Craig R. McClellan
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in San Diego, California
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Business litigation,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
California Western School of Law
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Business litigation,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
1144 State Street, San Diego, CA 92101San Diego, California, 92101
First Admitted: 1976, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.mcclellanlaw.com/our-team/craig-r-mcclellan/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- Sustaining Member, American Association for Justice
- Sustaining Member, Board of Directors, Consumer Attorneys of California, 1985 -1987
- Member, State Bar of California
- Master, American Inns of Court; President, Enright Inn of Court 2018-2020
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Board of Directors, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2005 - 2007
- Member, Inner Circle of Advocates
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- Member, Board of Directors, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1983 - 1990
- President, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), San Diego Chapter, 2010
- Officer, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 1987 -1988
- Member, Board of Directors, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 1983 -1990
- California
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- $16,550,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a husband/father caused by negligence at a construction site., 2022
- $9,000,000 settlement for parents and their child who was born with birth defects as a result of negligence of the defendants., 2018
- $6,000,000 settlement for two bicycle riders who were injured when struck by a motor vehicle., 2019
- $5,510,000 settlement for driver who was injured in a rear end collision as a result of a seat/headrest defect in his vehicle., 2019
- $5,000,000 settlement for driver injured when his vehicle caught on fire as a result of a product defect., 2021
- $5,250,000 settlement for husband/driver injured in a freeway collision and for loss of consortium for his wife., 2020
- $6,075,000 settlement for the widow of a passenger killed in a small airplane crash as a result of a product defect., 2019
- $7,225,000 settlement for wrongful death of a husband/father construction worker caused by negligence of the general contractor., 2019
- $14,000,000 for the wrongful death of a husband/father who was hit by a vehicle while riding his bicycle., 2015
- $12,500,000 for legal malpractice., 2019
- $25,360,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a husband/father caused by the negligence of an automobile dealer and a product defect., 2020
- Pacific Landmark Hotels, Ltd. vs. The San Diego Unified Port District et. al.: Settlement of $13,200,880 for delay in the construction of the San Diego Convention Center
- Rudl vs. Porsche, California Speedway, et. al.: $4,500,000 settlement for the death of husband in a racetrack crash
- $15,771,234.00 Verdict in Ringdahl v. Garcia for the wife and three children of a bicyclist killed by a motorist. This is the largest net wrongful death verdict in San Diego history, the 15th largest verdict in California in 2017, and the 50th largest in the nation in 2017., 2017
- Bristman vs. Western Trucking LLC, City of San Diego, et. al.: Settlement of $7,500,000 for woman injured by truck on a poorly designed and maintained roadway
- Garrison vs. Porsche: Verdict of $2,500,000 for death of a husband in a Porsche Turbo 930, which the jury found to be too dangerous for the average consumer. Upheld on appeal
- Henline vs. Honda: Verdict of $8,027,154 for injuries suffered in a car crash
- Miller vs. Ford: $6,000,000 settlement for injuries and death of backseat passengers by lap only belts, when hit head-on by uninsured driver on the wrong side of the road
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Former Trustee, California Western School of Law
- Former Chairman, KPBS Annual Auction
- Former Member, Board of Directors, SharphealthCare
Honors/Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America 1993-2020
- TopVerdict.com 2018 Top 10 premises liability settlements in California, securing a $3,175,850 settlement for a client.
- Best Lawyers, Lawyer Of The Year, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, San Diego, 2014
- Named as Super Lawyers, Number One attorney in San Diego, 2019
- Best Lawyers, Lawyer Of The Year, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, San Diego, 2012, 2014 & 2019
- The only San Diego lawyer ever selected for admission to the Inner Circle of Advocates, the prestigious invitation-only group that limits its membership to 100 of the top plaintiffs' attorneys in the country
- Profiled in American Lawyer Magazine
- Named to Southern California Superlawyers, Top 10 lawyers in San Diego
- Craig McClellan's cases have been featured on 60 Minutes, 20/20, the McNeil-Lehrer Report, and CBS Evening News, among many other public radio and television programs
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America by Woodward and White
- Named one of the Best Attorneys in the Los Angeles Area by the Los Angeles Times
- Three time recipient of the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, presented by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
- One of Craig McClellan's cases was featured in "No Contest" by Ralph Nader and Wesley Smith.
- Selected as one of Lawdragon's Top 500 Plaintiff's Lawyers in the Country
Educational Background:
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, B.S.
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Author: "Physicians' Liability: The Sale and Insertion of a Dalkon Shield," 11 California Western Law Review 347, 1975
- "Garrision vs. Porsche," Professional Techniques Library, Million Dollar Arguments, 1983.
- The Honda ATC and Other Dangerous All-Terrain Vehicles, San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, May 1985
- Physicians' Liability: The Sale and Insertion of A Dalkon Shield, 11 California Western Law Review 347, 1975
Industry Groups:
- American Association Of Justice
- AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES
- American College Of Trial Lawyers
- Consumer Attorneys Of California
- Consumer Attorneys Of San Diego
- Inner Circle Of Advocates
- San Diego Business Trial Lawyers Association
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