Guy O. Kornblum
Mr. Kornblum is Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the prestigious National Board of Trial Advocacy, which is the national certifying entity for trial lawyers and is sponsored by the American Bar Association. Admission is for very select trial lawyers who qualify by experience, recommendations from other lawyers and judges, as well as a background check and the passage of a full day written test. He is also a Charter Fellow, The Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer Honorary, a Lifetime Member of both the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and a Platinum Member of "The Verdict Club", which recognizes "the superior accomplishments of its professionals as measured by the achievement of significant settlements and verdicts". Mr. Kornblum also has been recently named a Legends Society Top Lawyer. The Legends Society is an organization of select lawyers who have been honored with membership based upon meeting or exceeding specific objective standards of experience. Mr. Kornblum has qualified as a personal injury attorney based on his record and experience as a trial lawyer. Mr. Kornblum was selected as the 2010 Best Lawyer in the San Francisco Bay Area in a poll conducted by the Nob Hill Gazette, a prominent San Francisco publication.
Mr. Kornblum is devoted to fitness, is a member of the Olympic Club of San Francisco and the Chancellor of St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church. He is married to Victoria and has two adult children who live in the bay area. Mr. Kornblum served 1961-1963 as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army as a counter intelligence officer.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Insurance Law
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Bad Faith Claims
- Medical and Legal Malpractice
- Punitive Damage Actions
- Commercial Disputes
- Class Actions
- Nursing Home Negligence & Abuse
- Elder Abuse
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1966
- Indiana, 1966
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1966
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1966
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1966
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1966
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1966
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1966
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. - 1966
- Honors: Phi Delta Phil Legal Fraternity (Graduate of the Year 1966 for Hastings); Order of the Coif; Thurston Honor Society; Editorial Board, Hastings Law Journal
- Indiana University
- B.A. - 1961
- Honors: Phi Eta Sigma, Scholastic Blue Key Honor Society
- Honors: Alpha Tau Omega Social Fraternity (50 Year Award)
- Honors: Certification: Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy (American Bar Association Organization) Through 2005
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker, "What You Need to Know to Litigate an Insurance Bad Faith Case in 2011", American Association for Justice in New York City
- Speaker, "Mediation Advocacy: Getting the Best Results for Your Clients in Mediation,", Bar Association of San Francisco, December 7, 2011 - Present
- Speaker, Continuing Education Legal Education, Judicial Technology, January 2011
Honors and Awards
- Charter Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyer
- Lifetime Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Lifetime Member, The Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Platinum Member, The Verdict Club
- Named, Northern California "Super Lawyer", 2006 - 2011
- Legends Society Top Lawyer
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Member
- California and Indiana State Bar Association, Member
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America), Member
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member
- San Francisco Bar Association, Member
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member
