Neil Gehlawat - Los Angeles, CA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 2012
    J.D.
    Law Review: Texas Law Review, Notes Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • University of California, Berkeley, 2009
    B.A.
    Honors: With Highest Honors
    Major: Political Science
    Major: Rhetoric

Classes and Seminars

• The Nuts and Bolts of Practicing in Federal Court, CAOC Hawaii Travel Seminar, 2019
  
• Speaker, UC Irvine School of Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic, 2020

Pro Bono Activities

• California Alumni Chapter of Bakersfield, Founder
• National Police Accountability Project, Member

Published Works

Articles

• Chain | Cohn | Stiles Celebrates New Building with Special Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
  Chain | Cohn | Stiles held a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate its new home that will help better serve clients, while contributing to the ongoing revitalization of downtown Bakersfield.
• The Wrongful Death Case of David Sal Silva
  Neil Gehlawat helped settle a wrongful death, civil rights case that brought national and international media attention to Bakersfield. For the Silva family, that settlement was a vindication of a three-year campaign for justice.
• Chain | Cohn | Stiles Selected to Fourth Consecutive ‘Best of Bakersfield’ List
  For the fourth year in a row, Bakersfield-based personal injury and workers’ compensation* law firm Chain | Cohn | Stiles has been selected to the “Best of Bakersfield” list.
• Publication Highlights ‘America’s Deadliest Police’ of Kern County, Law Firm Cases, The Bakersfield Californian
  The Guardian unveiled its five-part series that examines the use of deadly force, rough justice, sexual misconduct cases and other issues involving “America’s deadliest police” of Kern Count, including cases handled by Chain | Cohn | Stiles.
• Attorney Neil Gehlawat, Father Give Delano High Schools Funding Boost with Generous Donation
  The Delano Joint Union High School District has received a $100,000 donation from the family of attorney Neil Gehlawat to help provide after-school and weekend tutoring for high school students, mentors, scholarships, and more.
• Poor Patient Care at Many Nursing Homes Despite Stricter Oversight, New York Times , 2017
• Sexual harassment in the Workplace Persists, but with the Law on the Victim’s Side, Kern Business Journal, 2017
• Building Your Case For Parental Dependency In Wrongful Death Actions, Forum Magazine, July/August, 2015
• 'First Look': Attorney Discusses Group Home Death, The Bakersfield Californian, 2014
• Taft High: Hazing Liability, Eyewitness News , 2014
• What Are ‘Spit Hoods,’ and Why Do the Police Use Them?, The New York Times, Sept. 3, 2020
• Litigating Civil Rights Cases In Federal Court, Forum Magazine, May/June, 2018
• Using The Mini-Opening To Your Advantage, Daily Journal, February, 2020
• Dismantling The Defense Medical Expert, Forum Magazine, July/August, 2020

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California

Other Affiliations

• Consumer Attorneys of California (Member)
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (Member)
• Kern County Bar Association (Member)
• American Association of Justice (Member)
• Consumer Attorneys of California, New Lawyers Division (Board Member)
• Consumer Attorneys of California New Lawyers Division, Education Committee (Chair)
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Directors
• National Crime Victim Bar Association (Member)