Profile
Attorney Alan Van Gelder is a plaintiff's trial lawyer for clients with cases of business litigation, catastrophic personal injury and legal malpractice. As an associate of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, of Santa Monica, California, he has handled high-profile cases involving major corporations, state and city governmental entities, other law firms and even celebrities. He has won several million- and multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.
A prolific author and commentator on the legal process since law school, Mr. Van Gelder is the author of "Surviving the Nightmare Scenario of the Lying Client," which was published as the lead article in Forum Magazine in April 2006. He has also authored "Abolishing the Supervisor Exception to the Independent Employee Action Defense in Cal-OSHA Cases," published in the Southwestern Law Review, volume 31, 2001.
In addition to being selected by his peers as a Rising Star by the Southern California Rising Stars magazine from 2005 to 2010, Mr. Van Gelder achieved several awards during his law school days at Southwestern University School of Law, among them the CALI "Excellence for the Future" award and others. He graduated magna cum laude in 2002.
About Alan Van Gelder
Law School: Southwestern Law School
Admitted: 2002, California
Professional Webpage: www.greene-broillet.com/Bio/AlanVanGelder.asp
Honors and Awards:
- Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine/Los Angeles Magazine, 2005 - 2010
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles Chapter
- Member, Consumer of Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Member, Consumer Attorneys of California
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Abolishing the Supervisor Exception to the Independent Employee Action Defense in Cal-OSHA Cases, Southwestern Law Review, 31 Sw. U.L. Rev., 2001
- "Surviving the Nightmare Scenario of the Lying Client", Forum Magazine, April, 2006
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Obtaining a $2,390,000 jury verdict against the County for Rosiles v. County of Imperial
Representative Clients:
- Caroline Doe v. Regents of the University of California
- Rosiles v. County of Imperial
Educational Background:
- California State University, Northridge, 1999
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