Richard Alexander
California
Alexander Law Group, LLP
99 Almaden Blvd
Suite 700
San Jose 95113
Tel: (888) 777-1776
Email:
ra@alexanderlaw.com
Web:
https://www.alexanderlaw.com
Richard Alexander is the Managing Partner of the Alexander Law Group, an award-winning California based personal injury law firm specializing in product liability, car accidents, spinal cord injuries, defective medical devices, negligence, adverse drug reactions and wrongful death cases.
A nationally recognized consumer protection advocate and personal injury lawyer, Richard has decades of in-depth legal expertise in representing families in wrongful death lawsuits and survivors of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and serious injuries resulting from a wide variety of defective products, toxic chemicals, car, truck, motorcycle and SUV accidents. He has achieved an exceptional record of success on behalf of his clients.
Richard earned a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University and membership in Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society. He was awarded a full-tuition National Honor Scholarship to the prestigious University of Chicago Law School, where he earned his law degree.
Richard has dedicated his career to the underdog. He is a highly respected advocate for the survivors of injuries and deaths and year after year his superior results have been recognized by his peers and applauded by clients:
- First Recipient, Pro Bono Award for Advocacy & Service on Behalf of Persons Injured in the Work Place, Santa Clara Ctr for OSHA, August
- Man of the Year Award, Women’s Fund
- Mayor’s Commendation for Distinguished Service
- Santa Clara County Youth Commission Medal
- Outstanding Young Men of America
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association
- Nominee, Statewide Street Fighter of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California
- Best Personal Injury Lawyer, San Jose Magazine
- Rated “Superb” by AVVO
- Highest Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, American Trial Lawyers Association
- Super Lawyer, Northern California Super Lawyers
- Santa Clara County Criminal Justice Advisory Board, Chair, 1978 to 1980
- Superior Court Arbitration Administration Committee, Co-Chair, 1979 to 1982
- Santa Clara County Law Library Foundation, Founding Director, 1985
- PSA Air Disaster, Plaintiff’s Steering Committee, Member, 1987 to 1987
- Southern Pacific R.R. Sacramento River Spill, Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, Member, 1991 to 1991
- National Plaintiff’s Attorneys’ Committee, Sears Automotive Fraud, Class Action, Concluded, Member, 1992 to 1992
- National Plaintiff’s Attorneys’ Committee, General Electric Energy, Choice Light Bulb Fraud Class Action, U.S.D.C., N.D. Cal., Member
- National Plaintiff’s Attorneys’ Committee, General Motors’ Pick-up, Saddle Bag Gas Tanks Class Action, Phila. U.S.D.C., E.D. Penn., Member
- Allstate Neighborhood Agents Class Action, Executive Committee, Member
- Richmond Toxic Cloud Class Action, Executive Committee, Member
- Nat’l Plaintiff’s Management Committee, Bausch & Lomb Contact Lenses, Class Certified by the U.S.D.C. of Georgia, Member, 1994 to 1994
- California Lawyers’ PAC, Board of Directors, Member, 1989
- American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators, Member
- National Association of Consumer Advocates, Founding Member
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, Member
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, Trustee, 1979 to 1981
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, President, 1984 to 1984
- State Bar of California, Committee on Professional Ethics, Member, 1977 to 1981
- State Bar of California, Board of Governors, Member, 1985 to 1988
- State Bar of California, Vice President, 1987 to 1988
- California Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors, Member, 1990 – 1994, 1997 – 1999
- California Trial Lawyers Association, Vice President, 1995 to 1996
- California Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee, Member, 1991
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- Roscoe Pound Foundation, Member
- California Trial Lawyers Association, Recognized Experience in Trial, Trial Law, Personal Injury and Product Liability
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Founding Member
- Advanced Litigation Support: Computerized Information Sources for Trial Attorneys, 12 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 54, 1982
- Products Liability: Proving the Plaintiff’s Case, 18 In Brief 22, 1981
- Consumers’ Rights in the Legal Marketplace, 54 Cal. St. B.J. 314, 1979
- Videotape in the Courtroom, 14 In Brief 50, 1978
- The Right to Privacy and Arrest Record Retention of the Innocent, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Forum, May, 1974
- Privacy, Banking and the Supreme Court; A Before and After Look at Miller (Co-Author with Roberta Spurgeon), 10 Sw. U. L. Rev. 13, 1978
- Arrest Record Expungement in California: The Polishing of Sterling (Co-Authored with Kathleen Walz), 9 U.S.F. L. Rev. 299, 1974
- Grand Jury Indictment Versus Prosecution by Information–An Equal Protection–Due Process Issue (Co-Authored with Sheldon Portman), 25 Hastings L.J. 977 (Adopted, Hawkins v. Superior Court, 22 C.3d 584, 1974), 1978
- Complex Litigation: How to Harness the Information Explosion, 15 Trial 74, 1982
- Admissibility of Experimental Evidence, 12 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 190, 1982
- Product Liability Cases: A Game Plan for Success, 12 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 95, 1982
