MAJOR HIGHWAY, AUTO & TRUCK  ACCIDENT CASES

      DEATH CASES ONLY 

  
   
PROVEN EXPERIENCE - PROVEN RESULTS

 We handle ONLY Fatal Highway Accident Cases

       

    

     LAW OFFICES OF DONALD F. COSTELLO
      4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 500    San Diego, California
      Telephone  (858) 792-6100    Email  COSTELLO@DFCLAW.COM
     
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      CONFERENCE OFFICES AVAILABLE IN ALL MAJOR CALIFORNIA CITIES

  • PRACTICE LIMITED TO MAJOR HIGHWAY, AUTO & TRUCK ACCIDENT CASES
  • DEATH CASES ONLY
  • CASES CONSIDERED THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
  • MOST OF OUR CASES HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO US BY OTHER LAW FIRMS
  • HIGHEST EXPERIENCE, PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION & PROVEN RESULTS
  • A PROVEN RECORD IN MAJOR CASES (case examples)*
    $1,000,000 (highway accident)
    $1,000,000 (highway accident )  
    $2,000,000 (medical malpractice)
    $2,000,000 (medical malpractice)
    $2,500,000 (truck accident)
  • 30+ YEARS  EXPERIENCE IN CASES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA 
  • MEMBER, MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM (member since 1993)
  • MEMBER, MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM
  • AUTHOR & LECTURER ON TRIAL PRACTICE 
  • HIGHEST POSSIBLE RATING  FOR LEGAL ABILITY AND PROFESSIONAL  ETHICS 
  • ("A-V")
  • WE CAREFULLY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CASES WE HANDLE

Mr. Costello specializes in representing the families of persons who have been killed in major highway and trucking accident cases throughout California.  We are fully experienced with the complex legal, medical and economic issues involved in such cases.  We carefully limit the number of cases we handle, and devote our full attention and efforts to each case.  We are proud of our reputation, experience and proven record.  

  • Serious Highway & Trucking Accidents 30 years experience handling major Auto Accident, Truck Accident (Commercial Trucks & Big Rig Tractor Trailer), Motorcycle Accident & Highway Design cases, as well as all types of complex personal injury litigation, including: medical malpractice (extensive experience in handling all types of medical and hospital malpractice cases), premises liability and automobile products liability.  We have a proven record of winning large recoveries in major cases.  We are fully experienced in cases involving the complex legal, medical, economic and emotional issues related to catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.  Mr. Costello currently limits his practice only to highway and trucking accident death cases.

Don Costello has 30 years of experience in handling all types of major personal injury and wrongful death cases.  Mr. Costello and cases he has handled have been reported in numerous California and national publications, including the San Jose Mercury News, the San Francisco Recorder, the Los Angeles Daily Journal,  the National Law Journal, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.  He has been interviewed on local and national television, written and lectured on legal topics and has taught trial practice skills to attorneys from throughout the United States.

Mr. Costello has taught trial practice skills to attorneys at the Hastings College of Advocacy and is a Life Member of the MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM, membership in which is limited to trial lawyers throughout the United States who have won million and multi-million dollar cases.  He is also a Life Member of the MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM.

For 25 consecutive years, Mr. Costello has been given the highest possible rating ("A-V") for both legal ability and professional ethics by the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.  Ratings are based on the confidential professional opinions of other lawyers and judges.  Such a rating, according to Martindale-Hubbell, "reflects an attorney who has reached the heights of professional excellence, has usually practiced law for many years and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity".  If your case involves complex medical and legal issues and serious injury, ask other lawyers in the community who they would recommend.

A distinguishing characteristic of our practice is that we accept and handle only a very limited number of cases, generally handling not more than two or three active cases at a time.   We have been fortunate to receive many referrals of possible cases over the years (most of our cases have been referred to us by other attorneys).  We handle a small number of carefully selected cases and devote complete attention, and our best efforts, to each.  We study the facts and law thoroughly and understand that each client, and the effect of their injuries, is unique.

Fees are based upon the amount of the successful recovery.

Conference offices are available in all major California cities.

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  MEMBER, MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM
SINCE 1993



  MAJOR HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS

AUTO ACCIDENTS

TRUCK ACCIDENTS

DEATH CASES ONLY
 

THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA

 

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HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT LAWYER

Choosing the right lawyer in a complex injury case is an important decision and should be made carefully.  It should not be based upon advertising alone.  Make your decision based upon objective factors such as experience, professional reputation and past results. 

If you know lawyers, judges or others in the legal community, ask who they would choose. 

Choosing the right lawyer will likely have a substantial effect on the outcome of your case.

 

If you wish to discuss a case arising from a fatal highway or trucking accident in California, please call or email our office.

Tel: (858) 792-6100
costello@dfclaw.com

 

 

 

 

 

DONALD F. COSTELLO, J.D.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION & COURT ADMISSIONS

                    University of California (San Francisco), Hastings College of the Law, Juris Doctor degree 1974

                    Admitted to practice before all California State and Federal Courts

                    Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, Washington, DC

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Association For Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)

State Bar of California

The Million Dollar Advocates Forum

The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Served as Faculty
- College of Advocacy (University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco)
- Litigation Advocacy Program, (University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco)

Served as Guest Lecturer
- Stanford University
- Santa Clara University
- Monterey College of Law

Presentation: What's New in Premises Liability Law?, San Francisco; co-sponsored by San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and California Trial Lawyers Association.

Presentation: Evaluating and Handling Medical Malpractice Cases, Santa Cruz County Bar Association

Author - The Locality Rule in Medical Malpractice Actions, The Forum (Journal of the California Trial Lawyers Assn.)

Author - Understanding Informed Consent In Malpractice Cases, The Forum (Journal of the California Trial Lawyers Assn.)

Author - The Civil Discovery Act of 1986, The Forum (Journal of the California Trial Lawyers Assn.)

Author - Medical Malpractice Time Limitations, California Lawyer

Author - The Role of the Party Arbitrator in Kaiser Malpractice Cases, Verdicts & Settlements, Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal

Author - Depositions: Civility & Self-Defense, Bar Briefs, Santa Cruz County Bar Association

Editorial Advisor: Personal Injury Trial Notebook, James Publishing 2007

Testified as expert witness on Medical Malpractice law before California Senate Judiciary Committee

Listed, Who's Who In American Law

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory - highest possible rating for legal ability and professional ethics (as rated by other lawyers and judges)

Judicial Arbitrator & Mediator, California Superior Court

Private Arbitrator & Mediator, retained by other attorneys to assist in case resolution


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* NOTE: The results we achieved in the cases shown above should not be considered a guarantee or prediction of the outcome of your  case.  The results in a serious injury case depend on many factors, including the liability facts, the injuries and the skills & experience of your lawyer.  The results in these specific cases were, of course, dependent on the facts of those cases.  Results would differ if based on different facts, and if prepared and presented by different attorneys.

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