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Downtown Oakland is the city’s civic and commercial core, where thousands of people cross Broadway every morning, exit BART into fast-moving traffic, and pass through construction zones that seem to grow every season. When an accident happens here, you need an attorney who already knows this neighborhood. Our office is at 66 Franklin Street, three blocks from Frank Ogawa Plaza and three minutes on foot from 12th Street BART.
If you were injured anywhere in Downtown Oakland, our Oakland personal injury attorneys are available 24/7. Call (510) 328-3238 for a free case evaluation.
Our office is at 66 Franklin Street, Downtown Oakland. We are three minutes from 12th Street BART and less than a mile from the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse where your case will be filed. Call (510) 328-3238 any time, day or night. Consultations are free, and we charge no fee unless you recover.
Monica Burneikis practices from an office on Franklin Street, the same corridor currently being reconfigured under the City’s Franklin Complete Streets Project. She crosses the same Broadway intersections the City of Oakland has designated as part of its High Injury Network. She is not an out-of-town firm with a virtual address claiming to serve Downtown. She works here.
That proximity matters for your case. When Monica reviews your accident on Broadway, near a BART station exit, or in the Oakland City Center complex at 1300 Clay Street, she is not relying on a satellite view. She knows which intersections have documented crash histories, how the Franklin/Webster one-way couplet catches unfamiliar drivers off guard, and how to file your case at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse at 1225 Fallon Street, less than a mile from our front door.
Downtown Oakland’s injury cases often involve government entities, commercial property owners, or rideshare companies as defendants. Monica handles all three. If you were hurt on a city-maintained sidewalk in the Civic Center area, in an office building lobby at Kaiser Plaza, or in a rideshare vehicle after a show at the Fox Theater or Paramount Theatre, you have the right to recover. We can identify who is responsible and hold them accountable.
Broadway is a High Injury Network corridor under the City of Oakland’s 2024 designation. The intersection at Broadway and 14th Street is among the most dangerous for pedestrians in the city. If you were hit by a car or truck in Downtown Oakland, a car accident attorney can evaluate your case at no cost.
The 12th Street Oakland City Center BART station handles thousands of daily riders, and the exits onto Broadway funnel pedestrians into fast-moving traffic during peak commute hours. The intersection at 8th Street and Broadway saw a documented fatal pedestrian accident in 2025. If a driver struck you in a crosswalk or at a station exit, pedestrian accident lawyers can help you pursue full compensation.
High concentrations of Uber and Lyft vehicles cluster near both BART stations, especially after events at the Paramount Theatre (2025 Broadway) and Fox Theater (1807 Telegraph Avenue). Whether you were a passenger, a pedestrian struck by a rideshare vehicle, or a cyclist hit while a driver watched the app, these cases require specific knowledge of which party is liable and when.
Franklin and Webster Streets have established bike lanes, but the one-way couplet confuses drivers, particularly rideshare operators and delivery vehicles unfamiliar with the configuration. Active construction on the Franklin Complete Streets Project adds temporary lane changes and uneven pavement. If a driver doored you or turned into your path on this corridor, you have a claim worth pursuing.
Downtown Oakland is dense with government-owned property and high-traffic commercial buildings. If you were hurt on an uneven sidewalk near Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, in a construction zone with inadequate signage, or in the common area of a building at Oakland City Center, property owners and the City itself can be held liable. Government liability cases carry specific notice requirements and shorter deadlines than standard personal injury claims. Call us before that clock runs out.
Broadway and 14th Street is identified as one of the most dangerous intersections for pedestrians in Downtown Oakland under the City’s 2024 High Injury Network update. The HIN represents the 8% of Oakland streets responsible for 60% of severe and fatal collisions citywide. Broadway from 8th Street north through the Civic Center area is part of that network, and the 8th Street and Broadway intersection saw a documented pedestrian fatality in 2025. If you were injured at any of these crossings, the City’s own data supports the claim that these are known hazards.
