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R. Lewis Van Blois
Oakland, CA Products Liability Attorney with 58 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Personal Injury
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Leaders In Personal Injury Litigation
In the aftermath of a life-altering injury caused by someone else’s negligent or reckless actions, you and the people you love face many challenges. You will face a grueling recovery process with no guarantee of living the life you once lived. In addition, you will need significant financial resources to compensate you for your medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, and other damages.
It is important to understand that the lawyer you select in your personal injury claim matters a great deal. For many decades, individuals and families across Oakland, the Bay Area, Central Valley and...
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Andrew Ronald Gillin
Oakland, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 55 years of experience
Products Liability and Personal Injury
Univ of Chicago Law School
Andy Gillin received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and his law degree from the University of Chicago. He is a co-author of California Government Tort Liability Practice, published by California Continuing Education of the Bar. He has written and lectured in the field of plaintiffs’ personal injury law for numerous organizations. Andy’s case results include many recoveries for his clients in excess of $1,000,000.
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John E. Hill
Oakland, CA Products Liability Attorney with 55 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Chicago
John Hill has been representing injured individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area for over fifty years. John is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and a Board Certified Civil Pretrial Advocate by the National Board of Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy.
John's areas of practice include Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death; Products Liability Law; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Employment Litigation; Torts; General Civil Trial Practice; and Commercial Litigation.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Hill is also a member of ABOTA (The...
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Spencer C. Young
Oakland, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Business, Employment and Personal Injury
Golden Gate University School of Law
Spencer practices employment, civil rights and personal injury law. He is dedicated to representing employees in employment disputes and individuals and their families in personal injury cases.
Since 2005, Spencer has litigated discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour, retaliation, and other employment disputes, such as contract breach and commission cases. He also litigates vehicle accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, and civil rights claims. His legal experience dates back to 1996. He has appeared in Northern District Federal Courts, California State Superior Courts, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, the California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Merit...
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Thomas C. "Tim" Knowles
Oakland, CA Products Liability Attorney with 57 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Thomas C. Knowles, an attorney with The Van Blois Law Firm in Oakland, California, helps clients address Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff situations. He also helps clients with Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff and Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff concerns.
Tim Knowles is an experienced trial lawyer in cases involving mechanical engineering, construction and medicine. He was a defense lawyer that represented Ford Motor Company early in his career. He has the knowledge and experience to represent persons injured by auto defects including crushed roofs, defective tires, seat belts and airbags.
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Omid Razi
Oakland, CA Products Liability Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Personal Injury
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Omid Razi is the founder, managing partner, and principal at the Razi Law Group. He has vast experience in Personal Injury Law and Litigation.
Omid graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1999 where he majored in Political Science, and attended law school at the Southwestern University School of Law, receiving his J.D. in 2002. He was admitted to the California Bar the same year. He is also a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association.
Omid’s practice area specialties include Car Accidents, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Corporate Law and...
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Len Watkins
Oakland, CA Products Liability Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Business
University of San Francisco School of Law
A resident of Oakland, Len spent much of his legal career with prestigious, top-ranked, San Francisco law firms. Mr. Watkins brings the same level of expertise, and standard of excellence, to his practice in the East Bay. Focusing on consumer bankruptcy and business law, Mr. Watkins’ depth of experience and training include:
A Masters of Business Administration, concentrating on finance, from the University of California, at Davis
A stock brokerage license (inactive) from the National Association of Securities Dealers
A California Real Estate Broker’s license
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Daniel A. Stenson
Oakland, CA Products Liability Attorney with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Thomas J. Kaster
Oakland, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Dylan Hughes
Oakland, CA Products Liability Attorney with 24 years of experience
Products Liability, Consumer, Employment and Personal Injury
UC Hastings COL
Dylan Hughes is a partner at Gibbs Law Group and of counsel to Girard Gibbs LLP specializing in the prosecution of class actions. He represents plaintiffs in cases involving defective products, telecommunications, credit cards, product liability, credit repair, employment misclassification and wage and hour disputes under state and federal laws. Mr. Hughes has extensive experience prosecuting complex automobile-defect cases and helped achieve recoveries on behalf of class members in the In Re General Motors Dex-Cool Cases (settlement of $50 to $800 cash reimbursements per class member vehicle repair) and In Re General Motors Cases, JCCP No. 4396, a certified...
