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| | Address | | California Plaza, 2121 North California Boulevard, Suite 1020 | | Walnut Creek, California 94596 | | (Contra Costa Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 925-947-1147 | | Fax: 925-947-1131 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.cmslaw.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Vehicular Accidents, Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights, Motorcycle Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Nursing Home Litigation, Head and Spinal Injuries, Construction Accidents. | | Year Established: 1979 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1979 in Contra Costa County by experienced trial lawyers, the firm represents plaintiffs in complex damage cases that include claims for wrongful death and personal injury arising out of product liability, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, toxic tort, and civil rights violations. With each of the founding partners having over 30 years of trial experience, the firm consistently receives seven figure verdicts and settlements in such cases. Members of the firm have held numerous leadership positions in State and local professional associations, and have been requested to speak at Legislative hearings and continuing legal education seminars. Listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in personal injury. All four partners have been named "Super Lawyers" in the annual "Northern California Super Lawyers" edition of San Francisco Magazine, since it's inception in 2004. | | Firm Size: 6 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
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| | Stan Casper (Principal) born Newark, New Jersey, June 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.A. 1970); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1973). Honors in Government, Cornell University. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow, 1974. Deputy Public Defender, Contra Costa County, 1975-1979. Judge Pro Tem, 1980—. Instructor: Trial Practice, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1985-1987. Member: Contra Costa County Bar Association, (President, 1993); State Bar of California; Contra Costa Barristers Association (President, 1983); Consumer Attorneys of California; The American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Liability; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Employment Discrimination. Email: Stan Casper | | Andrew C. Schwartz (Principal) born New York, N.Y., November 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, California and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of San Francisco (J.D., 1975). Deputy Public Defender, Contra Costa County, 1975-1979. Judge Pro-Tem, Contra Costa County Municipal and Superior Courts, 1980. Instructor, St. Mary's College, Paralegal Program, 1982. Member: Contra Costa County Bar Association (Chairman, ADR Committee, 1993-1994); State Bar of California; Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member, 1989, 1990, 1992); Consumer Attorneys of California; The American Association for Justice; National Board of Trial Advocacy; Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Acosta v. CCSF, District Court Case Number: CV-92-04321-SC. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Products Liability; Civil Rights; Automobile Accidents and Injuries. Email: Andrew C. Schwartz | | Michael D. Meadows (Principal) born Dayton, Ohio, September 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, California and U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: California State University at Fresno (B.A., 1968); University of California, Hastings (J.D. 1974). Deputy Public Defender, Contra Costa County, 1975-1985. Judge Pro-Tem, 1980—. Formerly with: Taylor and Meadows, 1985-1992; Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook, 1993—. Member: Contra Costa County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California; Alameda/Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association; The American Association for Justice; Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Employment Discrimination; Products Liability; Environmental Class Actions; Child Sexual Abuse. Email: Michael D. Meadows | | Larry E. Cook (Partner) born Auburn, New York, April 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1980); John F. Kennedy University (J.D. 1985). Judge Pro-Tem, Contra Costa County Superior and Municipal Courts. Member, Board of Trustees, Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation, 1995. Member: Contra Costa County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2001—; President-Elect); State Bar of California; Contra Costa Barristers Association, (President, 1993-1994); Consumer Attorneys of California; The American Association for Justice; Alameda/Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Civil Rights; Professional Liability; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice. Email: Larry E. Cook | | SENIOR ASSOCIATE | | Thomas A. Seaton (Senior Associate) born New York, N.Y., June 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Antioch College (A.B., 1969); Tel Aviv University; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1974). Member, 1972-1974 and Research Editor, 1973-1974, California Law Review. Co-Author: "Forward: Ripe for Decision, Internal Workings and Current Concerns of the California Supreme Court," 62 California Law Review 309, 1974. Extern to Honorable Justice Mathew O. Tobriner, California Supreme Court, 1973. Member: Contra Costa County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Community Communications Co., Inc. v. City of Boulder, 455 U.S. 40 (1982); Engel v. Teleprompoter Corp., 732 F.2d 1238 (5th Cir. 1984); Engel v. Teleprompoter Corp., 703 F.2d 127 (5th Cir. 1983); Schraer v. Berkeley Property Owners' Assn., 207 Cal.App.3d 719 (1989); Lucich v. City of Oakland (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 494; City of Berkeley v. City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 951. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals. Email: Thomas A. Seaton |
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