Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Manhattan Beach, CA

Taylor & Ring

| 1230 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 360
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Visit: https://www.taylorring.com

Phone: 310-209-4100

Fax: 310-208-5052

Selected To Rising Stars: 2016 - 2021

Licensed Since: 2013

Education: The University of Texas School of Law

Practice Areas:

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (50%),
Civil Rights (50%)

Languages Spoken:

English,
Punjabi,
Hindi

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Attorney Profile

Neil Gehlawat concentrates his practice in the areas of serious personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights, and sexual abuse. Prior to joining Taylor Ring, Neil was a partner at a prominent plaintiffs’ firm in the Central Valley, before moving to Los Angeles and practicing at another top-rated firm in the area. Over the course of his career, he has obtained verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients in excess of $100 million.

Many of Neil’s cases have received significant media attention, including his representation of the family of David Sal Silva, who was beaten and asphyxiated by Kern County Sheriff’s deputies. This case, along with others, prompted The Guardian to author a five-part series about law enforcement abuse in the Central Valley, entitled “The County: The Story of America’s Deadliest Police.” He, along with John Taylor, is currently representing the family of Kurt Reinhold, an unarmed, homeless Black man killed by deputies in the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office. Neil and John have filed a wrongful death claim against the department. His work on behalf of victims of police misconduct has also been profiled in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times.

Neil has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine since 2016, an honor bestowed upon the top 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40 in California. He serves on the Board for the Consumer Attorneys of California, and is a member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), American Association of Justice (AAJ), and National Crime Victim Bar Association (NCVBA).

Neil earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with highest honors. He then went on to obtain his law degree from The University of Texas School of Law, where he was a member of the Texas Law Review. In his spare time, Neil enjoys playing tennis and watching sports.

Practice Areas

50%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
50%Civil Rights

Focus Areas

Animal Bites, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Construction Accident, Brain Injury, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Discrimination

Selections

Rising Stars: 2016 - 2021

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About Neil Gehlawat

Admitted: 2013, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.taylorring.com/attorneys/neil-gehlawat/

Honors/Awards:

20 Under 40 People to Watch, Bakersfield Life Magazine, 2015
Rising Stars, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2016 – present
Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2017
Best Law Firm, The Bakersfield Californian Readers' Choice Poll
Neil has been a Rising Star from 2016 to the present., Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, https://profiles.superlawyers.com/california-southern/los-angeles/lawyer/neil-k-gehlawat/30a84b2a-beed-44ea-8821-9ab3423fb366.html

Bar/Professional Activity:

State Bar of California, Member
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), Chair, New Lawyers Division
Consumer Attorneys of California
National Crime Victim Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Member
American Association for Justice (AAJ), Member

Pro bono/Community Service:

North High School Stars Mentoring Program
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Kern County

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Speaker, UC Irvine School of Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic, February 2020
“The Nuts and Bolts of Practicing in Federal Court,” CAOC Hawaii Travel Seminar, December 2019

Verdicts/Settlements:

$1.25 million, Doe v. Residential Care Facility, 2019
$1 million Settlement, Doe v. County of Kern, Sexual Abuse, 2017
$2.15 Million Settlement, Harris v. Harvel Plastics (Industrial Accident), 2015
$1 million Settlement, Allison v. Wagner, Auto v. Auto, 2019
$3.4 million Settlement, Silva v. County of Kern, 2017
$6 Million Settlement, Rios v. West Coast Casing, LLC (Wrongful Death), 2015
$8.8 Million Settlement, Hiler et al v. Kern County Sheriff's Department et al (Pedestrian Accident), 2014
$1 Million Settlement, Lynch v. Mountain View Ranch Residential Care (Wrongful Death), 2015
$1.99 Million Settlement, Fuentes v. Kern Oil & Refining Co. (Industrial Accident), 2013
$2.75 Million Settlement, Confidential Plaintiff v. J. Perez Mata Trucking, Inc. (Industrial Accident), 2014
$2.95 Million Settlement, Elizondo v. National Oilwell Varco (Auto Accident), 2014
$2 Million Settlement, Casey v. County of Kern (Dog Bite), 2015
$3.5 Million Settlement, Clark vs. Market Transport, Ltd. (Auto Accident), 2015
$1.3 Million Settlement, Santivanez v. B&L Casing Service (Auto Accident), 2013
$2.35 Million Settlement, Soto v. Shred-It USA, Inc. (Auto Accident), 2014