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Address
711 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220
San Francisco, California 94102 (San Francisco Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
(Main Office) Founded in 1975 by William L. Veen, the firm focuses on recovering damages for the catastrophically injured. The largest source of the firm's businesses are other lawyers. They ask for our assistance and expertise on behalf of their clients, including substituting or associating our firm into cases shortly before trial. The firm is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Statement of PracticeCivil Trial Practice in all California State and Federal Courts. Catastrophic Personal Injuries, Construction Site Injuries, Head and Spinal Injuries, Industrial Injuries, Trucking Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Consumer Fraud, Corporate Fraud, Wrongful Death, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Drugs and Medical Devices, and Trial Associations and Substitutions. Year Established: 1975
Firm Size: 14
Representative Clients:Individual consumers who have suffered catastrophic losses or the death of a loved one, including: iron workers, doctors, boilermakers, judges, electricians, judges, elevator constructors, executives, operating engineers, salespeople, airline mechanics, dentists, truck drivers, carpenters, and masons.
Address711 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220
San Francisco, CA 94102, (San Francisco Co.)
PhonePhone: 415-673-4800
Fax: 415-771-5845
Website
http://www.veenfirm.com
William L. Veen (Principal) born Grosse Pointe, Michigan, August 5, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, U.S. Court of Armed Forces; 1971, Hawaii. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1965); University of Michigan (J.D., 1968). San Francisco Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2003. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1994); Consumer Attorneys of California. [Lt. Commander, U.S.C.G. Res. (Inactive) 1972]. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Construction Accidents; Head Injury; Spinal Injury; Industrial Accidents; Truck Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Consumer Fraud; Fraud; Wrongful Death; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Trial Practice.Email: William L. Veen
Kevin Lancaster (Trial Team Leader) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1986, California, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Northeastern University (B.A., 1973); University of California, Santa Barbara (M.A., 1979); University of San Francisco (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Tort Law. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; Barristers Club of San Francisco; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Consumer Attorneys of California; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Ross, Johnson, et al. v. Superior Court of San Francisco, 191 Cal. App. 3d 1514 (1987); Nichols v. Keller, 15 Cal. App. 4th 1672 (1993); Medina v. Hillshore Partners, 40 Cal. App. 4th 477 (1995). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Construction Accidents; Head Injury; Spinal Injury; Industrial Accidents; Truck Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Consumer Fraud; Corporate; Fraud; Wrongful Death; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Kevin Lancaster
Eustace de Saint Phalle (Trial Team Leader) born Berkeley, California, February 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1989); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1995). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association; Consumer Attorneys of California; Bar Association of San Francisco; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Construction Accidents; Head Injury; Spinal Injury; Industrial Accidents; Truck Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Consumer Fraud; Corporate; Fraud; Wrongful Death; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Eustace de Saint Phalle
Oliver E. Vallejo (Member) born Oakland, California, August 21, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: American University (B.A., 1993); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1998). Formerly with, Office of the Federal Defender, U.S. District, Eastern District of California. Member: State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California; Bar Association of San Francisco; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: United States v. Poocha, 259 F.3d 1077 (9th Cir. 2001); United States v. Taylor, 258 F.3d. 1065 (9th Cir. 2001); United States v. Coutchavlis, 260 F.3d. 1149 (9th Cir. 2001). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Construction Accidents; Head Injury; Spinal Injury; Industrial Accidents; Truck Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Consumer Fraud; Corporate; Fraud; Wrongful Death; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Oliver E. Vallejo
Anthony L. Label (Member) born San Francisco, California, April 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1994); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1999). Member: Moot Court Board; Law Journal. Member: State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California; Bar Association of San Francisco; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Construction Accidents; Head Injury; Spinal Injury; Industrial Accidents; Truck Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Consumer Fraud; Corporate; Fraud; Wrongful Death; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Anthony L. Label
——————————Elinor Leary (Associate) born New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: American University, Washington, D.C. (B.A., 1995); University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 2003). Editor, University of San Francisco Law Review. Advocate of the Year, 2001-2002. Member: State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association; Queen's Bench. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Construction Accidents; Industrial Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Wrongful Death; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Product Defects; Insurance Bad Faith.Email: Elinor Leary
Corey N. Friedman (Associate) born Newton, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., English); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 2006). Member: San Francisco Trial Lawyers; Queens Bench. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Construction Accidents; Head Injury; Spinal; Industrial Accidents; Truck Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Consumer Fraud; Corporate; Fraud; Wrongful Death; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Corey N. Friedman
Kathleen Ann Humphrey (Attorney) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1993, California and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: Kent State University (B.S.N., 1976); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice.
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