Background
Costello, Donald Fredric was born on November 8, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Bernard Peter and Ada Harriet (Morrill) Costello.
Costello, Donald Fredric was born on November 8, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Bernard Peter and Ada Harriet (Morrill) Costello.
1 child, Don Eric. Bachelor, California State University-San Francisco, 1970. Juris Doctor, University of California-Hastings College, 1974.
Worked at Donald F. Costello (AV) (Santa Cruz, California) specializing in Medical Malpractice, Civil Trial Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1974, California. 1980, United States. Supreme Court.
Author: "The Locality Rule in Medical Malpractice Actions," CTLA Forum, November, 1982.
"Understanding Informed Consent in Malpractice Cases," CTLA Forum, January, 1984. "The Civil Discovery Acting of 1986," CTLA Forum, 1986.
Faculty, Hastings College of Advocacy, San Francisco. Guest Lecturer at Stanford University, Santa Clara University and Monterey College of Law.
Presentation, "What"s New in Premises Liability Law," San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 1994.
Testified as Expert Witness (Medical Malpractice Law) before California Senate Judiciary Committee. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Judicial Arbitrator, Santa Cruz County Superior Court.
Member: State Bar of California.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Society of Law and Medicine.
Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Our firm specializes in representing plaintiffs in major medical malpractice cases throughout Northern and Central California.
We have handled medical malpractice cases in all areas of medicine and surgery, hospital liability, breast cancer misdiagnosis, birth injuries, brain injuries, drugs and medical products, and the liability of health care providers such as laboratories, nursing homes, dentists, chiropractors, psychotherapists and others
Although our practice emphasizes medical malpractice, we also have extensive experience in all types of serious personal injury cases. Mr. Costello has taught trial practice skills to attorneys at the Hastings College of Advocacy and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, membership in which is limited to trial lawyers throughout the United States who have won a verdict or settlement of One Million dollars or more.
Member planning commission City of Belmont, California, 1976. Member of American Bar Association, Million Dollar Advocates Forum (president), American Society Law and Medicine, California Trial Lawyers Association (contributor articles to Forum), Association Trial Lawyers American.
1 child Don Eric costello.