Edgar Nield | Encinitas Personal Injury Lawyer

Ed Nield is the principal and partner of the Nield Law Group APC with his wife/partner, Gabrielle De Santis Nield and has over 35 years litigation experience. Along with his wife, Mr. Nield has experience litigating life-changing catastrophic injury claims, whether arising out of medical malpractice, automobile, motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents, premises liability, dog bites or wrongful death. Mr. Nield, along with the Nield Law Group team is dedicated to fighting for justice for victims who have suffered from the wrongful actions of others and strive to reach the maximum recovery for those victims.

Ed and Gabrielle Nield have a unique perspective and advantage to clients of the Nield Law Group APC, knowing how the insurance companies and their counsel work to mitigate an injured person’s recovery or dispute liability in the first place since they both were former partners in insurance defense firms. They are respected among their peers, both on the plaintiff and defense side of the aisle.

Ed Nield has handled hundreds of medical negligence and other personal injury related cases over the course of his legal career, many of which were resolved by settlement or through successful jury verdicts. This has earned Mr. Nield the honor of admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

In addition, Mr. Nield’s litigation experience includes appearances as lead counsel at hundreds of mediations, arbitrations and settlement conferences. He received his certification in mediation from the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution through Pepperdine University School of Law and serves as a mediator, arbitrator and Judge Pro Tem for the Riverside County Superior Courts. He has also provided mediation and arbitration services through the San Diego County Superior Court. Mr. Nield also conducts private mediations.

Ed Nield graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1976 and received a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Business. He received his Juris Doctorate Degree and Masters in Business Administration from University of Denver in 1983 and 1984.

Ed Nield is licensed to practice law in California, Colorado and Washington. He is a member of all the California United States District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.  He is a member of the San Diego County and North San Diego County Bar, Riverside County Bar and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Nield Law Group, APC.	Encinitas, CA	2008-Present
Attorney	Kramer, DeBoer, Endelicato & Keane		2006-2008
Attorney	DiCaro, Nield & Coppo		2004-2006
Attorney	Carrick & Ramey, LLP		2000-2004
Attorney	DiCaro, Nield & Coppo		1990-2000
Attorney	Tuverson & Hillyard, Inc.		1987-1990

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Sturm College of Law, University of Denver	J.D.	Law School	1983
University of Denver	MBA		1984
University of Notre Dame	Bachelors		1976

State / Court	Date
Washington	2018
Colorado	1984
California	1988

• State Bar of California, Member
  San Diego Bar Association, Member
  Riverside County Bar Association, Member
  North San Diego County Bar, Member
  Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
  American Bar Association
  American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  Riverside Superior Court, Mediator and Judge Pro Tem

• Mediating the Litigated Case Certificate from Pepperdine University School of Law
  Excellence in Practice, Super Lawyers
  San Diego Top Lawyers, Top Lawyers of San Diego, 2016
  Riverside's DRS Day of Trial Assignment Mediator Panel, Superior Court of California for Riverside County, 2015
  Personal Injury Law-Plaintiff Medical Malpractice Law, Led Counsel Rated, 2014
  Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice, Lead Counsel Rated, 2012

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