First Admitted: 1992, California

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:

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

Christopher A. Viadro