Guy Kornblum | San Francisco Personal Injury Lawyer

Guy O. Kornblum has specialized as a trial and appellate lawyer for over 40 years. He specializes in a wide range of civil litigation, including serious injury and wrongful death, financial and physical elder abuse, medical and legal malpractice, and all aspects of insurance including “bad faith” claims. Mr. Kornblum himself has handled over 4000 litigated matters to a conclusion and has several million dollars plus cases to his credit. He has represented hundreds of clients, small businesses, individuals, and large Fortune 500 corporations. He is highly regarded for his courtroom and appellate skills, and his representation of his clients in mediations, where he has a strong track record of successful settlements.

Mr. Kornblum is certified in Civil Trial Law and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy by the prestigious National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a Charter Fellow, American College of Board Certified Attorneys. He is also a Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocate’s Forum, for those attorneys who have achieved multi-million dollar awards or settlements for their clients. Additionally, he is a Charter Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honorary; a Platinum Member, The Verdict Club, recognizes “professional excellence in litigation;” a “Top 100” Trial Lawyer, and is listed in the 22d Edition of “The Best Lawyers in America.” He has been selected as a Super Lawyer each year since 2006. Mr. Kornblum was selected as the San Francisco Bay Area’s 2010 Best Lawyer in a poll conducted by the Nob Hill Gazette, a prominent San Francisco magazine.

Mr. Kornblum received his “a.v.” rating – the highest possible – by the preeminent peer review rating service, Martindale Hubbell in his first year of eligibility in 1971, and has a “5” rating as well, the highest possible. He has also received a “10” (“Superb”) rating by AVVO, also a premier lawyer rating service.

Mr. Kornblum is the author of “Negotiating and Settling Tort Cases: Reaching the Settlement,” published by the Thomson West Publishing Company and the American Association for Justice, Fourth Edition, 2018 and co-author of two books on insurance law. He has authored over 200 published articles on various topics, including trial strategy and settlement techniques. He also regularly teaches continuing legal education courses for various bar organizations, including the Bar Association of San Francisco, and bar course providers.

Mr. Kornblum is a graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D. 1966; he received his A.B. from Indiana University in 1961, after which he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army as a counterintelligence officer before entering Hastings. At Hastings, he received the highest academic honor as a Member, Order of the Coif, and the Thurston Honor Society, and served on the Editorial Board of the Hastings Law Journal.

He is devoted to physical fitness as a member of San Francisco’s Olympic Club, where he was a member of the club’s four-wall handball team for many years, and now where he is an avid spinner. He serves as Chancellor of St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church and is a lifelong Episcopalian, as is his wife, Victoria. They have two adult children, a daughter-in-law, and a grand-daughter who lives in the Bay Area. Additionally, Mr. Kornblum has served on the Board of the Hastings Foundation.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Managing Partner	Guy O. Kornblum, APLC	San Francisco, CA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of California, Hastings College of the Law	J.D.	Law School	1966
Indiana University	AB		1961

State / Court	Date
California	1966
Indiana	1966

• American Bar Association | Member
  California and Indiana State Bar Association | Member
  American Association for Justice | Member
  Consumer Attorneys of California | Member
  San Francisco Bar Association | Member
  San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association | Member

• National Trial Lawyers | Top 100 Trial Lawyer (Personal Injury)
  Charter Fellow | Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer
  Named | “Best Lawers" | 2018-2019
  Lifetime Member | Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  Lifetime Member | The Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  Platinum Member | The Verdict Club
  Named | Northern California “Super Lawyer” | 2006 – 2019

• See website www.kcehlaw.com

• Negotiating and Settling Tort Cases | Book | 2015
  The Injured Victim's Handbook | Book | 2011
  California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) | Alternative Dispute Resolution in California | 2005
  Litigating Insurance Claims: Coverage, Bad Faith and Business Litigation | Book | 1991
  Rutter Group Publication | California Practice Guide: Bad Faith | 1986

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