San Diego Crime Victim Lawyers Representing Victims of Serious Crimes in Civil Suits throughout California

Rist Law Offices represent victims of rape, murder, sexual assault, and other violent crimes in San Diego and throughout California in civil litigation. Our firm is unique in that we focus on helping crime victims with civil cases. We work to recover compensation for victims or their families from individuals and businesses whose negligence led to or failed to prevent a crime from occurring.

We know from experience that the traumatic injuries our clients have suffered as the result of a crime can be both physically and emotionally devastating. When a client chooses our law firm to represent them, we work tirelessly to provide extraordinary results because this is our opportunity to help a person or a family to recover from their injuries.

Representing Innocent Victims of Crime

Every day in San Diego and throughout California, innocent people become the victims of violent crimes. Sadly, many of the murders, rapes, sexual assaults, shootings, robberies and other serious crimes could have been prevented if property owners or other negligent parties would have taken simple steps before the crime was committed. In many cases, property and business owners know of the high risk of crime but still fail to take simple, cost-efficient steps to protect their customers and employees.

Helping CA Crime Victims with Civil Lawsuits

Many crime victims or families of crime victims believe that there is nothing more that can be done outside of the criminal case. Often, the victim or the family of the victim is left feeling that the criminal received less than what they deserved or that something easily could have been done to prevent a crime. This is where a civil case can be a powerful tool to help victims and their families to recover from a crime.

Holding Property Owners Accountable

When a property owner fails to take reasonable steps to insure safety and someone is the victim of a crime on their property, a claim can be made for monetary damages under a theory of law known as premises liability. Other businesses, such as property managers or security companies could also be held liable for their negligence in failing to provide adequate supervision or security on a property.

Owners of the following properties may be liable in a civil case when a crime occurs on their property:

   + Gas stations
   + Convenience stores
   + Fast food restaurants
   + Shopping malls
   + Shopping centers
   + Apartment buildings
   + Bars
   + Hospitals
   + College and university campuses
   + High school campuses
   + Junior high campuses
   + Hotels and motels
   + Parking lots
   + Parking garages
   + Dorm rooms
   + Other properties

Free Confidential Consultation

If you, a family member, or a friend has been the victim of a crime, contact a San Diego, CA crime victim lawyer from Rist Law Offices for a free, confidential consultation. We will take the time to thoroughly discuss every aspect of the case. We do not charge anything for discussing the case and all facts will be kept confidential. Rist Law Offices accept all crime victim cases on a contingency fee basis, which means that we do not charge a fee until your case is settled or won in court.

Contact a San Diego, California Crime Victim Lawyer today to see how we can help you with your case. Call us toll free at 866-982-5299 or fill out a free online case review form to have a lawyer contact you.

Getting More Information

For more information about the civil side of a criminal case, request a free copy of Civil Justice for California Crime Victims. The report answers many commonly asked questions that crime victims or their families have about civil cases.

San Diego, CA Rape Victim Lawyer

Rist Law Offices represent the victims of rape, sexual assault, and child sexual assault in San Diego County and throughout California. Many rape victims do not know that they can file a civil lawsuit against the perpetrator or possibly property owners where the crime occurred. Read more...

San Diego, CA Murder Victim Lawyer

When a family has to deal with the loss of a loved one as the result of murder, the criminal system can leave a family feeling helpless. Plea-bargains, overcrowded jails that pressure early release, or a lack of crime victim assistance can be a frustrating part of the criminal system. Many families of California murder victims do not even know that they can file a lawsuit against the person who committed the murder or possibly property owners whose negligence failed to prevent a murder from happening on their property. Read more...

San Diego, CA Apartment Break-in Victim Lawyer

When someone has been the victim of a rape, sexual assault, murder, or other attack at an apartment or apartment complex, security issues such as locks on gates, locks on doors and windows, exterior fencing problems, and other issues can be crucial issues to look at in a civil case. Other issues such as the rate of crime in a neighborhood can also be an issue that should be investigated in a California Apartment break-in case. Read more...

San Diego, CA Convenience Store and Gas Station Robbery Victim Lawyer

We see too many headlines in California of gas station or convenience store robberies. Desperate criminals who use, guns, knives, and other weapons put the lives of innocent people in danger over what is generally less than $500 in cash that is taken from the store. When someone is inured or killed during a convenience store or gas station robbery, a civil case can potentially be filed against the store owner, manager, security personnel and/or other negligent companies who fail to take steps to protect their customers. Read more...

San Diego, CA Shopping Mall and Parking Lot Crime Lawyer

When someone is raped, murdered, kidnapped, or abducted at a shopping mall or in a parking lot, the past history of crimes in an area as well as the steps taken by the property owners to protect patrons from crimes are critical to an examination of a civil case. Read more...

San Diego, CA DUI Injury and DUI Fatality Victim Lawyer

When a drunk driver gets behind the wheel, they are placing innocent lives of millions of Californians at risk. Rist Law Offices helps victims of DUI accidents and families of victims of DUI fatality accidents to recover compensation for their losses. Read more...


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Representing Crime Victims Throughout San Diego County and California

We handle crime victim cases throughout San Diego County and California including downtown San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Mission Beach, Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Bonita, La Mesa, El Cajon, San Marcos, Escondido, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Vista, Fallbrook, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, Point Loma, Coronado, Imperial Beach, Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside County, Ventura County and surrounding areas.