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Fulvio Francisco Cajina
Oakland, CA Products Liability Attorney
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Personal Injury
Cornell University
I was born in Latin America and grew up in San Francisco. A product of the Bay Area, I studied economics at UC Berkeley before moving to Washington, DC, where I worked at both the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve. In 2003, I embarked on my legal studies at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, NY. Upon graduation, I worked as a corporate associate in Manhattan at a boutique international law firm. There I had the opportunity to work on a wide array of corporate transactions, from financing the construction of a hotel in NYC, structuring investments...
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Alfredo Torrijos
Oakland, CA Products Liability Attorney with 22 years of experience
(310) 844-9696
555 12th Street, Suite 1230
14th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
Products Liability
Stanford Univ Law School
Alfredo Torrijos is a partner of Arias Sanguinetti Stahle & Torrijos LLP. Mr. Torrijos prosecutes both individual and class actions in state and federal court, focusing on complex litigation matters in breach of contract, employment, consumer fraud, bad faith insurance, intellectual property and technology law. Mr. Torrijos has significant experience in technology related litigation, intellectual property law and class actions. Mr. Torrijos has handled class actions through trial and appeal and has successfully represented consumers in class actions against some of the biggest technology and insurance companies in the country, including: Google, Yahoo!, CitySearch, Network Solutions, Nationwide...
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Celine Emily Cutter
Oakland, CA Products Liability Attorney with 8 years of experience
Products Liability, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Jesse Clifford Adams
Oakland, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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Lyle Christopher Cavin Jr
Oakland, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 55 years of experience
Products Liability, Maritime, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Practicing maritime law for 49 years. Handled both Jones Act and Longshore & Harborworkers claims. Over 75 trials to completion. Many 7 figure verdicts and settlements. Voted best Northern California maritime attorney (2003) by the Recorder. AV rated. Also handled and litigated major trucking accident cases resulting in multi-million dollar verdicts or settlements.
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Anderson Franco
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Employment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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I am dedicated to getting the best and maximum outcome for my injured clients. When someone has experienced injury, the last thing they want to worry about is a lawsuit - that's why I try to remove all possible stress and anxiety for them.
After nearly a decade of experience, I am confident in my expertise and my clients are extremely satisfied with their results. I pride myself on clear communication, efficient processes, and optimal outcomes.
I decided to become a lawyer when I was young. My family member was seriously injured and did not get...
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Richard Alexander
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Attorney with 54 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Asbestos, Consumer and Personal Injury
The University of Chicago Law School
Richard Alexander is the very definition of an experienced personal injury lawyer. With over 40 years of experience helping accident victims receive just settlements throughout California, rest assure that you are getting the best representation possible with Richard on your side.
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Michael Paul Ehline
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Consumer, Elder and Personal Injury
UWLA
Getting banged up in a Los Angeles accident can happen at any time. You could also have an injury at sea on a floating city like a cruise ship. Your injuries could occur in any other city or town in California. It may be from the neglect of some another entity, or individual's negligence. Their failure to exercise due diligence or foresight means that you are entitled to receive compensation for the injuries and other damages you incurred. Whether you're involved in an auto collision, motorcycle accident, pedestrian run down. You're emphatically urged to obtain sharp, expert legal services of...
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Nina G. Shapirshteyn
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Asbestos, Consumer and Personal Injury
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Nina Shapirshteyn has devoted her career to fighting for victims who have suffered serious injuries due to the negligence of others.
Nina litigates wrongful death, product liability, motor vehicle, and insurance bad faith cases against powerful corporations, insurance companies, and individual defendants.
Ms. Shapirshteyn's representation has resulted in numerous multimillion-dollar recoveries for her clients with traumatic brain injuries and other catastrophic injuries.
San Francisco trial lawyer of the year for the largest defective product verdict in California $79.8 Million vs. Johnson & Johnson - Trial verdict against a zero offer
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Christopher Adamson
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Products Liability, Consumer, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
After earning his law degree from Loyola Law School and being admitted to the California State Bar, Christopher started his legal career as an associate at a plaintiff’s employment law firm. During his time there, he handled a wide range of labor and employment matters, including disability, harassment, and wage and hour cases. During this time, Christopher also learned how the law can help even the playing field for individuals who normally would not have the means to fight back.
