Joel H. Siegal

With more than 35 years of experience, Joel H. Siegal is one of the most sought-after attorneys in the state of California taking on cases statewide through the firm, Siegal & Richardson, LLP, in Oakland, where he is also a partner. A passionate attorney, he fights to protect the rights of victims of civil rights violations, personal injury and employment law issues and takes on cases involving the following matters:

• Personal Injury: Medical malpractice, burn injuries, defective products, premises liability and brain and spine injuries.
• Employment law: Discrimination based on age, nationality, disability, religion, and wrongful termination.

Utilizing his time and resources to fight and obtain justice for those who have been victimized due to the reckless behavior of big corporations and powerful individuals, Mr. Siegal has taken on a few of the big names in their respective industries and has aggressively pursued legal action and held them accountable for their negligent actions. In pursuit of justice, he has faced and crossed numerous hurdles and significant challenges but has remained dedicated and steadfast in obtaining maximum compensation for his clients. 

Mr. Siegal earned his undergraduate degree from the University at Albany - State University of New York in 1977. His desire to help the indigent with their legal issues and his strong passion for the law made him enroll in the California Western School of Law, San Diego, to pursue a law degree and he received his Juris Doctor in 1982. 

Early on in his career, Mr. Siegal worked with the well-noted and renowned civil rights attorney, Jerry Garchik, on a wrongful death lawsuit, whose trial went all the way up to the Supreme Court of the United States. His multiple million-dollar verdicts and settlements earned him a place in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Distinguished Justice Advocates’ Top 1% list. Expertise.com also named him one of the Best Car Accident Attorneys in San Francisco.