About Crash Help California

Who publishes this site

Crash Help California is published and owned by Ed Akhavan, an attorney at Akhavan Law Firm APC, 8570 Wilshire Blvd Ste 210, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. The site includes advertisements for his firm. Those ads are labeled "Advertisement: Akhavan Law Firm," and Ed Akhavan is the attorney responsible for them.

What this site is

The guides explain, in plain English, what California law and state agencies say about the steps after a car accident: reports, deadlines, and how different insurance coverages work. It's general information, not legal advice. Reading the site, or contacting the advertised firm, does not create an attorney-client relationship. Laws and agency procedures change, and the right answer for any one crash depends on its facts.

What this site is not

• It's not a lawyer directory or referral service. We don't list, rank or recommend lawyers, and nobody pays to be listed in the resource directory, which links only to government agencies and courts.
• It isn't affiliated with the CHP, the DMV, any police department, court or insurer.
• There's no contact form, and we don't collect your information.

How we write and review guides

• Every legal statement links to the statute on the California Legislature's official site (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov) or to the agency page it comes from.
• We don't publish statistics, quotes or claims we can't source.
• Each guide shows the date it was published and last reviewed. When a law or agency page changes, we update the guide.

If you spot an error, please contact Akhavan Law Firm at the address above.