Personal Injury · For Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Clients

Personal injury lawyers for Deaf and hard-of-hearing clients.

An injury case runs on communication, depositions, medical visits, negotiations, and your own testimony. We handle yours in American Sign Language and the methods that work for you, so nothing gets lost between you and your recovery.

ASL introduction

An American Sign Language introduction to this page, with open captions and a full written transcript, is available on request.

Captions included

Communication Access

We meet you in the language you use.

Daryl Crouse is fluent in American Sign Language, so our firm works with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing clients directly, without sending you through a third party for every conversation.

Direct ASL communication with your attorney
Captions and written summaries for every key step
Video consultations scheduled at your convenience

Schedule an ASL video consultation

How We Help

Answers to the questions Deaf clients ask us first.

How will we communicate throughout my case?

Directly, in ASL with your attorney when it matters, plus captions and written summaries for documents and key steps. You choose the method at each stage, and we adjust as the case moves.

What if the police report misunderstood what I said?

We review the report against what you actually communicated, gather witness accounts and any available recordings, and work to correct the record before it shapes your case.

What if I couldn't communicate effectively during medical treatment?

We document the communication barriers in your care and how they affected your injuries and recovery. That can matter to both your injury claim and your rights.

How will I participate in a deposition or mediation?

We arrange a qualified interpreter, prepare you in ASL beforehand, and make sure you understand every question and that every answer is yours.

The Advocates

The people who will stand with you.

Founding Partner

Daniel L. Nelson

Admitted to the California State Bar in 1990, Daniel L. Nelson built his career defending as many as 25 major insurance companies before turning to advocate for the injured. That inside knowledge of how insurers value — and undervalue — a claim now drives every case the firm takes. He has served as a Commissioner for the State Bar of California and is a longtime member of the California Trial Lawyers Association and the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association.

State Bar No. 146470 · Admitted 1990

Partner

Daryl G. Crouse

Daryl Glenn Crouse co-leads the firm's trial practice alongside Daniel L. Nelson, overseeing and managing every case directly and shaping strategy for each client's maximum recovery. He handles the full arc of a matter — from pre-litigation investigation through trial — and is admitted to the California State Bar (2014) and the District of Columbia Bar (2021). Before law, Mr. Crouse spent more than 25 years as a small-business entrepreneur; in 2004 he advocated for regulatory modernization of FCC rules governing telecommunications relay services. He is fluent in American Sign Language, which allows the firm to serve Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing clients directly — a population too often turned away elsewhere.

State Bar No. 296385 · Admitted 2014 · Also licensed in the District of Columbia

Evidence Checklist

Evidence that helps an injury case built around you.

Bring what you have. We help gather the rest, and we go over all of it with you in ASL.

Photos of the incident scene and your injuries
The police or incident report, even if you believe it is wrong
Medical records and bills from every provider
Interpreter requests you made and the responses you received
Notes on any communication barriers during your treatment
Contact information for witnesses
Your pain journal entries

Don't have everything? That's okay. Bring what you have, and we can help you identify the rest.

What Happens Next

From inquiry to first conversation.

We review your note.

An attorney reads what you sent, usually within one business day.

We meet you in ASL.

We reach out in ASL, by text, email, relay, or a scheduled video call, whichever you chose.

We build your case with you.

We explain each step in your language and keep you at the center of every decision.

Request a Consultation

Tell us what happened. We'll tell you what's next.

Tell us what happened and how you'd like us to reach you. We'll respond in ASL or your preferred method.

Prefer to reach us directly?

833-4LALawyer intake@nelsoncrouselaw.com