Today, as one of the founding partners of Adamson Ahdoot LLP, Christopher remains passionate about helping others. The most important and...
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Michael A. Kelly
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Mr. Kelly is among California's top personal injury and wrongful death lawyers. In the first half of 2016 alone he resolved three cases for $12.5 million (auto roll over), $10.5 million (wrongful death) and $7.5 million (Birth injury malpractice). In 2015 he obtained a record $2.45 million wrongful death verdict against Kaiser for medical malpractice. In 2014 he was voted the California "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by Cal-ABOTA. He co-tried and won the first DePuy defective hip trial in 2013; he was inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates in 2013; he was nominated for the Consumer Attorneys...
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Gregory J. Brod
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Health Care, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
University of Houston Law Center
Gregory J. Brod is a founding member of Brod Law Firm. Mr. Brod received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas. Greg Brod has been a member of the California State Bar in good standing since becoming admitted to the Bar in 1996, and he is admitted before the United States District Courts for the Northern District of California, the Eastern District of California, the Central District of California, and the United States District Court of Appeals for...
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Arkady Itkin
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific
Since 2007 our office has been dedicated to representing San Francisco and Sacramento area employees and victims of serious injuries in a wide range of employment, wrongful termination and injury cases. Individual approach to each client and each injury or employment case is what distinguishes us from other attorneys, as we recognize that each case is as different as each person who has been either injured or aggrieved by their employer.
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Steven Aaron Kronenberg
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Products Liability, Consumer, Employment and Personal Injury
Temple Univ School of Law
Mr. Kronenberg's practice focuses on: - Catastrophic Injury: including representing people who consumed food allergens or pathogens, as well as workers who used defectively designed or manufactured food processing equipment, victims of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord trauma, nerve damage, and severe orthopedic injuries arising from construction accidents, industrial accidents, dangerous premises, auto accidents, wrongful death, governmental or public entity liability, and professional negligence. Mr. Kronenberg has more than a decade of experience litigating personal injury and product liability cases from their inception through trial and appeal. - Consumer Protection: litigating class action claims arising from...
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Mary Bajo
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Mary Bajo was hand picked for her legal prowess and promising litigation ability, joining Estey & Bomberger, LLP in 2010. Her first case involved a career-ending construction site accident case ($10.7 million dollar settlement).
Her efforts have helped the San Diego law firm grow to one of the most well known personal injury firms in the US. The year following that case, Bajo and the team achieved over $100 million in personal injury results for clients. Bajo has worked with clients injured on construction sites, in auto, motorcycle and bicycle collisions, by dangerous products in mass tort litigation, and...
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Scott D. Righthand
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Attorney with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco and University of Colorado Law School
The Law Office of Scott Righthand, P.C. was founded in 1992 and provides clients in the San Francisco area with outstanding representation in all types of personal injury cases. Attorney Scott Righthand is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named to The Best Lawyers in America for 6 consecutive years, from 2009-2014. In addition, he was selected for the list of Northern California Super Lawyers for 2007-2014 and is rated Superb by Avvo. If you need a dedicated lawyer to represent your personal injury case in the Bay Area, call our team at the Law Office of Scott Righthand,...
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Nancy Barron
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Appeals, Consumer and Elder
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
I represent clients with Products Liability, Appeals & Appellate, Consumer Law, Lemon Law, Elder Abuse, and Unfair Debt Collection disputes. I am dedicated to aggressive advocacy for California consumers facing deceptive or predatory business actions.
With nearly 30 years of trial and appellate experience, I have brought justice to thousands of clients. I have the knowledge, skill and insight needed to fight against unfair and dishonest practices. I am committed to zealously pursuing the best possible outcomes for my clients.
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James Bergener
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
As managing attorney and founding principal of Sweet James, LLP, James M. Bergener has secured millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements in both state and federal courts. His practice extends to injury tort litigation involving car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, slip & falls, defective products, police excessive force, road defects, and toxic exposure.
As an avid motorcyclist and MotoGP racing enthusiast, Mr. Bergener’s experience in court is supplemented with his experience on the road. With his personal passion for bike safety, motorcycle accident victims represented by the firm have benefited from the insight of a skilled professional and...
