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Celebrating 50 Years of Service in Calabasas — And a Renewed Commitment to Motor-Vehicle Accident Victims

November 10, 2025 | by Robert Walch

At Gary K. Walch Law, A Law Corporation, often referred to as Walch Law, we are proud to mark our 50th anniversary serving Los Angeles, the Calabasas community and all of California. For five decades, our founding partner has fought for the rights of injured individuals and grieving families in personal-injury and wrongful-death cases. As part of this anniversary, our entire law firm pauses to reflect not only on the past but also on one symbol of renewal in our city: the new, large stone welcome monument erected on Old Topanga Canyon Road, welcoming drivers and pedestrians alike into the beautiful city of Calabasas.

The fact that the previous marker was destroyed in a motor-vehicle collision serves as a reminder that crashes happen — and when they do, recovery, justice and accountability matter.

Why the Monument Matters

Recent Result: $300,000 For Disputed Dog Bite Case

June 13, 2024 | by Robert Walch

California dog bite injuries can be very serious and traumatic events. Recently, Robert Walch resolved a Los Angeles dog bite injury claim for $300,000 at Mediation. A lawsuit had to be filed on this case as the other party denied that the bite even occurred, despite the overwhelming evidence. It was clear in this case that the dog owner was not being truthful to try to avoid liability.

Through extensive research, our law firm was able to find a prior incident involving the same dog from many years earlier. The defendants denied that there were any prior incidents and this was just one of numerous lies that defendants represented in this case. It is a shame that the defendant dog owners made this case extra difficult by repeatedly lying, even when under the penalty of perjury. Had they just been truthful, this dog bite injury claim would have been resolved much sooner for our client.

In this particular incident, our client did nothing wrong, but he was bit by the defendants’ dog, which caused not only physical injuries, but also emotional injuries due to the scarring. This is an important element to dog bite claims, as sometimes the victim requires psychiatric therapy to deal with the injuries and their altered appearance.

Recent Result: Policy Limits for Beverly Hills Car Accident

May 22, 2024 | by Robert Walch

Our California personal injury law firm has been handling serious injury and wrongful death cases for over 45 years. We have gotten many results over $1,000,000.00 for our clients and have helped thousands of injury victims and the families of wrongful death victims get the justice that they deserve. Sometimes it is not always the biggest results that make us happy, but the particularly good results.

Recently, our client was driving in Beverly Hills when she was t-boned by another vehicle. Her side airbags went off and she suffered numerous injuries. The insurance company for the other driver made things difficult and we had to file a lawsuit. Fortunately, the Beverly Hills car accident was caught on video and the video shows that the other party ran the red light!

By fighting for our client in litigation, the insurance company for the other party offered its policy limits of $50,000.00. Of course we have many higher settlement amounts, but when we get the full policy limits from the other party’s insurance, it always feels nice. Fortunately, on this particular case, our client has $100,000.00 in uninsured / underinsured motorist coverage. In California, that means that our client’s own insurance gets a write off for the $50,000.00 that is obtained from the other party and that $50,000.00 additional underinsured motorist money is available for our client. Accordingly, a total of $100,000.00 will be the maximum gross obtainable settlement on this case.

BEVERLY HILLS LAW PERSONAL INJURY OFFICES OPEN

January 30, 2021 | by Robert Walch

If you had an injury accident anywhere in Southern California, our law offices in Beverly Hills / Los Angeles and Calabasas are open to help you. We are excited to announce the opening of our Beverly Hills personal injury and wrongful death law offices to better assist our clients who are located throughout Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica and the entire state of California.

Our new additional law offices are located at the corner of Beverly Drive and Santa Monica Blvd at 9440 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 301, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Our offices are centrally located between downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica, serving accident injury victims in Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, the Miracle Mile, Brentwood, Westwood, Culver City, Mar Vista, Venice, Marina del Rey, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills.

The telephone number for our Beverly Hills law offices is 310.279.5255.

COVID 19 VIRUS UPDATE: OUR PERSONAL INJURY AND WRONGFUL DEATH LAW OFFICES ARE OPEN AND OUR LAWYERS CONTINUE WORKING ON BOTH NEW INJURY ACCIDENT CASES AND OUR CURRENT INJURY ACCIDENT CASES, SOME STAFF MEMBERS WORKING REMOTELY FROM THEIR HOMES, SO THERE IS NO INTERRUPTION IN THE LEGAL SERVICES YOU NEED AND EXPECT DURING THIS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

August 7, 2020 | by Robert Walch

Throughout this pandemic, our California personal injury and wrongful death law offices continue to take new car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, pedestrian accident and dog bite injury cases that occurred anywhere in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and California.

