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Elder Abuse Attorney William M. Berman

Born: Los Angeles, California, 1970

College: Arizona State University, B.S. in Justice Studies, 1993

Law School: California Western School of Law, J.D., 1997, graduated cum laude

Memberships: San Diego County Bar Association; Consumer Attorneys of San Diego; Consumer Attorneys of California; American Trial Lawyers Association.

Admissions: California State Bar, 1997; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 1998; U.S. Supreme Court, 2003.

Biography: Attorney William M. Berman is the Founding and Managing Partner of the San Diego, California, based civil litigation firm Berman & Riedel, LLP, and was instrumental in developing the firm's renowned nursing home and elder abuse and neglect litigation practice. A testament to his accomplishments, Mr. Berman was responsible for obtaining one of the largest settlements ever reported against a residential care facility for the elderly in the State of California, a $2.2 million result, in just his second year of practice as an attorney. Since then, Mr. Berman has grown his firm to become what is now considered to be one of the largest and most successful elder abuse/neglect practices within the State of California. Through his continued successes in handling numerous claims involving nursing home and elder abuse and neglect, Mr. Berman remains a prominent figure in advocating on behalf of this vulnerable class of citizens, bringing the cause of elder abuse and neglect to the forefront of the media and state legislature attention.

One of the youngest attorneys ever in the State of California to receive the highest AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Berman is a knowledgeable, reputable and aggressive civil litigation attorney with tremendous experience in handling a wide variety of matters. In addition to handling nursing home and elder abuse and neglect cases, his firm handles serious personal injury and wrongful death cases that result from automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, commercial trucking accidents, aviation accidents, boating/watercraft accidents, products liability matters, catastrophic construction, work site and workplace injuries as well as serious medical malpractice actions. Strictly devoted to representing injured parties in forwarding their claims and never insurance companies in the defense of claims, Mr. Berman's firm remains staunchly committed to helping those who have suffered serious injury or loss due the negligence, intentional misconduct or wrongful acts of others. The firm's commitment to working to obtain the maximum possible recovery available under California law for their clients can be seen through the consistent landmark results obtained by the firm.

Areas of Practice/Focus:

Nursing Home and Elderly Care Facility Litigation
Elder Abuse and Neglect Litigation
Serious Personal Injury Litigation
Wrongful Death Litigation

Legal Experience:

Law Offices of William M. Berman, Sole Practitioner, 1997 - 1999
Berman & Walton, LLP, Founding and Managing Partner, 2000 - 2005
Berman & Riedel, LLP, Founding and Managing Partner, 2005 - present

Featured Articles/Stories:

Feature on Elder Abuse, San Diego NBC-Channel 10, December 2008
Nursing Home Neglect Results in Brain Injury, San Diego Union Tribune, November 2008
Epidemic on Nursing Home Abuse, NBC Channel 4 Riverside, June 2006
Profile on Nursing Home Abuse, NBC Channel 4 Los Angeles, February 2003
Facility Settles Neglect Lawsuit; Doctors Found Ants in 92-Year-Old's Face, San Diego Union Tribune, December 28, 2002
Stifling Senior Abuse, San Diego Jewish Journal October, 2002
Lawyers to Watch in 2000, San Diego Lawyer Magazine, published by the San Diego County Bar Association, Jan/Feb 2000
Los Angeles Daily Journal, Senior Assistance, October 22, 1999
Los Angeles Daily Journal, Old is New, October 22, 1999
Thousand Oaks Star, Family Gets $2 Million in Elder Abuse Case, September, 1999
Los Angeles Times, Ventura County Edition, Elder Care Home Suit Settled for $2.2 Million, September 23, 1999

Honors and Awards:

Outstanding Advocate Award, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 2000
Lawyers to Watch in 2000, San Diego County Bar Association, 2000

Pro-Bono Legal Related Activities:

Trial Lawyers Care, Inc. (September 11 Fund Pro Bono Program), 2002 - 2004

Elder Abuse Resource Center