Seema Jitendra Bhatt

Seema Bhatt is an Associate in Minami Tamaki’s Personal Injury Group.

Ms. Bhatt has practiced personal injury law since 2011, representing those who have been injured through the negligence of others in auto accidents, slips and falls, pedestrian accidents, as a result of defective products and medical malpractice, and in other unfortunate situations.

Prior to Minami Tamaki, Ms. Bhatt worked at a personal injury firm in Los Angeles where she was lead counsel on two jury trials and second counsel on two others. She also achieved and assisted in the negotiation of large settlements for her clients, including a three-million-dollar settlement with the City of Manhattan Beach involving a woman blinded by a flying disc golf.

She was selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2017 and 2018. Fewer than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the region are named to this Rising Stars list. Several of Ms. Bhatt’s cases were recognized by Top Verdict’s Top 100 Settlements in California in 2016 and by Leaders in the Law in its 2017 “Northern California’s Leading Lawyers” publication.

Through her diverse legal experiences, Ms. Bhatt has worked with clients from many different cultural communities. Additionally, she speaks several Indian languages including Hindi and Gujarati.

Ms. Bhatt is passionate about the case of each client she serves, however big or small. Most importantly, she strives to keep clients informed and aware regarding their case. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology has helped Ms. Bhatt put herself in the shoes of her clients to understand not only the legal aspects of their case but the psychological toll that their injuries have taken on them.