Todd P. Emanuel
Todd P. Emanuel
Email: [email protected]
San Mateo Office – (650) 369-8900
San Francisco Office – (415) 399-1112
San Jose Office – (408) 943-8833
Bay Area Injury Attorney Todd P. Emanuel is the managing partner of the firm. Todd has been given the honor of being selected as a “Northern California Superlawyer” every year from 2009 through 2023 based on peer recognition and great achievements in representing personal injury plaintiffs. Todd has also been selected as a 2022 “Elite Lawyer” recognizing attorneys who have displayed a high level of competence in their practice and received acknowledgment from their peers, community, bar, and committees. Todd has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a “Top 100 trial lawyer” and has been nominated for consideration as Consumer Attorney of the Year. In 2012, he served as President of the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association and is currently a board member Emeritus. He has also been a member of the Board of Governors of Consumer Attorneys of California.
Mr. Emanuel started his legal career in 1993 developing his courtroom skills as a successful criminal prosecutor and defense attorney. Since then, he has won multiple significant jury awards and settlements totaling tens of millions of dollars. He has been a reliable champion for victims of sexual assault, child sexual abuse, civil rights violations, domestic violence and gender violence, including cases where the perpetrator was never criminally prosecuted, nor even arrested. He has also achieved major victory in cases involving wrongful death, Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD, and other catastrophic injuries resulting from negligence and misconduct of individuals, insurance companies, law enforcement agencies, and wealthy corporations including an $8 million jury verdict against Yellow Cab on behalf of a client who was an accomplished attorney.
Mr. Emanuel prides himself on delivering justice and closure to his clients by achieving favorable settlements and verdicts. His extensive trial experience is respected by opposing counsel. Maintaining a smaller law firm and a selective caseload allows Mr. Emanuel to regularly communicate with our clients and to fully engage himself in the detailed preparation of important cases.
Education
- J.D., University of San Francisco, 1993
- Taught “Street Law” for troubled youth, worked for State of California
- Attorney General’s Office, San Mateo County Superior Court, Santa
- Clara County District Attorney, Santa Clara County Public Defender
- B.S., Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1990
- University of California Boxing Team
- University of Southern California, 1986-1988
Jurisdictions Admitted To Practice
- California, 1993
- Federal District Court, Northern District of California, 1993
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1993
Professional Memberships and Sponsorships
- State Bar of California
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- American Association for Justice
- Brain Injury Litigation Network
- San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association (Past-President)
- San Mateo County Bar Association
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
- Santa Clara County Psychological Association
- National Crime Victim Bar Association, Child Sex Abuse Section
- National Alliance of Victims’ Rights Attorneys & Advocates
- American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence (listserv member and past presenter)
- Women of Means Escape Network
- Peninsula Velo Cycling
- Parents of Murdered Children, Inc.
- Samaritan House
- California Women Lawyers
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Presentations
- 2/13/2017 American Bar Association “Beyond a Protection Order: Tort Law Litigation for Victims of Domestic & Sexual Violence”
- 10/3/2014 Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Conference.
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