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Oakland Personal Injury Law Firm
Overview
Devoted to helping you and your family get the justice you deserve following a preventable tragedy caused by someone else's negligence or wrongdoing, the attorneys at Van Blois Law in Oakland, California, provide unmatched advocacy and support to those who have serious personal injury or wrongful death claims arising from any of the following:
- Automobile and commercial truck accidents and drunk driving accidents
- Bicycle and pedestrian accidents
- Industrial accidents and explosions
- Construction accidents
- Farm and agricultural accidents
- Boat, bus, plane and train accidents
- Child and clergy sexual abuse
- Premises liability, slip-and-fall accidents and dog bites
- Defective products
- Consumer class actions
- Brain, burn and spinal cord injuries
- Medical malpractice and nursing home abuse
As further evidence of our success, our lawyers have earned AV-Preeminent peer review ratings* from Martindale-Hubbell and consistent recognition from The Best Lawyers in America along with numerous other top rankings and endorsements from our peers. In addition, our law firm has grown to include four total offices across our region, and this success is the direct result of our extensive legal knowledge and experience coupled with our unwavering dedication to helping our clients achieve the favorable outcomes they expect efficiently.
For the seventh consecutive year, R. Lewis Van Blois has been selected by his peers as a top rated lawyer in San Francisco and Northern California. Mr. Van Blois has been selected by Super Lawyers in Northern California for 10 consecutive years, is selected again by Best Lawyers in America for legal work in plaintiffs personal injury, and product liability litigation and is included in the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the U.S. by the National Trial Lawyers. Best Lawyers Peer Reviewed awarded R. Lewis Van Blois the Lawyers of the Year in Northern California for 3 years. Mr. Van Blois has also been awarded the Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year for 2018 and 2021 and Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year for 2020.
At Van Blois Law, we are fully prepared to assist you in any way we can to help make your life whole again. To discuss your matter free of charge, you can contact us by calling our law office or visiting our website to schedule a free initial consultation.
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About Van Blois & Associates
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Product Liability
- Wrongful Death
Honors
- Best Lawyers Peer Review Awarded Attorney R. Lewis Van Blois of Oakland, CA the Lawyer of the Year in Northern California for 3 Years
- Plaintiff's "Lawyer of the Year” in Northern California for Product Liability Litigation in 2021
- Plaintiff’s “Lawyer of the Year” in Northern California for Personal Injury in 2020
- Plaintiff's "Lawyer of the Year” in Northern California for Product Liability Litigation in 2018
- "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- Alameda County Trial Lawyer of the Year
- Top Attorneys in Northern California
- Northern California Super Lawyers list 2021-2007
Representative Cases
- $11.75 million for settlement of a traumatic brain injury to an 18 year old boy caused by an intersection accident in San Joaquin County
- $8,470,000 for traumatic brain injury and wrongful death settlements against trucking companies and the City at a dangerous intersection in Tracy, California
- $6,501,684 jury verdict for brain injured girl and death of her mother when their car struck a big rig truck that stopped partially in the travel lane of I-5 near Bakersfield, California
- $4,304,534 jury verdict for CHP motorcycle officer for defective gas tank causing severe burns
- $3,900,000 settlement for the wrongful death of 36 year old married father of five children due to dangerous condition of an intersection roundabout in Manteca, California
People
Attorneys
- Lew Van Blois (Attorney)
- Darren J. Van Blois (Associate)
- Thomas C. Knowles (Attorney)
Fees
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
7677 Oakport St.Suite 565 Oakland, CA 94621
Phone
Websites
Other Offices
Van Blois & Associates 931 10th Street Suite 491 Modesto, CA 95354 510-343-9570
Van Blois & Associates 2150 N. First St. San Jose, CA 95131 510-343-9570
Van Blois & Associates 2509 West March Lane Suite 200 Stockton, CA 95207 510-343-9570
Van Blois & Associates 2950 Buskirk Avenue Suite 300 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 510-343-9570
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