Walter Clark Legal Group

Walter Clark Legal Group: Personal Injury Attorneys in California's High Desert

Walter Clark Legal Group is a law firm specializing in personal injury and wrongful death that has been serving California's High Desert communities for over three decades. Its main office is in Rancho Mirage, with additional offices in Palm Springs, Victorville, El Centro, Banning, and Yucca Valley. The firm handles cases in Coachella Valley, Victor Valley, Morongo Basin, Banning/Beaumont, and Imperial Valley.

Practice Areas

The firm handles serious injury and wrongful death cases arising from car, motorcycle, bicycle, and truck accidents, as well as faulty medical implant devices, dog bites, defective products, and Legionnaires' Disease. The firm also handles slip and fall claims, wrongful death, drug injury, and veterans disability benefits, including the Elmiron® lawsuit.

Case Results

The firm states it has recovered over one billion dollars for its clients and claims a 95% success rate in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Among the results it publishes are $3,800,000 for a loose propane tank explosion on I-10 that sent the client's vehicle off the freeway; $3,750,000 for the death of a client's husband who was struck by an 18-wheeler; $2,000,000 for a victim of a reckless truck driver who ran a red light; $1,875,000 for a student who was in a bus struck head-on by an 18-wheeler; $1,000,000 for a husband and wife who were rear-ended by a school bus at North Indian and Highway 62; and $1,000,000 for the death of a woman in a disabled vehicle struck by a truck on I-10.

Credentials and Recognition

Walter Clark is certified as a civil trial specialist by the State of California and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He holds the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He also has an Avvo rating of 10.0 and belongs to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Community Commitment and Scholarships

The firm supports high school seniors in the communities it serves who are pursuing higher education and careers in public service. Each year it presents over $35,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors in the Southern California communities of Coachella Valley, Victor Valley, Morongo Basin, Banning/Beaumont, and Imperial Valley. Recipients of the Public Service Scholarship each receive $1,000 to be used for tuition, school supplies, or living expenses during their freshman year in college. The firm also organizes programs such as Safe Ride Home and charitable giveaways of concert tickets and Firebirds tickets.

Client Service

The firm offers a free consultation and does not charge fees until the case is won. The firm states it is available to its clients between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and reachable by phone outside of office hours, even on weekends if necessary. The firm also publishes a blog with articles on legal topics such as the law on leaving children in the car, liability for injuries on public transportation, and California's statute of limitations for sexual assault charges.