Mario Jose Jovel

Mario Jose Jovel

5.0
Rating: 8.9

Licensed for 36 years

Personal injury Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime, Litigation

2000 Van Ness Ave Ste 602, San Francisco, CA

About Mario

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

DUI and DWI 30%

30 years

30%
Personal Injury 30%

Products Liability, Medical Malpractic, Slip and Fall, and Auto Accidents.

25 years

30%
Violent Crime 25%

30 years

25%
Litigation 15%

Business Civil Litigation

36 years

15%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 36 years

State: California

Acquired: 1989

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Dunning Law Firm

2000 Van Ness Ave Ste 602, San Francisco, CA, 94109

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Posted by Alex | March 06, 2013 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Hardworking Litigator

Attorney Jovel is extremely knowledgable and able to get results. He is particularly adept at negotiating and has command of the courtroom. He really learned the facts of my case and got great results. Before I hired Mario, I hired a different attorney who told me that I would never get the kind o...f results Mario actually got for me. For these reasons, I have no problem recommending him to anyone who needs a good lawyer.

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Michael Waddington

Personal injury lawyer | May 25

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Mario. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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Asit Panwala

Violent crime lawyer | Mar 12

Relationship: Co-worker

"Mario Jovel is calm under pressure. He is the type of lawyer one needs when one is in a bind. I worked with him at the District Attorney's Office, and he was a role model for less experienced attorneys. I wholeheartedly recommend him."

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Experience

Rating:  8.9 (Excellent)

Honors

1998

Certificate of Honor, San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Senior Attorney, DUNNING LAW FIRM

2017 - 2019

Trial Advocacy Instructor for Trial Attorneys in Mexico, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, (Arizona State University) with Tecnologico de Monterrey, MX

2010 - 2012

Trial Advocacy Instructor, Conference of Western Attorney Generals Association (CWAG)

2008 - 2009

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Alameda County District Attorneys Office

2008 - 2009

City Prosecutor, Oakland City Attorney

1996 - 2008

Felony Prosecutor, San Francisco District Attorney's Office

1990 - 1996

Attorney, Law Offices of Lawrence Einhorn

1986 - 1989

Attorney; Investigator, Law Offices of Arnold Laub

Associations

2009 - Present

California DUI Lawyers Association

Attorney Member

2000 - Present

San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association

Board Member

Education

1979

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Law

1975

San Francisco State Unv

BA - Bachelor of Arts

N/A

University of California - Berkeley

Speaking Engagements

2019

Voz de Victimas (Toluca, Mexico)

Direct Examination, Objections, Impeachment

2018

Voz de Victimas (Puebla, Mexico; Toluca, Mexico; Monterrey, Mexico; and Chihuahua, Mexico)

Direct Examination, Objections, Closing Argument

2017

Voz de Victimas (Collaboration with Sandra Day o'Connor College of Law-Arizona State University)

Direct Examination, Objections, Closing Argument

2012

Destrezas para el Juicio Oral

Demonstrative Evidence

2012

Alliance Partnership, Mexico City, Mexico

El Contra Interrogatorio

2011

Destrezas para el Juicio Oral

Art of Cross Examination

2011

Destrezas para el Juicio Oral

Direct Examination

2010

Alliance for Partnership, Oral Advocacy Skills

Art of Cross Examination

2008

Oaxaca, Mexico

How to Conduct Direct Examination in Trial

2000

CDAA, Child Abduction Conference

Quasi Civil and Criminal Remedies for Child Abduction

Publications

2003

Prosecutor's Brief, California District Attorneys Association Civil Remedies for the Recovery of Abducted Children

Languages

Spanish

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