Jim W. Yu

Jim W. Yu has built a strong practice that emphasizes personalized attention, meticulous focus and enthusiastic zeal in seeing his clients get the compensation they deserve after enduring traumatic personal injuries. At the Law Offices of Jim W. Yu in Walnut Creek, California, he is well-equipped to handle myriad complex matters, including motor vehicle accidents, truck collisions, catastrophic injuries, and slips and falls. 

A pillar of leadership within his legal community, Mr. Yu has garnered the adulation of his legal community for his efficacious legal advocacy, including being acknowledged by prestigious legal organizations such as the National Trial Lawyers (Top 100 and Top 40 Under 40) and Avvo (rated a perfect “10.0”). He is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. 

Mr. Yu completed his undergraduate studies in 1995, graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Latin American studies from the University of California, Berkeley. He went on to attend the Georgetown University Law Center, where he bolstered his legal acumen and foundations to help his clients today. He received his Juris Doctor in 1999, and in the very next year, he obtained his license to practice law in California. 

Within his legal community, Mr. Yu maintains close affiliations with myriad legal organizations, including the Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers’ Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California, the Asian-American Bar Association, the Minority Bar Exchange and the Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area, among others.