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Daniel Rodriguez, founder and president of Rodriguez & Associates, has been selected to the 2024 Super Lawyers® list. This is Daniel’s sixteenth year being listed as one of the top personal injury lawyers in Southern California. Super Lawyers is a well-established legal publication recognizing top legal talent through peer voting and research. The publication…

Rodriguez & Associates celebrates Daniel Rodriguez’s accomplishments and all he has done for the firm, his clients, and the Bakersfield community in honor of his 70th birthday.  Daniel Rodriguez has always met challenges head-on. Hard work has always been an integral part of his family’s identity: from transient farmworker to successful attorney to Antarctic…

Under California law, when someone is killed due to another person’s negligence, reckless act, or intentional act, surviving family members have the right to seek justice and compensation on behalf of the deceased individual. A survival action covers damages that the deceased suffered before death, that would have been recoverable in a personal injury…

Rodriguez & Associates welcomes Lena Sajadpour as the firm’s newest personal injury attorney. A Bakersfield native, Lena is passionate about helping others and giving back to the same community that granted her so much. She attributes much of her success in her career to the skills and confidence she acquired through mock trial, debate,…

A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a serious injury that can be caused by a forceful external blow to the head, a sudden jolt to the body, or a penetrating head injury. A TBI directly impacts brain functionality leading to catastrophic injury or possibly death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…

Daniel Rodriguez, founding president of Rodriguez & Associates, makes the 2023 Forbes Advisor list of the Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Bakersfield, CA. Daniel was chosen based on his success in and out of the courtroom. Daniel and his team of personal injury trial attorneys have obtained more multi-million dollar verdicts than any other…

In 2021, California’s fatal injury rate reached an all-time high of 56.1 unintentional deaths for every 100,000 individuals. These deaths resulted from car accidents, workplace injuries, drownings, fires, and falls, among other causes. When negligence plays a role in a person’s death, immediate family members of the victim have the legal right to pursue…

“I finally found a great law firm that specializes in trials.” I’m a retired U.S. Navy SEAL, living in San Diego, CA. While visiting my family back East for Christmas, I was in a severe car accident. I was stopped at a red light when a fully loaded 18-wheeler rear-ended me at 55+ miles…

Daniel Rodriguez founded and grew Rodriguez & Associates on the basis of hard work, determination, and a commitment to others, developing a culture that commands these character traits from each team member. Brandy Welsh, a paralegal at the firm, has experienced the firsthand growth and development of the firm over the past ten years…

Rodriguez & Associates and Joel Andreesen have been recognized by the African American Network of Kern County for our community achievements. Rodriguez & Associates received the “2023 Gold Award” from the African American Network of Kern County for our community achievements and investment in Kern County. Joel Andreesen, senior partner, was recognized with the…