J. Gary Gwilliam
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Oakland, CA
Consumer Law, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Bad Faith Insurance, Premises Liability, Civil Rights, Whistleblower, Personal Injury
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1600, Oakland, CA 94612
About J. Gary Gwilliam
Practice Areas
- Consumer Law
- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Premises Liability
- Civil Rights
- Whistleblower
- Personal Injury
Education
- University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California, 1962LL.B.
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi
- Honors: Member, Boalt Hall Moot Court Board, (1961-1962)
- Honors: Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, (1995-1996)
- Pomona College, Pomona, California, USA, 1959B.A.
- Major: Psychology
Classes and Seminars
- San Mateo Bar CLE, 2015
- McGeorge Annual Alumni MCLE, 2015
- ABOTA Civility Matters Presentation, 2014
- CAOC Specialty Credits Presentation, 2014
- Ethics CLE, 2014
- Trial Techniques in Employment Litigation, 2014
- Frequent Presenter for Attorney Credits, Continuing Education Your Way: “Ethical Advice from a Trial Lawyer”, CLE Program
- Frequent Presenter for Attorney Credits, Continuing Education Your Way: “Inebriation, Intervention and Insight: A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul”, CLE Program
- Stress Management, “How to Get a Winning Verdict in Your Personal Life” PLI, 2000 – 2002
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California
Other Affiliations
- Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association, 1974 - 1975 (President)
- Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association, 1970 - Present (Member, Board of Governors)
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American Bar Association (Member)
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 1976 (Diplomat)
- American Association for Justice
- Consumer Attorneys of California (Formerly California Trial Lawyers Association), 1988 (President)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (Formerly California Trial Lawyers Association), 1983 - Present (Member, Board of Governors)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (Formerly California Trial Lawyers Association), 1990 - 1994 (Chairman, Long Range Planning Committee)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (Formerly California Trial Lawyers Association), 1987 (President-Elect)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (Formerly California Trial Lawyers Association), 1986 (Parliamentarian)
- Faculty Member, Hastings College of Trial Advocacy, 1981
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Board, 2003 - 2004 (President)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Board, 1996 - Present (Member, Board of Directors)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Board, 1999 (Executive Committee)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Board, 2000 (Secretary)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Board, 2002 (Vice President)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Board, 2001 (Treasurer)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Board, 2002 - 2003 (President-Elect)
- California Trial Lawyers Association, 1986 (Chairman, Political Action Committee)
- American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Arbitrators)
- The State Bar of California (Member)
Past Positions
- Nichols, Williams, Morgan & Digardi, Partner, 1966 - 1978
- District Attorney's Office, Ventura County, CA, Chief Trial Deputy, 1962 - 1966
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
- Kappa Delta
Articles
Published Works
- Getting a Winning Verdict in My Personal Life: A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul, Pavior Publishing, 2007
- “Professional Stress- Inebriation, Intervention and Insight, 2009
- Old Warriors, 2009
- Lessons from losing: How to beat defeat, 2008
- Am I Drinking too Much is a Rhetorical Question!, 2008
- Scott Morris v. Weibel Wineries, Inc. – From Client to Friend, American Board of Trial Advocates, Trial Magazine, February/March, 2000
- Commitment to Justice, The History of the Consumer Attorneys of California, (Editor and Interviewee), 1999
- Lessons from Losing, San Francisco Daily Journal, Verdicts and Settlements Section, Winter, 1999
- Are Trial Lawyers Becoming Extinct? A Look at Civil Litigation in the Next Millennium, American Board of Trial Advocates, Voir Dire, Winter, 1999
- An Historical Perspective of Consumer Attorneys of California and Me, Consumer Attorneys of California, Forum, December, 1999
- Peak Performance in Litigation Through Relaxation Techniques, Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, 1999-2000
- Techniques for Arguing Damages to a Jury, American Board of Trial Advocates, Trial Magazine (ATLA), April, 1999
- The Art of Losing, American Board of Trial Advocates, ATLA, November, 1998
- The Art of Losing, Trial Magazine (under Reflections), May, 1998
- The Art of Losing, Consumer Attorneys of California, Forum, March, 1999
- How to Get a Winning Verdict in Your Personal Life (The Soul of a Trial Lawyer), American Board of Trial Advocates, Voir Dire Vol. IV, Issue 4, Fall, 1997
- How to Get a Winning Verdict in Your Personal Life (The Soul of a Trial Lawyer), Institute of Noetic Sciences, Connections Magazine, No. 6, January, 1999
- Go Easy on Yourself, American Board of Trial Advocates, Trial Magazine (ATLA) Page 84, November, 1998
- In Memory of Bob Beloud, Consumer Attorneys of California, Forum, March, 1998
- A Practical Presentation of the Use of Jury Consultants in Trial Preparation In Trial, (With Karen Jo Koonan), Consumer Attorneys of California, 36th Annual Convention Syllabus, 1997
- How to Argue a Hand Injury Case, Consumer Attorneys of California, 35th Annual Convention Syllabus, 1996
- CSAA Made to Pay, Verdict, Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association, June, 1995
- CSAA Made to Pay, Consumer Attorneys of California, Forum Magazine, 1995
- Holistic View of Witness Creditability, National Employment Lawyers Association, June, 1995
- Punitive Damages in Wrongful Termination Cases, California Trial Lawyers Association, 29th Annual Tahoe Seminar Syllabus, April, 1994
- Ethics-How to Get a Winning Verdict in Your Personal Life, California Trial Lawyers Association, 27th & 28th Annual Tahoe Seminars Syllabuses, 1992 and 1993
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Fiji Law Society Syllabus, July, 1993
- Arguing Damages: Turning Emotion Into Money, California Trial Lawyers Association Syllabus, December, 1991
- Power Anticipation, Trial Excellence, Vol. 2, No. 6, June, 1990
- Power Anticipation, Republished in Top Courtroom Performance
- How to Get a Winning Verdict in Your Personal Life, California Trial Lawyers Association, Forum Vol. 20, No. 7, September, 1990
- Power Anticipation, (Forward to Book by James Scott Bell), Compendium Press, Woodland Hills California, 1994
- Proposition 51: The Effect of the Abolition of Joint and Several Liability, California Trial Lawyers Association Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 3, April, 1986
- Dental Malpractice, Who Cares? (Fundamentals of Dental Practice), California Trial Lawyers Association Forum, Vol. XV, No. 3, April, 1985
- Liens for Medical Expenses in Personal Injury Actions, California Continuing Education of the Bar Program Material, March/April, 1980
- Personal Injury Liens for Medical Expenses, California Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. L6, #2, 1977
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 30 years of experienceCivil Litigation, Business Law, Environment, Employment, Personal Injury, Product Liability
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- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Bad Faith Insurance
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