Salinas Products Liability Lawyers

I serve personal injury clients throughout the entire East Bay from my offices in Danville and Pleasanton. I know how devastating an injury can be. Aside from physical pain, it can also accompany financial hardship, a complete change of lifestyle and livelihood, family duress and more. I understand the full scope of what an injury can bring and has dedicated his life to helping those who through no fault of their own suffer at the negligence of others. I am a strong advocate for your rights and has fought hard for over 20 years to make our communities a...

Senior managing shareholder Michael Baum has successfully led the national law firm of Wisner Baum through thousands of major cases against some of the largest companies in the world. Since opening its doors in 1973, the firm has earned more than $4 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients. Under Michael’s leadership, Wisner Baum has cultivated a reputation as staunch advocates that can be counted on to aggressively litigate cases to obtain the maximum results for their clients. Call Wisner Baum today to schedule a free consultation with Attorney Baum.

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,...

Andrew is a senior counsel in the Oakland/East Bay office of Ericksen Arbuthnot and co-chair of the firm's Appellate Practice Group. He is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected as a Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star by Thomson Reuters. Andrew has extensive litigation experience representing individual and institutional clients in state and federal court. His areas of practice include insurance coverage and defense, intellectual property, personal injury, professional liability, real estate, and other commercial issues.

Andrew has B.A. degrees in Cognitive Science and History, and a minor in Philosophy, from the...

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.

As a lifelong sailor, sailing the Atlantic and Pacific...

Joe Appel has specialized in personal injury cases for more than 30 years. He’s seen it, tried it, and won it, both in state and federal courts. Joe graduated from St. Mary’s College of California, Moraga, California in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also played basketball for the Galloping Gaels for four years. At graduation Joe received the Scholar Athlete of the Year Award. He then attended and graduated from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1979. Joe was admitted to the California and Federal Courts in the same year. He has been a member...

Modesto personal injury attorney Dean Petrulakis founded the Law Offices of Dean Petrulakis in 2012. Dean started in the field of personal injury law in 1995 as a defense attorney for insurance agencies. He soon tired of working for companies set on exploiting accident victims, however, and switched sides, eventually starting his own practice. He now exclusively represents accident victims, fighting diligently to win them just compensation to cover their medical bills and other expenses. Dean was born and raised in Modesto where he still resides with his wife and three children. He enjoys travelling and is an active member...

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Scott Good, born and raised in Los Angeles, is an associate attorney at the Sharifi Firm, APC. He 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...

Harvey Ziff has again been honored as being listed as a "Northern California Super Lawyer" based on peer recognition and great achievements in representing personal injury plaintiffs.

Harvey Ziff attended the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania (BS) and Stanford University School of Law. While at Stanford, Mr. Ziff served as editor on the Stanford Law Review from 1966-1967. Mr. Ziff also earned a masters of law (LLM) from Northwestern University (1969).

After graduating from Stanford University School of Law, Mr. Ziff served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Francisco from 1968–1969 where he successfully prosecuted felony cases through...

With more than 40 years of legal experience, Andrew Schwartz has handled countless cases for clients ranging from serious injuries and personal injury to product liability law at Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook. A 1975 graduate from the University of San Francisco School of Law, Mr. Schwartz has been admitted to the Federal and California Bars and the U.S. Supreme Court. Throughout his legal career, he’s achieved numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for injured clients, including a $5.6 million jury verdict that was considered one of the top 100 jury verdicts in California in 2017. In addition to holding memberships...

Stephen Noel Ilg has helped hundreds of consumers, employees and tenants in California recover millions of dollars from abusive companies and landlords. Award-winning attorney, Stephen Noel Ilg has experience with all stages of litigation, from pre-suit investigation and early settlement all the way through trial. He also serves as President of the American Society of Legal Scholars and sits on the Board of Directors of the Conference of California Bar Associations. Stephen Ilg focuses on employment and consumer law. He has earned two pro bono awards from the San Francisco Bar Association. He is the founder and...

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.

Robert Lockhart is a founding member and serves as the managing partner of the Sacramento, California and Scottsdale, Arizona offices of Lockhart Park, LLP. Mr. Lockhart has more than 20 years experience litigating personal injury, construction defect and commercial matters. Mr. Lockhart has special expertise in the representation of subcontractors, manufacturers and material suppliers in construction related disputes. Mr. Lockhart was a partner at LaMore, Brazier, Riddle & Giampaoli before founding Lockhart Park, LLP with JuLyn Park. He has litigated complex construction cases through arbitration and trial in both state and federal courts. Lockhart Park, LLP's construction litigation practice...

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...

