Background
Veen, William L. was born on August 5, 1943 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States.
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William L. Veen
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Education
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965. Juris Doctor, 1968).
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1969, California, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, United States. District Court, Northern District of California, United States.
Court of Armed Forces.
1971, Hawaii.
Lectures and Seminars: "The Injured Employee and Peculiar Risk of Harm," California Trial Lawyers Association, November, 1988. "Construction-Site Accidents: Understanding and Using the Peculiar-Risk-of-Harm Doctrine," California Trial Lawyers Association, April, 1992.
"Identification of a Potential Peculiar-Risk-of-Harm-Case," California Trial Lawyers Association, March, 1993. "Construction Accidents: Control, Special Risk, and Other Bases of Liability," Alameda County Bar Association, Estate Section, June, 1993 and California Trial Lawyers Association, November, 1992.
"Cross-Examination of Construction Expert at Trial," California Trial Lawyers Association, November, 1993.
"Finding the Hidden Third-Party Defendant," California Trial Lawyers Association, November 1994. "General Damages from Voir Dire Through Closing Argument," California Trial Lawyers Association, April, 1995. "Third Party Liability Arising out of Construction Accidents," California Applicants" Attorneys Association, Fresno Branch, April, 1995.
"Liens, Intervenors, Credits and Offsets: As Both Swords and Shields," San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, April, 1995.
"Injured Workers and the Third-Party Lawsuit," California Applicants" Attorneys Association, April, 1995. "Third-Party Liability for Construction-Site Accidents Including Accidents Involving Heavy Equipment," Consumer Attorneys of California, May, 1995.
"Voir Dire--The Key to a Plaintiff"s Verdict," San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, October, 1995. "Premises Liability--Construction Accidents--Owners" and Occupants" Liability," Consumer Attorneys of California, November, 1995.
"The Art of Preparing and Weighing Jury Instructions in Cases Involving Peculiar Risk and Negligent Retention of Contractors.
Restatement Second of Torts §428 and Respondeat Superior," San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, May, 1996. "Maximizing Your Recovery in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases," Brain Surgery Association of California, November, 1996. "Rural versus Urban Juries: Special Considerations in Jury Selection," November, 1996.
Legal Specialist, United States.
Coast Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii. Trial Counsel, United States.
Department of Transportation, 1969-1972. Member: State Bar of California.
Hawaii State Bar Association.
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1994). Consumer Attorneys of California. California Trial Lawyers Association.
Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States.C.G. Reserve
(Inactive) 1972
Founded by William L. Veen in 1975, the firm specializes in representing plaintiffs in Personal Injury Claims. Engaged in all facets of Plaintiff litigation, prosecuting business torts, industrial accidents, construction accidents, vehicular accidents, premises liability claims, legal malpractice, medical malpractice and exceptions to workers" compensation.
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Membership
Member: State Bar of California. Hawaii State Bar Association. San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1994).
Consumer Attorneys of California.
California Trial Lawyers Association. Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States.C.G. Reserve
(Inactive) 1972.
