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Emery Brett LedgerEmery Brett Ledger. 28+ years in personal injury.The Ledger Law Firm, a nationally recognized SI firm. Founded 1998.

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Emery Brett Ledger

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Emery Brett Ledger

One of the most technologically advanced personal injury lawyers in the United States.

The idea behind the firm’s technology is a simple one: let software do the legwork that used to take weeks, so the lawyers can spend their time on the people they represent.

  • JD, Pepperdine
  • 28+ years in personal injury
  • Speaker on super intelligence and the law
About Emery and the firm

Real lawyers

The attorneys of The Ledger Law Firm

  • Emery Brett Ledger
  • Sabrina Sabbagh
  • Randall L. Meredith
  • Bruce Cyra

Every legal decision in your case is made by one of them.

Meet the others

How the firm works

Real lawyers. Super intelligent tools.

The machines do the wrapping. The lawyers tie the bow. For you, that means a case handled fast, efficiently and professionally.

Software

  1. The phone gets answered. Any hour.

    Three in the afternoon or three in the morning, the intake team and our SI phone agent answer, take down what happened and get it to the legal team.

  2. Your facts, in order.

    Software reads every new intake, puts the facts in order and flags what matters. Then a person on the legal team takes it from there.

  3. The paperwork drafts itself.

    Demand packages used to mean weeks of assembling records by hand. Ours are drafted by software, then reviewed, corrected and signed by an attorney. Every one.

Lawyers

Lawyers do the lawyering.

Judgment, strategy and every legal decision belong to a licensed attorney. The software does not decide anything about your case.

See how we work

See where you stand before you call.

Tell us what happened once. You get the general rules for your state, each with its source, and a direct line to our team.

  1. I was rear ended on the freeway two weeks ago. My neck still hurts and the other driver’s insurance keeps calling.

  2. Here are the general rules that usually matter in California, each with its source.

    Rear end crash, CaliforniaExample
    Deadline
    Generally two years for an injury caused by someone else’s wrongful act or carelessness.Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1
    If fault is shared
    California reduces your damages by your percentage of responsibility. There is no cutoff: you can recover something even if you were mostly at fault.Li v. Yellow Cab Co. (1975) 13 Cal.3d 804; CACI No. 405
    Their insurance
    $30,000 for the injury or death of one person, $60,000 for two or more people, and $15,000 for property damage, for policies issued or renewed since January 1, 2025. The older figures of $15,000, $30,000 and $5,000 no longer apply.Cal. Veh. Code § 16056(a)(2)

  • Deadline

    2 years

    General deadline to sue for an injury

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1

  • First steps

    See a doctor and tell them everything that hurts. Keep every record. Many people talk to a lawyer before giving the other driver’s insurer a recorded statement.

  • Source

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1

    Checked October 3, 2026

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    Talk to the intake team about your own facts.

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The short version.

The rules change at the state line.

Every state sets its own deadlines, fault rules and insurance minimums. Here are three.

California

Your state

2yearsGeneral deadline to sue for an injury

If you share fault
Reduced by your share, not barred
Minimum liability insurance
$30,000 / $60,000 / $15,000
Claims against the government
Written claim or notice within 6 months
California injury law

Texas

Your state

2yearsGeneral deadline to sue for an injury

If you share fault
Barred above 50 percent
Minimum liability insurance
$30,000 / $60,000 / $25,000
Claims against the government
Written claim or notice within 6 months, sooner in some cities
Texas injury law

Washington

Your state

3yearsGeneral deadline to sue for an injury

If you share fault
Reduced by your share, not barred
Minimum liability insurance
$25,000 / $50,000 / $10,000
Claims against the government
Claim form first, then a 60 day wait
Washington injury law

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Deadline checker

See the general time limit for your state and what can make it shorter.

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Shared fault explainer

Set your share of the blame and see what each state does with it. Percentages only.

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Who pays?

Which insurance usually pays first after a crash, and what can come later.

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First 72 hours checklist

What to do, and what to avoid, in the three days after an injury.

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Do I have a case?

The four things every injury claim needs, explained with your situation in mind.

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All tools, and deadlines by state

Guides for what happened to you.

Each one covers California, Texas and Washington side by side.

Car accidents

Fault, insurance, medical bills and the deadlines that apply after a crash.

Truck accidents

Why crashes with commercial trucks work differently, and what evidence matters early.

Uber and Lyft accidents

Which insurance applies depends on what the driver’s app was doing at that moment.

Motorcycle accidents

Helmet and lane rules by state, and how fault is argued against riders.

Pedestrian accidents

Crosswalk rules, hit and run, and which insurance pays when you were on foot.

Falls and unsafe property

When a store, landlord or property owner is responsible for an injury.

Uninsured driver claims

What happens when the driver who hit you has no insurance, too little, or drove off.

Wrongful death

Who is allowed to bring a claim after a death, and the time limits families face.

Careful by design.

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How we write and review

  • Every rule shows its source

    Statutes and court decisions are cited and linked, with the date each was last checked.

  • Attorney review, stated honestly

    Each guide says whether an attorney has reviewed it and when. If a review is still in progress, the page says so.

  • No numbers we cannot stand behind

    We do not estimate what a case is worth and we do not promise results. Nobody can do that from a web page.

  • A real firm is responsible

    Emery Brett Ledger of The Ledger Law Firm is the attorney responsible for this site.

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