Jeffrey Greenman
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Aliso Viejo, CA
Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2019
Jeffrey Greenman is founding partner at Greenman Law located in Aliso Viejo, California. He focuses his practice exclusively on plaintiff-side personal injury law, taking on legal matters involving premises liability, wrongful death, burn injuries, brain damages, motor vehicle accidents, products liability, nerve damage and other general negligence claims. He serves clients throughout the state of California.
Mr. Greenman has a bachelor’s degree with a major in economics and minor in philosophy from the University of Washington. Having attended law school on an academic scholarship, he earned his Juris Doctor from the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law.
Mr. Greenman is a fierce advocate for his plaintiff clients who are suffering the consequences of injuries through no fault of their own. He understands the physical, psychological and financial impacts of personal injuries as a result of someone else’s negligence and carelessness. He is empathetic and compassionate and believes in providing quality representation.
Mr. Greenman has a long record of procuring several million-dollar and multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has a record for obtaining the largest settlement for an attorney under 30 in the state of California. He has a reputation for having obtained seven-figure verdicts and eight-figure settlements.
Mr. Greenman is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an honor reserved for lawyers who take cases to trial. Honored for his exceptional trial services and representation of the injured, Mr. Greenman has received several accolades and referrals from his peers. The Orange County Trial Lawyers Association awarded him with the “Young Gun” trial lawyer of the year award.
He actively contributes his legal services to those who cannot afford it and is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice and the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities.
- 80%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20%Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
Animal Bites, Assault, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Trucking Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2022
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2019
Top Lists
- Up-and-Coming 100: 2019 Southern California Rising Stars
- Up-and-Coming 25: 2019 Orange County Rising Stars
- Up-and-Coming 100: 2018 Southern California Rising Stars
- Up-and-Coming 25: 2018 Orange County Rising Stars
- Up-and-Coming 100: 2017 Southern California Rising Stars
- Up-and-Coming 25: 2017 Orange County Rising Stars
- Up-and-Coming 100: 2016 Southern California Rising Stars
- Up-and-Coming 25: 2016 Orange County Rising Stars
- Up-and-Coming 100: 2015 Southern California Rising Stars
- Up-and-Coming 25: 2015 Orange County Rising Stars
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About Jeffrey Greenman
First Admitted: 2007, California
Professional Webpage: https://greenmanlawpc.com/aboutus/
Educational Background
- 2003: Bachelor of arts in Economics, University of Washington 2006: JD Chapman University School of Law, 2003
Verdicts/Settlements
- $17,000,000.00 – Settlement in a West Hollywood brain damage case where a 34 year old woman leaned on a fourth floor hotel railing which was improperly installed causing her to fall.$12,600,000.00 – Verdict/settlement in Los Angeles where a boy was injured in a roll over accident caused by a drunk driver.$5,100,000.00 – Verdict in San Diego where a young man suffered brain damage after a collision with a reckless driver.$5,000,000.00 – Settlement in Bakersfield for injuries sustained in an auto-accident involving a drunk driver.$4,100,000.00 – Settlement on a Medical-Malpractice case in Norwalk where a man was left sedated and restrained to his hospital bed while he had an ongoing bleed in his mouth. He choked on his blood and nowremains in a vegetative state.$4,000,000.00 — Judgement in San Diego for a Semi-Truck driver who was chaining up near Mt. Shasta when another truck driver lost control and collided into his truck, throwing him 10-20 feet into the highway. Plaintiff developed a somatoform disorder resembling a stroke that was irreversible.$1,200,000.00 – Verdict for a Torrance man who was injured during a shoulder surgery where a doctor negligently damaged his axillary nerve and deltoid muscle, leaving his arm useless.$1,000,000.00 – Settlement in San Diego on where a man was crushed between his vehicle and a tow truck hit by an oncoming drunk driver.$750,000.00 – Settlement for a young man who was injured in a slip and fall at a night club where a dance floor panel was removed leaving a large hole. The client underwent back surgery for his injuries.$625,000.00 – Settlement on a medical malpractice case where the facility allowed a known mentally unstable patient to room with our client. The unstable patient attacked our patient and caused further damage requiring another surgery.$525,000.00 – Settlement (partial) in Orange County for a woman who suffered nerve damage after being hit in the face with a garden hose.$503,500.00 – Verdict (award) on a medical malpractice case where a 38 week pregnant woman complained of decreased fetal movement to her OBGYN at Kaiser Permanente. The OB told my client to go home and eat some cookies. The baby died as a result of the Doctor’s failure to run basic testing.$500,000.00 – Civil rights case settlement against a local Sheriff’s department. Our client was complying with the demands of officers at a distance of over 25 feet when he was shot in the face twice. This resulted in damage to his jaw and teeth.$498,500.00 – Settlement against a local government for a road design defect that led to the death of father of two.$480,000.00 – Settlement against a medical provider for failing to timely diagnoses and treat an infection.$350,000.00 – Settlement for a girl injured in a t-bone accident which required surgery.$349,000.00 – Arbitration award in Rancho Cucamonga for a young boy who sustained injuries in a routine Gall Bladder surgery.$345,000.00 – Settlement in Long Beach medical malpractice case involving a woman burned by equipment during a cystectomy procedure.$300,000.00 – Settlement in a medical malpractice case wherein a sponge was left in my client’s eye causing him to require a corneal replacement surgery.$274,000.00 – Settlement in San Francisco for a woman injured in an auto accident, she was not wearing her seat belt.$250,000.00 – Settlement on a bad faith claim against an insurance company in their handling of our clients uninsured motorists claim$209,000.00 – Settlement in the bay area for a woman injured in an auto accident.$200,000.00 – Settlement for a young West Covina boy injured while falling off a fast food play place., 2007
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- 1. Spoke about opening up a successful law practice; 2. Spoke about getting a first lawyer job; 3. Spoke about the day to day life of a Plaintiff attorney., Speaker, 1. Solo Practitioner Panel 2. Getting your foot in the door and keeping it there 3. What do lawyers do?, 2010
Honors/Awards
- Trial Lawyer of the Year Nominee, CAALA, 2013
- Trial Lawyer of the Year "Young Gun", Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
- Rising Star, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, 2012
Videos
- Pharmacy Mix Up, 2015
- Toddlers Drowning in San Deigo, 2014
Industry Groups
- CAALA
- CAOC
- Long Beach Bar
- OCTLA
Last Updated: 5/15/2022