Christopher A. Viadro
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Oakland, California
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Workers' compensation,
Products liability
Education Qualification:
University of San Francisco School of Law
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Workers' compensation,
Products liability
111 Broadway 2nd FloorOakland, California, 94612
First Admitted: 1992, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.butlerviadro.com/Attorneys/Christopher-A-Viadro.s...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1993
- The University of San Francisco School of Law, Board of Governors, 2010-2018; President from 2016 to 2018.
- Carlene Caldwell Scholarship Committee, Past Chair
- Alameda County Bar Association, Member
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1993
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member
- Community Involvement Committee, Past Chair
- The American Association for Justice, Member
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1993
- Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governor, 2002 - 2007
- California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, Member of Board of Directors, 2012-present.
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, Member, 2001 - 2011
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1993
- California, 1992
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $18,569,394 court decision in a personal injury claim against a subcontractor which negligently operated heavy machinery on a construction site. $4 million jury verdict in a personal injury claim against a general contractor that was responsible for creating a dangerous condition on a retail premises.
- $16,855.617 court decision in personal injury claim against general contractor for dangerous deck on residential construction site. , 2022
Representative Clients:
- Personal Injury Victims
- Injured Union Workers
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Early Settlement Conference Panelist for the San Francisco Superior Court, 2003 - 2011
- Fee Dispute Arbitrator for the Bar Association of San Francisco, 2007 - 2011
Honors/Awards:
- Super Lawyers, 2010 - Present
- AV rated, the highest rating through Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system
- Trial Lawyer of the Year Nominee - San Francisco Trial Lawyers' Association, 2007
- Selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the Top Attorneys in California since 2010
- American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts and Constitutional Law
- Member, McAuliffe Honor Society (top 10% of class), University of San Francisco School of Law
Educational Background:
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, B.A., Minor: Biology, 1989
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Co-author, "The 1992 Survey of Non-profit Case Law," U.S.F. Law Review
- Mr. Viadro regularly lectures for both the workers' compensation and personal injury legal communities on the intersection of these two areas of law. , Speaker, Lecturer on the interplay between personal injury and workers' compensation law, Personal Injury And Workers' Compensation Communities
- University of San Francisco Law Review, Member, 1991 - 1992
- Author, Minimizing the Workers' Compensation Carrier's Reimbursement Claim, Forum, September, 2005
- Co-author, Avoiding Malpractice with C.C.P. 998: A Review of Deocampo v. Ahn, Forum, December, 2003
- Co-author, "Reconciling the Rift in American Judicial Treatment of the Qualified Pollution Exclusion", International Insurance Law Review, Vol. 2, Issue 4, 1994
- U.S.F. Maritime Law Journal, Member
- Tutor, U.S.F. Academic Support Program
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