Results

Van Der Walde & Associates gets results!

Van Der Walde & Associates has resolved hundreds of cases, resulting in millions of dollars in settlements, verdicts and judgments. Here are a few examples of the results we have obtained for real clients, just like you.

These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future case. Results vary from case to case.

$1,090,000 Judgement on childhood sexual abuse.

$1,002,500 settlement with a major automobile manufacturer for head injury and the loss of Plaintiff’s kidney resulting from a single car rollover accident where Plaintiff was ejected from the car due to a malfunctioning seat belt. (Confidential settlement)

$350,000 settlement for head-on collision resulting in major injury to Plaintiff’s hips with a recommendation for hip replacement. (Dias v. Wong)

$465,000 settlement during trial with building owner for a slip-and-fall accident resulting in multiple herniated disks. (Confidential settlement)

$234,097 verdict against property owner for a broken knee sustained by an 82-year-old disabled Plaintiff when she was struck by a car in a shopping mall parking lot that lacked handicapped crosswalks. (Haney v. Sunnyvale Town Center)

$225,000 settlement with Valley Transit Authority for a broken shoulder sustained by Plaintiff when the bus she was riding suddenly stopped, ejecting her from her sear and into a pole across the bus. (Finestein v. Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority)

$300,000 settlement during trial with the city of Palo Alto for an aggravation of back injury in a paraplegic individual, resulting in significant spasm and increased pain, when he fell to the ground during a transfer from his wheelchair to the pool as the result of a defectively installed lift operated by the city. (Villareal v. City of Palo Alto)

$300,000 policy limits settlement for a fractured vertebrae with nerve impingement resulting from an auto versus bicycle accident. (Schricker v. USAA)
Read a letter from the client

These examples are not a guarantee or prediction regarding the outcome of any future cases. Results vary from case to case.

Testimonials

"Our association with this office has been super! I would have no hesitation in asking about other matters. Thanks!”
– Joyce Boddie

“Paul seemed genuinely interested and concerned about my case. He is really easy to talk to.”
– Tina Kilbourn

“Paul was always prompt, very professional, and explained everything clearly . . . it felt very personal and comfortable. Thanks, Paul.”
– Phil Ross

Letter of Appreciation Sent to Mr. Van Der Walde - July 24, 2005

Dear Paul,

This is a belated, but nonetheless very sincere, letter of appreciation for your excellent handling of the complexities of insurance coverage and for recovering substantial damages for my personal injuries and property loss following my biking accident that occurred on July 13, 2003. I frequently mentally replay that incident, involving being "rear-ended" in a well-marked bike lane by an uninsured driver who, as result, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. As you know, I sustained severe injuries that included soft tissue, nerve and cervical damage. The latter required fusion of the C-6 and C-7 vertebrae. Unfortunately, the damage to the C-7 nerve has not healed, notwithstanding the neurosurgeon's valiant attempts to free-up the passage of the nerve through the vertebrae. In all, I do realize I am very lucky to have survived the accident.

But I also realize that, in turning to you to handle all of the legal issues that arose out of the accident, I saved myself considerable mental and emotional grief, as a result of which I am sure my recovery was hastened. As a fellow attorney who specializes in an entirely different field of law, I knew full well that the adage about representing one's own interests (fool for a client, etc.) would apply. However, also as an attorney, I can appreciate all the more the skill and experience that you brought to my case.

Aside from the limitations upon recovery and the complexities of uninsured motorist's law, you developed a legal strategy that provided the greatest recovery against competing and recalcitrant insurance companies as well as Medicare. Your research of unsettled questions of coverage followed by skillful advocacy of our legal rights successfully convinced the insurers involved in the case that settlement on our terms was in their own best interests.

For your efforts I am profoundly grateful. I would be pleased to recommend your representation, as indeed I have, to others who find themselves in need of legal assistance in your field of practice.

Best personal regards.

David E. Schricker

If your loved one has been the victim of a spinal cord injury in California, please contact a Spinal Cord Injury lawyer at Van Der Walde & Associates to discuss your spine injury case.