California, Arizona, U.S. District Court Northern District of California
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
$15,400,000 settlement on behalf of two minor Plaintiffs who were injured in a head-on collision when the vehicle they were passengers in lost traction in a curve on a wet roadway and slid into the opposing lane of traffic before impacting a truck head-on. Plaintiffs alleged that the roadway was in a dangerous condition due to a substandard curve and insufficient coefficient of friction on the roadway surface. , 2024
$425,000 settlement on behalf of a woman who was injured when a vehicle drove over her ankle in San Francisco. , 2023
$13,275,000 settlement on behalf of the family of a man killed after being struck by a vehicle that lost traction on a wet roadway due to insufficient drainage. , 2022
$6,271,886 jury verdict on behalf of a bicyclist injured by a dangerous condition of public property. , 2022
$620,000 settlement on behalf of motorcyclist injured in a collision with a vehicle due to insufficient sight distance and visual obstructions at the roadway intersection. , 2022
$515,000 settlement on behalf of man injured in a crossover collision due to excessive water on the roadway. , 2022
$1,000,000 settlement on behalf of woman injured when struck by a truck while crossing the street. , 2019
$4,500,000 settlement on behalf of the family of a man who was killed in a head-on collision. , 2018
$3,000,000 settlement on behalf of man injured in a collision caused by inadequate drainage on the highway. , 2017
$12,344,723 jury verdict on behalf of a San Francisco woman who sustained severe orthopedic injuries in a crossover collision in San Mateo, CA., 2016
Secured a seven figure settlement for the family of a man killed by an industrial mixing machine that failed to have an adequate safety guard.
Seven figure jury verdict on behalf of a young women injured in an automobile collision with a commercial truck.
$1,000,000 settlement for man injured by tractor.
$805,000 settlement for the family of a women killed in a single vehicle collision in Merced, CA.
Honors/Awards:
The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2023, 2023
Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2023
Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2021
Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2020
Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019
Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2018
Top 40 under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2019
Educational Background:
University of California, Santa Barbara, Goleta, California, B.A. – 2006
University of San Francisco School of Law , 2007-2011
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
Bauman, the Supreme Court, and the Gutting of General Jurisdiction, The Trial Lawyer, Spring, 2014