Contact Attorney Fred Yadegar in Los Angeles or Orange County

Contact with this office begins with one question: what happened? You can answer it by phone, by text message, or through the form on this page, and each route reaches Fred’s office directly. Most people hear back the same business day, and matters with a deadline in the next few days are handled first.

Choosing how to reach us

A phone call is the fastest way to get an answer, and during office hours the person who answers is usually Fred. A text works well when you cannot talk, for example from a hospital bed or a job site; include your name, a sentence about the situation, and a good time to call back. The form is the right choice when you want to lay out the details in order. Whichever route you choose, the message goes to the office and not to a call center.

What Fred will ask first

Expect three questions. What happened, in your own words. When it happened, because the date starts the clock: two years for most injury claims (Code Civ. Proc. §335.1), 30 days from the trustee’s notice for a surplus-funds claim (Civ. Code §2924j), and 10 court days from service for an eviction response (Code Civ. Proc. §1167). And what paper exists, whether that is a police report, a letter from a trustee, the notice on the door, a will, or a contract with the emails around it. If the paperwork is missing, say so; the office can obtain most records, and the deadline does not wait for them.

Phone, video, or in person

Most first conversations happen by phone or video, which keeps things moving whether you are in Lancaster, Long Beach, Santa Ana, or San Clemente. In-person meetings are arranged at a location that works for you anywhere in Los Angeles County or Orange County; the full list of communities is on the areas we serve page. After a serious injury, Fred comes to the hospital or to your home. Correspondence goes to the mailing address shown on this page, and meetings are scheduled by arrangement.

Before you send documents

Until you and Fred have signed a written agreement, keep what you send to a short description and your contact details. Information you share while asking about representation is protected, and the office uses it only to respond and to check for conflicts of interest. Sensitive records, medical files, and original documents should wait until we have spoken and can agree on a secure way to deliver them.

Calling on behalf of someone else

Family members often make the first call: an adult child for a parent facing foreclosure or eviction, a spouse for someone in the hospital, an heir for a relative who has died. That is fine. Tell us your relationship to the person, and the office will explain what it can discuss with you and what has to come from the client directly. In estate matters the person who calls is often the one who will need to act, and the wills and trusts pages explain the roles involved.