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Jubin J. Sharifi,
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Southwestern University School of Law
Jubin J. Sharifi, is the founding attorney at the Sharifi Firm, APC. He graduated from California State University Northridge in 1996, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis on Finance and Marketing. In 2000, he received his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, located in Los Angeles California. Jubin was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2001 and is also licensed to practice law in the State of Florida.
Jubin clerked in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, defending the City of Los Angeles against civil claims made against the city in a...
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Cynthia Bernet McGuinn
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 44 years of experience
(415) 940-7176
44 Montgomery Street
Suite 4000
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Consumer, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Golden Gate University
San Francisco injury lawyer Cynthia McGuinn is a partner at the firm Rouda Feeder Tietjen & McGuinn. Attorney McGuinn has worked in the legal field for over 33 years. Ms. McGuinn has been selected for inclusion in the 2006 to 2014 Editions of Top 50 Women Northern California Super Lawyers®. She is a fellow at the International Society of Barristers, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Litigation Counsel of America and American College of Trial Lawyers. Get in touch with her firm today to arrange for a free case evaluation.
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Timothy Tietjen
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(415) 940-7176
44 Montgomery Street
Suite 1900
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of San Francisco School of Law
As a partner at the firm Rouda Feeder Tietjen & McGuinn, San Francisco lawyer Timothy G. Tietjen focuses his practice on personal injury cases. Mr. Tietjen has been practicing law in California for over three decades. On numerous occasions, he has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers® lists. He received his undergraduate degree from California State University at Hayward and his Juris Doctor from the University Of San Francisco School Of Law. His firm is happy to offer free consultations—contact them today to get yours.
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Jason Adams Frost
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Whittier Law School
Since 1998, Jason Frost has passionately pursued justice for injury victims of Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Abuse, Catastrophic Injuries, Slip & Fall Accidents, Wrongful Death and Work Injuries. Jason, an aggressive and skilled attorney at the Sharifi Firm, is dedicated to providing knowledgeable advocacy.
Jason has been awarded Certificates of Appreciation from both the Harriet Buhai Family Center and Bet Tzedek Center for Poverty Law.
If you or a loved one has been hurt or killed in an accident, contact Jason Frost for a free consultation.
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Claude Armand Wyle
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Products Liability, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
UC Hastings COL
Creative aggressive ethical personal injury attorney dedicated to the ideal that I want my clients to succeed by retaining me and my firm. We specialize in all aspects of personal injury with emphasis on bicycle accident, motorcycle accident, pedestrian accident and auto accident as well as truck accident cases and also dangerous product litigation and dangerous roadway litigation. Special expertise in head injury, spinal cord injury, burns, fractures, wrongful death, amputation, disfigurement.
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Kate Hersh-Boyle
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Eduardo Robles
San Lorenzo, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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John Marshall Feder
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Products Liability, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
John Feder is a personal injury lawyer in San Francisco and a partner at Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn. Since 1978, Mr. Feder has been practicing in the legal field. Currently, he serves as president of the Consumer Attorneys of California, and he also serves on the organization’s Executive Board and Board of Governors. For the past ten years, Attorney Feder has been selected for inclusion in the list of California Super Lawyers®. For your free case evaluation, please contact his firm today.
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Andre Amin Khansari
Berkeley, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Products Liability, Bankruptcy, Business and Personal Injury
University of Southern California Law School
Andre Khansari is an accomplished Southern California attorney. He represents individuals and businesses in Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Business, and Personal Injury matters. With nearly 20 years of experience, peers and clients alike have recognized Andre as an exceptional attorney.
Andre is committed to providing large firm advocacy with small firm prices. Call today to schedule a consultation to learn how he can help you.
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Daniel D Geoulla
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Scott M. Good
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 23 years of experience
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Southwestern University School of Law
Scott Good, born and raised in Los Angeles, graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles in 1990, and in 1995, obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of California at Los Angeles. In 2000, he obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern University School of Law. Mr. Good was admitted to the State of California Bar in 2001, and is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Mr. Good began his career clerking for the Los Angeles County Counsel and the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. While...
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Ondrej Likar
San Francisco, CA Products Liability Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Mr. Likar is a personal injury lawyer passionately practicing and helping clients throughout the greater bay area. Originally born in the Czech Republic then migrated to sunny California, he received a B.A. from UC Santa Cruz in Economics and his J.D at UC Hastings College of the Law where he graduated cum laude in 2008.