Saturday, May 29th, 2010
The Law Offices of Winer & McKenna, LLP  specializes in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases including bicycle accident cases.

Along with litigating these cases, Mr. Winer has authored a special legal article and series of Frequently Asked Questions on the subject of bicycle accident cases. The article, entitled Litigating Bicycle Accident Cases in California, represents a unique effort by Mr. Winer to provide consumers with a detailed description of the law as it applies to such cases.
 
The law firm has received excellent results in all types of serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. The firm handles a significant number of catastrophic injury, traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder cases, including bicycle accident cases. (See our Significant Cases section.)
 
Winer & McKenna, LLP handles cases on a contingency fee basis, if there is no recovery, there is no fee. All consultations are free.
 
Winer & McKenna, LLP has on full time staff an exceptional forensic nurse, Marilyn Mason, who is able to help the lawyers sort out and litigate complex medical issues. This gives the firm a competitive advantage over almost all personal injury and malpractice firms who do not have anyone on staff with medical training. Ms. Mason is recognized as one of the national leaders in her field of legal nursing and adds a lot to the law firms ability to litigate cases with serious, yet complex medical issues.
 
Because of Mr. Winer’s reputation in the legal community as one of the leading attorneys in California in wrongful death, psychological injury and serious personal injury cases, most of the cases handled by the law firm come from referrals from other personal injury lawyers who do not specialize in handling the very serious personal injury and wrongful death cases in which Mr. Winer has received exceptional results. See Significant Cases page.
 
Mr. Winer explains “Because we are selective in the cases that we handle, we can give each case the special attention that it deserves. We only accept cases when we believe that the plaintiff will be better off after the litigation than they are before they attempt to seek redress for their injuries. We attempt to not only obtain the best financial result that we can for the client, but also attempt to help people become empowered through the litigation process. Because of our reputation, we are sometimes able to settle cases without extensive litigation and without exposing our clients to the trauma of litigation. If a case does have to be litigated, we pursue it aggressively.”
 
“Finding the right lawyer is difficult without specific information about the background and experience and successes of a law firm. We welcome you to examine the other areas of this web site to learn more about our firm and our outstanding results in other cases.”
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he plaintiff in this case was a 45-year-old motorcyclist who suffered a below-the-knee leg amputation when his motorcycle collided with an automobile that pulled out of a shopping center driveway directly in the path of his motorcycle.

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Testimonial from an Arbitrator/ Mediator

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

 

I have had the opportunity of serving as a mediator and arbitrator in a number of John Winer’s cases over the past seven years. There are several things that jump out at me when I reflect upon my experience with Mr. Winer.

First, Mr. Winer will take on the difficult case. He’s not at all reluctant to represent clients whose cases present challenging and complex legal or factual issues.

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Testimonial from a Judge/ Mediator

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

 

“As a former judge and now a mediator in a broad spectrum of civil cases, I have observed many attorneys in action. Unquestionably, John D. Winer is among the most effective. He is tenacious and an accomplished advocate.

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I have known Mr. Winer for almost 20 years. During that time I have served with him as Vice President of the California Trail Lawyers Association and Vice President of the Consumer Attorney’s of California.

I can say unequivocally that John D. Winer is considered to be one of the very top plaintiff’s trial lawyers in the state of California.

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Testimonial from a Psychologist/ Attorney Colleague

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

 

“I have known John Winer on a professional basis for over ten years. During that time we’ve worked together on cases, referred each other cases, tried a case together and frequently consult with each other for input on how to deal with particularly difficult issues in cases.

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Testimonial from Law School Professor

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

 

I am pleased to recommend the services of Mr. John D. Winer. I first met Mr. Winer when he was a student in my tort (personal injury) class in 1976. He was the outstanding student in the class, showing a real feeling for the nature of the material.

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I have litigated a number of significant cases against Winer & McKenna, LLP. From a defense lawyer’s perspective, learning that John Winer was going to be my opposing counsel meant knowing the case was going to be a tough one to win for me and my clients. Some of the most brutal cases that I’ve ever had to defend found John Winer on the other side. However, I can testify to the fact that Mr. Winer always litigated his cases knowledgeably fairly and with the highest level of personal integrity.

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I have been practicing as an attorney in San Francisco for the last 24 years. I am a past president of both the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and the Lawyers Club of San Francisco.

I have known John Winer for approximately 15 years. During that time period I have referred cases to Mr. Winer, co-counseled cases with Mr. Winer and lectured with Mr. Winer on at least a half-dozen panels aimed at improving the litigation, settlement and trial skills of attorneys.

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I have practiced law for the last 25 years in the state of California. During that time period I have practiced both as a defense attorney and a plaintiff’s attorney. I have known John D. Winer for most of my career.

I have been privileged to have the opportunity to witness the way in which Mr. Winer and his law firm litigate, settle and try significant personal injury and wrongful death cases.

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