Chico, CA

Daniel E. Wilcoxen

Daniel E. Wilcoxen is the founding and senior partner at Wilcoxen Callaham, LLP, with over 50 years of service to the Sacramento community. He received his JD cum laude from U.O.P. McGeorge School of Law in 1972. He has obtained over 100 multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements and is a member of ABOTA, AAJ, and CAOC. He is a Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and a Certified Diplomat in Medical Malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He has been recognized as a 'Super Lawyer' for 18 years and one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California for 5 years.

James P. Frantz

Mr. Frantz’s 45 years of legal experience includes litigating catastrophic injury claims, tractor-trailer collisions, amusement park accidents, product liability, motorcycle, and automobile collisions, aviation accidents, fire and explosion-related injuries and wrongful death claims, mass transit accidents, construction accidents, industrial accidents, complex business disputes, class actions, and mass torts. Mr. Frantz served on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Porter Ranch Gas Leak litigation (one of the largest mass tort litigation in U.S. history), as well as the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the wildfire litigation against Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE). He is a cum laude graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara and a graduate of Thomas Jefferson School of Law. He represented the San Diego County Bar Association as a Delegate to the State Bar of California and has served as a Special Master for the State Bar of California for the past 30 years. He has also been an Arbitrator for 30 years. He is a Master of the William B. Enright Chapter of the American Inns of Court. He is a Fellow and Associate of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

William C. Callaham

William C. Callaham was admitted to the California bar in 1974. He holds a B.S.M.E. from San Diego State University and a J.D. from McGeorge School of Law. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (National President, 2008) and the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (National President 2014-2016). He is also a Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and International Society of Barristers. He has been recognized as a 'Best Lawyer in America' since 2008 and a 'Northern California Super Lawyer' since 2005.

Larry S. Buckley

Larry Buckley is the owner and founder of the firm. His expertise encompasses matters involving personal injury and wrongful death, products liability, insurance bad faith, and medical malpractice. Mr. Buckley graduated from California State University Chico, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Science with an emphasis in chemistry, physics, and mathematics. He then earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Gonzaga Law School, a top tier law school located in the Pacific Northwest. While in law school, Mr. Buckley was on the Deans List and received an American Jurisprudence Award for academic excellence in legal research and writing. He was also selected for the coveted position of judicial law clerk (extern) for the Honorable Robert L. Whaley. After graduating from law school, Mr. Buckley worked as a defense attorney in a medical malpractice firm before founding his own personal injury law firm. His legal career spans more than fifteen years, handling over a thousand personal injury cases, including catastrophic injury cases resulting in multi-million dollar recoveries. He is a member of The Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum.

Frederick W. Penney

Frederick W. Penney is the founding partner of Penney & Associates® and one of California’s most recognized personal injury attorneys. He holds the highest AVVO rating of 10-“Superb Lawyer”-and is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting the highest possible level of legal ability and ethical standards. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Penney has represented clients in thousands of personal injury cases, including high-profile matters involving product liability, trucking accidents, escalator and elevator failures, aviation accidents, and boating incidents. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Brigham Young University (1988) and his J.D. from J. Reuben Clark Law School (1991). He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1992. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (1992), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1993), and is a member of the United States Supreme Court Bar. He has served as a Settlement Conference Judge (Judge Pro Tem) for the Placer County Superior Court. He is also the host of Radio Law Talk and has authored numerous articles on personal injury law. He has been a member of the California Trial Lawyers Association since 1993.

Richard J. Molin

Richard Molin is a partner in the law firm of Stewart Humpherys & Molin. His very active practice focuses on litigation in the areas of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Insurance Bad Faith and Medical Malpractice. Richard's practice also has an emphasis in representing victims of violent crimes such as rape and elder abuse victims. He was a California State Bar Delegate in 1988 and 1989 and, since 2002, has been a member of the Glenn County Arbitration Panel. He has received an AV Preeminent peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a “Superb” rating through Avvo. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Trial Counsel.

Frank D. Penney

Frank D. Penney is a well-regarded personal injury attorney with over 25 years of experience. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Brigham Young University and attended Gonzaga University School of Law. He has successfully represented clients in over 6,000 personal injury cases, recovering approximately $500 million in settlements and verdicts. In 2023, he was awarded the Consumer Attorney of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California for his work on the Michaud et al v. United States of America case, which resulted in a $10.5 million verdict and led to new safety measures in U.S. national parks. He is licensed in California, Nevada, and Federal Courts, and is a member of ATLA, CAOC, the State Bar of California, and the State Bar of Nevada. He has received numerous accolades including being named to the National Trial Lawyers Association’s “Top 100” and Super Lawyers’ “Top 25 Attorneys in Sacramento.” He also serves as a Placer County Pro Tem Judge and Judicial Arbitrator.