Oliver Vallejo

Oliver Vallejo

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The Veen Firm

Injury Lawyers in San Francisco, CA in San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA415-673-4800
InjuryPremises liabilityProduct liabilityNegligenceWildfire

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 NameOliver Vallejo
FirmThe Veen Firm
Address20 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone415-673-4800
Phone415-771-5845
Websitewww.veenfirm.com/blog
New Clients Currently accepting
Consultation Free initial consultation