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David L. Winnett

The Veen Firm, PC
  • Recognized Since:
    2018
  • Recognized in:
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Website:
    http://www.veenfirm.com
  • Location:
    20 Haight Street
    San Francisco, CA 94102

David L. Winnett is a skilled trial attorney representing catastrophically injured plaintiffs. Since starting his career as a prosecutor over 20 years ago, he has tried dozens of civil and criminal cases to verdict. For the second consecutive year, he is a finalist for SFTLA’s Trial Lawyer of the Year. He is also a graduate of CAOC’s Leadership Academy and a Fellow of the New Leaders Council.

In addition to his time as a prosecutor, Mr. Winnett was previously a partner at an Am Law 200 firm. His varied professional background, including his time spent as a prosecutor and as a civil defense lawyer, provides him with a unique perspective on the many legal challenges our clients often face and strategies for confronting those challenges.

Mr. Winnett lives in Novato with his wife and three daughters. They are active in the Bay Area softball community and Marin School of the Arts and enjoy cooking and traveling together as a family.

Lawyer Bio

David L. Winnett is a skilled trial attorney representing catastrophically injured plaintiffs. Since starting his career as a prosecutor over 20 years ago, he has tried dozens of civil and criminal cases to verdict. For the second consecutive year, he is a finalist for SFTLA’s Trial Lawyer of the Year. He is also a graduate of CAOC’s Leadership Academy and a Fellow of the New Leaders Council.

In addition to his time as a prosecutor, Mr. Winnett was previously a partner at an Am Law 200 firm. His varied professional background, including his time spent as a prosecutor and as a civil defense lawyer, provides him with a unique perspective on the many legal challenges our clients often face and strategies for confronting those challenges.

Mr. Winnett lives in Novato with his wife and three daughters. They are active in the Bay Area softball community and Marin School of the Arts and enjoy cooking and traveling together as a family.

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Education:

  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, B.A., graduated 1992

Bar Admissions:

  • California, California
  • Illinois, Illinois
  • California, U.S. District Court Northern District of California
  • California, U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
  • Illinois, U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
  • California, U.S. District Court Southern District of California
  • California, U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • California, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Affiliations:

  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • Bar Association of San Francisco - Member
  • Consumer Attorneys of California - Member
  • Marin County Bar Association - Member
  • Marin School of the Arts Foundation - Board of Directors
  • Marin Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
 

Awards:

  • Doe vs. Mazda Case Featured in San Francisco Chronicle’s Northern California Verdicts Section, 2017
  • Selected to Northern California Super Lawyers List, 2015-2017 – Top 5% of attorneys, as voted by peers.
  • Finalist for the San Francisco Trial Lawyers – Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2016, 2017
  • Rated AV-Preeminent for Ethical Standards & Ability, Martindale – Hubbell, 2014-2016
  • Southern Illinois University, School of Law, Juris Doctor 1995, Recipient of the Corpus Juris Secundum Award in Torts
  • Best Lawyers 2018
  • Finalist for the Marin Trial Lawyer Association – Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2017

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The Veen Firm, PC
http://www.veenfirm.com
 
Headquarters
20 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 673.4800

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