|   | | Law Firm in Walnut Creek, California | |
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| | Address | 1646 North California Boulevard
Suite 600 | | Walnut Creek, California 94596 | | (Contra Costa Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Hinton, Alfert & Sumner,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Practice Limited to Representation of Plaintiffs in Catastrophic Injuries, Products Liability, Personal Injury and Employment Claims. | | Year Established: 1977 | Firm Profile:
Hinton, Alfert & Sumner is dedicated to representing individuals who have suffered significant personal or financial injuries and workers who have been denied workplace rights and protections. The firm's areas of practice include product liability, significant motor vehicle accidents, unsafe highway design, industrial accidents, spine injury, brain injury and wrongful death cases, elder and sexual abuse, negligent security, government tort liability, insurance bad faith, fraud, legal malpractice and employment claims. The employment practice focuses on prosecuting class actions to enforce overtime and other wage and hour laws and representing individuals with wrongful termination, discrimination, whistle-blower and other employment retaliation claims.Hinton, Alfert & Sumner limits its practice to cases involving substantial damages. The firm staffs each case with a specific team of attorneys, paralegals, and other staff in order to assure proper attention to the case and good communications with clients. The firm has extensive experience both in jury trials and in the prosecution of class actions throughout California as well as in other states. | | Firm Size: 7 | Languages:
Spanish. |
Other Office Locations of Hinton, Alfert & Sumner,
A Professional Corporation
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
| | Peter J. Hinton (Principal) born Indianapolis, Indiana, November 14, 1936; admitted to bar, 1965, California. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1957); University of Colorado; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1964). Member: California Brain Injury Association. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America." "Super Lawyers Top 100," Northern California Super Lawyers. Member: State Bar of California; Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1977); California Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1986-1987); American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates (San Francisco Chapter, President, 2005-2006); American Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1989—); International Academy of Trial Lawyers. (Also at San Francisco Office). Practice Areas: Product Liability; Highway Design; Industrial Accidents; Explosions; Legal Malpractice; Insurance Bad Faith; Commercial Fraud; Construction Accidents; Aircraft and Helicopter Crashes; Negligent Security; Government Tort Liability; Automobile Accidents; Bicycle Accidents; Motorcycle Accidents; Maritime Accidents; Elder Abuse. Email: Peter J. Hinton | | Peter W. Alfert (Principal) born Oakland, California, July 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, California, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of San Francisco (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member, McAuliffe Law Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Evidence and Family Law. Listed, "Super Lawyer," Northern California Super Lawyers, 2006-2007. Lecturer for Multiple Organization including: Consumer Attorneys of California; San Francisco Bar Association; Contra Costa County Bar Association; Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association. Member: Contra Costa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Association for Justice; Consumer Attorneys of California, Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, Secretary, President-Elect, President, 1999); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; American Inns of Court - Contra Costa Chapter , 1998-2004. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Legal Malpractice; Insurance Bad Faith; Highway Design Liability; Elder Abuse; Negligent Security; Catastrophic Injury; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Head Injury; Spinal Injury; Construction Accidents; Child Sexual Abuse; Fraud. Email: Peter W. Alfert | | Scott H. Z. Sumner (Principal) born Dayton, Ohio, October 13, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, California; 1996, Oregon (inactive). Education: University of California (B.A., 1987); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1991). AWARDS: January 25, 2005, California Senate Resolution/Commendation, Member Resolution No. 135, Honorable Joseph Dunn, 34th Senatorial District; 2003 Presidential Award of Merit, Consumer Attorneys of California; 2002 Legislative Champion Award, Consumer Attorneys of California; 2001 Presidential Award of Merit, Legislative, Consumer Attorneys of California; 2000 Presidential Award of Merit, Consumer Attorneys of California; American Jurisprudence Award in Remedies, 1991. "Super Lawyer," Northern California Super Lawyers. AUTHOR: "Reasonable Value of Medical Services - the Hanif Issue at Issue," Article and Seminar Tour for CAOC (2006); "How Can Bill Clinton's Home State Help You With Medi-Cal Liens?" (Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services (ADHS), et. al. v. Ahlborn); Forum Magazine, May 2006; "Handling County Hospital Liens," Published in The Verdict, Summer 2003; "New Ways to Cut Health Insurer Liens," Published in Consumer Attorneys of California Forum Magazine, Spring, 2001; "Overcoming Inadequate Insurance Coverage Through a Separate Loss of Consortium Claim," Published in The Verdict, Fall, 1997. CO-AUTHOR: Amicus Briefs for the Consumer Attorneys of California, including the California Supreme Court cases of Olszewski v. Scripps Health (2003) 30 Cal. 4th 798; Parnell v. Adventist Health System/West (2005) 35 Cal. 4th 595. Member: San Francisco Bar Association; Contra Costa County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Association for Justice; Consumer Attorneys of California (Member, Board of Governors, 1998—); Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1997—; President, 2004); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court (Contra Costa Chapter, 1998-1999). Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Product Liability; Wrongful Death; Premises Security; Construction and Industrial Accidents; Highway Design Liability; Federal Tort Claims; Spinal Injury; Severe Burns; Negligent Security; Head Injury; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; State and Federal Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Legal Malpractice; Government Tort Liability. Email: Scott H. Z. Sumner | | Elise Sanguinetti (Principal) born Phoenix, Arizona, April 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, California; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1993); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk: Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge, Hon. Ignacio Ruvolo (now Justice Ruvolo with the first District Court of Appeal), 1996; Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge, Hon. Barbara Zuniga, 1996-1997. Member: Contra Costa County Bar Association (Member, Board of Governor, Women's Section); State Bar of California; American Association for Justice (Chair, New Lawyers Division, 2006-2007); Consumer Attorneys of California; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association; Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2008; Member, Board of Directors, 1998—); Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court (Member, Executive Committee, 2001-2005). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Insurance Bad Faith; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury; Disability Insurance; Consumer Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Products Liability. Email: Elise Sanguinetti | | Aaron Kaufmann (Principal) born San Jose, California, March 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1986); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Forum (Consumer Attorneys of California Magazine), "The Changing Landscape of Wage and Hour Litigation," (July/August 2004); The Verdict (Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Assoc. Magazine), "Private Enforcement of California's Wage and Hour Laws," (Winter 2003-2004); Fair Labor Standards Act, ABA, Chapter Editor (2006, 2005 and 2004 Supplements); Employment Discrimination Law, ABA, Chapter Editor (2006, 2005 Editions, 2002 Supplement); California Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, "Overtime Pay— —Who's Eligible, Who's Not," (Winter 2000) and "Public Sector Employer's Obligations to Prevent Hostile Work Environments without Violating Free Speech Rights," (Summer 1997); California Employment Law Reporter, "Sizing the Prize: Calculating Overtime Backpay for Salaried Employees," (March 1999). Editor, The Verdict (2005). Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward D. Price, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1990-1991. Member: Worker's Rights Clinic; California Applicant Attorneys Association; Lorman Group Seminar. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; American Bar Association (Member, Fair Labor Standards Sub-Committee); State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law); National Institute of Trial Advocates; The Legal Aid Society (Member, Board of Directors, Guest Lecturer and Volunteer Supervising Attorney); National Employment Lawyers Association; California Employment Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Labor and Employment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Discrimination; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Class Actions; Employment Rights; Fair Labor Standards; Retaliatory Discharge; Wage and Hour Law; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination. Email: Aaron Kaufmann | | —————————— | | David P. Pogrel (Associate) born Aberdeen, Scotland, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1999). Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC), San Francisco, 1999-2005. Founder and Moderator, Wage and Hour Advocates. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); State Bar of California (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); California Employment Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; Berkeley Law Foundation (Co-President, 2003-2006). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Class Actions; Employment Rights; Fair Labor Standards; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Wage and Hour Law; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination. Email: David P. Pogrel | | Jeremy Lateiner (Associate) born Hayward, California, May 24, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, California; 2005 U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2002); University of San Francisco Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Association for Justice; Consumer Attorneys of California: Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2007—). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Insurance Bad Faith; Wrongful Death; Automotive Products Liability; Catastrophic Injury; Consumer Litigation. Email: Jeremy Lateiner | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
San Francisco, California Office: 465 California Street, 5th Floor, 94104. Telephone: 415-399-0489.
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