Bay Area Lawyers, Clients Worldwide
Deep Legal Resources,
Responsive To Your Needs
Bowles & Verna has been around for decades. With more than 20 attorneys, we have a deep base of legal experience to draw from. Our success with complex business and personal issues speaks for itself. However, we are also more nimble than truly large firms and can tailor our services with less cost to you.
Our Partners
RICHARD T. BOWLES
MICHAEL P. VERNA
RICHARD A. ERGO
BRADLEY R. BOWLES
CATHLEEN S. HUANG
On Your Side
After Catastrophic Injury
Our personal injury team has represented victims from around the world. Our clients have suffered some of the most severe injuries as a result of vehicular accidents, aviation disasters and exposure to toxic substances. We have won substantial verdicts and settlements and will not buckle under pressure from insurance companies or any other entity.
Decades Of
Business Experience
Our knowledgeable attorneys handle everything from domestic and international business disputes to business torts, product liability and transactions of all types. We represent both plaintiffs and defendants in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout California.
Our Firm’s Philosophy
We are reputable trial lawyers with proven results. We believe that trying a case in court is a lost art. We don’t seek to settle outside of court; we build persuasive cases that get our clients the highest settlement or verdict possible.
$44 million jury verdict
$44 million jury verdict against a nationally known developer, including punitive damages in a development/land fraud case.
Defense Verdict in Sacramento
A defense verdict in Sacramento County, California, in a three-week products liability trial involving allegations that a propane cylinder had various design defects.
$15 million products liability case
After two weeks of trial in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, a dismissal of a $15 million products liability case based on repeated acts of perjury …
Helios Airways Flight 522 Crash
Helios Airways Flight 522 Crash — Crash of Boeing 737 due to cabin de-pressurization en route from Cyprus to Prague via Athens. Hotly contested issues related to cause of depressurization and responsibility …
U.S. Supreme Court rejected plaintiffs
Obtained summary judgment on a claim in federal court in San Diego alleging that a client’s flammable gas cylinder was defective resulting in severe burns. The court…