DAVID P. MASTAGNI
MASTAGNI, HOLSTEDT,
AMICK, MILLER & JOHNSEN
1912 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Tel: 916-446-4692
Fax: 916-447-4614
dmastagni@mastagni.com
www.mastagni.com
David P. Mastagni is the founding partner of Mastagni, Holstedt,
Amick, Miller & Johnsen. In practice since 1973, David has broad
expertise in all aspects of civil litigation, including personal
injury, product liability, professional negligence, civil rights
litigation, labor and employment law, wage-and-hour litigation,
and administrative law. David has tried to adjudication over
300 proceedings, including over 100 jury trials in both state
and federal courts. He has participated in numerous appellate
cases at the state and federal levels, including actions before
the U.S. Supreme Court. David is a lecturer for the Peace
Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) and a
panel attorney for the PORAC Legal Defense Fund.
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: PLAINTIFF
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
TIMOTHY D. MCMAHON CORSIGLIA MCMAHON & ALLARD LLP
96 North 3rd Street Suite 620 San Jose, CA 95112 Tel: 408-289-1417 Fax: 408-289-8127 tim@cmalaw.net www.cmalaw.net
Timothy D. McMahon is a founding partner of Corsiglia
McMahon & Allard LLP. Mr. McMahon graduated magna
cum laude from the University of Santa Clara School of Law
and received his undergraduate degree in pharmacology with
high honors from UCSB. He is a trial lawyer who represents
individuals seriously injured in construction, automobile,
motorcycle, trucking, and workplace accidents. Mr. McMahon is
a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA),
an invitation-only organization of the top trial attorneys in the
country. In 2010, Mr. McMahon was honored to be selected to
the Irish 100 recognizing the top 100 Irish American attorneys
in the U.S. He has been named to the Northern California Super
Lawyers list since 2008.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUC TS
WARREN R. PABOOJIAN
BARADAT & PABOOJIAN, INC.
720 West Alluvial Avenue
Fresno, CA 93711
Tel: 559-431-5366
Fax: 559-431-1702
wrp@bplaw-inc.com
www.bplaw-inc.com
Mr. Paboojian has litigated over 55 jury trials, to verdict,
in Fresno County and throughout the State of California.
Mr. Paboojian has six jury verdicts in excess of $1 million since
2001. Mr. Paboojian has settled dozens of million-dollar cases
and has obtained several million-dollar verdicts on behalf of his
clients. Mr. Paboojian obtained the largest employment verdict
($19.1 million) in the country against a public entity in 2007. He
is a member of ABOTA. Mr. Paboojian was the recipient of the
Central California Trial Lawyers Association’s President’s Award.
In 2008, he was awarded the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award by
the Consumer Attorneys of California.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
RUSSELL P. REINER EINER, SIMPSON & SLAUGH TER, LLP 2851 Park Marina Drive Suite 200 Redding, CA 96001 Tel: 530-241-1905 Fax: 530-241-0622 rreiner@norcallaw.com www.norcallaw.com
Russell Reiner was Counsel in the Tenet/Redding Medical
Center case which settled for $440 million for patients who
were the victims of unnecessary heart procedures. He has
handled every type of serious personal injury and death claim.
Russ has obtained four verdicts in excess of $1 million in
Northern California counties. He has represented clients all
across the country in product liability actions against some
of the world’s largest corporations. Russ is Board Certified
by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is listed in the
Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUC TS
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
CRAIG NEEDHAM
NEEDHAM KEPNER & FISH
LLP
1960 The Alameda
Suite 210
San Jose, CA 95126
Tel: 408-244-2166
Fax: 408-244-7815
cneedham@nkf-law.com
www.nkf-law.com
Craig has practiced in personal injury, elder abuse, wrongful
death, and business litigation cases for over 39 years. He is a
trial lawyer, a member of ABOTA since 1988, judge pro tem, law
professor, lecturer, mediator, and arbitrator. Craig was named
Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers
Association and Mediator of the Year by the San Francisco
Trial Lawyers Association. His experience is varied, both in the
type and complexity of his cases. Craig meets with potential
clients at no charge to determine the advisability of proceeding
to litigation. Most of his cases are contingency fee based and
provide for the advancement of costs by his firm. Additionally,
he is an Ironman Triathlete and cross country cyclist.
ELDER LAW
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
LINDA ROSS
LAW OFFICES OF
LINDA ROSS
2204 Union Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
Tel: 415-563-2400
Fax: 415-931-0291
linda@lindarosslaw.com
www.lindarosslaw.com
Linda Ross has practiced law for more than 32 years in San
Francisco. She was President of San Francisco Trial Lawyers
Association in 2008, after serving on its Board of Directors
for 14 years. She has also served on the Board of Governors of
Consumer Attorneys of California and the Board of Presidents
of American Association for Justice. She was a finalist for
trial lawyer of the year by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers
Association in 2009. Ms. Ross represents plaintiffs in serious
personal injury cases with an emphasis on brain damage cases.
She is rated superb by Avvo.com and has the highest rating for
legal ability and ethics from Martindale-Hubbell.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
RICHARD H.
SCHOENBERGER
WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY &
SCHOENBERGER
650 California Street
26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: 415-981-7210
Fax: 415-391-6965
rschoenberger@walkuplawoffice.com
www.walkuplawoffice.com
Mr. Schoenberger graduated from Hastings College of the Law
in 1985. After three years with the Alameda County District
Attorney’s Office, Rich joined Walkup in 1987 and became a
partner in 1995 and a named partner ten years later. With
Walkup, Rich has tried dozens of cases; was voted SFTLA
Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2011 (his second nomination); has
taught trial advocacy on a national and international basis
since 1994; is an invited member of the three most prestigious
honorary trial groups in the country – the American College of
Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, and the
American Board of Trial Advocates; is AV-rated; and has been
listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2004.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
ROBERT G. SIMPSON
REINER, SIMPSON &
SLAUGHTER, LLP
2851 Park Marina Drive
Suite 200
Redding, CA 96001
Tel: 530-241-1905
Fax: 530-241-0622
rsimpson@reinerinjurylaw.com
www.norcallaw.com
Bob Simpson is best known as a trial lawyer who enjoys
complex litigation. Most recently he served as Co-Lead Counsel
for 760 clients who suffered unnecessary heart surgeries and
procedures at the Tenet-owned hospital, Redding Medical
Center, which settled for $442 million. Bob began his career
in 1975 as an insurance defense litigator in the Bay Area. After
moving to Redding in 1980, he spent several years doing
both insurance defense and plaintiffs work. In 1994, he opted
to specialize solely in plaintiffs work. Bob has had numerous
settlements and verdicts exceeding $1 million. In 2005, he was
one of ten finalists for the CAOC Trial Lawyer of the Year.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUC TS
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
TODD E. SLAUGHTER
REINER, SIMPSON &
SLAUGHTER, LLP
2851 Park Marina Drive
Suite 200
Redding, CA 96001
Tel: 530-241-1905
Fax: 530-241-0622
tslaughter@norcallaw.com
www.norcallaw.com
Todd E. Slaughter has been trying personal injury and casualty
cases throughout Northern California for over 25 years. He
represents plaintiffs exclusively. His practice includes vehicular
and trucking accidents, product liability, construction injuries,
professional negligence, premises liability, insurance bad faith,
burn cases, and fire loss. Mr. Slaughter is an Associate in
the American Board of Trial Advocates, Board Certified by
the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and a member of the
American Association for Justice and Consumer Attorneys of
California. Mr. Slaughter is listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar
Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
