Michael P. Verna
Work in Bowles & Verna LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Aviation & Aerospace, Insurance
2121 North California Boulevard, Suite 875, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
About Michael P. Verna
Practice Areas
- Wrongful Death
- Personal Injury
- Aviation & Aerospace
- Insurance
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 1978J.D.
- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1975B.A.
- Major: Pre-Law
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Classes and Seminars
- Panelist on numerous presentations to ABA members on issues related to civil trial law, American Bar Association
- Guest speaker at comparative law forum in Munich, Germany dealing with litigation systems of the U.S. and the E.U., European Air Law Association, 2007
- Lead panelist on doctrine of forum non conveniens and jurisdictional disputes in international litigation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Multiple presentations over several years dealing with civil litigation and trial tactics and practices, Contra Costa County Bar Association
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1978
- Supreme Court of California, 1978
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1978
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1998
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2009
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2002
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Vice-Chairman of Aviation and Space Law Committee)
- American Association for Justice
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
- Contra Costa County Bar Association
- National Italian American Bar Association
- State Bar of California
Past Positions
- Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, Associate/Partner, trial attorney on complex civil litigation matters, 1978 - 1986
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
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