Stockton, CA

R. Lewis Van Blois

Mr. Van Blois completed his undergraduate education at George Washington University and received his legal education from the University of California Law School at Berkeley. Since 1983, he has been Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is recognized by the California State Bar as a civil trial specialist. He has tried over 150 jury trials in California and has been honored as Alameda County Trial Lawyer of the Year. He consistently receives the AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, is a Super Lawyer, and has been selected by U.S. News and World Report as a Top Attorney in Northern California. He is also included in the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the U.S. by the National Trial Lawyers and has received multiple 'Lawyer of the Year' awards from Best Lawyers Peer Reviewed for Product Liability Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation.

David Allen

David Allen is the founder and managing partner of David Allen & Associates, established in 1980. He began his legal career representing insurance companies, handling over 20,000 claims, which provided him with unique insight into their operations. He focuses on personal injury, social security disability, and insurance bad faith cases, representing individuals against insurance companies and the Social Security Administration. He is licensed in California, Nevada, and Wisconsin, and has postgraduate work from Harvard Law School. He is recognized for his trial advocacy skills and has been active in legal commentary and various community and professional organizations.

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.

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.

Ralph S. Curtis

Ralph S. Curtis is an experienced personal injury lawyer, the CEO and Supervising Attorney of Curtis Legal Group. With over 40 years of legal experience, he handles a variety of injury cases, having represented clients who were injured in car accidents, train accidents, plane crashes, truck accidents, and boat accidents, among other causes. He routinely handles a variety of accident cases and assists clients that have suffered all types of injuries. Ralph is familiar with the nuances of the insurance world from his previous experience working for insurance companies and now skillfully represents plaintiffs who were harmed by the negligence of others. His ultimate goal is to resolve each case to the client’s satisfaction by settlement or by trial, if necessary.

Lawrance Bohm

Lawrance A. Bohm grew up on Long Island, New York and graduated high school in 1990. Mr. Bohm received his undergraduate B.S. degree in Crime, Law and Society from the University of California, Irvine, in 1995. Mr. Bohm graduated from Tulane University Law School, cum laude in 2000 and externed with United States District Court Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle, Eastern District of Louisiana. Mr. Bohm was president of his law school class and editor of the Tulane Law School newspaper. Mr. Bohm is licensed to practice in all federal and state courts throughout California. He is a member of the California State Bar, Sacramento County Bar Association, California Employment Lawyers Association and Capital City Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Bohm is also a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Lawrance Bohm has also served as an executive committee member for the Labor and Employment Section of the Sacramento County Bar. In 2000, Mr. Bohm was employed as an associate attorney at the law offices of Porter, Scott, Weiberg and Delehant in Sacramento litigating personal injury, civil rights and employment claims. In 2003, Mr. Bohm began working for Jackson Lewis, LLP a national employment defense firm litigating employment law cases, including claims asserted under Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title VII. In 2005, Mr. Bohm established the Bohm Law Group to pursue trial litigation with a focus on labor and employment disputes. Since 2005 Mr. Bohm has assisted workers in a variety of workplace disputes including: wrongful termination, harassment, severance negotiation, breach of contract, discrimination, disability accommodation, wage and hour disputes and more. Mr. Bohm also represents clients in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and other personal injury matters, including elder abuse and neglect. Examples of Lawrance Bohm’s employment clients include managers, corporate executives (CEO, CFO, COO, etc.), former medical directors, attorneys, supervisors, drivers, sales executives, nurses, laborers, retail employees, domestic employees and many more California workers. Along with representing clients of the Bohm Law Group, Lawrance Bohm is also an instructor in the Tulane Law Boot Camp program.

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.