David McClain - Oakland, CA
Attorney at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood
Catastrophic Personal Injury Lawyers in Oakland, CA
Jack London Market 55 Harrison Street Suite 400 Oakland, CA 94607 - 3858
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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54
Years
Experience
Oakland Catastrophic Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Catastrophic Personal Injury
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
David McClain has been a partner at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood, A Professional Law Corporation since 1983.
Mr. McClain has specialized in complex litigation involving catastrophic personal injury for 33 years. Mr. McClain has personally negotiated complex litigation settlements (including present and future victims) totaling over 5 billion dollars. In over four decades of litigation experience, Mr. McClain has never lost a trial-criminal or civil. Mr. McClain has personally obtained numerous 7 figure verdicts with his two most recent verdicts for individual cases were each 8 figure verdicts. A special assignment settlement master for Alameda County Judicial Settlement Program for over 10 years, Mr. McClain had the most successful settlement rate on cases being assigned to trial.
Mr. McClain has presented to the Consumers Attorneys of California state convention, the National Judicial College, National Lawyers Guild, and many other organizations and law schools. Mr. McClain was finalist for Consumer Attorneys of California's Trial Lawyer of the Year and has held leadership positions which have included President and Board Director for the Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. McClain is Founder and President of the Kazan McClain Partners' Foundation, Inc., which has given over $22 million in grants since its formation in 1994. Mr. McClain has earned recognition as a Super Lawyer, and received the Best Lawyers award for mass tort litigation/class action - plaintiffs for 10 consecutive years.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Northern California Super Lawyers, 2007
- Oakland Magazine The East Bay's Best Lawyers in America
- Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California’s Trial Lawyer of the Year
Other Sources of Feedback About David McClain
Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings),
San Francisco,
California, 1972
J.D.
Honors: Member, Thurston Society (Top 5%)
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University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings),
San Francisco,
California, 1972
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Non Legal Education
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University of California at Los Angeles, 1969
B.A.
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University of California at Los Angeles, 1969
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
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Founder and President, Kazan McClain Partners’ Foundation, Inc.
Classes and Seminars
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Presenter, Consumers Attorneys of California state convention
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Presenter, National Judicial College
- Presenter, National Lawyers Guild
Pro Bono Activities
- Founder and President of the Kazan McClain Partners’ Foundation, Inc.
Representative Cases
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Smith v. ACandS, Inc.
- Citation: 31 Cal.App.4th 77, 37 Cal.Rptr.2d 457
- Court: Cal.App. 1 Dist.
- Year: 1994
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Smith v. ACandS, Inc.
- Citation: Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 14,134
- Court: Cal.App. 1 Dist.
- Year: 1994
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Force v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs; Dept. of Labor
- Citation: 938 F.2d 981, 1993 A.M.C. 2109
- Court: 9th Cir.
- Year: 1991
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Kaminski v. Western MacArthur Co.
- Citation: 175 Cal.App.3d 445, 220 Cal.Rptr. 895
- Court: Cal.App. 1 Dist.
- Year: 1985
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Kaminski v. Western MacArthur Co.
- Citation: Prod.Liab.Rep.(CCH) P 10,882
- Court: Cal.App. 1 Dist.
- Year: 1985
Bar Admissions
- California, 1972
Other Affiliations
- Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 (President)
- Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association, 1987 - Present (Member, Board of Governors)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- The Asbestos Litigation Group (Member)
- The National Lawyers Guild (Member)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (Member)
- The Alameda County Bar Association (Member)
- The California State Bar Association (Member)
- Parents' Association of Bentley School in Oakland (President)
- Parents' Association of Bentley School in Oakland (President, Diversity Committee)
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Contact
Jack London Market
55 Harrison Street
Suite 400
Oakland, CA 94607 - 3858
Phone: 877-995-6372
Fax: (510) 835-4913
Email: Send a message
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