UPDATE: This morning the Los Angeles Times reported as its lead article that the Covid19 surge in California has been spurred by these two (2) causes: the re-opening of the California economy, which may include the opening of dine-in restaurants and other businesses, allowing the coronavirus to spread, especially among low-wage earners, including Hispanic workers, some of whose employers have been accused of not following the announced infection control rules, and many large summer celebrations by younger adults, including the recent YouTube star Jake Paul gathering in Calabasas (reportedly followed by an FBI / SWAT team raid executing a search warrant, with officers carrying weapons from the home) and USC fraternities linked to over 45 cases.

California health officials warn that some wild parties and other large social gatherings like weddings, birthday parties and other celebrations may threaten the progress California has been making.

COVID 19 VIRUS UPDATE: OUR PERSONAL INJURY AND WRONGFUL DEATH LAWYERS ARE TAKING NEW INJURY ACCIDENT CLIENTS AND WRONGFUL DEATH ACCIDENT CASES DURING THIS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

March 25, 2020 | by Robert Walch

We are accepting new car accident, truck accident and motorcycle injury accidents that occurred in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and California

During these uncertain and difficult times caused by the coronavirus (sometimes called COVID-19) pandemic, we must stick together and help each other. While social distancing, washing hands frequently with warm water and soap, and avoiding any group gatherings are critical, we know that clients, former clients, friends and members of our Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley and California communities may be involved in injury accidents. As a result we are continuing our mission to provide legal guidance, assistance and protection to victims of injury accidents who need immediate guidance, including in finding medical care (without worry of payment), investigation of the circumstances of the incident with preservation of evidence, and legal representation.

If you were involved in any collision involving a car, truck, motorcycle, bus or bicycle accident, or a pedestrian hit by a car or truck, please contact us now for an absolutely FREE consultation and case evaluation.

Debunking Personal Injury Myths – Part Four

October 1, 2019 | by Robert Walch

Myth: A personal injury case needs to go to trial in order to obtain a fair result.

In fact, most personal injury cases, just like most legal cases, do not go to trial. However, some cases do go to trial and you should know the advantages and disadvantages of settling your case or going to trial.

The key thing when deciding if you should go to trial or not is understanding the costs and risks involved, and analyzing them for your case. You should discuss these things with your personal injury lawyer to determine the right course of action for you. No case is the same. No injury is the same. There is no right answer for everyone or every case.

Debunking Personal Injury Myths – Part Three

September 28, 2019 | by Robert Walch

Myth: Personal injury lawyers are not as qualified as other types of lawyers.

Unfortunately, personal injury lawyers do sometimes get a bad rap. Some people think that people become personal injury lawyers because they can’t cut it in another area of law, or because they went to a bad law school and cannot get a job at a big law firm, or because they are only in it for the money.

While there are certain “bad apples” that hurt the reputation of all personal injury lawyers and the industry, many of these claims are just false and need to be debunked.

Debunking Personal Injury Myths – Part Two

September 26, 2019 | by Robert Walch

This is the second installment of a multi part series about the myths that many people think about the field of personal injury, including personal injury lawyers, personal injury cases and personal injury clients.

Myth two: Personal injury clients fake their injuries so they can get money and this causes insurance rates to go up for everyone.

This is a big myth that unfortunately is believed by many people. This is a myth that has been perpetuated by big corporations and the insurance industry, and then spread by a media industry that sensationalizes stories for more viewers. Why do they perpetuate this myth? Because they don’t want to be held accountable for their negligence. Big corporations and insurance companies care about making money and increasing their stock price. They do not want to be sued when their negligence causes serious injuries or deaths to others.

Debunking Personal Injury Myths – Part One

September 24, 2019 | by Robert Walch

Myth: All personal injury firms are mills.

All personal injury firms are definitely not mills. However, some certainly are. The key thing, if you are someone who is looking for the right law firm to help you, is to find out what type of firm you are talking to.

Do you want a boutique style firm, where you can speak to the attorney, call or text him or her when you have a question, discuss strategy on your case? Or would you prefer to always talk to the attorney’s support staff and always hear that the attorney is out of the office for one reason or another? Do you prefer an attorney who is good at marketing, or one who is good at speaking to a judge in a court room? Do you want an attorney who knows how to resolve cases and get top dollar for his/her clients, or do you prefer an attorney who wants to get your case settled as fast as possible so he/she can move on to the next case and get as many cases done as possible, regardless of result?