Costa Mesa Personal Injury Lawyer
Gallo Law is based right here in Costa Mesa — serving our neighbors with personal, aggressive legal representation after accidents.
Your Local Personal Injury Attorney in Costa Mesa
When you’re injured in Costa Mesa, you don’t need a billboard attorney across town — you need a local lawyer who knows the community, the courts, and the roads where these accidents happen.
Our Costa Mesa Personal Injury Office
Gallo Law’s office is located at 3330 Harbor Blvd, right in the heart of Costa Mesa. Attorney Joseph Gallo lives and works in this community, and he takes every local case personally.
We Fight To Protect Our City
From accidents on the 55 and 73 freeways to crashes on Harbor Blvd, Newport Blvd, and 19th Street, we know the roads, the intersections, and the patterns that cause accidents in Costa Mesa.
Practice Areas We Serve in Costa Mesa
Car Accidents
Costa Mesa ranks first among all 34 Orange County cities in per-capita DUI-related fatal-and-injury crashes. The Newport Blvd/SR-55 corridor recorded 238 crashes between 2019 and 2023. We handle car accident claims throughout Costa Mesa and file through the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana.
→Truck Accidents
The SR-55 and SR-73 corridors carry heavy commercial truck traffic through and around Costa Mesa. When a loaded truck hits a passenger vehicle, the injuries are typically catastrophic and the liability picture involves federal FMCSA regulations, not just state traffic law.
→Motorcycle Accidents
Newport Boulevard and Harbor Boulevard are two of Costa Mesa's highest-volume motorcycle corridors. Left-turn collisions at uncontrolled intersections and lane-change crashes on the 55 are the most common patterns we see in this city.
→Pedestrian Accidents
Costa Mesa's densest pedestrian exposure runs along 19th Street, Newport Boulevard, and the retail corridors near South Coast Plaza. Crosswalk strikes and parking lot accidents in these areas are among the most frequent pedestrian injury claims we handle locally.
→Bicycle Accidents
The Costa Mesa bikeway network along the Santa Ana River Trail and city streets creates meaningful exposure at cross-traffic intersections. Dooring incidents and right-hook collisions near the harbor area are the most common bike accident patterns we handle in this city.
→Uber & Lyft Accidents
With Triangle Square and John Wayne Airport nearby, rideshare traffic in Costa Mesa is heavy. Liability in a rideshare crash depends on which coverage tier was active at the moment of impact — a detail that matters significantly for your recovery.
→Wrongful Death
We represent families in wrongful death claims involving car accidents, truck collisions, and other negligence-caused fatalities throughout Orange County.
→Premises Liability
Slip and falls in Costa Mesa's commercial properties — particularly around South Coast Plaza, the Harbor Boulevard retail corridor, and apartment complexes near the 55 — generate a consistent volume of premises liability claims. Property owners owe a duty of care; when they fail it, we pursue them.
→Serious & Severe Injuries
When an accident causes traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, paralysis, severe burns, or permanent disability, the financial stakes are far beyond what standard claims involve. These are catastrophic injury cases — they require economic modeling for lifetime care costs and lost earning capacity, not just current medical bills. We handle the most serious injury claims in Orange County and build them accordingly.
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