- Admiralty, Federalism and the New York Direct Action Statute: Seamen’s Rights to Enforce Jones Act Judgments, 49 Brook. L. Rev. 179, 1983
- Punitive Damages: Corporate Liability for the Acts of Agents and Employees (Co-Authored with Robert Bohn), 13 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 338, 1983
- Ethical Considerations: Organized Labor Actions by District Attorneys and Public Defenders, 21 In Brief 35, 1984
- Attorney’s Fees for Pro Bono Services, 15 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 60, 1985
- It’s Time for the Bar to Meet the Press, 15 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 234, 1985
- The Litigation Explosion Myth and the Confusion About Court Congestion 15 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 290, 1985
- The Effect of Inflation or Damages for Future Losses, 16 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 173, 1986
- Civil Litigation Specialist–Time for Comment, 17 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 173, 1987
- New Directions in Product Liability Warning Cases (Co-Authored with Robert Bohn), 18 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 123, 1988
- Proving a National Real Estate Franchisor’s Joint Venture Tort Liability, 20 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 221, 1990
- Limiting the Application of Proposition 51 in Cases of Liability Based on Public Policy, 20 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 299, 1990
- Ending Secrecy in Defective Product Litigation, 21 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 133, 1991
- Aviation Litigation: Protecting Government From Liability – FAA Approach to Flight Safety, 21 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 67, 1991
- A Developing Toxic Tort: Lumber Mills, Log Cabins, Leukemia, Lymphomas and Soft Tissue Sarcomas: The Case against Pentachlorophenol (Co-Authored with Robert Bohn), 21 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 195, 1991
- Ending Secrecy in Defective Product Litigation: New Federal Reporting Rule for Consumer Products, 21 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 103, 1991
- A Protocol for Increasing Client Communication and Successful Case Outcomes: Replicating the Medical Model of Service Delivery in a Remedial Practice, 21 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 357, 1991
- Cancer War Needs an Informed Public: Known Carcinogens to be Avoided, 22 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 13, 1992
- Preparing the Defective Product Case, 47 The California Legal Secretary 34, February, 1993
- Product Liability: Preventing Deaths From Tire Explosions Caused by Known Design Defects, 22 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 17, September, 1992
- Proving Chemically Induced Asthma Symptoms: Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome, A New Medical Development, 22 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 13, July/Aug, 1992
- Traumatic Brain Injury – Proving a Lifetime Disability, California Trial Lawyers Association, San Francisco Convention Handbook, November, 1994
- Cutting Edge Litigation: Computer Simulation and Animation in the Courtroom – The New Wave, California Trial Lawyers Association, San Francisco Convention Handbook, November, 1993
- Fraud by Adoption Agencies, 23 California Trial Lawyers Association Forum 27, March, 1993
- A New and Developing Tort: Adoption Fraud, California Trial Lawyers Association Tahoe Convention Handbook, March, 1993
Alexander Law Group LLP is dedicated to providing exceptional legal representation and client-focused services. Through the decades, we have earned a reputation as a trusted choice for those seeking justice and compensation in personal injury and product liability cases.
Our team of experienced attorneys has extensive experience in handling product liability cases, including defective product claims. We understand the complexities involved in these matters, from identifying product defects to navigating the legal intricacies, and we have a proven track record of successfully representing our clients in such cases, having recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on their behalf.
We prioritize our clients’ well-being above all else. Our attorneys take a compassionate and personalized approach, ensuring that your unique needs and concerns are addressed throughout the legal process. We are committed to advocating vigorously on your behalf to secure the compensation you deserve for injuries, damages, and losses resulting from defective products.
Our firm’s commitment to excellence extends to our access to top-notch resources and expert witnesses, enhancing our ability to build strong cases and provide effective representation. We also work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you only pay us if we win your case, making legal representation accessible to all, regardless of financial constraints.
Car crash. Tractor-trailer collision. Defective air bags. Faulty medical equipment. People don’t expect these “accidents” to happen to them, but every day people like you in California and elsewhere find themselves in the middle of a serious injury and battling with an insurance company or corporation that won’t pay.
We are trial attorneys with the most outstanding winning record in 24 states. We make insurance companies and corporations pay. We understand what a lifetime injury with loss of earnings and enjoyment of life means for you. Unlike most law firms, you are not just another case with us.