Richard H. Schoenberger
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in San Francisco, California
Practice Areas:
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death,
Personal injury
Education Qualification:
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Practice Areas:
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death,
Personal injury
650 California Street 26th FloorSan Francisco, California, 94108
First Admitted: 1985, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.walkuplawoffice.com/attorneys/richard-h-schoenbe...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Rich has taught trial advocacy on a national and international level since the early 1990's. In California, he is a frequent speaker for the Consumer Attorneys of California and the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. He has also served as a faculty member for the Judicial Council of California's Judicial Studies Program. As a highly rated member of the faculty for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Rich has been invited to teach advocacy at NITA's Midwestern Regional, Western Regional, Pacific Regional and National programs, as well as for private firms throughout the country. Rich has also served as a team leader at Emory Law School's renowned Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program in Atlanta, Georgia. In June of 2004, The American Bar Association, in concert with the Department of Justice's Central European Eurasian Law Initiative, invited Rich to the Republic of Georgia where he taught advocacy to 24 hand-selected attorneys whose government had only recently allowed its citizens the right to a jury trial. In 2005, he was invited to lead a similar program in Sarajevo.
- California, 1985
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Board Member, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Hotel Worker v. Parking Garage, Settlement – Traumatic Brain Injury, $8,750,000
- Driver v. Vineyard, Settlement – Course and Scope of Vineyard Worker, $4,750,000
- Law Student v. County, Settlement – Dangerous Condition of Public Property, $8,250,000
- Machinist v. Industrial Machine Design, Settlement – Product Liability, $4,000,000
- Widow v. National Package Delivery, Settlement – Truck v. Auto Collision, $7,750,000 Settlement
- Quackenbush v. CSAA, Jury Verdict – General Negligence, $2,500,000
- Window Contractor v. Scaffolding Company, Settlement – Dangerous Workplace, $6,000,000
- Liou v. State of California, Jury Verdict- Dangerous Condition of Public Property, $12,200,000
- O’Cain v. Basu, Jury Verdict – Medical Malpractice, $1,000,000
- Perry v. Budget, Jury Verdict – Automobile Accident, $8,765,000
- Kim v. Zarour, Jury Verdict – Wrongful Death, $5,300,000
- Kammerer v. Alimak Hek AB, Jury Verdict – Construction Accident/Product Liability, $8,340,000
- Receptionist v. Elevator Company, Settlement – Premises Liability, $4,500,000
- Driver/Passenger v. Chip Seal/Paving Company, Settlement During Jury Selection – Traumatic Brain Injury, $7,900,000
- Perez v. CCSF, Settlement – Public Transit Liability, $3,000,000
- Wrongful Death Heirs v. Car Company, Settlement – Negligent Operation of Vehicle, $6,500,000
- Guest v. Hotel Chain, Settlement – Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, $13,500,000
- Chu v. Bay Area Community Services, Jury Verdict – Psychiatric Malpractice/Premises Liability, $1,000,000
- Loh v. County of Alameda, Settlement – Bicycle Accident, $9,500,000
- Motorcycle Driver v. State Employee, Roadway Collision, $5,750,000
- Minor v. Valley Unified School District, Settlement – Negligent School Supervision, $4,500,000
- Patient v. Hospital, Settlement – Medical Malpractice, $8,000,000
- Thornburgh v. City of Auburn, Settlement – Dangerous Condition of Public Property, $3,000,000
- Truck Driver v. General Contractor, Work Place Accident, $7,000,000
- Goodloe v. Bell Sports, Inc., Jury Verdict – Defective Consumer Product, $17,000,000
- Lown v. Mildenberger, Jury Verdict – Premises Liability, $1,072,000
- Driver v. Trucking Company, Settlement – Paralysis in Truck Collision, $11,000,000
- Bruce v. Telfer Highway Technologies, Inc. et al., Jury Verdict – Motorcycle Collision/Construction Zone, $5,510,000
Representative Clients:
- O'Cain v. Basu
- Wrongful Death Heirs v. Car Company
- Machinist v. Industrial Machine Design
- Loh v. County of Alameda
- Lown v. Mildenberger
- Chu v. Bay Area Community Services
- Minor v. Valley Unified School District
- Perez v. CCSF
- Goodloe v. Bell Sports, Inc.
- Quackenbush v. CSAA
- Beltram v. City and County of San Francisco
- Window Contractor v. Scaffolding Company
- Thornburgh v. City of Auburn
- Liou v. State of California
- Perry v. Budget
Transactions:
- Van Fleet v. City of Oakland, Settlement – Motorcycle Collision, $17,000,000
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Rich has coached approximately 25 youth sports teams in the last 10 years, including basketball, baseball, soccer and softball. For years he was the CYO Athletic Director for St. Patrick School in Larkspur, California and the Twin Cities Little League's Minor League representative.
Honors/Awards:
- Elected as one of Northern California's Super Lawyers since 2004, Richard H. Schoenberger is one of Northern California's top trial lawyers. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, has been named one of The Best Lawyers In America for six years running, is a nominated Fellow of the International Society of Barristers and the American College of Trial Lawyers, two of the most pretigious legal honor societies in the country, and was twice voted a nominated finalist for SFTLA's Trial Lawyer of the Year award.
- Presidential Award of Merit, CAOC, 2001 - 2001
- Nominated Finalist, SFTLA's Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 2001 - 2001
Educational Background:
- Santa Clara University, 1982
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
- Faculty Member, Judicial Studies Program, California Judicial Council
- Invited Speaker, Direct Examination, San Francisco Public Defender's Office
- Member of Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
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