Samuel E. Spital
Personal injury: Cases are taken on a contingency basis, meaning the attorney's fee is based on a percentage of any settlement or verdict that is obtained. The client is responsible for out of pocket costs. We will sometimes advance those costs for our clients. We handle cases such as pedestrian injuries, auto crashes, motorcycle collisions, slip/trip and fall, damage from assaults, dog bites and animal attacks, employment, malpractice and many others.
Business and Consumer: Many small to medium sized businesses cannot afford to assert their legal rights, especially against large corporations which have seemingly unlimited funds to pay lawyers and other legal expenses. Our firm represents individuals and businesses involving consumer issues, general liability, general business disputes, unfair business practices, breach of contract, fraud and numerous others.
Civil: We represent clients in the prosecution and defense of civil cases involving collections, corporate matters, personal injury and wrongful death, malpractice, managed health care, product liability, school law and many other areas.
Criminal: We handle both juvenile and adult cases. Misdemeanors or felonies ranging from detention, arrest and arraignment to the sentencing hearing, as well as probation revocation and parole violations.
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1971
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1971
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1971
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
- U.S. Tax Court, 1978
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
- J.D. - 1970
- Cal State University, Los Angeles, CA
- B.A. - 1966
Published Works
- Guidebook To Rights, B.J. And Associates
- Overcharges: Pendulum Has Swung Another Direction, San Diego Business Journal
Representative Cases
- Miller v. Obledo, 79 Cal App 3d 714
- Thole v. Structural Pest Control Bd., 42 Cal. App. 3d 732
- People v. Lindsey, 27 Ca. App. 3d 622
- People v. Wax, 24 Cal. App. 3d 302
- People v. Williams, 18 Cal. App. 3d 925
- Board of Registered Nursing vs. Carol B
- Board of Registered Nursing vs. Dawne
- California Board of Pharmacy vs. David K
- Board of Registered Nursing vs. Jennifer
- Board of Chiropractic Examiners vs. Davenport
- California Board of Occupational Therapy vs. Schmidt
- Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau vs. Buonacore
- California Board of Pharmacy vs. Zimmerman
- California Respiratory Care Board vs. Gatti
- California Respiratory Care Board vs. MacNeil
Classes/Seminars
- Mortgages and Renegotiation - Bank of America acquisition of Countrywide Financial Corp., Smart Money Magazine Commentator
- The Important Questions to Ask when Choosing an Attorney, Fox Channel 5 News Commentator
Honors and Awards
- Certificate of Appreciation, UCSD School of Medicine
- American Jurisprudence Award, Bancroft-Whitney
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Supreme Court of California, Member
- United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit, Practicing Attorney
Past Employment Positions
- Spital and Associates, Managing Attorney
- County of San Diego , Deputy Probation Officer
