David L. Winnett
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in San Francisco, California
Practice Areas:
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death,
Personal injury
Education Qualification:
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death,
Personal injury
235 Montgomery Street Suite 440San Francisco, California, 94104
First Admitted: 1995, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://www.lmslaw.com/inside-lmsch/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Member
- Marin Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Marin County Bar Association, Member
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2002
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2005
- California, 2002
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2010
- Illinois, 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2005
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2010
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Golden Gate Illini Club, Treasurer, 2003 - 2006
- Marin School of the Arts Business Development Committee
- Novato Girls Softball, Assistant Coach and Vice President, 2003 - 2016
- Novato Girls Softball, President, 2016 - Present
- Hamilton Elementary School Watch D.O.G.S., Co-Chair, 2007 - 2016
- Marin School of the Arts Drama Boosters, Volunteer Coordinator, 2016 - Present
- SF Bike Coalition
- Hamilton Elementary School PTA, Volunteer, 2002 - 2016
- Marin School of the Arts Drama Boosters, Treasurer, 2013 - 2016
- St. Clair County CASA, Treasurer & Board Member, 1998 - 2002
Honors/Awards:
- Selected to the Super Lawyers List every year since 2015
- Finalist for MTLA’s Trial Lawyer of the Year
- Best Lawyers® since 2018
- CAOC’s 2018 Consumer Attorney of the Year
- Two-time finalist for SFTLA’s Trial Lawyer of the Year
- Finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers, 2016
- AV-Preeminent for Ethical Standards & Ability, Martindale-Hubbell, 2016
- AV-Preeminent for Ethical Standards & Ability, Martindale – Hubbell, 2014
- AV-Preeminent for Ethical Standards & Ability, Martindale-Hubbell, 2015
Educational Background:
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois B.A., Honors: James Scholar, Major: English/Pre-Law, 1992
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Author, Ask the Expert, Organized Labor, 2016
- Author, Legal Malpractice: Proving The Case-Within-A-Case, Plaintiff Magazine, 2015
- Author, Avoiding the Voidable: Ensuring Contingency Fees and Fee-Sharing Agreements are Enforceable, 2014
- Speaker, Avoiding the Voidable; How to Ensure That Your Contingency Fee and Fee-Sharing Agreements Are Enforceable And Sufficiently Protect Your Interests, CAOC Hawaii Travel Seminar,, 2014
- Speaker, Disaster Response & Recovery, WestLegalEdcenter Webinar, 2013
- Speaker, he Ethics of Social Networking: Avoiding Pitfalls and Exploring Opportunities, Santa Clara County Bar Association Seminar, 2012
- Speaker, Recent Developments in the Debate Over Screening, WestLegalEdcenter Webinar, 2010
- Speaker, If You Are Sued, These Are the Top 10 Questions Your Attorney Will Ask You, Professional Insurance Associates Seminar, 2008
- Speaker, Lawyers’ Liability for Intentional Torts, WestLegalEdcenter Webinar, 2008
- Speaker, Unintended Death Sentences: Prosecuting Prisoner Suicide Cases, CAOC, 2016
- Unintended Death Sentences, Author, Plaintiff Magazine, 2016
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