Personal injury cases in Oakland are filed at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse, located at 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612. This is the main civil courthouse for Alameda County Superior Court. It is four minutes from Lake Merritt BART and less than a mile from our Franklin Street office. Monica Burneikis files and litigates cases in this building regularly.
Possibly, and it depends on exactly where and how the injury occurred. BART is a government agency, so claims against BART follow specific administrative procedures. If a private driver struck you after you exited onto Broadway, the claim is against the driver (and potentially their employer or rideshare platform). If you slipped on BART’s property, the claim may be against BART directly. Both situations are worth evaluating. Call us with the details and we will tell you what you have.
It depends on where the injury happened. If a driver struck you on Telegraph Avenue or Broadway during post-event foot traffic, the claim is against the driver. If you fell inside the venue due to a hazardous condition (broken step, poor lighting, wet floor), the claim is against the venue owner under premises liability law. If a rideshare driver caused the accident, the claim involves the driver and potentially the platform. Nighttime event crowds around these venues create documented accident conditions. Call us to sort out who owes you compensation.
Our office is in Downtown Oakland, not across the bridge or out in the suburbs. From Frank H. Ogawa Plaza at Broadway and 14th Street, walk one block north on Broadway to 15th Street, turn right, and continue one block to Franklin Street. Turn left on Franklin (northbound). Burneikis Law is at 66 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor. The walk takes about three minutes.
From the 12th Street Oakland City Center BART station, exit onto Broadway and walk north one block to 15th Street, then right to Franklin, then left. You will be at the building in under five minutes.
From the 19th Street Oakland BART station, walk south on Broadway to 15th Street, turn left, walk one block to Franklin, and turn right. The office is six minutes on foot.
If you are driving, Franklin Street runs one-way northbound. Enter from a cross street south of 15th Street. Parking is available in the City Center garages at 1300 Clay Street and on surrounding streets.
Call us at (510) 328-3238 before your visit. We answer 24/7.
Downtown Oakland covers the area roughly bounded by West Grand Avenue to the north, I-980 to the west, Lake Merritt to the east, and I-880 to the south. It is the city’s financial, civic, and transit hub. City Hall sits at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, where Broadway and San Pablo Avenue converge at 14th Street. The Alameda County Superior Court operates from the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse on Fallon Street, where personal injury lawsuits in Oakland are filed and tried. Kaiser Permanente’s office towers at 1 Kaiser Plaza and 1950 Franklin, along with PG&E and the City of Oakland itself, anchor the daytime workforce.
Most people in Downtown Oakland during the day are not residents. They are office workers, court visitors, BART commuters, and event attendees. That concentration of foot traffic on a compact street grid creates accident conditions that do not exist in quieter neighborhoods.
Broadway is a multi-lane arterial with bus traffic, high pedestrian volumes, and a documented history of severe collisions. The Franklin and Webster one-way couplet catches unfamiliar drivers off guard, particularly rideshare and delivery operators who do not know the corridor. Active construction zones on multiple blocks, including the Franklin Complete Streets Project from 11th Street to Broadway, create temporary hazards: narrowed lanes, obstructed crosswalks, and uneven pavement that can bring down cyclists and pedestrians without warning.
The residential population is smaller than in surrounding neighborhoods but includes urban professionals in converted loft buildings such as the Lampwork Lofts (a converted 1912 GE factory and national historic landmark), West Clawson Lofts, and Atlas Oakland. Common-area incidents in these buildings, including elevators, parking structures, and shared lobbies, fall under premises liability law.
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Burneikis Law serves all of Oakland. If you are in a neighborhood adjacent to Downtown, we handle injury cases there too.
Personal Injury Lawyer in West Oakland - west across I-980, connected via major surface streets
Our office is at 66 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, Downtown Oakland. We serve clients throughout Oakland and the Bay Area. Consultations are available in person, by phone, or by video. We speak English, Spanish, and ASL.
Call (510) 328-3238 any time. We answer 24/7. There is no fee unless you recover.
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Address:
66 Franklin Street
3rd Floor
Oakland, California 94607
Phone Number:
(510) 328-3238
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24 Hours a Day
