Brian Lance
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Santa Rosa, California
Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery, P.C.
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights; view more
Licensed in California since: 2014
Education: University of San Francisco School of Law
Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery, P.C.
100 Stony Point RoadSuite 200
Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Phone: 707-542-5050 Email: Brian Lance Visit website
Brian is an experienced trial attorney that has obtained numerous 7 and 8 figure verdicts and settlements. In 2024, Michael Green and Brian won a record-setting medical malpractice verdict of $26.2 million, the largest medical malpractice verdict in the history of Sonoma County.
Brian’s entire legal career has been dedicated to representing people who have been harmed by others throughout California. Brian has experience in a wide array of cases involving product liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, elder abuse, trucking collisions, public entities, and traumatic brain injuries. Brian has extensive experience in elder abuse cases against nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Brian has unique, personal knowledge in the nursing home and assisted living industries, as his family operated several nursing homes in California for over 75 years. Brian utilizes that background to quickly evaluate potential elder abuse cases against those types of facilities.
Brian has received numerous accolades by nationally respected legal peer review organizations. Brian has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 Attorney in the Civil Plaintiff Division since 2017, a limited invitation extended exclusively to lawyers under the age of 40 that embody the highest standard of trial advocacy and leadership. Brian has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers since 2022, and Brian was selected as a "Ones to Watch" by the Best Lawyers in America in 2023.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Civil Rights, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFirst Admitted: 2014, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.abbeylaw.com/our-attorneys/brian-g-lance/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Sonoma County Bar Association
- State Bar of California
- American Association for Justice
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- American Inns of Court (Richard M. Sangster Chapter)
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Special Licenses / Certifications
- LL.M. in Tax at University of San Francisco, 2015
Pro bono / Community Service
- Sonoma County Bar Association
Honors
- Selected as a Rising Star, Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2022
- Awarded the Top 40 Under 40 Designation in the Civil Plaintiff Division, National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2025 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2022 - 2024