Laura was a national and international competitor in ice dancing for over 18 years. In 1998, she became a United States Junior National Champion, and qualified to represent the United States in 2000 as an Olympic developmental team member.

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[caption id="attachment_21715" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: The San Diego Union Tribune"][/caption] Last week, we reported on a car accident in San Diego that resulted out of alleged teen street racing. In new developments, the 18-year-old driver charged with the death of the two teenagers involved in the street racing has pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter among four other charges according to reports at the San Diego Union Tribune. The news follows the earlier arrest of another 16-year-old driver that was taken into custody on similar charges. Just shortly after his arraignment, Michael Johnson, the 18-year-old driver of a Volvo S40, said, according to his attorney, that he is not the responsible party in the tragic San Diego accident fatalities that occurred April 4. Accident reports indicate that Johnson was returning from a spring break beach party in La Jolla when he was allegedly involved in a street racing contest with another teen driver – the unidentified 16-year-old driver of a Volkswagen Passat whose name has not been released since he is a minor. According to Deputy District Attorney Kristen Spieler, the two vehicles were zigzagging across lanes at speeds reaching up to a staggering 100 m.p.h. The 16-year-old driver in the Passat lost control over the vehicle, causing the car to flip over several times across multiple lanes of the road. Two passengers, Anthony Foreman, 18, and Jayli Campbell, 16, were thrown from the Passat and died at the scene of the accident. Two passengers survived the crash. Charlotte McQuillen, survived the accident although she suffered serious injury as a result of the collision including reports that say the teen will have to recover from traumatic brain injury. Anthoney Taylor, 16, also survived the crash although his injuries are unclear at this time. Johnson did not flee the scene of the accident according to police reports and cooperated with authorities once officers assessed the scene of the collision. The teen has no prior criminal record, although authorities say his vehicle was found containing a small amount of marijuana. Johnson is being charged with intoxicated driving, although his lawyer says there were no field sobriety tests to confirm the teen’s alleged intoxication. Teen driving: reminders for concerned parents Last week, we blogged on actions parents can take to prevent teen car accidents. Tips include:

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Enforcing the rules. Every teen driver needs to know that rules are there for a purpose, and when they are broken, consequences will follow.
Have a DUI backup plan. As most parents can attest, there are many instances when teen drivers run into problems that supersede their know-how and maturity. Drinking is one of those problems. In cases of emergency, your teen should have an open-door policy where they feel safe to call you when they need help – such in the case of drunk driving or driving while intoxicated.

About the Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC The Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC are specialists in car accident injury. Every personal injury attorney in our San Diego office works hard to seek maximum recovery for every injured client. Your case is handled without any out-of-pocket costs, so do not hesitate to speak to a San Diego personal injury lawyer today for a free legal evaluation. Call us at 1-800-655-6585.