Lederer & Nojima LLP - Business Information & Fact Sheet

Business Information

Legal name

Lederer & Nojima, LLP

Founding partners

David J. Lederer; John Nojima

Address

12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 480, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Phone

(310) 312-1860

Website

https://www.lederernojima.com

Attorney count

5

Service area

All of California; primary focus Los Angeles County

Differentiator

Both founding partners are former corporate insurance defense attorneys.

Practice Areas

• Car Accident Lawyer: Representation for people injured in Los Angeles car crashes, including rear-end, intersection, freeway, and disputed-liability collisions.
• Truck Accident Lawyer: Claims involving commercial trucks, delivery vehicles, company drivers, and severe crash injuries.
• Motorcycle Accident Lawyer: Motorcycle injury cases where drivers, insurers, or road conditions are blamed for the crash.
• Slip and Fall Lawyer: Premises liability cases involving unsafe floors, stairs, walkways, stores, apartments, and public spaces.
• Dog Bite Lawyer: California dog bite claims for bite wounds, scars, nerve injuries, and attacks on children or adults.
• Bicycle Accident Lawyer: Bicycle crash cases involving negligent drivers, unsafe turns, dooring incidents, and serious rider injuries.
• Pedestrian Accident Lawyer: Claims for pedestrians hit in crosswalks, parking lots, intersections, and Los Angeles streets.
• Wrongful Death Attorney: Fatal accident claims brought by families after negligence causes the death of a loved one.
• Workplace Injury Lawyer: Third-party injury claims for workers hurt by unsafe property, contractors, drivers, or defective products.
• Product Liability Lawyer: Defective product cases involving unsafe design, manufacturing defects, and failure-to-warn claims.
• Uber & Lyft Accident Lawyer: Rideshare crash claims involving Uber, Lyft, passengers, drivers, and layered insurance coverage.
• Uninsured Motorist Lawyer: Uninsured and underinsured motorist claims when the at-fault driver has little or no coverage.
• Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer: Catastrophic injury cases involving traumatic brain injuries, spine damage, surgery, paralysis, or long-term care needs.

Attorneys

• David J. Lederer - President and founding partner; former corporate insurance defense attorney.
• John Nojima - Founding partner and personal injury attorney; former insurance defense attorney.
• Eddie Dennis - Trial attorney; former national defense firm attorney.
• Monica Behnejad - Associate attorney; speaks Farsi.

Notable Results

$500M+ recovered for clients.

1. Confidential Seven-Figure Settlement - Apartment Complex Slip and Fall / Spinal Cord Stimulator (March 2026). Achieved a confidential seven-figure premises liability settlement for a client who suffered a lower back injury after slipping and falling at the defendant's apartment complex, resulting in the need for a spinal cord stimulator.
2. $1 Million Policy Limit Settlement - Assisted Living Facility / Catastrophic Lower Extremity Injuries (February 2025). Secured a $1 million premises liability policy limit settlement against an assisted living facility after a client fell while attempting to board a transportation shuttle. The client suffered catastrophic injuries to her lower extremities, and the defendant failed to maintain proper procedures for loading and unloading passengers.
3. $1.495 Million Settlement - School District Vehicle Collision / Neck, Back, and Knee Injuries (October 2024). Recovered a $1.495 million settlement against Fountain Valley Unified School District after a maintenance employee turned a vehicle carrying a trailer in front of the client's vehicle. The collision caused significant injuries to the client's neck, lower back, and left knee, ultimately requiring knee surgery.
4. Confidential Seven-Figure Settlement - Unsafe Stairs / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) (September 2024). Obtained a confidential seven-figure premises liability settlement against a property owner after a client fell down unsafe stairs, suffered a broken leg, and later developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
5. Confidential Seven-Figure Settlement - Daycare / Wrongful Death (July 2024). Achieved a confidential seven-figure settlement against a daycare in a wrongful death case involving the loss of a child.
6. $1.25 Million Policy Limit Settlement - Red-Light Collision / Cervical Surgery (March 2024). Secured a $1.25 million disputed liability policy limit settlement in an auto collision case involving a red-light dispute. The client suffered a neck injury that required surgery.
7. $1 Million Policy Limit Settlement - Unsafe Stairs / Lower Back Injury (November 2023). Secured a $1 million policy limit settlement in a premises liability case involving a client who fell down unsafe stairs at a nail salon and suffered lower back injuries.
8. Confidential Seven-Figure Settlement - Rideshare Collision / Neck Surgery (May 2023). Achieved a confidential seven-figure rideshare settlement for a passenger who sustained a neck injury requiring surgery after the vehicle they were traveling in was rear-ended.
9. $1.16 Million Settlement - Rear-End Freeway Collision / Cervical Surgery (March 2023). Obtained a $1.16 million settlement for a client who was rear-ended on the freeway and suffered a neck injury that required cervical spine surgery.
10. $1.1 Million Settlement - Commercial Truck Collision / Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (February 2023). Recovered a $1.1 million settlement for a client who was rear-ended by a commercial electrical truck, resulting in a mild traumatic brain injury.
11. $1.3 Million Settlement - Rear-End Freeway Collision / Lower Back Injury (February 2023). Secured a $1.3 million settlement for a client who suffered a lower back injury after being rear-ended on the freeway.
12. $1.67 Million Trial Verdict - Premises Liability / Spine Injury (December 2022). Our office obtained a $1.67 million trial verdict in a disputed liability premises liability case involving a fall that caused a serious spine injury. Edward Harry v. James Goldstein.

Directories and External References

• Directories: Avvo; Martindale; Super Lawyers; America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys.
• Forbes: Listed as Best Los Angeles, CA Car Accident Lawyers.
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LedererNojima/
• Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/#!/LedererNojima