

Empire Law Firm with Deborah Song
Join Deborah Song, founder of Inland Injury (dba Empire Attorneys), as she shares how her firm handles personal injury and car accident cases across the Inland Empire and California. Each episode is an unfiltered conversation about case strategy, California insurance coverage, and the property-damage issues most personal injury firms skip — all from the only full-time personal injury attorney operating in Norco and Eastvale.
Before you hire a personal injury lawyer in the Inland Empire, you should know who they really are. In this debut episode, Abby Arnold sits down with Deborah Song, founder of Inland Injury (dba of Empire Attorneys), for an unfiltered conversation about her path from middle-school political ambitions in the Inland Empire to becoming a Super Lawyers Rising Star and the only personal injury attorney operating full-time in Norco and Eastvale. Deborah shares her philosophy on client-first case strategy, why her firm pursues diminution-in-value and loss-of-use damages most firms skip, how she decides between negotiation and litigation, and why she's watching the Uber-backed California legislative push to cap contingency fees.

The YOU Interview with Deborah Song
Episode PageBefore you hire a personal injury lawyer in the Inland Empire, you should know who they really are. In this debut episode, Abby Arnold sits down with Deborah Song, founder of Inland Injury (dba of Empire Attorneys), for an unfiltered conversation about her path from middle-school political ambitions in the Inland Empire to becoming a Super Lawyers Rising Star and the only personal injury attorney operating full-time in Norco and Eastvale. Deborah shares her philosophy on client-first case strategy, why her firm pursues diminution-in-value and loss-of-use damages most firms skip, how she decides between negotiation and litigation, and why she's watching the Uber-backed California legislative push to cap contingency fees.
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Deborah Song has helped recover more than $50 million for injured Californians over the course of her career. Of Counsel Phillip B. Nghiem was part of a trial team that secured a $52.9 million verdict in 2022. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case.
About Deborah Song and Empire Attorneys
Empire Attorneys was founded by Deborah Song to bring Orange County-style personal injury representation back to the Inland Empire community she grew up in. The firm operates from Eastvale and Norco, represents clients across California, and takes identity-theft consumer protection cases nationally under federal law. Deborah is admitted to the State Bar of California (Bar No. 337172), a peer-nominated Super Lawyers Rising Star, and — by her own count — the only full-time personal injury attorney practicing in Norco and Eastvale.
- $50M+ recovered for injured Californians (Deborah Song, career total)
- Super Lawyers Rising Star — peer-nominated (Deborah Song; Phillip B. Nghiem 2022–2023)
- $52.9M verdict in 2022 (trial team including Of Counsel Phillip B. Nghiem)
- Only full-time personal injury attorney operating in Norco and Eastvale
- Dedicated property-damage department — diminution in value, loss of use, GAP coordination
- Bilingual outreach through the Hispanic Bar Association of the Inland Empire and Mexican Bar Association
- Trained at OCBA College of Trial Advocacy and Trial Lawyers University
- Free consultation; contingency fee — no recovery, no fee

Behind the Podcast


Deborah Song
Host & Founder
Deborah Song founded Empire Attorneys to bring Orange County-style personal injury representation to the Inland Empire. Admitted to the State Bar of California (Bar No. 337172). Super Lawyers Rising Star. Hosts the podcast and leads the firm's Eastvale and Norco practice.
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Subscribe to Empire Law Firm with Deborah Song for unfiltered conversations about California personal injury law, Inland Empire case strategy, and the property-damage damages most firms never pursue. New episodes cover what accident victims in Norco, Eastvale, and across the Inland Empire actually need to know before the call with an insurance adjuster.

The YOU Interview with Deborah Song
What does it look like when an attorney chooses her community over convenience? In this debut episode of Inland Empire Car and Truck Accident Law w. Deborah Song, founding attorney Deborah Song shares her story — where she came from, why she came back, and what she's building for the people of the Inland Empire. Deborah grew up in Moreno Valley, watched her peers leave the Inland Empire for bigger cities and more prestigious zip codes, and eventually followed the same path herself — moving to Orange County to attend law school and launch her legal career. But the further she got from home, the more she realized what her community was missing: aggressive, sophisticated legal representation from someone who actually cared about its people. So she came back. She founded Inland Injury Law Center to give the Inland Empire the same quality of legal advocacy she'd spent years sharpening in one of California's most competitive legal markets. In "The YOU Interview," Deborah walks listeners through her journey from UC Riverside to Western State University College of Law, her early years representing injured victims, and the moment she decided to stop sowing seeds in a community of strangers and start investing in the one that raised her. She shares her philosophy on fighting insurance companies, her belief that winning a case is about achieving justice not just a payout, and her vision for what Inland Injury Law Center can become for the people it serves. This is the episode that introduces the attorney, the firm, and the mission. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: - Deborah's personal story: growing up in the Inland Empire, leaving, and choosing to come back and serve her community - What inspired her to focus exclusively on representing injured victims — never insurance companies - Her approach to personal injury cases: from the first call through investigation, negotiation, and resolution - Why she believes local representation matters and what sets Inland Injury Law Center apart from bigger, more distant firms - Her philosophy on justice versus settlement — and why there's a difference - How technology is changing personal injury law and how she stays ahead - How to reach Inland Injury Law Center for a free consultation ABOUT INLAND INJURY LAW CENTER: Founded by Deborah Song, Inland Injury Law Center is a personal injury firm dedicated to serving the Inland Empire community — the community that raised her. Based in Norco and serving Eastvale, Corona, Riverside, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino, and surrounding areas, the firm represents accident victims on a contingency fee basis, meaning no fees unless they win. Free consultation at inlandinjury.com Phone: (951) 724-5307 (tel:(951) 724-5307) Text Us(657) 348-3786 (sms:6573483786)
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Subscribe to Empire Law Firm with Deborah Song for unfiltered conversations about California personal injury law, Inland Empire case strategy, and the property-damage damages most firms never pursue. New episodes cover what accident victims in Norco, Eastvale, and across the Inland Empire actually need to know before the call with an insurance adjuster.
- Super Lawyers Rising Star perspective on real Inland Empire case strategy
- Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage and California-specific insurance issues
- Diminution in value, loss of use, and GAP coordination — what most firms skip
- Negotiation vs. litigation — how Empire Attorneys makes the call with the client
- AI in legal practice and the Uber-backed California fee-cap legislation
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Car Accident Lawyers
Empire Attorneys represents drivers and passengers injured in serious Inland Empire collisions — roughly 95% of the firm's caseload.
Truck Accident Lawyers
Commercial trucking cases involve federal motor carrier regulations and multiple corporate defendants — Deborah Song litigates them aggressively.
Motorcycle Accident Lawyers
Motorcycle cases involve insurer bias and California pure comparative fault rules. Empire Attorneys pushes back on assumptions about rider conduct.
Pedestrian Accident Lawyers
Pedestrian strikes often involve disputed fault and driver distraction. Empire Attorneys investigates from scene to courtroom.
