Wrongful Death lawyers in California

Firm: Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook

2121 N. California Blvd , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Adam M. Carlson is a graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law and a managing partner as Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook. At the firm, he uses his experience to represent clients in wrongful death, civil rights, and personal injury cases. After graduating from college, Mr. Carlson spent several years at the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office before joining the firm. He belongs to numerous organizations, including the State Bar of California, Contra Cost Country Bar Association, the Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association, and the Consumer Attorneys of California. He’s committed to providing each client with personalized attention to meet their unique needs.

Firm: Law Offices of Brian Breiter

4929 Wilshire Blvd Ste 410 , Los Angeles , California 90010

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Dedicated to getting my clients the results they need.

Firm: Taylor & Ring, LLP

1230 Rosecrans Ave. , Manhattan Beach , California 90266

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Robert Clayton is a partner at Taylor & Ring. He has successfully represented clients in catastrophic personal injury actions in both state and federal court. His practice areas include serious personal injury; wrongful death; sexual abuse; products liability; motor vehicle and mass transit accidents; scalding/burns; assault and battery of customers by security guards; and premises liability actions involving dangerous conditions on public and private property. Mr. Clayton has obtained multiple seven figure verdicts and settlements on behalf of his injured clients.. Each year from 2006-2011, Robert was recognized by his peers as one of the top lawyers under the age of forty in Southern California as listed on the Rising Stars list by Southern California Super Lawyers.  Each year since 2012, Robert has been named a Super Lawyer by Southern California Super Lawyers.  This distinct honor is only bestowed on 2.5% of practicing attorneys.. Robert is a graduate of California State University, Northridge where he was the recipient of the Jenniellen Ferguson Memorial Award for academic excellence. He then went on to graduate from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles where he served as the Managing Editor of the Loyola Entertainment Law Journal.. Robert spent the first six years of his legal career working for insurance defense firms. This experience has proven invaluable to his clients because Robert uses his in-depth, behind-the-scenes understanding of how insurance companies evaluate personal injury claims to the great benefit of his injured clients.. Robert is a member of the State Bar of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities (LATLC), and the American Bar Association (ABA).

Firm: Livingston Law Firm, A Professional Corporation

1600 South Main Street Suite 280 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

550 S Hope St Ste 2200 , Los Angeles , California 90071

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook

2121 N California Blvd , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Nick Casper is a Managing Partner at Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook, where he has worked since 2007. As a plaintiffs' attorney, Nick has been an active participant in the litigation of many of the firm’s largest cases. These cases involved wrongful death, catastrophic injury, products liability, child sexual abuse, and civil rights violations.. Most recently, Nick obtained settlements of $9 million in a premises liability case and $3.2 million in a death of a senior citizen. Nick has been lead trial counsel in five civil jury trials in both state and federal court.. He was named to the Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers in 2020 and has been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers list every year since 2017. He was on the Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars list 2013-2016. He was the Board President of the Contra Costa County Bar Association in 2015 and served on the CCCBA Board of Directors from 2011-2016 and 2019.

