Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Class Action & Mass Torts; view more
Licensed in California since: 2001
Education: University of San Francisco School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 - 2013 Call today:
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1999 Harrison StSte 660
Oakland, CA 94612 Visit website
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Todd A. Walburg is a partner at McCune Law Group, where he heads the firm's Oakland office, in California. With over two decades of experience as a trial lawyer, Mr. Walburg has represented plaintiffs across the United States in a range of cases, including product liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, sexual abuse, class action lawsuits, mass torts and whistleblower claims.
Mr. Walburg’s dedication to the legal field began at the age of 18 when he worked part-time for a personal injury trial attorney, a role that ignited his passion for advocating on behalf of individuals affected by corporate misconduct or individual negligence. He has successfully managed a diverse array of legal challenges, from unsafe product cases involving vehicles, e-cigarettes, and stoves, to complex negligence, fraud and wrongful death lawsuits.
Currently the chair of the Consumer Products Committee of a prestigious national organization, Mr. Walburg has handled numerous high-profile automotive defect cases. His commitment to justice is evident in his proactive approach to tackling cases against formidable opponents such as police departments and major corporations like Big Tobacco, where he has fought tirelessly in lengthy and demanding litigation.
Beyond his litigation accomplishments, Mr. Walburg is an active contributor to the legal community in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has held positions on the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association’s board of directors since 2013 and the Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association’s board of governors since 2003. His academic contributions include founding the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) chapter at the University of San Francisco School of Law and winning the national Leesfield/ATLA National Scholarship in 1998.
Mr. Walburg's educational background includes a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law. His professional excellence has been recognized with multiple accolades, including repeated listings in Best Lawyers in America and being named the 2020 Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs in Oakland, California.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Employment & Labor: EmployeeFocus areas
Animal Bites, Asbestos, Assault, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Class Actions, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Dental Malpractice, Dram Shop Laws, Employment Law - Employee, Informed Consent, Labor Law, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Sexual Harassment, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Toxic Torts, Trucking Accidents, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Death
- 40% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
- 10% Employment & Labor: Employee
First Admitted: 2001, California
Professional Webpage: https://mccunewright.com/attorneys/todd-walburg/
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- American Association for Justice (Attorneys Information Exchange Group; Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section; Products Liability Section; Section on Toxic, Environmental, and Pharmaceutical Torts)
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, 1998 - Present
- The Melvin M. Belli Society, Fellow (nominated position), 2014 - Present
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors (elected position), 2013 - present
- AIEG, Member
- Public Justice, Member
- California
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Education Committee and Experts Committee (appointed positions), 2005 - present
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors (appointed position): 2003 - 2005 and 2012 - present
- AAJ, formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member, 1997 - Present
- Western Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- Takata
- Ortho-McNeill contraceptive patches
- Fosamax
- General Motors faulty ignition systems
- Volkswagen
- Baycol
- Guidant defibrillators and pacemakers
- Volunteer Trial Attorney for the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Eviction Defense Project since 2012
- Rising Star for Northern California, 2010 - 2013
- Finalist, San Francisco Trial Lawyer’s Association Trial Lawyer of the Year Award (2021)
- Super Lawyers, Product Liability, Northern California (2014-Present)
- Winner of the Leesfield/Association of Trial Lawyers of America Scholarship (1998)
- Nation’s Top One Percent – National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015
- Super Lawyer for Northern California, 2014 - 2016
- Best Attorney – Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America, 2016
- National Winner of the Leesfield/Association of Trial Lawyers of America Scholarship
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers for 2015 by The National Trial Lawyers
- Selected for inclusion by peers in The Best Lawyers in America in field of "Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs," 2016 - 2017
- University of California, Los Angeles, California, B.A., Major: Political Science/Public Law, 1995
- “Products Liability Strategies Before Trial” (SFTLA 2008), Speaker
- “Cutting Edge Damages” (SFTLA/CAOC 2013), Speaker
- “Toyota Unintended Acceleration Litigation” (CAOC Annual Convention 2011), Speaker
- “Powerful Mediation Briefs” in The Verdict (ACCTLA 2006), Author
- "Burn Injury Cases" (SFTLA/CAOC 2012), Speaker
- “Life Care Planning Webinar” (CAOC 2016), Speaker
- "Comparing and Contrasting the GM Litigation and the Toyota Litigation" (AAJ 2014), Speaker
- “Life Care Planning for Serious Injury Cases” (SFTLA 2015), Speaker
- “Product Liability in the Electronic Age-Unintended Acceleration” (SFTLA 2015), Speaker
- "Working Together-Individual Case and Class Action Coordination" (CAOC 2015), Speaker
- “The Secrets of Visual Storytelling” (SFTLA 2015), Speaker
- "Theming with Case Framing" (SFTLA 2016), Speaker
- “Burn Injuries” (WTLA 2016), Speaker
- E-Cigarette Litigation-A New Frontier (AAJ Annual Convention 2016), Speaker
- Recreational Recoveries-Defective Products (AAJ Annual Convention 2016), Speaker
- “The Silent Carbon Monoxide Killer: Keyless Fob Systems” (2016), Speaker
- Appointed to the Plaintiff Steering Committee of the Toyota Unintended Acceleration JCCP coordinated litigation by the Presiding Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court
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Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2010 - 2013
