Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Mission Viejo, CA

Rivers J. Morrell III is the founder of and the principal attorney at the Law Office of Rivers J Morrell, Inc. Located in Mission Viejo, California, and with another office in Irvine, he focuses his practice on personal injury and wrongful death litigation, providing representation to clients throughout the state who have been harmed by the negligence of other persons or entities. Mr. Morrell's cases have encompassed incidents arising out of nursing home abuse, construction site accidents, pedestrian knockdowns, truck and other motor vehicle crashes, dog bites, and premises liability.

Throughout his career, Mr. Morrell has been able to obtain many six- and seven-figure settlements and jury awards on behalf of his plaintiff clients. Some of the representative results have included a recovery of more than $1 million on behalf of the family of a man who drowned in a public pool, and an award of nearly $2 million against a public entity in a case involving a woman who was injured as a result of a defective road design. These and other successes have resulted in Mr. Morrell's becoming a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and he is held in high regard by his fellow professionals. He has received an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell as well as a 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. Mr. Morrell has also been certified in civil trial law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Mr. Morrell received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1970. Remaining in the Bay Area, he attended the Golden Gate University School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1973. Mr. Morrell is admitted to practice before all California state courts.

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