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Attorney Craig McClellan, of the McClellan Law Firm in San Diego, California, advocates for victims of personal injury and their families throughout southern California. He handles a variety of complex cases involving brain injuries, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, defective products and product liability. He also handles business litigation, representing owners or shareholders who have been harmed.
Having obtained more than 90 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million, Mr. McClellan has achieved significant recognition for his success. He is the only San Diego personal injury attorney selected for admission to the Inner Circle of Advocates. He is also a three-time recipient of the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award from the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. He has participated on commercial and public radio and television programs such as 60 Minutes, 20/20 and the McNeil/-Lehrer Report.
Among other memberships, he is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a master of the American Inns of Court, a member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers as well as a member of the Attorneys Information Exchange Group.
About Craig McClellan
Law School: California Western School of Law
Admitted: 1976, California
Professional Webpage: www.mcclellanlaw.com/Bio/CraigMcClellan.asp
Honors and Awards:
- Craig McClellan's cases have been featured on 60 Minutes, 20/20, the McNeil-Lehrer Report, and CBS Evening News, among many other public radio and television programs
- The only San Diego lawyer ever selected for admission to the Inner Circle of Advocates, the prestigious invitation-only group that limits its membership to 100 of the top plaintiffs' attorneys in the country
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America by Woodward and White
- Named one of the Best Attorneys in the Los Angeles Area by the Los Angeles Times
- Named to Southern California Superlawyers, Top 50 in San Diego
- Selected as one of Lawdragon's Top 500 Plaintiff's Lawyers in the Country
- Profiled in American Lawyer Magazine
- One of Craig McClellan's cases was featured in "No Contest" by Ralph Nader and Wesley Smith.
- Three time recipient of the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, presented by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, State Bar of California
- Member, Inner Circle of Advocates
- Officer, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 1987 -1988
- Member, Board of Directors, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 1983 -1990
- Sustaining Member, Board of Directors, Consumer Attorneys of California, 1985 -1987
- Member, Attorneys Information Exchange Group
- Board of Directors, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2005 - 2007
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Member, Board of Directors, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1983 - 1990
- Sustaining Member, American Association for Justice
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- California
- Master, American Inns of Court
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- President, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), San Diego Chapter, 2010
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Former Trustee, California Western School of Law
- Former Chairman, KPBS Annual Auction
- Former Member, Board of Directors, SharphealthCare
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Author: "Physicians' Liability: The Sale and Insertion of a Dalkon Shield," 11 California Western Law Review 347, 1975
- The Honda ATC and Other Dangerous All-Terrain Vehicles, San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, May 1985
- "Garrision vs. Porsche," Professional Techniques Library, Million Dollar Arguments, 1983.
- Physicians' Liability: The Sale and Insertion of A Dalkon Shield, 11 California Western Law Review 347, 1975
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Miller vs. Ford: $6,000,000 settlement for injuries and death of backseat passengers by lap only belts, when hit head-on by uninsured driver on the wrong side of the road
- Garrison vs. Porsche: Verdict of $2,500,000 for death of a husband in a Porsche Turbo 930, which the jury found to be too dangerous for the average consumer. Upheld on appeal
- Rudl vs. Porsche, California Speedway, et. al.: $4,500,000 settlement for the death of husband in a racetrack crash
- Bristman vs. Western Trucking LLC, City of San Diego, et. al.: Settlement of $7,500,000 for woman injured by truck on a poorly designed and maintained roadway
- Henline vs. Honda: Verdict of $8,027,154 for injuries suffered in a car crash
- Pacific Landmark Hotels, Ltd. vs. The San Diego Unified Port District et. al.: Settlement of $13,200,880 for delay in the construction of the San Diego Convention Center
Educational Background:
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, B.S., 1969
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