Darrell Padgette

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Over 20 Years of Legal Experience Fighting for Injured Victims

Fiat justitia, et pereat mundus

Darrell Padgette represents personal injury plaintiffs in state and federal courts throughout Southern California. He specializes in personal injury and product liability actions at his legal practice, APG LAWYERS, APC.

Darrell Padgette focuses his litigation and trial practice on actions against individuals, businesses, and government entities responsible for causing or creating defective products, automobile collisions, trucking crashes, and dangerous conditions of property.

If you or a loved one has been injured due to another’s negligence, you can count on him to provide the personalized and aggressive representation you deserve.

To learn more about him, continue reading or call (310) 953-4014 to speak with Attorney Darrell Padgette today!

Court Admissions

State Bar of California

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Multiple District Courts around the country on a Pro Hac Vice basis

Education

Juris Doctor University of Dayton School of Law - Graduate School Dayton, OH 1998
Bachelor of Science in Business Economics Northern Arizona University - Undergraduate School Flagstaff, AZ 1995

Memberships

American Association of Justice (AAJ)
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)

Awards

Super Lawyers
AV Rated Preeminent by Martindale Hubble
Avvo Rating
The Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2015
Judge Advocate Generals
The National Trial Lawyers
Top 25 Products Liability Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100

Publications

Combatant Activities Defense: Another Option for Military Product Manufacturers, DRI Skywritings Aviation Law Committee. 2012
Severing Bureaucratic Red-Tape to Secure Evidence from the Federal Government in Aviation Cases, Aircraft Builders Council, Inc. Law Report 2012
Death On the High Seas Act and the New Frontier, Aircraft Builders Council, Inc. Law Report 2009
California Adopts the Sophisticated User Defense by Placing a Label on Already Existing Legal Principles, Newsletter of DRI Aerospace Law Committee 2008

Helman v. Alcoa Global Fasteners, Inc., 637 F. 3d 986 (9th Cir. 2011) (involving Death on the High Seas Act)

Getz v. The Boeing Company, 547 F. Supp. 2d 1080 (N.D. Cal. 2008) (involving government contractor defense)

McKinley v. XL Specialty Insurance Company (2005), 131 Cal. App. 4th 1572 (involving suits against own insureds)

The United States v. Reyes-Platero, 224 F. 3d 1112 (9th Cir. 2000) (involving Hague Convention on Consular Relations)

Our Difference

Over 20 Years of Legal Experience
Consultations in Turkish, Russian, Czech, and Slovak Available
Veteran-Owned Business
Recovered Millions of Dollars for Injured Clients

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