Bradley R. Bowles
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Walnut Creek, California
Bowles & Verna, LLPPractice Areas: Personal Injury, Business Litigation, General Litigation; view more
Licensed in California since: 1999
Education: Seattle University School of Law
Call today:
925-478-5763
Bowles & Verna, LLP
2121 N California BlvdSuite 875
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Visit website
Details
Focusing his practice on personal injury and wrongful death litigation, Bradley R. Bowles has achieved sizable settlements and jury awards for his clients in and around Walnut Creek, California, and throughout the state. The types of matters that he handles have included aviation accidents, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents and defective products.
Mr. Bowles and Bowles & Verna, LLP have represented plaintiffs in almost every major plane crash over the past twenty years. In addition, Mr. Bowles has represented families who have lost loved ones in small plane crashes, which has resulted in millions of dollars of settlements. Other representative successes include a $6.3-million jury award in a case involving medical malpractice and hospital negligence, a $1.3-million settlement on behalf of an injured motorcyclist, a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a family who lost their mother in an accident; a multi-million dollar settlement for a victim of a farm accident that led to amputation and many more. His fellow attorneys have taken notice of his track record, as attested to by his "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. Mr. Bowles has also been named to both The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 and The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40, and he is a member of the invitation-only Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Lawyers of Distinction.
As an undergraduate, Mr. Bowles attended the University of San Diego where he played on the varsity football team and was a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity. After USD Mr. Bowles pursued his legal studies at Seattle University School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1999. Admitted to practice in California, Mr. Bowles is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. As a pro hac vice attorney, Mr. Bowles has represented plainitiffs in many courts throughout the country.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Business Litigation, General LitigationFocus areas
Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death
- 80% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Business Litigation
- 10% General Litigation
First Admitted: 1999, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.bowlesverna.com/about-the-practice/about-our-att...
- California, 1999
- Member, Contra Costa Bar Association
- Member, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2010 - Present
- Member, Consumer Attorneys of California, 1999 - Present
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, San Francisco Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association (Section of Science and Technology, Personal Injury and Aviation)
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1999
- John and Jane Doe v. Roe Hospital, Doe Doctor’s Group and Doe Doctor. Medical Malpractice claim with a total value of $6,300,000.
- Air Philippines Crash $135,000,000 - settlement on behalf of heirs of victims of Air Philippine crash
- Winter v. Jervis, MD- Verdict of $886,408 against doctor for scarring patients face
- Sunset Pointe construction defect litigation- represents plaintiffs in construct defect claim against builder
- Minor v. Homeowner- $600,000 wrongful death settlement for family whose three year old child was mauled to death by a pitbull
- Block v. Helix- represent 180 plaintiffs related to toxic exposure in the Colony Park Neighborhood in Concord, California
- In Re: Korea Airlines $31,500,000 settlement for injuries related to Korean Airline Crash
- Doe Doctor v. Doe Contractor $1,300,000 - settlement on behalf of injured Motorcyclist
- Damaschino et al. v. Tracol Limited et al. Verdict of $2,700,000. Additional verdict for $25,000 of punitive damages. After the verdict the Court awarded $712,531.48 in attorney’s fees and costs.
- Thomas v. Coleman $300,000 - settlement (policy limits) on behalf of injured boat passenger
- Doe Homeowners v. Roe Homebuilder, $1,600,000 - confidential settlement on behalf of family injured due to long term exposure to mold
- Cessna Crashes- represent multiple plaintiffs in claims against Cessna related to crashes
- Uno Fratelli v. Citibank-Unanimous jury verdict against Citibank in the amount of $666,639
- In re: Air Crash of Nantucket- represents victims of Egypt Air Flight 990
- Schnoebelen v. Mularky $270,000 - policy limit settlement on behalf of injured driver
- Stark v. Noble $850,000 - settlement on behalf of injured driver
- White v. City of Stanislaw $675,000 - settlement on behalf of driver injured when police car ran a red light
- Damaschino et al. v. Tracol Limited et al. Verdict of $2,449,652. Damages of $1,117,937.20 plus interest of $619,184.03
- Lilburn et al. v. Civic Helicopters et al.-represent victims of helicopter crash
- Johnston v. McCarthy- $500,000 wrongful death settlement for family of minor who overdosed on alcohol
- Frederiksson v. Sikorsky-represent victims of Helicopter disaster in Finland
- Dismond v. Nelson $300,000 - policy limits settlement on behalf of injured motorcyclist
- Doe Taxi Driver v. Taxi Company $2,000,000 - settlement on behalf of injured taxi driver
- Kim v. Claveran $650,000 - settlement on behalf of injured Pedestrian
- Member, Barristers Club
- Bay Area Outstanding Young Lawyers, 2011
- Super Lawyers-2014-present, Super Lawyers, 2014
- National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Attorneys under 40, California, 2010 - 2014
- Super Lawyer, Rising stars, 2010-2014
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in the USA, 2013 - 2014
- Lifetime Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Sigma Pi
- Bay Area Outstanding Young Lawyers, 2010
- Lifetime Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum
- Delta Sigma Pi
- University of San Diego. B.A., 1996
- National Trial Lawyers- Top 40 Attorneys in California under 40., 2010
Office location for Bradley R. Bowles
2121 N California Blvd
Suite 875
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: 925-478-5763
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2010 - 2014