Fremont, CA

Jimin Oh

Jimin Oh is the founding and partner attorney at Solution Now Law Firm, specializing in auto accident injury cases. She is dedicated to providing personalized attention and fighting for fair settlements for her clients, drawing from her extensive experience and personal understanding of accident-related stress. Her expertise covers a wide range of accident types and injuries, including motorcycle, drunk driving, bike, e-scooter, pedestrian, Uber/Lyft, and delivery driver accidents, as well as soft tissue, severe fractures, permanent scars, and traumatic brain injuries. She honed her litigation and negotiation skills at Santa Clara Superior Court and the Santa Clara Public Defender’s Office. Jimin holds a Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law, where she received the WITKIN Award for Best Negotiated Settlement and Appellate Advocacy. She is recognized with numerous awards including Million Dollar Trial Lawyers, Top Lawyer, Attorney of the Year, Best Trial Lawyer in America, and Avvo Client’s Choice. She is also actively involved in various legal and community organizations.

Luke Ellis is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is a past and current selection for California Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America. In 2024, Luke was named Lawyer of the Year for personal injury litigation by Best Lawyers. In 2020, the National Trial Lawyers Association selected Mr. Ellis as one of California’s Top 25 Product Liability Lawyers. In 2012, the National Trial Lawyers selected him as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers. Mr. Ellis was named Lawyer of the Year for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 in Personal Injury by Best Lawyers of America. In 2014, Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, selected him as a ‘Lion of Litigation’. In 2020, Attorneys and Practice Magazine listed Mr. Ellis as one of California’s Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys. Mr. Ellis has one of the largest personal injury jury trial verdicts on record in Alameda County. He has the largest wrongful death jury verdict in Contra Costa County history. In 2009, he had one of the top 100 verdicts in the nation, and in 2011, one of the top 15 personal injury verdicts in California. In 2013, Mr. Ellis had the most significant recovery for an individual against a bus company in California history, and the #1 motor vehicle settlement in California. He was appointed by the courts to serve as one of the lead plaintiff attorneys in the Judicial Council Coordinated Proceedings (JCCP) in all three cases, which settled for $442 million, $95 million, and $1.05 billion, respectively. He has served as Vice President of the California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) and Vice President of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), organizations dedicated to protecting the civil justice system and the rights of injured persons and consumers. Mr. Ellis has tried numerous civil and criminal jury and court trials. He has written and lectured widely in the field of trial practice and has chaired numerous educational seminars in all fields of litigation. He was a consultant to the California Continuing Education of the Bar for California Trial Objections and is a co-author of the Government Tort Liability Practice, published by California Continuing Education of the Bar. Mr. Ellis serves regularly as a Court Settlement Commissioner by appointment of the Contra Costa and Alameda County Superior Courts. He is also the long-time coach of Miramonte High School’s championship mock trial team.

