The firm represents plaintiffs in all areas of complex civil litigation, including personal injury, products liability, professional negligence (medical and legal malpractice), elder abuse, construction defects disputes.
In addition, the firm’s practice includes representing labor unions in all areas of labor law and collective bargaining in both the public and private sectors; including handling litigation at the trial and appellate levels in federal and state court; and before administrative agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board; the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the various state agencies responsible for enforcing the labor and employment laws.
The firm also handles individual employment cases such as wrongful terminations, cases involving discrimination based on race, age, sex, and disability, sexual harassment, wage and hour cases, and violations of the occupational safety and health laws.
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Brain injuries
- Birth injuries
- Failure to diagnose and timely treat cancer and other illnesses
- Failure to treat medical condition
- Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis
- Emergency room malpractice
- Wrongful death caused by medical negligence
- Surgical errors
- Medication errors
- Insurance disputes
- Medical negligence
- Medication inaccuracies
- Bacterial infections
- Dangerous medications
- Dangerous medical products
- Brain cooling
- Doctor/Hospital malpractice
- Premature Delivery
- Plastic Surgery
If you or a loved one needs the help of an experienced San Francisco, California Medical Malpractice lawyer, call Edward Nevin today at 866-287-1121, or complete the contact form provided on this site to arrange your initial consultation.
Attorney Profile
Edward Nevin
Education:
- B.A. 1963-St Patrick's College Seminary-Menlo Park, CA.
- J.D. 1967-Hastings College of Law - San Francisco, CA.
Admitted To The Bar:
- 1967 California State Bar
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS BY INVITATION ONLY
- Advocate, American Board Of Trial Advocates - 1984-
- Fellow, International Society of Barristers - 1988-
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers - 1992-
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers - 1995-
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES HELD
- Board Member, International Society of Barristers, 1998-2004
- National Bd Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1996-98
- National Treasurer, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1998-2000
- National Vice President, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2000-
- National President, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2003
- President, SF Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1996
- Chair Of Board, CAL-ABOTA (Represents All 8 California ABOTA Chapters), 1997
- President, Lawyers Club of San Francisco, 1990
- President, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 1983
- Board of Governors, California Trial Lawyers Association
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS BY MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION:
- American Trial Lawyers Association - 1972-present
- Consumer Attorneys of Calif.(Bd of Gov '72-75; Former Nor Cal Educ Chair)
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Assoc (Bd of Gov '72-82; Pres '83)
- American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys - 1981-
- National Board of Trial Advocacy - 1986-present.
- Lawyers Club of San Francisco (President '90)
- State Bar of California (Delegate-Conf of Delegates)
- San Francisco Bar Association
- The Association for the Severely Handicapped, 1985-present
- World Jurist Association, Washington, D.C.
- US Supreme Court Historical Society
- California Supreme Court Historical Society
- Board Member, Litigation Section, San Francisco Bar Association
- Board Member, Legal Services for Children-San Francisco
- Founder/Chair - Trial Lawyers Child Abuse Panel
- Director, Sequoia National Bank, San Francisco, 1998-99
Verdicts & Settlements
Over the past 40 years, Mr. Nevin has tried more than 50 cases to jury verdict. Some representative trial cases over the past 40 years:
McDonough v. Regents of University of California
Michael McDonough was a 10 ½ year old boy at the time of the 10-11-12/99 trial. On his first day of life in 6/89, he suffered catastrophic brain damage with resultant severe developmental disability and brain damage caused behavioral problems. These injuries were caused by the failure of the newly arrived residents and the nursing personnel to diagnose Group B Streptoccocus infection which the child received in the course of birth and which should have been diagnosed on the first day of his life. ($51 million future damages verdict for plaintiff which was equal to $6 million in present value.
Nevin v. USA
1980 lawsuit against Department of The Army for 1950 bacteriological warfare experimentation in San Francisco. From offshore US Navy ships The Army sprayed the City with live bacteria, serratia marcescens. Edward J. Nevin, Mr. Nevin's grandfather, died of infection from that organism a few weeks thereafter. This action was brought on behalf of all of the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Edward Nevin. US District Court Judge, Samuel Conti, found in favor of the government on all issues, but the public benefit was that the National press was seated in the jury box, because juries are not allowed for suit against the United States Government. The press carried daily stories and thus the historical facts were made known across the nation by both newspapers and television and radio. The Story was also told by Dan Rather on 60 Minutes.
Leung v. Chinese Six Companies
Wrongful Death; 100,000 firecrackers were set off in the entryway of the Chinese Six Companies Building in San Francisco. Mr. Leung, the janitor was overcome by the smoke and died. Employer, Chinese Six Companies had no workers compensation insurance and were thus subjected to a substantial verdict in San Francisco Superior Court.
Samimi v. Southern Pacific/Amtrak
Death of 16 year old boy, who was driving his family car to deliver pizza from the refugee Afghanistan family pizza restaurant, when his car was struck by high speed passenger train. Southern Pacific was found to be negligent in failing to provide electronic gate protection at the last unguarded railroad crossing in all of Alameda County.
Marshall v. Continental Metroplex
Single Family Dwelling; Construction Defects/Breach of Fiduciary Duty.
Robinson v. Guidotti
Institutional mistreatment of severely developmentally disabled child. Substantial award despite defense expert testimony that he was too disabled to appreciate what was done to him
Schortgen v. Kaiser
Carpenter disabled by synostosis, i.e. loss of pronation supination of major forearm due to post surgical malpractice, which caused radius and ulnar bones to grow together.
Ruby Henry v. Winthrop Labs
Addiction to Chronic Pain Medication-Talwin-Drug company marketed its use as first non addictive, long term pain medication.
Lipton v. Kaiser
Facial nerve (5th Cranial Nerve) injury by surgeon in the course of mastoidectomy with resultant one sided facial collapse, loss of eyelid function, loss of spittle control.
Olympic Club v. Barrett
Destruction of San Francisco Olympic Club sewer system from construction of Barrett Motor Inn across the street.
Damages of several hundred thousand dollars for replacement sewer system which required electrical pumping instead of former gravity flow.
Moreno v. Fey Manufacturing
149 CA3d 23. Strict Product Liability for an aftermarket bumper, manufactured and installed by defendant. The motorcyclist lost his leg to a pickup truck which had a significant gap between the rear fender and the aftermarket wrap around bumper. As the truck pulled out to pass on two lane highway, Highway 41, the leg of the oncoming motorcyclist lodged in the space between the rear bumper and fender and it was violently amputated. The danger of extended mirrors, bumpers and other vehicle elements should be foreseeable by the manufacturer, who must be held strictly liable for such dangerous defects in its product.
Ballard v. Waltrip
Nationally ranked quarterhorse rider injured when struck by jackknifing tractor trailer when she volunteered to rescue and subdue a horse which was loose in freeway center divider. Her plan for promotion of her quarterhorse training business was dashed when her hand injury disabled her from ever again competing in high level national events.