By Sami Sedghani, Pharm.D., J.D. · Synergist Law, P.C. · San Rafael, California · Last updated October 2026
Synergist Law, P.C. is a California personal injury firm in San Rafael, serving Marin County, the greater San Francisco Bay Area, and clients across the state. Our core practice is car and truck accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, and product liability. In serious injury cases, the medical records are often central, and managing attorney Sami Sedghani, Pharm.D., J.D. brings his UCSF Doctor of Pharmacy training and clinical experience as a pharmacist at UCSF Medical Center to that work.
Choose a practice area below for a dedicated page on the governing California law, how these cases work, and how we approach them.
AI Injury & Accountability
Harm involving AI chatbots, and injuries caused by businesses that relied on AI in health care, insurance decisions, or vehicles. Since 2026, California law bars a defendant from arguing the AI acted on its own (Civil Code § 1714.46).
AI injury cases →Bicycle & E-Bike Accidents
Cyclists hit by cars, dooring and right-hook crashes, road and path defects, and e-bike collisions in Marin, where the Vehicle Code and local e-bike ordinances both apply.
Bicycle and e-bike cases →Car Accidents
Rear-end, intersection, left-turn, hit-and-run, and uninsured or underinsured motorist claims in Marin, the Bay Area, and across California, with every source of coverage identified early: the at-fault policy, umbrella, employer, and your own UIM.
Car accident cases →Catastrophic & Serious Injuries
In catastrophic cases the medical record is the case, and it is read here with a clinical pharmacist’s training.
Serious injury cases →Commercial Vehicle Accidents
Delivery vans, company trucks, buses, and work vehicles. The first question is which company actually employs the driver, and in Marin, whether Golden Gate Transit or Marin Transit is involved.
- Amazon delivery accidents
- DoorDash, Instacart & Grubhub driver crashes
- FedEx truck accidents
- UPS truck accidents
Employment Law
Wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage-and-hour claims for California employees.
Employment claims →Mobi-C Cervical Disc Litigation
Patients injured by the Mobi-C artificial cervical disc: migration, subsidence, heterotopic ossification, and revision surgery.
Mobi-C cases →Motorcycle Accidents
Riders hurt on Marin’s rural roads and city streets. Marin’s 2024 road safety plan found motorcyclists in 7% of injury crashes but 13% of those that killed or seriously injured someone, and lane-splitting, helmet, and coverage rules shape fault and recovery.
Motorcycle accident cases →Nursing Home Abuse & Elder Neglect
Serious harm and deaths in nursing homes and residential care, including neglect, pressure injuries, falls, and medication errors, under California’s Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act.
Nursing home cases →Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Injury
Harm from prescription drugs, implanted devices, and over-the-counter products, where pharmacology training bears directly on causation, expert work, and cross-examination.
Drug and device cases →Premises Liability
Slip-and-fall, trip-and-fall, stair collapse, pool injuries, and dog bites under California’s strict liability statute (Civil Code § 3342). These cases usually turn on notice evidence and how fast video and inspection records are preserved.
Premises liability cases →Product Liability
Defective vehicles and components, industrial equipment, consumer products, and medical devices. California applies strict liability for design defect, manufacturing defect, and failure to warn.
Product liability cases →Self-Driving Car & Robotaxi Accidents
Collisions with Waymo, Zoox, and other driverless vehicles in Northern California, plus Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) and sidewalk delivery robots. These cases turn on permit records, sensor data, and rider terms.
Self-driving car cases →Truck Accidents
Big-rig and tractor-trailer collisions, where federal motor carrier rules, driver qualification files, hours-of-service and ELD data, and higher-limit policies shape the case from the first week.
Truck accident cases →Wrongful Death
Representation of surviving spouses, children, and parents under Code of Civil Procedure § 377.60. The firm was appellate counsel in the published decision Osaze v. Gee (2026), First Appellate District.
Wrongful death cases →
Why Synergist Law
A boutique practice with trial-ready preparation on every case, published appellate advocacy (Osaze v. Gee (2026)), Super Lawyers recognition 2022–2026, bilingual Spanish service, and calls answered 24/7, in English or Spanish. Contingency fee: no attorney’s fee unless we obtain a recovery for you. Depending on the terms of your written fee agreement, you may be responsible for case costs we advance even if there is no recovery. Your fee agreement explains this before representation begins. Call (415) 835-4448 or contact us online for a free, confidential consultation. Visit our FAQ page for answers to common questions, or read more about Sami Sedghani.
For how contingency fees, case costs, and liens work in California, see personal injury lawyer fees in California.
Attorney Advertising. The information on this page is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or medical advice. Reading this page, contacting the firm, or submitting a case inquiry does not create an attorney–client relationship. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different; prognosis, treatment, and settlement value depend on facts specific to the individual client. For advice about your specific situation, consult a licensed California attorney.