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Craig R. McClellan 
San Diego, California
phone 619-231-0505
fax 619-544-0540
email Email Me

Craig R. McClellan has the distinction of being both voted by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America and the first and only San Diego-based Personal Injury attorneys selected for admission to the Inner Circle of Advocates. That prestigious invitation-only group limits membership to 100 of the top plaintiff's attorneys in the country.

Mr. McClellan's peers have recognized him because of the results he has consistently obtained for his clients over the years. One of the most successful trial attorneys in the country, since opening a private practice in 1987, he has recovered a quarter of a billion dollars for people he represents.

Mr. McClellan has focused his career on complex, high stakes litigation. Whether he is representing victims of brain injury, wrongful death, car accidents or motorcycle accidents or individuals against product manufacturers, for auto defects or defective consumer products, insurers, or businesses whose owners or shareholders have been harmed, his dedication to clients is legendary.

Mr. McClellan has obtained more than 85 verdicts and settlements in excess of one million dollars, and is a three-time recipient of the "outstanding Trial Lawyer Award" from the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego for cases in which million and multi-million dollar verdicts were obtained. One of his final arguments is featured in Million Dollar Arguments. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a Board Member of the San Diego Chapter, a Master of the American Inns of Court, and a former Member of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Chapter of the American Business Trial Lawyers. He has appeared on public radio and television programs, including 60 Minutes, 20/20, and the McNeil-Lehrer Report. One of his cases is featured in No Contest by Ralph Nader and Wesley J. Smith.

San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Craig McClellan can help you or someone you know that has been injured in a serious accident. Please contact the firm today for help with your situation.

Areas of Practice:
Serious Injury or Death
Product Liability
Insurance Claims Practices
Business Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, 1976
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Editor-in-Chief, California Western Law Review


University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1969
B.S., Bachelor of Science


Published Works:
Physicians' Liability: The Sale and Insertion of A Dalkon Shield, 11 California Western Law Review 347, 1975


Garrison v. Porsche, Professional Techniques Library, Million Dollar Arguments, 1983


The Honda ATC and Other Dangerous All-Terrain Vehicles, Trial Bar News, San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, May, 1985


Honors and Awards:
3-time Recipient of the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award Winner, San Diego Trial Lawyers Association


Selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America


Profiled in American Lawyer Magazine


Selected as one of Lawdragon's Top 500 Plaintiff's Lawyers in the Country


Named to Southern California Superlawyers, Top 50 in San Diego


Named one of the Best Attorneys in the Los Angeles Area by the Los Angeles Times


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Board of Trial Advocates
Member, Board of Directors (1983 - 1990)


American Inns of Court, William B. Enright Chapter
Master


Association of Business Trial Lawyers
Member, Board of Directors (2005 - 2007)


Consumer Attorneys of California
Sustaining Member, Board of Directors (1985 -1987)


Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Member, Board of Directors (1983 -1990), Officer (1987 -1988)


American Association for Justice
Sustaining Member


Attorneys Information Exchange Group
Member


State Bar of California
Member


American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow


Inner Circle of Advocates
Member


Past Employment Positions:
United States Marine Corps, Captain, 1969 - 1972


Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, Partner, 1976 - 1986


Contact Us:

The McClellan Law Firm
1144 State Street
San Diego, California 92101
Tel: 619.231.0505
Fax: 619.544.0540
E-Mail the Firm