# Laura E. Brown, Attorney at Law

> Law practice in Fresno, California, representing Central Valley clients in personal injury, car accident, employment, civil rights, and appellate matters. Attorney Laura E. Brown, California State Bar #306035, admitted December 2015. Free consultation, available 24/7.

Contact: (559) 319-0586 · laura@lauraebrown.com
Office: 7815 N Palm Ave #410, Fresno, CA 93711
Admitted: all California trial and appellate courts; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California
Areas served: Fresno, Clovis, Madera, Selma, Sanger, Reedley, Kingsburg, Fowler, Kerman, Visalia, Hanford, Tulare, Merced, and the surrounding Central Valley

## Core pages

- [Home](https://lauraebrown.com/): Firm overview, four practice areas, the case of hiring local Central Valley counsel over an out-of-area advertising firm, how a case moves, and general FAQ.
- [Practice Areas](https://lauraebrown.com/practice-areas): Hub page listing all five areas, plus a summary of the deadlines that end cases (six-month government claim, 60-day notice of appeal, two-year injury statute, three-year wage and property claims).
- [About Laura E. Brown](https://lauraebrown.com/about): Attorney biography, court admissions, and the firm's four working commitments.
- [Contact](https://lauraebrown.com/contact): Phone, email, office address, consultation request form, and map.

## Practice areas

- [Personal Injury](https://lauraebrown.com/personal-injury): Fresno personal injury representation — vehicle collisions, dangerous premises and slip-and-fall, dog bites, and wrongful death. Covers economic and non-economic damages, California's pure comparative fault rule, the two-year statute of limitations and six-month government claim deadline, and contingency fee structure.
- [Car Accidents](https://lauraebrown.com/car-accidents): Fresno car accident representation — rear-end and intersection crashes, highway collisions on 99 and 41, commercial truck and big-rig cases, motorcycle and bicycle collisions, rideshare accidents, and hit-and-run. Covers what to do after a crash, locating every layer of insurance including uninsured/underinsured motorist and MedPay coverage, and fault disputes.
- [Employment Law](https://lauraebrown.com/employment): Fresno employment representation for workers — wrongful termination, retaliation and whistleblower claims, harassment, discrimination, failure to accommodate a disability, leave violations, unpaid wages and overtime, meal and rest break violations, and severance agreement review. Explains why at-will employment is not a defense to an unlawful motive, and the FEHA administrative exhaustion and right-to-sue requirement.
- [Civil Rights](https://lauraebrown.com/civil-rights): Fresno civil rights representation — excessive force, unlawful arrest and detention, unreasonable search, First Amendment retaliation, jail and custody conditions, denial of medical care in custody, wrongful death, and Monell municipal liability. Covers 42 U.S.C. § 1983, California's Bane Act (Civil Code § 52.1), qualified immunity, the six-month Government Claims Act deadline, and evidence retention schedules for body camera footage and use-of-force reports.
- [Appeals](https://lauraebrown.com/appeals): California appellate representation — civil appeals, writ petitions, post-trial motions, oral argument, record review and issue assessment, and appellate consulting for trial counsel. Covers the jurisdictional 60/180-day notice of appeal deadline, appeal bonds and stays of enforcement, and the de novo, abuse of discretion, and substantial evidence standards of review. Accepts appeals from cases tried by other counsel.

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## Notes

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