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| | Address | | 1910 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 250 | | Walnut Creek, California 94596 | | (Contra Costa Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 925-944-5550 | | Fax: 925-256-9669 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.sdandglaw.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Stevens, Drummond & Gifford practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance Defense, Product Liability, Construction Defect Law, General Liability and Toxic Torts. Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. | | Year Established: 1980 | Firm Profile:
Stevens, Drummond & Gifford is a San Francisco Bay Area firm located in Walnut Creek. The firm specializes in defending products liability, toxic torts, construction defect and personal injury claims. For over twenty-five years we have successfully represented defendants in asbestos litigation including manufacturers and suppliers of raw fibre, brake linings, building materials, electrical products, contractors and premises owners. The firm is statewide trial counsel for two manufacturers. | | Firm Size: 5 | | Frank M. Stevens (Member) born Elyria, Ohio, April 6, 1937; admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1962); Lincoln University at San Francisco (J.D., 1972). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association; American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Arbitrators). Reported Cases: Kaste v. Mt. Diablo School District, California Supreme Court S095120 (2000), Appellate Case A088102, affirmed on appeal in an unpublished opinion. Practice Areas: Local Government Defense; County Liability; Local Government Liability; Asbestos Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Public Liability Defense; Self Insured Defense. Email: Frank M. Stevens | | Gary T. Drummond (Member) born Reno, Nevada, September 5, 1939; admitted to bar, 1971, California; 1973, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: San Francisco State University; Golden Gate University (J.D., 1970). Member, Golden Gate College Law Review, 1970. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; Alameda County and Contra Costa County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Kellogg v. Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., 41 Cal.App.4th 1397 (1996); Mitchell v. Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. 62 Cal.App. 4th 200 (1998); Cossman v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 108 Cal.App.4th 370 (2003). Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Chemical Exposure; Local Government Liability; County Liability; Local Government Defense; Insurance Defense; Self Insured Defense; Products Liability Defense. | | David A. Gifford (Member) born Alameda, California, February 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: California State University at Hayward (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of San Diego (J.D., 1978). Member, University of San Diego Law Review, 1978. Member: Alameda County and Contra Costa County Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Committee on Administration of Justice, 1981-1983). Reported Cases: No. American Asbestos Corp. v. Sup. Ct., 128 C.A.3d 138, 179 Cal. Rptr. 889 (1982); No. American Asbestos Corp. v. Sup. Ct., 180 C.A.3d 902, 225 Cal. Rptr. 877 (1986); Richie v. Bridgestone Firestone, 22 C.A. 4th 335, 27 C.R.2d 418 (1994). Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Construction Accidents; Construction Defects; Construction Litigation; Scaffolding Liability; Construction Liability; Mold Litigation; Self Insured Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: David A. Gifford | | Betsy Gifford (Member) born Lynbrook, New York, March 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1981); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member: Alameda County and Contra County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Accidents; Construction Defects; Asbestos Defense; Insurance Defense; Self Insured Defense. Email: Betsy Gifford | | OF COUNSEL | | Constance S. Nelson (Of Counsel) born Oakland, California, December 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1973); San Francisco Law School (J.D., 1985). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Asbestos Litigation. Email: Constance S. Nelson | | ASSOCIATES | | David John Holcomb (Senior Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah, December 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1982); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985). Legislative Edition Writer Research Assistant, Prof. Claude J. Rohwer, Pacific Law Journal. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Defects; Construction Insurance Defense; Mold Litigation; Asbestos Defense; Asbestos Litigation. | | Jesse A. Boyd (Associate) born Las Vegas, New Mexico, May 31, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, New Mexico; 2007, California. Education: University of California (B.A., 1996); University of New Mexico School of Law (J.D., 2003). Recipient, Certificate in Natural Resources Law, University of New Mexico School of Law. Lead Articles Editor, Natural Resources Journal. Author: "Hip Deep: A Survey of Instream Flow Law from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific," 43 NRJ 1151. Certifications: California Certified Asbestos Consultant; California Certified Site Surveillance Technician; AHERA Asbestos Management Planner, Inspector, Project Designer; Lead Inspector/Assessor. Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of New Mexico (Member, Section on Natural Resources). Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Asbestos Litigation; Water Rights; Water Law. Email: Jesse A. Boyd |
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