Million & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates

The Top Trial Lawyers In America

Andrew Swartz and Michele Kennedy are both members of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Each has won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.

In 2017, Ms. Kennedy recovered one of the top settlements in California (16th highest recovery) and in 2019 recovered one of the Top 100 settlements in California.

Monterey Personal Injury Attorneys

No Attorney Fees Unless You Collect - We Advance All Costs

For over 45 years, the partners at Swartz & Kennedy have practiced law in the Central Coast. Although they have appeared in courts all over the state for their clients, the focus has always been on representing the residents of the Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties and representing visitors who have been injured in these counties.. The firm focuses on personal injury and wrongful death cases. It has always provided its clients and injured victims with the best legal representation based on its years of experience in the courtroom and outside of it to obtain the best results possible for each client. We have maintained that work ethic and continue to aggressively go above and beyond our previous accomplishments. To find out how we can assist you, we urge you to contact us as soon as possible during your personal injury claim process or at the earliest time in your case to ensure that we can perform an early investigation and protect you from being taken advantage of by an insurance company. Having the experienced and qualified legal advice our firm provides can significantly reduce your risk of being under-compensated or even held liable for an accident.

Andrew Swartz opened the predecessor firm to Swartz & Kennedy in 1974. In 1983 Michele Kennedy joined the firm. From the very beginning, the attorneys at Swartz & Kennedy have been setting the industry standard for what personal injury and business litigation attorneys can do for their clients. Swartz & Kennedy has over 80 years of combined experience and a record of consistent success. The firm is ranked at the highest level by its peers - judges, arbitrators and practicing attorneys. our AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell and membership in the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forums illustrates Swartz & Kennedy’s success.

We've Fought and Won for Our Clients

See the Results

$5 Million Auto v. Auto (Commercial)
$3 Million Auto v. Truck (Wrongful Death)
$1 Million Auto v. Auto
$1 Million Auto v. Auto
$1 Million Premises Liability
$850 Thousand Auto v. Truck (Agricultural big rig and trailer)
$850 Thousand Auto v. Truck (Big Rig and trailer)
$850 Thousand Auto v. Truck (Commercial)
$500 Thousand Auto v. Auto
$465 Thousand Autos v. Motorcycle Accident
$450 Thousand Auto v. Auto
$300 Thousand Homeowners Liability
$300 Thousand Homeowners Liability
$205 Thousand Auto v. Bicycle

More Results

Protect Your Rights by Retaining Our Firm Today

When it comes to filing a personal injury claim, qualified legal representation is the difference from recovering whatever an insurance company decides your damages are worth and recovering the fair value of your damages under the law. By retaining Swartz & Kennedy, you are assured that you will be fully advised of all your rights and receive all the compensation to which you are entitled under the law.

Insurance companies' figures have proven the fact that people filing personal injury claims with the help of a lawyer are more likely to receive higher awards. Our firm has the experience, qualifications, and dedication to provide our clients with the most compensation possible, and we have a history of success to prove it.

Contact the firm directly to see our experience and talent for yourself.

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See How We have Helped Our Clients!

Michele Kennedy & her team understood my needs, answered my questions, & were there for me.
“I am thankful that I had Michele Kennedy as my attorney. She was also my daughter's attorney and fought for me and fights for her clients. I would highly recommend Michele Kennedy and her office. They all understood my needs, answered my questions, and were there for me. I will recommend anyone asking me about an attorney that fights for clients like she fought for me. I was very happy with my final outcome of my case. Michele is very experienced and did her best for me.”

Dolores A.
I couldn't have done it without you. Please accept my heartfelt thank you for a job well done.
“I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all the hard work you put into my case. I first came to you when I got in my first accident. You filed suit against them and hung in there on my behalf for a very long time, and finally you convinced them to make me a reasonable settlement. You were so good I came back to you when 1 got hit a second time. You were always in my corner, you were professional, yet tough with them, and you got the job done. I also appreciated the fact that you were always available to answer my questions and guide me through my lawsuit. You and Peggy were a pleasure to deal with. I couldn't have done it without you. Please accept my heartfelt thank you for a job well done.”

Steve Duran, Director of Programs, Peacock Acres
I Highly Recommend Swartz & Kennedy to Anyone Who Has Been in an Accident!
“I was in a car accident in January 2018 and spent a couple weeks in the hospital. Upon being released from the hospital I contacted the office and scheduled an appointment to meet with Michele Kennedy. At that appointment, I provided them the information I had and agreed to hire them. By the end of April 2018 I had received a complete settlement and they had all my hospital bills covered. During the process they kept me informed of what was going on and kept me at ease. I highly recommend this office to anyone who has been in an accident.”

Anna D.
She gets good results
“"I have worked with Miss. Kennedy for many years. She is a highly skilled attorney, a client's advocate and most especially, she gets good results."”

-Paul E. Tocchet, M.D.
Contact Michele Kennedy for help!
“Following an accident, I spent several months trying to resolve property damage & personal injury claims directly with an insurance company. After my frustrations became unbearable, I contacted Michele Kennedy for help and the results of her efforts couldn’t have been better. My claims were settled and I am completely satisfied.”

Bill Z.

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