Firm: Walch Law Firm

23801 Calabasas Road , Calabasas , California 91302

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

3828 W. Carson St. , Torrance , California 90503

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: DOUGLAS / HICKS LAW, APC

5120 W. Goldleaf Circle , Los Angeles , California 90056

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Jamon R. Hicks is a Partner at Douglas / Hicks Law, in Los Angeles, CA. He became a partner after spending four years as a Senior Associate with the Cochran Firm in Los Angeles, CA.  He also worked for six years at the Law Offices of Carl E. Douglas in Beverly Hills, CA.  Mr. Hicks practices in the areas of civil litigation and criminal defense and represents plaintiffs/defendants in state and federal courts.  His civil litigation experience involves civil rights, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury and police misconduct cases.  He also has litigated numerous felony and misdemeanor criminal cases, such as murder, attempted murder, assaults and battery, crimes against peace officers, driving under the influence, and drug and gun possession.  He has the unique experience of litigating both civil and criminal matters in federal and state courts.  In 2015, he obtained a Not Guilty verdict in a high-profile case where he represented a celebrity esthetician charged with solicitation for murder.  In 2014, he successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  In the same year, he was also co-counsel on a team that obtained a $8.0 million dollar wrongful death verdict against the Los Angeles Sheriffs’ Department.  In 2012, he obtained a $1.3 million dollar wrongful death verdict in Long Beach Court.  He prides himself on representing David against Goliath.. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Hicks is currently the youngest member of the adjunct faculty at Loyola Law School as a Trial Advocacy Professor.  He is also an adjunct professor at West Los Angeles Law School, where he teaches Torts II.  For four years, he coached Loyola’s nationally recognized Byrne Trial Advocacy Team.  He has served as a guest teacher teaching trial skills to law students and high school students.  Mr. Hicks has also participated on and helped organize numerous panels on criminal law, professional development, and other issues relevant to the legal community at Los Angeles area law schools.  He has also been quoted in numerous newspaper publications including LA Times, Entertainment News, OC Register and Press Enterprise.  He is frequently a legal and political analyst for radio shows KJLH () and KTLK (1150am).  For his active community involvement as well as early career accomplishments, he was selected as Daily Journal’s 2012 Five Associates to Watch.  He received the Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham Memorial Award from the National Bar Association (2012).  He was also spotlighted as one of Los Angeles Top Black Attorneys in the LA Focus Newspaper (2011).  He has been profiled in the Los Angeles Times Business Section (“How I Made It”). Mr. Hicks was selected as National Bar Association and IMPACT’s Inaugural 2010 Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40.  He has also been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a Top 40 under 40.  Additionally, he has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Super Lawyer (2014) and Rising Star five years in a row (2009-2013) and a finalist for the California Young Lawyers Association’s Jack Berman Young Lawyer of the Year Award (2007).. Mr. Hicks serves on various professional, educational and community boards.  In 2012, he was elected as the youngest ever President of the California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL).  In 2009, Mr. Hicks served as President for the John M. Langston Bar Association, where he was also elected as the youngest president in the Association’s history.  For his outstanding leadership and dedication, Mr. Hicks received the CABL’s President’s Award at the completion of his term. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Multi-Cultural Bar Association (MCBA), Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce (LAJCC) and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc (KAY).  He is also a member of the prestigious LA Chapter of 100 Black Men.  Mr. Hicks also serves as Special Counsel for the Yes-U-Can Non-Profit Foundation and as a board member for AIM (Assemblies in Motion). Additionally, he has served on the boards of the California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA).. Mr. Hicks received his Bachelors with honors from the University of California, Berkeley in 2001 and his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2004.  At Loyola Law School, Mr. Hicks was a National Finalist and Member of Byrne Trial Advocacy Team, and he received the Karl Suethe Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy (2004).  He has the unique accomplishment of participating as a Trial Advocacy National Finalist and Western Regional Champion as both a student (2003) and coach (2008).  He also served on the board for the National Black Law Students Association, as the Western Regional Director (2003-04).

Firm: LA Injury Group

144 N Glendale Ave Ste 202 , Glendale , California 91206

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Benjamin Charchian, the founder of our law firm, graduated from UCLA and obtained his law degree from Pepperdine University.  Always interested in helping others and standing up for the rights of the disadvantaged, when he graduated law school he turned down high paying jobs with large corporate lawfirms and worked at a small personal injury firm where he received hands-on experience representing all types of personal injury clients.  In 2008 he founded his own personal injury law practice and over the last 10 years he has represented over 1,000 injured people and he has obtained over 20 Million dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients.. For his acheivements, Mr. Charchian has been recognised by Los Angeles Magazine as a SUPER LAWYER RISING STAR for FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS.

Firm: Atticus Injury Law, PC

2211 Michelson Drive, Ste. 900 , Irvine , California 92612

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Upon graduating from Cal Poly Pomona with a mechanical engineering degree I shortly thereafter obtained my law degree from Berkeley Law School. I spent nearly the next ten years of my legal career litigating and trying cases with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Over that period of time, I handled numerous complex cases involving crimes ranging from financial and consumer fraud to conspiracy to commit murder and murder. As my interests evolved and life changed I transitioned to the practice of civil litigation. Since early 2011, I have pursued justice for victims of bad actors in environmental, products liabilty, personal injury, and various other areas of the law. Working with and helping members of the community has always been a passion of mine and I'm fortunate to be able to do so.

Firm: GALINE, FRYE, FITTING & FRANGOS

411 Borel Ave Ste 500 , San Mateo , California 94402

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

I received my Juris Doctorate Degree from UC Hastings College of the Law with an emphasis in Criminal Law, and received my Bachelor's Degree from UC Berkeley in Rhetoric.  I am a Partner with the Law Offices of Galine, Frye, Fitting & Frangos, a civil litigation firm.. Presently, I specialize in the area of general civil litigation, specifically serious and catastrophic personal injury cases, professional malpractice, bad faith insurance, and business litigation. I specialize in cases involving complex issues of liability and damages. Prior to joining the Law Offices of Galine, Frye, Fitting & Frangos as an attorney, I worked with the District Attorneys’ office in San Mateo and San Francisco. I also practiced general civil litigation, specifically in the areas of real estate, contract disputes, and personal injury.. I also served as a JAG officer in the California State Military Reserve, which serves in assisting civil authorities during domestic emergencies and assisting in the mobilization and demobilization process of the National Guard. My duties involved serving as legal counsel to National Guard soldiers regarding domestic legal matters prior to and following their deployment, and other matters related to military law.

