Michael E. Gatto
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Walnut Creek, California
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Medical malpractice,
Animal bites,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
Golden Gate University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Medical malpractice,
Animal bites,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
2540 Camino Diablo Suite 201Walnut Creek, California, 94597
First Admitted: 1994, Arizona
Professional Webpage: https://www.gattopc.com/attorney/gatto-michael-e/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Western Trial Lawyers Association
- Contra Costa County Bar Association
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association - President 2018
- Arizona
- California
- ACCTLA Board Member
- Co-Chair of the Educational Committee
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
Honors/Awards:
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Best Lawyers in America
- Super Lawyers
Educational Background:
- University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona, Major: Bachelors Degree in Business Administration
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Maximizing Restitution Orders: How Cooperation Between Prosecutors and Civil Litigators Can Benefit All
- What Are You Doing Here? - Coverage counsel in third-party litigation: When to bring them in and what to expect, Plaintiff, September, 2016
- Anatomy, spinal trauma, diagnostic testing, and rebuttal of common defense arguments, Plaintiff, November, 2010, Spinal injuries 101, Plaintiff Magazine
- A former prosecutor offers advice on how to structure the cross-exam for maximum impact, Plaintiff, April, To cross or not to cross?, Plaintiff Magazine, 2013
- Defense verdicts are common and comparative fault is often substantial, but careful analysis of the venue and circumstances can lead to a convincing case for liability, Plaintiff, October, Don't get tripped up in your next fall case, Plaintiff Magazine, 2011
- If you "settle around" the employer, you may find yourself at odds with the subrogation attorney, Plaintiff, May, 2012, Workers’ Comp subrogation: Don’t allow your client to be extorted, Plaintiff Magazine, 2012
- Plaintiff Magazine, To Sub in or Not to Sub in, 2014
- A case of severe disfigurement with Prop 51 liability issues reveals why damages are limited only by facts, imagination and tenacity, Plaintiff, April, Thinking Outside the Box to Hit Outside the Park, Plaintiff Magazine, 2016
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