Personal Injury, Business and Employment Law Firm in Oakland, California

Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer

1999 Harrison St # 1600
Oakland, California 94612-4720
USA

(510) 832-5411 or (866) 675-1929

(510) 832-1918

www.giccb.com

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Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer is a successful personal injury, employment and consumer law firm with over 30 years of experience. The firm represents clients throughout Oakland, the Bay Area, Northern California and beyond. In 1978, J. Gary Gwillian and Eric Ivary founded the firm. Jim Chiosso joined the following year and Steve Cavalli, soon thereafter. Steve Brewer joined in 1986 and the firm’s name was changed in 1991 to include all the partners’ names.

Over the past two decades, the firm has consistently won cases and obtained results for their clients that have had substantial impact. Currently, the firm only accepts the most serious and complex litigation cases in their field. The firm’s experience and longevity allows them to take on the big corporate and insurance company law firms.

Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli has an excellent track record which affords them the respect of the legal community. The firm’s attorneys have excellent litigation skills, are experienced trial lawyers and are also knowledgeable in settlement negotiations. The firm has a 30 year history of obtaining exceptional results for their clients.

Year this Office was Established: 1978

Languages: English

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Unsafe Roads and Government Liability; Victims of Assault and Battery; Crashworthiness; Insurance Disputes; Police Misconduct; Legal Malpractice; Intellectual Property Infringement & Trade Disputes; Retaliation; Age, Gender, Sexual Preference, Racial, Disability/Pregnancy, & Religious Discrimination; Business Fraud and Partnership Disputes

Practice Areas Description

Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer represents clients in Oakland, San Francisco, the Bay Area and beyond, who have been seriously injured or otherwise victimized by the wrongful actions of others. We are experienced in handling cases involving:

- Personal Injury, Accident and Consumer Cases

In our decades of practice, we have worked with thousands of individuals and families trying to navigate tumultuous times. Although each person's story is unique, many of the same after-effects are present. We are prepared to help you put your life back on track following:

• Motor vehicle accidents: car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, accidents on dangerous roadways
• Medical malpractice: failure to diagnose, prescription errors, birth injuries
• Premises liability: slip and falls, negligent security, construction accidents
• Spinal Cord Injuries: paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
• Injuries resulting from assault and battery
• Insurance disputes involving bad faith claims
• Police Misconduct

- Business Law

When representing clients, we generally assign a team to handle any concerns which may arise. Your team will be comprised of a veteran trial lawyer, an associate, a paralegal and a secretary. Your entire team will be involved in the management and handling of your case. This ensures someone knowledgeable about your needs will be available to respond to your inquiries.

Your legal team will be prepared to assist you with a variety of matters, including:

• Resolution of contract or partnership disputes
• Disputes involving fraud
• Intellectual property and trade disputes

- Employment Law

Although we have had a number of significant and highly-publicized successes in the area of employment law, we are not a high-volume practice. We place a much greater emphasis on keeping the interests of our clients first and foremost in mind.

For this reason, our employment lawyers accept only a small percentage of the cases they review and focus on particularly egregious or complex violations of employment law. Specific types of cases we handle involve:

• Discrimination related to gender, disability or race, sexual preference.
• Harassment claims including those of a sexual nature
• Whistleblower claims and retaliation for such
• Wrongful termination of employment
• Reports of unsafe working conditions

Attorneys

	Mr. Steven J. Brewer Partner Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice		Mr. Steven R. Cavalli Partner Civil Rights, Discrimination, Personal Injury
	Mr. Gary Gwilliam Founding Partner Bad Faith Insurance, Civil Rights, Consumer Law, Discrimination, Litigation		Mr. Eric Ivary Co-Founder Arbitration, Mediation