Kristine Keala Meredith's profile

    Kristine Keala Meredith

    Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Redwood City, California

    Education Qualification:

    Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School

    Practice Areas:

    Personal injury,

    Animal bites,

    Aviation accidents - plaintiff,

    Brain injury,

    Construction accident,

    Medical devices,

    Motor vehicle defects,

    Premises liability - plaintiff,

    Sexual abuse - plaintiff,

    Toxic mold,

    Trucking accidents,

    Wrongful death

    333 Twin Dolphin Drive Suite 145Redwood City, California, 94065

    First Admitted: 1992, California

    Professional Webpage: https://www.dankolaw.com/our-team/kristine-meredith/

    Bar/Professional Activity:
    • California
    • Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association
    • Former Chair of the Minority Issues Committee of the San Francisco Bar Association Barrister Club
    • Board of Governors for the Consumer Attorneys of California
    • Santa Clara County Bar Association, Women's Law Caucus Executive Board
    • Officer, American Association for Justice
    • California Women Lawyers, State Bar of California Member
    • American Association of Justice, Board of Governors, 2016 - Present
    • American Association of Justice, Publication Committee, 2010 - Present
    • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
    • Consumer Attorney of California, Women's Caucus Chair Elect, 2015
    • American Association of Justice, Women's Law Section, Scholarship Committee Member, 2014
    • Consumer Attorneys of California, Women's Caucus Chair, 2016
    • San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association
    • Santa Clara County Bar Association, Civil Practice Committee Chair, 2016
    • Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2014
    • American Bar Association, Membership Co-Chair of the Products Liability Committee
    • Consumer Attorneys of California, Women’s Caucus Immediate Past Chair, Executive Board Member, 2017
    • American Association of Justice, Aviation Law Section, Immediate Past Chair, 2014
    Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
    • Burdett v. Teledyne Continental Motors, a case involving brain injuries suffered in an airplane crash in which the jury returned a verdict of $15 million. 
    • Galinis v. Bayer Pharmaceutical
    • Jing-Li v. Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods, terminating sanctions paving the way for a $50 million result for the clients in that case.
    • In re PG&E "San Bruno Fire" Cases, Gas line explosion in San Bruno, Califfornia, Confidential Settlements for 59 Victims. 
    • Bischoff v. Brittain, represented tenants in a case of housing discrimination against families with children, settlement for two tenants.
    • Dunn v. State of Hawaii, defective highway design resulting in traumative brain damage, judgment of $2.2 million.
    • In re Butte Fire Cases, PG&E fire in Amador and Calaveras Counties, over 77,000 acres burned, Confidential Settlements for dozens of Victims.
    Representative Clients:
    • Kyne v. PG&E.  Gas Line Explosion, $2.9 million jury verdict.
    • Denevi v. Swenson.  Real estate transaction, $10 million judgment.
    • Jing-Li v. Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods.  Wrongful death of a child, $50 million judgment.
    • Burdett v. Teledyne Continental Motors.  Plane crash, $14,967,413 jury verdict.
    • Dunn v. State of Hawaii.  Bicycle accident, $2,235,000 judgment.
    • Utility explosion, $20 million settlement
    • Young v. Standard Aero.  Commercial helicopter crash, $2.9 million jury verdict.
    • EMS helicopter crash, $12 million settlement
    Pro bono/Community Service:
    • Consumer Attorneys of California, Forum Magazine Columnist Community Service
    • American Assocation of Justice, Women's Law Section Scholarship Committee Member, 2014
    • Shelter Network of San Mateo County Volunteer, 2009
    • California Rural Legal Assistance Inc., Volunteer, 2018
    Honors/Awards:
    • Faculty selected award for my efforts as chair of the Law School Diversity Committee, Distinguished Student Service Award, BYU Law School, 1991
    • One of San Francisco’s 10 best personal injury lawyers by Forbes
    • “Top 50” women lawyers by Thomson Reuters and San Francisco Magazine
    • “Top 100” Super Lawyers in Northern California
    Educational Background:
    • University of California, Davis - BS in Human Development, 1988
    Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
    • Chair and Moderator, Emerging Issues in Aviation Safety Law and Accident Investigations, AAJ Aviation Law Section, Annual Convention Summer, 2014
    • Use of Summary Adjudications to Dispose of Affirmative Defenses, Author, Use of Summary Adjudications to Dispose of Affirmative Defenses, Forum Magazine, CAOC March/April 2013
    • Recreational Torts, JUSTICE IN MOTION: MEMBERS IN MOTION - San Francisco Bay Area Lawyer Mentors Detained Girls, AAJ Trial Magazine, August, 2012
    • That a Drug is Unreasonably Dangerous is the Standard to be Argued in Pharma Actions, The Prescription Drug Case, Plaintiff Magazine
    • From Having it All to Leaning In: Career Advancement, Work-Life-Balance, and the Realities of Being a Woman Lawyer in the 21st Century., The SCCBA Women Lawyers' Committee, California Women Lawyers, The Club Silicon Valley., MCLE Round-table Discussion, Discussion Leader, June, 2013
    • Motion Practice: Taking the Offensive, Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers, Presenter, November, 2014
    • A Look at the Exclusive Remedy for All the Passengers' Claims Against Asiana, Asiana Flight 214 and the Montreal Convention, Plaintiff Magazine, 2013
    • Making the Least of Absent Class Member Depositions, Co-author, CAOC Forum Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 6, 2014
    • Using Focus Groups To Prepare Your Experts, CAOC Winter Seminar, 2014
    • Discovery and the Role of the Attorney-Client Privilege in Bad Faith Refusal to Settle Litigation, AAJ Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Group/Insurance Law Section, Annual Convention Summer, 2014
    • Screening and Evaluating Potential GranuFlo Sudden Cardiac Death Cases, AAJ, Dialysis Equipment, Products & Clinics Litigation Group, Annual Convention Summer, 2013
    • Voir Dire in the Aviation Case, AJJ Aviation Law Section, Annual Convention Summer, 2013
    • Motion Practice: Taking the Offensive, SCCTLA
    • Grit and Growth Mindset, Moderator, CWL Annual Conference, May, 2015
    • Sexual Harassment and Implicit Bias, Panelist, CWL Annual Conference May, 2015
    • Calling All Witnesses: Who? When? Why?, Panel, CAOC MCLE, November, 2015
    • When the NTSB is Involved, AAJ Annual Convention July, 2016
    • Avoid disaster: Properly Prepare an Order of Proof, Author, CAOC Forum Magazine, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2017
    • Inside the Reptile Brain: Offense and Defense, Panelist, ABA Pharma / Device / Biotech Product Liability Roundtable, 2015
    • Preemption Takes off, Author, Los Angeles Daily Journal, June, 2018
    • PG&E® Wildfire Litigation Update, Presenter, AAJ Mass Tort Litigation Seminar, March, 2018
    • Humans & Their Environment: Protecting our Planet and its Inhabitants, Presenter, UC Davis Environmental Law Symposium, March, 2018
    • Shredding the First Day of Trial: Demonstratives, Presenter, ABA Joint CLE Meeting, January, 2018
    • Good Counsel: Persuasive Demonstratives, Author, AAJ Trial Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 11, November, 2017
    • Controlling Costs Before and During Trial, Moderator, CAOC Annual Convention, November, 2017
    • Trial Skills, Trial-Focused Discovery: What You Need and How to Use it, Presenter, WIPL Annual Regional CLE, 2016
    Other Outstanding Achievements:
    • Selected to Super Lawyers, 2014 - 2018
    • Selected to Super Lawyers, 2010
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