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Emery Ledger

Emery Brett Ledger brings 28+ years of experience to personal injury law. He founded & led The Ledger Law Firm in securing over $100 million in compensation for clients with life-altering injuries & complex claims. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Licensed in California, Texas, & Washington, Emery earned his law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. His practice areas include car & truck accidents, wrongful death, catastrophic injuries, maritime claims, & mass tort litigation. He has been recognized by The National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100, Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Top 25, and America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys. Emery also received the 2025 Elite Lawyer Award & holds a perfect 10.0 Avvo rating with Platinum Client Champion status. His legal work has been featured on CNN, Forbes, NBC, & ABC.

CHP Chase Ends With Demolished Patrol Car Auto Accident Lawyer
September 1, 2011

CHP Chase Ends With Demolished Patrol Car

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) serves as a branch of the California State Police. Each officer is duly trained and exposed to the rigors of state police training, issued an official police firearm and most retain their own patrol vehicle to help keep California's roadways safe. CHP deals with a variety of issues from moving violations and directing traffic to…
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Debate Heats Up Over Dangerous Pesticide Product Liability Lawyer
August 30, 2011

Debate Heats Up Over Dangerous Pesticide

Several environmental groups across California filed lawsuits earlier this year in response to the legislature's approval of the use of methyl iodide- a powerful pesticide known to cause a host of health problems and birth defects. Opponents of the chemical took to the streets this week and the presence of many were felt on the steps of the state capitol…
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Deadly Crash Closes Highway 12 Auto Accident LawyerBlog | Wrongful Death Lawyer
August 30, 2011

Deadly Crash Closes Highway 12

A fatal crash abruptly closed busy Highway 12 in both directions on Monday morning. The crash occurred near the county line separating Solano and Napa counties. California Highway Patrol was on scene almost immediately to investigate the crash. Currently-released details reveal that around 10:35 yesterday morning, a green Ford Taurus inexplicably crossed over the center line separating the east-bound and…
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Man Fatally Stabs Friend Who Criticizes Driving Blog | Wrongful Death Lawyer
August 26, 2011

Man Fatally Stabs Friend Who Criticizes Driving

While we implore California motorists to urge and encourage their friends and loved ones to use caution and reasonable prudence when navigating the roadways, this incident is something we never thought possible. An Orange County man was convicted Thursday of second degree murder for fatally stabbing his friend after the friend critiqued his driving ability. Evidence suggests the incident took…
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Injuries From Police Spark Interesting Tort Questions…. Blog | Wrongful Death LawyerCase Of The WeekPersonal Injury
August 26, 2011

Injuries From Police Spark Interesting Tort Questions….

Most often, civil lawsuits center around claims between two private citizens involving personal injury, negligence or strict liability. On occasion, lawsuits involve a public or private corporation or company suing or being sued in its capacity as a business entity. However, even more rarely, a civil lawsuit will involve a governmental body as a defendant against a plaintiff injured by…
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UPDATE: Baby Tossed From Fourth Story Dies, Father Defends Mother Blog | Wrongful Death LawyerCase Of The Week
August 25, 2011

UPDATE: Baby Tossed From Fourth Story Dies, Father Defends Mother

We reported Tuesday about the tragic turn of events that took place at the parking garage adjacent to the Orange County Children's Hospital. Inexplicably, a mother of a seven-month old infant tossed her child from the fourth story of the garage where it landed on the sidewalk below. Onlookers rushed to the scene, reported the events and the baby was…
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Cyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run Blog | Wrongful Death LawyerPedestrian Accident Attorney
August 24, 2011

Cyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run

Motorists must always remember to share the road and respectfully defer to cyclists and pedestrians navigating the roadways. Those on bicycles or on foot are not as protected from danger as those in cars and are particularly vulnerable to accidents, injuries and death. As we have reported in the past, a slight amount of due care and responsibility goes a…
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Parties Come to Agreement in Missouri LegalZoom Case Ethical Attorney Marketing
August 24, 2011

Parties Come to Agreement in Missouri LegalZoom Case

California-based LegalZoom.com has lead the way in providing low-cost transactional legal services to clients across the nation. The site assists users with basic legal functions such as creating a will, incorporating a business, filing for divorce and protecting patents. One issue with any nationwide law practice is that of the requirement for any attorney practicing law to abide by each…
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Police Search for Hate-Fueled Driver Auto Accident Lawyercar accident lawyer
August 23, 2011

Police Search for Hate-Fueled Driver

Patrol units are in search of a driver who ran a woman off the roadway today after spewing venomous hate-filled language at her. Just about the only thing we loathe more than reckless and negligent drivers are negligent drivers fueled by road rage. We sincerely hope that California Highway Patrol catches this person quickly and removes him from the roadways…
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Horrific Scene at Orange County Children’s Hospital Blog | Wrongful Death LawyerCase Of The WeekPersonal Injury
August 23, 2011

Horrific Scene at Orange County Children’s Hospital

Some acts of inhumanity are so horrific we can barely believe our words as we type them. In an unspeakable event of unsurpassed magnitude, law enforcement reported today that a woman tossed her three-month old infant off the fourth-story parking garage adjacent to the Orange County Children's Hospital. The incident occurred hours after the woman's husband, also father of the…
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