First Admitted: 2001, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.veenfirm.com/attorney/steven-a-kronenberg/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) - Board of Governors 12/1/16 to 11/30/2018; member, 2015-present., 2016
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA) - member, 2014 - present.
Food Law Professional Development Group, International Association for Food Protection, member 2010-2012.
American Association for Justice (AAJ), member, 2015 - present.
ISO 22000/TC34 (Management Systems for Food Safety), Technical Advisory Group member, 2011-2012.
California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) - member of Legislative Committee, 2016; member, 2015 - 2017
Contra Costa County Bar Association, member, 2015., 2015
Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Association (ACCTLA), member, 2015 - 2019.

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$12.5 million traumatic brain injury settlement, 2023
$6.5 million settlement, VanSchoote v. City of Oakland. Record-breaking settlement in bike vs. bad road case (dangerous condition of public property)., 2023
$8 million catastrophic brain injury settlement, bike vs. 18-wheeler, 2024
$2 Million settlement, motor vehicle collision., 2023
$1.15 Million settlement, rear-end motor vehicle collision., 2023
$3 million catastrophic injury settlement - vendor negligently trained and supervised worker to use dangerous equipment, 2022
$6.75 million settlement of wrongful death claim -- commercial truck collided with student riding bike to school. Settlement included payments from driver, general contractor that hired driver, and GPS company that directed truck to drive unlawfully on restricted street., 2019
$8.5 million settlement of catastrophic injury claim arising from defective inspection of rusted catwalk., 2019
$10 Million potential value class action settlement to repair Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van roof air conditioner leaks. Digby Adler Group LLC v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, case no. 14-cv-0239-TEH (co-counsel with Chavez & Gertler LLP), 2016
Defective Design and Inspection of Shoring and Formwork Causes Catastrophic Construction Collapse (Confidential Settlement). Plaintiffs 1 and 2 settled their claims for $1,687,500 and $3,375,000, 2014
Tenant who suffered catastrophic injuries from defectively-installed toilet resolves action against landlord and property owner for $1,550,000, 2017
Ladder in Highway Causes Catastrophic Car Accident, settled for $1,250,000, 2014

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Honors/Awards:

Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers, 2023., Best Lawyers, 2023, https://www.bestlawyers.com/Search?query=steven%20kronenberg, 2023
AV Preeminent Rating, 2016-present, Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, 2016-Present, https://www.martindale.com/attorney/steven-a-kronenberg-168370622/, 2023
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers, 2022, Best Lawyers, 2022, https://www.bestlawyers.com/Search?query=steven%20kronenberg, 2022
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers, 2021., Best Lawyers, 2021, https://www.bestlawyers.com/Search?query=steven%20kronenberg, 2021
2021-Present: selected for inclusion in list of top 100 Northern California plaintiffs' attorneys., Civil Plaintiff Top 100, Northern California, https://thenationaltriallawyers.org/profile-view/Steven/Kronenberg/27026/, 2023

Educational Background:

University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (Honors Major), 1995

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers for 2021-Present, 2021

Industry Groups:

bike collisions
building collapses
Construction
Food Industry
truck collisions
Workplace Injuries

Steven A. Kronenberg