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Chantel Fitting graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelors of Arts degree. She continued her education at Hastings College of the Law where she received a Juris Doctorate degree in 1999. She has practiced civil litigation exclusively for over 12 years with an emphasis on personal injury cases, developing an expertise in evaluating complex medical damages as a result of life-altering injuries.
Chantel has successfully tried numerous jury cases and arbitrations in several Bay Area counties with millions of dollars in awards for her clients. She is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys of California and also serves on the Board of Directors and is President for the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association. Her determination and success as a trial lawyer for consumers has been recognized by several entities throughout her career. She has been nominated as a Super Lawyer by a rating service of outstanding lawyers who attain a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement and was recently named as Top 50 Women Trial Laywer for Northern California. Ms. Fitting also frequently participates as a speaker for her colleagues by organizing and speaking in annual legal seminars that educate other attorneys involved in civil litigation on current, paramount topics related to the fields of personal injury and workers compensation.
Chantel is an attorney who will fight for your rights against insurance companies and will never allow them to treat you unfairly. Chantel is a passionate advocate for her client’s rights and uses her expertise and understanding of complex medical damages to ensure that her clients are properly represented in court. In a recent jury trial, the defense had offered $20,000 to settle a claim involving premises liability for a client that suffered soft-tissue injuries. Chantel took the case to trial and was awarded $974,628 by the jury. Her dedication and commitment to her clients is unwavering.
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Acquired: 1999
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411 Borel Avenue Suite 500, San Mateo, CA, 94402
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Workers compensation lawyer
Personal injury lawyer
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Top 50 Women North California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2005
Nominated for Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California
2009 - Present
Partner, Law Office of Galine, Frye & Fitting
2000 - 2010
Associate, Law Offices of Donald L. Galine
2012 - Present
San Mateo County Trial LawyersPresident
2000 - Present
San Mateo County Trial Lawyers AssociationBoard Member
2000 - Present
San Francisco Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2000 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of CaliforniaMember
2000 - Present
San Mateo County Bar AssociationMember
$4.55 Million Dollar Settlement
$974,628 JURY VERDICT
$148,213 JURY VERDICT
1999
JD - Juris Doctor
1994
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2013
San Mateo County TLA Torts and Trial Seminar
2013
Understanding Differences and Commonalities In The Way Men and Women Connect With The Juries
2012
Employee v. Independent Contractor (Privette)
2011
Evaluating and Litigating the Workers' Comp Lien in the Third Party Case
2009
Demonstrative Evidence
2010
English