Firm: Cherepinskiy Law Firm, PC

1180 S. Beverly Dr, Suite 405 , Los Angeles , California 90035

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Dmitriy Cherepinskiy’s impressive litigation experience places him among some of the most decorated trial lawyers. Various entities, including such prestigious organizations as the NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS and SUPER LAWYERS, recognized his achievements in the legal field.. Dmitriy became a lawyer in 2002. His first job as a lawyer was at a boutique firm, where he represented plaintiffs with catastrophic injuries. From 2003 to 2015, he had been working at one of the most renowned and preeminent health care and professional liability defense law firms in the U.S.. Dmitriy has litigated hundreds of highly complex matters in his career, including cases involving personal injuries, catastrophic injuries, elder abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, professional board actions, premises liability, products liability, conspiracy, fraud, invasion of privacy and a multitude of other cases. Dmitriy has successfully handled high profile matters. He is a seasoned personal injury and civil litigation lawyer who has a proven success record.. In 1999, Dmitriy obtained his B.A. in Business Economics, Magna Cum Laude, at UCLA. In 2002, he graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Law. In law school, Dmitriy served as a member and was appointed editor of U.C. DAVIS LAW REVIEW. Further, for his outstanding legal writing skills, Dmitriy received the Witkin Award.. He has been rated by Southern California SUPER LAWYERS as follows:• Rising Stars: 2014-17• Super Lawyers: 2019. Further, the NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS recognized Dmitriy in these categories:• “Top 40 Under 40”: 2017• “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”: 2017 – Present. In 2015 and 2018, Dmitriy received the AVVO “Clients’ Choice Award”.. Dmitriy likes photography, traveling and music. He is also an avid auto enthusiast. Dmitriy is a gearhead who enjoys anything car-related, from reading and learning about cars to hands-on maintenance, building, and restoration.

Firm: WEISBERG LAW GROUP

700 S. Flower Street , Los Angeles , California 90017

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Mr. Weisberg received a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School where he originally intended to become a corporate mergers and acquisitions attorney. While attending law school, however, he discovered his passion for STANDING UP and SPEAKING OUT on behalf of PEOPLE who are often ignored by the Government and the Courts. From that point forward, Mr. Weisberg wanted nothing more than to argue in front of judges and juries, using his gifts to PERSUASIVELY WIN cases for HARDWORKING PEOPLE. Mr. Weisberg believes that you don't have to be part of "the elite" to have a five-star rated attorney STANDING IN YOUR CORNER. This has been Mr. Weisberg's mission for over 20 years.. Mr. Weisberg is a Southern California native. He has traveled to six Continents, including over 30 countries. He has a keen interest in learning languages. He is fluent in Spanish and has practiced conversational French, Italian, Farsi, Cantonese, and Korean for the past 25 years.. Mr. Weisberg has studied the Art of Persuasion in its many forms. His personal reading library includes the following best sellers:. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. The Art of War by Sun Tzu. The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. Win Your Case by Gerry Spence. Trial Techniques by Thomas A. Mauet. Mr. Weisberg's personal philosophy in negotiation is that, in order to achieve results, one must employ the strategy that best fits the situation. The "bulldog" approach does not always get you results and can sometimes hinder progress. He approaches every case with an intellectual perspective based on logic and sound legal reasoning balanced with an understanding of psychology and human nature.. Mr. Weisberg graduated from schools ranked top 20 in the nation. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Finance from USC Business School (Marshall School of Business) and worked in the banking industry for several years before attending law school at Loyola.

Firm: Panish Shea & Boyle, LLP

11111 Santa Monica Boulevard , Los Angeles , California 90025

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Law Office of Davey L. Turner

215 North San Joaquin Street , Stockton , California 95202

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Law Offices of Brian Breiter, LLP

4929 Wilshire Blvd. #410 , Los Angeles , California 90010

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

We will take your case to trial, while other lawyers will fold. Nominated as trial lawyer of the year for 2020 & 2019 by CAALA and  named to ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates) Brian Breiter had also been named 2015 Litigator Award Winner. Having been conferred this prestigious National Award, the firm ranks among the Top 1% of all lawyers for: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, and Burn Injury Litigation.. Mr. Breiter has also recently been selected to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and has been named to 2013-2020 Southern California Super Lawyers, Brian Breiter is a civil trial lawyer since 1995 in the area of Plaintiff's Personal Injury. With hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts, Mr. Breiter has dedicated his practice to helping consumers during their most difficult times. Mr. Breiter is licensed in California and Florida. Mr. Breiter represents clients throughout the entire state of California and Florida.. Brian is also a former adjunct professor at the Pepperdine Law School where he tauget "Improvisational Mediation" to fellow lawyers, mediators and judges. He also taught at the University of Calgary School of Law.. The office concentrates on wrongful death, serious injuries, automobile accidents, motorcycle crashes, dog bites, and slip and fall cases. Check out for more detailed information.

Firm: Bedford Law Group, APC

1925 Century Park E Ste 2120 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death