Attorney Andy Gillin is a founding partner of GJEL Accident Attorneys. Raised in Southern California, he moved north to attend U.C. Berkeley in the late 1960s. During his time at U.C. Berkeley, Andy studied under two distinguished legal scholars, Jacobus tenBroek and Al Bendich, whom he greatly admired. After Andy received his bachelor’s degree, he decided to attend the University of Chicago, where he received his Juris Doctor. Following graduation, he returned to the Bay Area and joined the San Mateo County Legal Aid Society. Through this opportunity, he began his legal career as a public service attorney, primarily working for low-income families and individuals. A couple of years later, Andy received a call from one of his previous mentors asking whether he’d be interested in personal injury law. Over time, personal injury became a primary focus as an extension for the work Andy did for people in need, leading to the founding of GJEL in 1972. During his career, Andy has written and lectured extensively on personal injury topics-including settlement strategies and trial practice-for several organizations. This includes the California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) as well as other professional groups. He even wrote a guide for young attorneys for the first hundred days of a major case published in the California Trial Lawyers Syllabus. Andy also has experience practicing in both state and federal courts and is an active member of many legal organizations, such as the American Association for Justice, the State Bar of California, and the California Trial Lawyers Association. Due to his impressive track record and dedication to ethical standards, Andy holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been included in several top listings, including Super Lawyers and the Best Lawyers in America. Since starting GJEL, Andy has helped hundreds of injured plaintiffs fight for their recovery. With several case settlements and verdicts exceeding $1,000,000, Andy understands how life-changing personal injuries can be. One of his most notable cases, a Mass Tort Litigation against Tenet Healthcare Corporation, involved patients receiving unnecessary surgeries at Redding Medical Center in 2002. The lawsuit consisted of a total of 769 claims, 183 of which were brought by GJEL. Not only did GJEL clients receive $117 million in damages, but the lawsuit caused a major overhaul of Tenet’s corporate governance. Through this litigation, Andy and the GJEL team were able to make a positive change to the operations and standards of Tenet, reducing the risk of similar injuries happening in the future. As managing partner, Andy spends his day consulting on all the different cases accepted by the firm, discussing strategies and tactics with his fellow partners. He loves being deeply involved with cases and collaborating with other attorneys at the firm. When he’s not in the office, he enjoys spending time with his friends and family and listening to classic rock music. You’ll likely find him walking around the neighborhood early in the morning listening to classics by Janis Joplin and The Youngbloods on his headphones.

Derek Deake Lim

Derek Lim was born and raised in Hong Kong and graduated from the renowned Diocesan’s Boys School. He furthered his studies at University of California, Riverside, majoring in Economics. Passionate to help the immigrant population, the disadvantaged, and the disabled, he attended law school at San Francisco New College of Law. Derek has practiced law for 20 years, and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association. In 2022, Derek was selected for the Northern California Super Lawyers list for his legal work in immigration and personal injury, a distinction awarded to the top 5% of attorneys. For many years, he wrote a weekly column on immigration law for the Sing Tao Daily, the largest and most influential Chinese newspaper in the US. He is also featured on various Chinese Radio stations in northern California as an expert on immigration law. Derek Lim speaks six languages, including English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Chaozhou Dialect, Thai, and Lao. Because of his language proficiency, and his desire to help the immigrant population, Derek Lim focused his practice on immigration law. Over the years he has helped thousands of clients from all around the world obtain U.S. permanent residency and citizenship. Besides immigration law, Derek Lim also specializes in California personal injury law, estate law (drafting wills and trusts) and family law (drafting, review or implementing modifications to prenuptial and post-marital agreements).

Naseer Khan

Naseer is passionate about his work as a personal injury attorney. He began his legal career helping homeowners who were victims of financial fraud during the Great Recession. Taking money from greedy corporations and giving it back to innocent consumers was very rewarding, so transitioning into injury law was a natural fit. Now, Naseer makes sure that insurance companies do not take advantage of injury victims. Once Naseer takes on a client, he will work with that client from start to finish. One of his main objectives is to keep in constant communication, and to clearly explain the process each step of the way. One of his strongest skills is negotiating with insurance adjusters, which helps settle cases faster and with better results. But if that doesn’t work, Naseer will take your case all the way to a trial to ensure that his clients are fully vindicated.

Tricia Wang

Tricia Wang is the Principal Attorney at the Law Office of Tricia Wang, with 25 years of experience practicing law since 1996. She specializes in immigration and personal injury law, handling thousands of cases including H1B, Green Cards, and various visas, as well as assisting automobile accident victims. She is licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the State of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. She holds a Juris Doctor from J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, and a Bachelor of Law from Beijing University. She is a member of the State Bar of California and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Kristin Lucey received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Redlands in 1992 and her law degree from the University of California, Davis, School of Law in 1996. She has represented numerous plaintiffs in employment and personal injury cases at both the trial and appellate level. Kristin has been honored as Northern California Super Lawyer since 2010.