Steven Cavalli
Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer
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Steven R. Cavalli is a very versatile attorney, known for his innovative approaches to resolving complex cases. He is meticulous in his case preparation and enjoys working closely with his clients. He has successfully opposed some of the nation's leading institutions and corporations. An aggressive litigator, his practice emphasizes products liability, roadway design and crashworthiness cases. Steve also serves as Judge Pro Tem for Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. 
Examples of his successful cases include: A $2.7 million jury verdict against Cal-Trans in a highway design case involving a young man who sustained a brain injury. A $1.9 million jury verdict for the family of a woman who was shot and killed by the Union City police department. Co-trial counsel with Gary Gwilliam on cases which resulted in a $6.1 million jury verdict in Contra Costa County, $5.5 million jury verdict in Alameda County and a $3.5 million jury verdict in San Mateo County. A substantial confidential settlement for a mother and her unborn child in a products liability case against Toyota. The failure of a seat belt was alleged to have caused serious injuries to the mother and nine-month-old fetus. A $1.4 million settlement for a client who suffered serious injuries in an automobile accident resulting from a contractor's failure to install a stop sign at the entrance to a development. A $1.5 million settlement for permanent injuries suffered by a construction worker in a fall that resulted from a contractor's negligence. An $800,000 jury verdict for a woman who fell into an oil service pit and fractured her hip. Academic Credentials • Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1970 • J.D., San Francisco Law School, 1981 (graduated first in his class) Associations • Alameda County Bar Association • State Bar of California • Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association • Consumer Attorneys of California (formerly California Trial Lawyers Association) Board of Governors 1997-1998 • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America • Trial Lawyers for Public Justice • Alameda County Lawyers Club • Board of Directors 1989-92 • Italian-American Bar Association • Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
Examples of his successful cases include: A $2.7 million jury verdict against Cal-Trans in a highway design case involving a young man who sustained a brain injury. A $1.9 million jury verdict for the family of a woman who was shot and killed by the Union City police department. Co-trial counsel with Gary Gwilliam on cases which resulted in a $6.1 million jury verdict in Contra Costa County, $5.5 million jury verdict in Alameda County and a $3.5 million jury verdict in San Mateo County. A substantial confidential settlement for a mother and her unborn child in a products liability case against Toyota. The failure of a seat belt was alleged to have caused serious injuries to the mother and nine-month-old fetus. A $1.4 million settlement for a client who suffered serious injuries in an automobile accident resulting from a contractor's failure to install a stop sign at the entrance to a development. A $1.5 million settlement for permanent injuries suffered by a construction worker in a fall that resulted from a contractor's negligence. An $800,000 jury verdict for a woman who fell into an oil service pit and fractured her hip. Academic Credentials • Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1970 • J.D., San Francisco Law School, 1981 (graduated first in his class) Associations • Alameda County Bar Association • State Bar of California • Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association • Consumer Attorneys of California (formerly California Trial Lawyers Association) Board of Governors 1997-1998 • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America • Trial Lawyers for Public Justice • Alameda County Lawyers Club • Board of Directors 1989-92 • Italian-American Bar Association • Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
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