Jenelle Welling
Top rated Class Action & Mass Torts attorney in Walnut Creek, CA
Bramson, Plutzik, Mahler & Birkhaeuser
Practice areas: Class Action & Mass Torts, Consumer Law, Antitrust Litigation
Licensed in California since: 2000
Education: University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 - 2011 Bramson, Plutzik, Mahler & Birkhaeuser
2125 Oak Grove RoadSuite 125
Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Phone: 925-945-0200 Email: Jenelle Welling Visit website
Details 
Ms. Welling's primary practice area is complex and class action litigation. As part of her firm's pro bono activities, she also assists individual consumers with issues involving mortgage foreclosures, credit reporting errors, and debt collection disputes. She has argued successfully before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and before California's Sixth Appellate District. Her most recent appellate success is Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Superior Court (2008) 167 Cal. App. 4th 87. Ms. Welling has lectured on a variety of class action and consumer topics, such as a beginner's seminar on how to litigate your first class action and providing practitioners with a detailed overview of the Fair Credit Billing Act. Ms. Welling has been appointed to lead counsel and/or liaison counsel in a number of class action cases and served as a member of the plaintiffs' trial team in In re Ford Explorer Cases.
First Admitted: 2000, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.classcounsel.com/firm.html
Bar / Professional Activity
- Speaker at the National Consumer Law Center annual conference, and class action seminar; speaker at PLI seminar and others
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Appointed by court as Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in nationwide consumer case in which we defeated the motions against the complaint and obtained a multi-million dollar value settlement. See In re HP Power Plug and Graphic Card Litigation, 2008 WL 2697192 (N.D.Cal. Jul 07, 2008) (NO. C-06-02254 RMW), 2008
- Served as one of Plaintiffs' Trial Counsel in 3 month trial of class actions claims against Ford Motor Co. for design defects in the Ford Explorer in Sacramento Superior Court. The case settled for substantial value just before closing arguments., 2007
- Served as lead attorney for plaintiff class against Washington Mutual and Bank United resulting in substantial cash payments to class members., 2004
- Worked on litigation resulting in substantial settlement of claims against Bank of America under the Fair Credit Billing Act, successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit on issue of amount of attorneys fees earned. See Moore v. Bank of America N.A. (USA) 245 Fed.Appx. 613 (9th Cir. 2007)., 2007
- Appointed by NJ U.S. District Court as Co-Lead Counsel for plaintiff class asserting claims of unfair practices in the vacation time share industry. Negotiated substantial settlement on behalf of the class. See www.weeksprogramsettlement.com. , 2008
Pro bono / Community Service
- Regularly intake and handle pro bono claims for consumers on credit related issues., 2000
Educational Background
- Masters of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, 1996
- Bachelor of Arts with Highest Distinction, University of California, San Diego, 1993
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Hastings Women's Law Journal, Member, 1998
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Goalie, NCAA Div. III Women's Soccer Champions, U.C. San Diego, 1989
- Successfully obtained certification of plaintiff class in action involving defective HP Pavilion laptop computers and obtained court of appeal opinion upholding certification and advancing the state of law regarding warranty claims and also clarifying the inapplicability of merits issues in California class certification procedures. See Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Superior Court (2008) 167 Cal. App. 4th 87., 2008
Honors
- American Jurisprudence Award, Moot Court Best Brief, 1998
- American Jurisprudence Award, Trial Advocacy I, 1999
Office location for Jenelle Welling
2125 Oak Grove Road
Suite 125
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Selections
2 Years Rising Stars
- Rising Stars: 2010 - 2011