Anthony L. Label
— Veen Firm Partner —
Anthony L. Label represents individuals who have suffered personal injuries that have life-changing, career-changing, life-ending, or career-ending impact. His clients include victims of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord trauma, nerve damage, and severe orthopedic injuries arising from construction site accidents, industrial accidents, dangerous premises, auto accidents, wrongful death, governmental or public entity liability, and professional negligence. Mr. Label has prosecuted numerous cases with multimillion-dollar resolutions.
Mr. Label is an author and speaker to attorneys and health care professionals on topics related to serious injury trial practice. During law school, Mr. Label served as a judicial extern for two judges in the United States District Court: the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte (1997) and the Honorable Maria Elena James (1998). Prior to joining Veen Firm, Mr. Label practiced law as a commercial litigator for a large national law firm headquartered in San Francisco, and practiced in a plaintiff class action firm.
Notable Recoveries
$18,500,000
Wrongful Death
A high-value resolution where the family of a primary wage-earner who died in a tragic accident secured this judgment.
$15,000,000
Industrial Electrocution Injury
Jury Verdict — A case involving a catastrophic workplace electrocution where the client suffered life-altering injuries.
$7,000,000
Bicycle Crash, Dangerous Road (Whitehead v. City of Oakland)
Highest Settlement against city of Oakland for bad road.
$13,340,000
Electrocution Wrongful Death
(Reduced to $8,818,000) — A remodel project in Malibu turned deadly when a laborer was electrocuted.
$10,000,000
Class Action
Nationwide settlement — class action alleging defective roof/AC units in Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans.
$8,500,000
Negligent Safety Consultant
Settlement — suit alleging safety consulting firm negligence resulted in major injuries.
$1,070,891
Premises Liability
Verdict (Torres v. Fleming, Marin County) — Slip-and-fall on poorly maintained property resulted in lumbar injury.
Supreme Court Win
Dangerous Roadway Liability
Whitehead v. City of Oakland (CA Supreme Court) — Established that a public entity cannot use a private release to avoid liability for a dangerous roadway.
Practice Areas
- Construction Accidents
- Workplace Injuries
- Personal Injury Accidents
- Dangerous Property
- Defective Products
- Auto crashes
- Bicycle crashes
- Motorcycle crashes
- Trucking crashes
Bar Admissions
- California, 1999
- California State Courts and Courts of Appeal
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. – 1999
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- B.A. – 1994
- Major: Psychology
Published Works
- I heard backyard pool filters can explode. Is that true? – Organized Labor, July 2017
- Guns, Carseats, Lane-Splitting, Cell-phones and More: New California Laws You Need to Know – Organized Labor, February 2017
- The Bomb in Your Backyard: Exploding Pool Filters – Plaintiff Magazine, March 2017
- Keep Calm and Resist — Bad Bills are Coming – Trial Lawyer Magazine, January 2017
- Making Sense of the Senseless – Gun Safety Regulations, January 01, 2013
- Love and Marriage – Marital Privileges in Civil Lawsuits, January 01, 2012
- Sports and Recreation Cases: Hope Springs Eternal, April 01, 2011
Classes & Seminars
- Western Trial Lawyers Association Winter Conference, “Scaffolding and Other Temporary
- Construction Failures,” Presenter, 2017
- SFTLA Tahoe Ski and CLE Seminar, Moderator, 2017
- CAOC Hawaii Seminar, “House of Cards: Scaffolding, Formworks, and Other Temporary Construction Failures,” Speaker, December 2015
- SFTLA Tahoe Ski and CLE Seminar, Chair and Moderator, January 2015
- SFTLA New Lawyers Division Ski and CLE, “The Legal Issues Related to Stairways” Speaker, February 2014
- CAOC Hawaii Convention MCLE Event, “What You Thought You Knew About Course and Scope of Employment” Speaker, November 2012
Honors & Awards
- Selected by peers to The Best Lawyers in America – US News & World Report 2015-2026
- Selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers List, 2012-2026 – Top 5% of attorneys, as voted by peers
- Trial Lawyer of the Year – Marin Trial Lawyers Association
- Distinguished LRIS Panel Member Award, BASF, Lawyer Referral and Information Service, 2012 – For Outstanding Representation of Injured Plaintiffs and Litigation Expertise Resulting in the Highest Settlement Award in LRIS History
- Marin County Jury Verdict listed in The Recorder “California’s Top Verdicts of 2011” – Torres v. Fleming
- Selected to Rising Stars List, 2011 – Top 2.5% under age 40 as voted by peers
- Selected to Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers
- SFTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist
Associations & Memberships
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Member – Lawyer Referral & Information Service
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Directors, Board of Governors
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
Previous Positions
- United States District Court: Honorable Maria Elena James, Judicial Extern
- United States District Court: the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte, Judicial Extern
Pro Bono Activities
- Food From the Bar, San Francisco and Marin Food Banks, Volunteer, April 2013
- Hastings School of Law, Volunteer, Student Mock Trial Arguments Judge, October 2012
Ready to Help
Consult with the team about your situation.
Contact
Address: 20 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Hours
Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 5pm
Sat, Sun: Closed
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