“Gil walked me through every step in Spanish, and my wife could finally ask her own questions. Nobody rushed us.”
Eusebio R.Rear-ended on Highway 99
Personal injury lawyer · English and Spanish
Knocked down isn't knocked out.
After a crash, the insurance company moves fast and hopes you'll settle for less. Gil Brathwaite slows them down, builds your claim, and takes the calls in English or Spanish while you put your energy into getting back up.
- No fee unless you recover
- The first talk is free
- English or Spanish, your pick
- Visits at home or the hospital
The fee is a share of what's recovered, set out in a written agreement. Case costs, such as records and filing fees, are repaid from a recovery; if there's no recovery, you owe neither the fee nor the costs.
Gil Brathwaite
Personal injury lawyer
One lawyer from the first call to the last check. Gil answers his own phone, comes to you if you can't come in, and tells you straight what your case is worth and what it isn't.
Gil grew up off Airport Way, the son of a Panamanian mother who made sure Spanish was spoken at the dinner table. He learned what a crash does to a family when his uncle was hit on the drive home from the Port and spent a year arguing with an insurer over his medical bills.
He has handled injury cases in the Valley ever since. He keeps his caseload small enough to know every client by name, and his case manager, Anabel, speaks Spanish too, so nothing gets lost between languages.
At a glance
Licensed in California since 2013
Speaks English and Spanish
Member, San Joaquin County Bar Association
Before you call the adjuster back
Their first offer is fast. Fast isn't fair.
Within days of a crash, the other driver's insurer may call for a recorded statement and put a number in front of you. That number shows up before anyone knows how your back will feel in six months, or how many shifts you'll miss.
- Don't give a recorded statement until you've talked to a lawyer.
- Keep every bill, receipt and doctor's note, even the small ones.
- Photograph your injuries and the car while the damage still shows.
- Don't sign a release or a check marked "final".
Gil takes those calls for you. Then he builds the claim around what you actually lost: treatment, wages, the car, and the months you spent hurting.
Cases Gil takes
Crashes on the 99, the 5 and every street between
Gil keeps to crash cases and the families they leave behind. That focus is the point.
Car crashes
Rear-ended on March Lane, T-boned at an intersection, hit by a driver on their phone on Highway 99. Gil gathers the reports, photos and medical records, and puts a number on what you lost.
Car crash cases
Truck crashes
A big rig or delivery van brings more insurance, more paperwork and a company that starts its own investigation the same day. Gil moves quickly so the driver's logs and the truck's data don't disappear.
Truck crash cases
Wrongful death
When a crash takes someone you love, the family can bring a claim for the support and the companionship that were lost. Gil handles it quietly, and at your pace.
Wrongful death cases
Clients
Back on their feet, in their own words
“He called every couple of weeks, even when nothing had changed, so I always knew where things stood. I never once had to chase him.”
Teng V.Hit by a delivery van
“I almost signed the insurer's papers the week after. Gil read them with me and told me to wait until my treatment was done. Waiting was hard. It was also right.”
Perpetua A.Passenger in a side-impact crash
Shared with permission. Every case is different, and these words don't promise a result in yours.
Tell Gil what happened, in whichever language is easier.
The first conversation is free, and nobody will push you to sign anything. If Gil can't help, he'll say so and tell you who can.