
Oliver Vallejo
Free ConsultationInjury Lawyers in San Francisco, CA in San Francisco, CA
About Oliver Vallejo
Oliver Vallejo holds people responsible for the harm they cause. He fights for victims of negligence, recklessness, and callousness. He handles all types of injury cases, including: wrongful death, brain injury, car crash and bicycle crash, slip-and-fall, dangerous property, dangerous stairway, dangerous road, defective product, negligent security, and government negligence. Oliver also fights for victims of wildfires, and has helped families and businesses recover from disasters, including the Thomas Fire in Southern California. For his career, Oliver has helped win over $50 million for his clients. He has fought large entities, such as Caltrans, Ford, and Pentair, and won. Oliver has practiced law for over 20 years. From 1998 to 2001, he worked as a Federal Public Defender, where he represented clients charged with federal crimes. His cases included three published appellate court decisions: United States v. Poocha, 259 F.3d 1077 (9th Cir. 2001); United States v. Taylor, 258 F.3d 1065 (9th Cir. 2001); and United States v. Coutchavlis, 260 F.3d 1149 (9th Cir. 2001). As a public defender, Oliver also fought to help free hundreds of Southeast Asian and Cuban immigrants from indefinite detention in jail.
Education
Legal Education
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1998
- J.D.
Non Legal Education
- American University, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
- B.A.
- Major: Justice
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Past Positions
- Federal Defender's Office, Eastern District of California, Public Defender, 1998 - 2001
- The Vallejo Law Office, Owner, 2014 - Present
- Languages
- English (Primary)
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, University of San Francisco School of Law, 2017 - 2020
- Lecturer, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2005 - 2006
- Lecturer, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - 2011
- Lecturer, Western Trial Lawyers Association, 2002
Published Works
Articles
- The Privette Deposition, Plaintiff Magazine, October, 2020
- Discusses the Privette doctrine and how to depose general or prime contractors.
- The Bomb In Your Backyard, Plaintiff Magazine, March, 2017
- Discusses how to litigate an exploding-pool-filter product-liability case.
Bar Admissions
- California, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - Present (Member)
- Consumer Attorneys of California, 2009 - 2010 (Board of Governors, Member)
- Bar Association of San Francisco (Past Member)
- Attorneys Information Exchange Group (Past Member, Contributor)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Oliver Vallejo |
| Firm | The Veen Firm |
| Address | 20 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 |
| Phone | 415-673-4800 |
| Phone | 415-771-5845 |
| Website | www.veenfirm.com/blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |