Schaar & Silva LLP

What Schaar & Silva LLP does

Schaar & Silva LLP is a plaintiff-side personal injury and civil rights law firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, California. The firm represents individual plaintiffs in tort and civil rights matters through five California offices covering Santa Cruz, Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose, and Salinas. Its principal attorneys are Dan C. Schaar (Senior Trial Attorney) and Eva Silva (Managing Attorney), supported by one paralegal.

The firm operates on an exclusive contingency fee model with no hourly billing, deriving revenue as a percentage of client settlements and verdicts. Marketing is executed through SEO and content channels built around documented case results, including an $18.5M verdict and two other matters among the five largest plaintiff verdicts in Santa Cruz County history. Cumulative client recoveries since founding exceed $100M. The firm extends its effective capacity through a co-branded Trial By Human partnership with attorneys Nick and Courtney Rowley and through an inbound law firm referral network.

Operationally, Schaar & Silva is a small private partnership with no external funding and no proprietary technology platform. Geographic reach within California is achieved primarily through physical offices and referral relationships rather than headcount expansion, which keeps the cost base lean but caps throughput relative to larger plaintiff firms.

Name

Schaar & Silva LLP

Legal name

Schaar & Silva LLP

Website

https://schaarsilvalaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Personal injury and civil rights plaintiff law firm representing individuals across California. Operates five offices on a contingency fee model with two attorneys and one paralegal, having secured over $100M in cumulative client recoveries since founding in 2017.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Civil rights litigation
• Wrongful death claims
• Contingency fee representation
• Catastrophic injury cases

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Cruz

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Personal Injury Legal Services (Contingency Fee): The firm operates exclusively on a contingency fee basis for personal injury cases. Clients owe no attorney fees unless the firm wins the case or secures a settlement. Fee percentages are not publicly disclosed but follow standard California contingency fee arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Schaar & Silva LLP is a California-based law firm that represents individual clients in personal injury and civil rights cases on a contingency fee basis, charging no attorney fees unless the case is won or settled. The firm provides end-to-end legal representation across practice areas including auto, bicycle, pedestrian, truck, motorcycle, slip and fall, dog bite, product liability, brain and spinal cord injury, wrongful death, and civil rights violation matters, with offices in Santa Cruz, Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose, and Salinas.

Product overview

Schaar & Silva LLP operates as a personal injury law firm offering a unified suite of legal services centered around representing injury victims. The core offering consists of practice-area-specific legal services covering Personal Injury matters including Auto Accidents, Bicycle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Truck Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Slip and Fall, Dog Bites, Product Liability, Brain/Spinal Cord Injuries, Wrongful Death, and Civil Rights Violations. The firm provides these services across multiple California locations (Santa Cruz, Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose, Salinas) with a team of three legal professionals. The Case Results module showcases the firm's track record with verdicts and settlements exceeding $100 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Services

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Trial By Human (Nick and Courtney Rowley)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDan C. Schaar travels the country with Nick and Courtney Rowley as an instructor with Trial By Human, a professional legal education and trial skills training program. This partnership enhances the firm's reputation and keeps its attorneys at the forefront of trial techniques.
• California Law Firms (Referral Network)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe firm collaborates on cases and shares referral fees with law firms in California and across the country per state bar rules. This referral network extends the firm's reach and generates case flow from attorneys who lack personal injury specialization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Geragos & Geragos: Prominent California plaintiff-side trial firm with a strong civil rights and catastrophic injury practice. Comparable in plaintiff-only positioning, trial reputation, and inclusion of civil rights alongside PI work.
• Bisnar | Chase: California-based personal injury firm with offices across Southern California, representing plaintiffs in auto, defective product, and catastrophic injury cases on contingency. Highly comparable in plaintiff-side focus, contingency fee model, and multi-office California footprint.
• Wilshire Law Firm: Large California plaintiff-side personal injury firm handling auto, premises liability, product liability, and wrongful death cases on contingency. Directly comparable in plaintiff-only positioning, contingency model, and broad California PI practice mix.
• Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP: Elite California plaintiff-side trial firm specializing in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and personal injury cases. Comparable in plaintiff-only focus, contingency fee structure, and landmark verdict reputation.
• Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos: California plaintiff trial firm handling personal injury, wrongful death, and civil rights cases on contingency. Closely comparable in plaintiff-only positioning, contingency fee model, and combination of catastrophic injury with civil rights practice.
• McNicholas & McNicholas: California plaintiff-side trial firm specializing in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and civil rights cases. Comparable in plaintiff-only focus, contingency fee model, and trial-driven approach to high-value PI and civil rights matters.
• Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood CaseyLLP: Sacramento-based personal injury and civil rights trial firm with a strong plaintiff-side practice. Comparable in Northern California footprint, contingency model, and inclusion of civil rights work alongside catastrophic injury cases.

Broad incumbents

• The Barnes Firm: Multi-state personal injury law firm with significant California presence handling auto, premises liability, and wrongful death cases on contingency. Comparable contingency model and PI practice mix, but operates at much larger scale with national branding.
• Jacobson & Associates / Jacoby & Meyers: One of the largest and oldest personal injury plaintiff firms in California with broad geographic reach and heavy advertising spend. Comparable in plaintiff-only personal injury practice and contingency model, but operates at significantly larger scale with multi-state presence.

Others

• Avvo: Legal directory and attorney rating platform where both Schaar & Silva partners maintain top-tier profiles (9.3-9.4 ratings). Functions as a third-party credibility signal and client-acquisition channel for the firm, making it an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schaarsilva

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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