California, 1972
University of San Francisco
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2004 Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California
2005 Lifetime Achievement Award SFTLA
2009 USF Law School Alumni of the Year
2010 USF Law School Adjunct Professor of the Year
Best Lawyers 2013 Personal Injury Lawyer of The Year
Case Name: Miller vs Bank of America this was a class action for improperly charging one million Social Security recipients Campaneli vs Hershey. Wage and hour collective action for over 100 retail sales reps.
Amount Recovered: $170,000,000
Number of Plaintiffs: 1000000
Case Name: Donville vs Sylvester (personal injury action for defective design)
Amount Recovered: $17,000,000.000
Number of Plaintiffs: 1
Case Name: Porter vs SFHA (wrongful death of children in fire due to defective heater)
Amount Recovered: $12,000,000.000
Number of Plaintiffs: 4
Case Name: Hutchinson vs State 29 million verdict for dangerous condition of roadway.
Amount Recovered: $29,000,000.000
Number of Plaintiffs: 3
ABOTA
American College of Trial Lawyers
Litigation Counsel of America
Consumer Attorneys of California (Past President)
San Francisco Trial Lawyers (Past president)
• Automotive | • Product Liability | • Other Torts |
• Automotive (Transportation) | • Aviation & Space | • Pharma Law |
• Product Liability (Product Liability) | • Strict Liability | • Breach of Warranty |
• Consumer Law | • Insurance Law |