Max Draitser

Practice areas

Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Brain Injury, Personal Injury – Plaintiff, Wrongful Death

Max Draitser, a highly esteemed attorney specializing in personal injury and wrongful death litigation, has shifted his legal focus primarily to bicycle accidents. He is the founder of Max Draitser – Southern California Bicycle Attorneys, headquartered in Los Angeles, with satellite offices across Los Angeles and Orange counties. Mr. Draitser offers expert legal representation to individuals who have suffered both economic and non-economic losses due to the negligence of others. He is licensed to practice in all California state courts.

Throughout his career, Mr. Draitser has successfully secured numerous substantial negotiated settlements and jury awards for his clients. He now handles various types of bicycle cases, including those stemming from automobile-bike collisions and cases involving governmental liability. The latter category encompasses issues like potholes, hazards on bike paths, poorly maintained trails, dangerous storm grates, and inadequate signage. In addition to his bicycle-related work, Mr. Draitser has assisted individuals harmed in other incidents, such as slips and falls in stores and on sidewalks, as well as motor vehicle accidents. Notably, he achieved a $950,000 wrongful death award in a premises liability case on behalf of a client. These accomplishments and more have earned Mr. Draitser a “Superb” peer review rating on Avvo.

Mr. Draitser pursued his undergraduate studies at the University of California, San Diego, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 1995. He then attended the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2000. As an avid cyclist, Mr. Draitser actively supports various organizations dedicated to promoting bicycle safety.