Douglas D. Shaffer is a personal injury and catastrophic injury attorney in Santa Monica. For decades he has represented people hurt by someone else's negligence, across greater Los Angeles and throughout California, recovering millions in settlements and verdicts. He tries hard cases, and defense firms know that going in. Clients work with Doug directly, not as a case number handed down a chain. He and his staff keep clients current at every stage and pick up when they call. Shaffer graduated at the top of his class at Pepperdine and has spent his entire career on one side of the courtroom.