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...

Walter ("Skip") Walker is the managing partner of Walker, Hamilton & Kearns, LLP, a firm he founded in 1988. He and the firm specialize in high-profile personal injury and wrongful death matters, particularly in the areas of police abuse of power, dangerous condition of public property, highway design, sexual abuse, product liability and accidents involving vehicles of all kinds. He was San Francisco Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2018, has been nominated for that award several times and a finalist twice. He has also twice been a finalist for Marin County Trial Lawyer of the Year...

J. Michael Hosterman has over forty years of experience in personal injury law. He is known for his empathetic nature and vigorous advocacy on behalf of his clients. Civic-minded and forward-looking, Mr. Hosterman is involved in many community and professional organizations; he is a longtime member of the Pleasanton Downtown Association and the Rotary Club of Pleasanton. "Mike was a great asset to me and my case. He and his staff were on top of the details of my case and were always going the extra mile for me." - Kristi H. Livemore, CA "Michael was very honest, professional, diligent and such a friendly...

Ted Parker is a business trial lawyer with extensive experience in a broad range of industries: securities, IP and e-commerce, construction, products liability, agriculture and food products, film and publishing. After graduation from Cornell Law School, he began practice in business law at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison in San Francisco. He was the first corporate counsel at ITEL Corporation. More recently, he has practiced as a large-firm partner (K&L Gates) and a small-firm partner (Berg & Parker), and now operates a "virtual" law firm, collaborating with colleagues electronically. He has handled major litigation nationally and internationally,...

We protect whistleblowers nationwide primarily using the False Claims Act, but also other whistleblower programs as well: SEC, CFTC, IRS, AML, NHTSA, CEPA to name a few. I formerly served as an FBI Special Agent dedicated to protecting this great country. After I left the Bureau, I handle high-end, high-profile litigation and run a firm with about 20 people in it who have the passion to fight for what is right. I have been part of several litigations that resulted in settlements and judgments in excess of $100,000,000, but past results don't guarantee future success. We represent...

Vadim Alden is an experienced and skilled attorney specializing in litigation, business transactions, and employment law. Vadim represents a broad spectrum of clients in state and federal courts in contractual and employment disputes, personal injury, construction, and collection matters. In addition to his proven litigation experience, Vadim also practices in the area of corporate and business transactions. He serves as general counsel to several established and emerging companies in the Bay Area. For these companies, Vadim provides legal counsel in the areas of business entity creation, contract negotiation and formation, executive compensation, employment and labor law, intellectual property and general risk...

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 Previous Experience Business Attorney Norris & Norris (now...

Attorney Marc S. Shumar received his Bachelor’s Degree from California State University, California, and his Juris Doctorate degree from Willamette University College of Law. The same year he graduated from law school, Mr. Shumarwas admitted to the California State Bar. He began his legal career as a lawyer representing insurance companies and defending cases against individuals who had been injured in accidents. After working with the firm for four years, Attorney Shumar realized that he did not always agree with the tactics used by insurance companies, and decided to establish his own firm. At The Law Offices of Mark C....

My law practice focuses on representing injury and death victims and their families. Many of my cases have involved personal injury, car accidents, accidental death, wrongful death, truck accidents, big-rig accidents, motorcycle accidents, products liability, defective products, dog bites, nursing home injuries, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, and dangerous property. I have been highly successful in favorably resolving my clients' cases and obtaining monetary compensation for my clients for over 22 years. My clients have suffered catastrophic injuries, death of a family member, serious injuries requiring hospitalization or surgery and many other types of injuries including coma, brain injuries, quadriplegia, triplegia, loss of...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

Shahrad Milanfar is a Trial Attorney and Mediator who has focused his career on serious personal injury, automotive, asbestos and other types of product liability, transportation/ trucking, and habitability cases. Since the beginning of his career, Shahrad has worked on catastrophic injury cases such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), serious orthopedic injuries, including quadriplegia and paraplegia.

Shahrad gained his trial and courtroom experience while working with the district attorney’s office and as a civil trial attorney. He has handled cases form inception to verdict as the primary trial attorney. Over the past 20+ years, Shahrad has managed serious personal injury and...

Thomas has a passion for the law as it relates to personal injury and worker's compensation. His current practice at the Appel Law Firm LLP focuses on representing those involved in personal injury claims, as well as worker's compensation and other related matters. During law school, Thomas served as a judicial extern for Judge Timothy A. Reardon of the First District of the California Court of Appeal. He was a member of the University of San Francisco Advanced Advocacy teams for two years and served as the Social Chair on the Advanced Advocacy Board. Thomas also was a member...