Terry
O'Reilly
 Born
in England in 1945 and educated in that country, Terry O'Reilly
graduated from Loyola University of Los Angeles, '66, Honors
Program. He received his law degree from Boalt Hall, University
of California at Berkeley, in 1969, where he was Moot Court Champion.
After
admission to the California Bar in 1970, he practiced for 17
years with the late Bruce Walkup, then one of the nation's leading
trial lawyers. He started his own firm in 1987. Mr. O'Reilly
has successfully tried numerous multi-million dollar cases that
have generated substantial media attention, including Fife/Cook
v. Bell Helicopter, Hall v. RGW Construction, and Enrile v. Sheng
Hsiang Jen Foods Co., Inc. The $32 million settlement he obtained
in Paboojian v. Teledyne Continental Motors made national news
and remains the largest single settlement of its type ever.
After
admission to the California Bar in 1970, he practiced for 17
years with the late Bruce Walkup, then one of the nation's leading
trial lawyers. He started his own firm in 1987. Mr. O'Reilly
has successfully tried numerous multi-million dollar cases that
have generated substantial media attention, including Fife/Cook
v. Bell Helicopter, Hall v. RGW Construction, and Enrile v. Sheng
Hsiang Jen Foods Co., Inc. The $32 million settlement he obtained
in Paboojian v. Teledyne Continental Motors made national news
and remains the largest single settlement of its type ever.
In
1999, Mr. O'Reilly was elected to the Inner Circle of Advocates,
an invitation-only group whose membership is limited to the 100
best trial lawyers in the country. He is board certified as a
trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, the
only certifying authority in California, and by the American
Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is on the Board
of the Consumer Attorneys of California and of San Mateo County.
Mr. O'Reilly has lectured extensively for lawyers throughout
the United States, and is a published author on trial topics.
In
2003, the Consumer Attorneys of California recognized Terry O'Reilly
as the Trial Lawyer of the Year. Chosen from amongst a finalist
pool of fifteen of California's finest plaintiff's lawyers, Terry
was recognized for his work promoting the safety of children
by removing a dangerous candy from the marketplace nationwide.
Mr.
O'Reilly was named one of the Top 100 Northern California Super
Lawyers for 2006. He was also nominated a member of the Lawdragon
500. Mr. O'Reilly serves as a Trustee of the United States Rugby
Football Foundation, following his playing days with the University
of California and the Old Blues Rugby Club. He is also an avid
vintage-car racing enthusiast, competing in classic car rallies
around the world. Visit Two Boars Racing to read more about Mr.
O'Reilly's racing activites.
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John
Kristensen
John
(“Johnny”) Kristensen was born in Massachusetts and raised in
North Andover. He obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University
of Oregon in 1998. During his undergraduate days, John worked
for numerous Democratic political campaigns, organizations and
the Oregon Legislature. Upon graduation, John moved to Los Angeles
to work for the California Democratic Party in the 1998 election.
In
1999, John received a scholarship to attend Washington & Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia, an unknown hot spot for
Massachusetts-bred West Coast Democrats and incubator of future
plaintiffs product liability attorneys. After graduating from
Washington & Lee in 2002, John returned to Los Angeles and passed the California Bar.
John
began his law career as a defense attorney, representing landlords,
security companies for concerts, and first and third party automobile
litigation. He then switched to a law firm who represented both
defendants and plaintiffs, including wrongful death, automobile
products liability, business disputes, employment law, civil
rights and catastrophic injury cases from investigation through
trial. Some of John’s published Orders and appellate cases are
below:
• Estate of Bui v. City of Westminster Police
Dept., 224 F.R.D. 591, (C.D.Cal. 2007) – Compelling internal affairs
statements by police officers in a civil rights lawsuit.
• Cummings
v. Granite Construction Co. 2007 WL 1748111 – Summary Judgment
upheld by Court of Appeals in design defect case.
• Lopez
v. De Preist 2007 WL 901734 - Trial Court’s denial of request
for relief from default judgment overruled.
• Fredericks
v. Maya Steel Fabrications, Inc. 2006 WL 416215 - Summary Judgment
in a wrongful termination lawsuit upheld.
John
moved to the Bay Area in the spring of 2008 to join The O'Reilly
Law Firm and work exclusively on the side of plaintiffs. He represents
plaintiffs in catastrophic cases with an emphasis on aviation
and automobile products liability lawsuit. Shortly after joining
The O'Reilly Law Firm, John became the first attorney in the
country to defeat a Motion for Summary by Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Company where Enterprise claimed they were not liable in a products
liability lawsuits.
Mr. Kristensen spends his time outside of work following the Red Sox, the Oregon Ducks and exploring the Bay Area. |
