We are proud to announce that all twelve attorneys at The Veen Firm have been ranked on Super Lawyers Northern California 2017 list, which recognizes only the top five percent of attorneys. Steven Kronenberg, Anthony Label, Kevin Lancaster, Elinor Leary, Craig Peters, Bill Veen and David Winnett were recognized for their work in personal injury matters. Amongst those listed, Anthony Label, Elinor Leary, Craig Peters and Bill Veen notched placement on the Top 100 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list. Elinor Leary was also ranked amongst the Top 50: 2017 Women Northern California Super Lawyers, and Alexandra Hamilton, Andje Medina and will be included in the Top Women San Francisco December issue.
As published in Appeal-Democrat, Trial Team Leader Elinor Leary and Attorney Clifton Smoot filed a lawsuit on behalf of Dale Sandell against Triple S Ranches, Inc. for premises liability, product liability and negligence after an above-ground storage tank exploded, resulting in serious injuries.
We are pleased to announce that Alexandra Hamilton, Elinor Leary, Andje Medina and were selected to Top Women 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list for their work in personal injury. Amongst this list, Trial Team Leader Elinor Leary was ranked on Top 50 Women. All four of our attorneys will be featured in the December San Francisco Magazine issue.
Yes. Many homeowners have pool filters are not safely manufactured. These filters can explode and cause devastating injuries.
In The Motley Fool article “Chipotle Has a Perception Problem, Not a Food Safety Problem,” Attorney Steven Kronenberg discusses Chipotle’s recent closing of a Virginia store due to an outbreak of norovirus.
Trial Team Leader Craig Peters and Attorney David L. Winnett’s case Doe vs. Mazda was featured in San Francisco Chronicle’s Northern California Verdicts section. The case involved a high-speed traffic collision where a truck ran into Doe’s stopped Mazda Protege, causing the Mazda’s car seatback to collapse and fold in half on impact. This seatback failure caused serious and life-altering injuries to the plaintiff, and the jury returned a verdict in her favor on April 1, 2016 for $14.9 million.
In her California Lawyer article “Internet Investigations for Effective Discovery,” Attorney Alexandra Hamilton discusses the various online resources available to aid attorneys in discovery. For example, in a recent premises liability case, the defendant claimed a defective ramp existed when the defendant purchased the property in the 1970s; however, Google Earth photos revealed that the ramp was absent in satellite pictures before 2008.
Attorney David L. Winnett has accepted an invitation to serve on the Board of Directors for the Marin School of the Arts (MSA) Foundation.
In his Plaintiff magazine article “Gagging on Gig-Economy Food Delivery,” Attorney Steven Kronenberg shares his thoughts on gig-economy food delivery companies’ attempts to classify workers as independent contractors and contract out of liability for third-party injuries. The gig-economy also leaves delivery drivers without traditional employment benefits, such as health insurance, overtime pay, and compensation for work-related injuries.
Trial Team Leaders Anthony Label, Elinor Leary and Craig Peters were included in the summer 2017 issue of Best Lawyers® Business Edition for their plaintiffs’ work in personal injury litigation.
