Summer Internships and Fellowships

The San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association is one of the oldest California Trial Lawyer Associations in the state. We began humbly in 1950 by a group of dedicated professionals who felt that by sharing resources they could better advocate for their clients. Since that time we have grown into a thriving organization with over 800 Members.
 
SFTLA is committed to assisting law students in their pursuit of justice.  
 
 
The Trial Advocacy Fellowship is another opportunity offered by SFTLA to law students.  The deadline to apply for the 2013 Fellowship is November 16, 2012. 

For more information on the Fellowship CLICK HERE
or email Natasha Curtis: staff@sftla.org.

SFTLA's 2013 Mentor Firms

The attorneys and staff at The Brandi Law Firm possess broad and diverse experience in a wide range of personal injury, wrongful death and financial injury matters.  Their personal injury attorneys have more that 70 years of combined experience and have secured more than $1.5 billion in verdicts and settlements for their clients.  They have the knowledge, experience and track record to give every client complete confidence. 

The Cartwright Law Firm is a nationally recognized firm that has been a powerful advocate for injury victims and their families for over 50 years. We are trial attorneys specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, and employment cases. Our attorneys and staff have the experience, skill, and resources to take on any opposition, no matter the size, and our results over the years continually demonstrate our unwavering commitment to our clients: tough, experienced, and aggressive representation.

The Dolan Law Firm is one of the San Francisco Bay Area's premiere plaintiff boutique law firms, specializing in personal injury and employment litigation.  The firm, with offices in Oakland and San Francisco, has been serving the Bay Area for over 15 years.

Paoli & Geerhart, a partnership formed in 1998 by Tom Paoli and Chuck Geerhart, is dedicated to providing first-rate quality representation to injured people and people whose civil rights have been violated.  Their mission: to represent people they really want to help.  Their guiding philosophy: honesty, tenacity, flexibility, optimism and compassion.

Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn represents injured individuals throughout California, and nationwide.  They dedicate their practice to helping clients obtain justice against corporate negligence, against businesses that put profit before safety, and against companies that ignore the risks their actions create. Their attorneys help injured persons secure just financial compensation to repay their medical expenses and lost wages, and to atone for the harm they have suffered.

Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky is a national law firm with offices in San Francisco, Houston and Phoenix.  We are seasoned trial lawyers, committed to excellence in complex, high stakes litigation.  We are dedicated to bringing the highest quality legal work to each and every client, each and every day.  Our firm has been fighting for the rights of plaintiffs since 1993. We have waged battle both for and against some of the largest corporate giants and governmental agencies in the nation, achieving unparalleled success.  Over time, we have a built a proven, unrivaled trial record that speaks for itself.  In our mission to help individuals and institutions combat fraud and systemic injustice, we provide our clients with superior legal representation and a level of service traditionally available only to the largest corporate defendants.

Stebner & Associates is a recognized elder abuse litigation law firm focused on holding nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health agencies and hospitals accountable.  They advocate passionately for protecting the rights of the elderly.  They are compassionate and aggressive lawyers capable of handling the most complex elder abuse cases, including financial abuse and class cases.

Established in 1975, The Veen Firm attorneys represent only plaintiffs in catastrophic injury cases. We fight for people and families who have had life-changing or career-changing injuries, and help them put their lives back together by maximizing recoveries available under the law.

 

Summer Internships
 
The Internship program is one of the ways we reach out to law students to help them to explore the world of plaintiff's law.  Here's how our program works:
 
1.    Fill out the this form.  
2.    SFTLA will then try to match you with a suitable firm that is looking for an intern.

 

SFTLA Events

SFTLA Membership Party!
September 26, 2013

Judges' Dinner Dance
October 4, 2013

Mock Trial
November 2, 2013

Women's Caucus Holiday Party
December 5, 2013

SFTLA Holiday Party
December 12, 2013

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