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Meet Our Personal Injury Attorneys - Serving Indio, Palm Springs, Riverside

Thomas Anderson

Thomas Anderson is one of the top 10 trial lawyers in the United States, according to the National Law Journal. Since 1989, Mr. Anderson has been a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, which limits membership to the top 500 trial attorneys in the world. He has also been a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, which is limited to the top 100 personal injury attorneys in the United States, since 1985.

Mr. Anderson received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oregon before going on to study law at the University of Willamette in Salem, Oregon, and the University of San Francisco. In addition, Mr. Anderson was a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force and served as an agent in the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) from 1951 through 1953.

Thomas Anderson is a founder and past president of the California Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC). The CAOC is the largest and most influential plaintiff attorney group in California. Mr. Anderson is also a fellow in the International Society of Barristers and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Additionally, he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a former member of the Judicial Council of the State of California.

Mr. Anderson has been selected by his peers to be included in The Best Trial Lawyers in America for the last 12 years. He received the Marvin E. Lewis Award from the Consumer Trial Lawyer Association for his many years of service as a trial attorney whose work reflects the most admirable characteristics of his profession. In addition, he has held an AV Rating in Martindale-Hubbell, a national listing of attorneys, for many years. An AV Rating shows that an attorney has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. Mr. Anderson has also authored and co-authored numerous writings relating to the practice of law, including the Association of Trial Lawyers of America Basic Advocacy Manual.

Thomas Anderson takes great pride in serving people in other ways as well. He has been a member of the Board of Trustees for the Desert Springs Church in Palm Desert, California, a trustee for Ariel Ministries, and a board member of the Christian School of the Desert. He has taught bible classes for many years and authored an 86-page monograph entitled “And The Truth Will Set You Free” that sets forth biblical and non-biblical evidence of the deity of Christ as seen by a trial attorney.

Learn more about Mr. Thomas Anderson or contact our personal injury firm in Indio. The Law Offices of Thomas T. Anderson consists of personal injury attorneys representing victims from areas including, but not limited to, Palm Springs, Indio, and Riverside.

David M. Chapman

David Chapman joined the Law Offices of Thomas T. Anderson, P.C. in 1983. He has successfully prosecuted civil actions in the areas of product liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, and actions on behalf of his clients who have sustained catastrophic injuries.

Mr. Chapman received his Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University before going on to earn his law degree from the University of San Fernando Valley in 1977. During his last year of law school, he was the managing editor of the San Fernando Valley Law Review.

Upon graduation from law school in 1977, Mr. Chapman became an associate with the law firm of Ritter & Ritter in Los Angeles, California. He later became a Los Angeles deputy district attorney where he prosecuted many criminal cases on behalf of the people of the state of California. In 1981, he became the Riverside County deputy district attorney, where he was in charge of the Palm Springs, California office.

David Chapman is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys. Martindale-Hubbell's Lawyer Rating system is based on research obtained from other practitioners in the field and judges who have evaluated the attorney. Mr. Chapman has held the highest rating (AV) for many years, which is proof of his professional experience and superior ethics.

Mr. Chapman served as trustee, officer, and past-president of the Desert Bar Association and is a founder of the Warren E. Slaughter Chapter of American Inn of Court. He is a member of the Riverside County Bar Association, State Bar of California, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He is admitted to practice law before all the courts in the state of California and the United States Federal Court, Central District of California, United States District Court, Southern District of California, and the United States Federal Court, Northern District of Texas.

For further information on personal injury attorney David M. Chapman, please contact our personal injury firm in Indio today. At the Law Offices of Thomas T. Anderson, our personal injury attorneys have extensive legal experience in assisting victims in Indio, Palm Springs, Riverside, and other nearby areas.

Samuel Trussell

Samuel Trussell is a California trial attorney with more than 17 years experience devoted to the areas of personal injury, product liability, consumer fraud, and insurance bad faith. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Trussell earned his master's in humanities and history from California State University, San Francisco, and taught both community college and secondary school for 10 years. He later went on to graduate in the top 10 percent of his class from the Southwestern University School of Law, receiving his Juris Doctorate in May 1985.

Mr. Trussell began his legal career with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office in the Criminal Appeals Division. From there, he moved to the Palm Springs area where he entered the Law Firm of Thomas T. Anderson, PC. As a result of his excellence in the practice of law, and his wide reputation for exercising the highest professional standards, Mr. Trussell holds the highest rating (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell. The ratings published by Martindale-Hubbell are based on surveys of hundreds of attorneys practicing in the same field, as well as opinions from judges. Samuel Trussell is also listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Samuel Trussell is a member of the Desert Bar Association, Riverside County Bar Association, and the Consumer Attorneys of California, a consumer advocacy group comprised of trial lawyers committed to advocating the rights of injured persons.

If you need a personal injury attorney in Indio, or nearby areas such as Palm Springs or Riverside, contact The Law Offices of Thomas T. Anderson today. Our attorneys have experience handling a variety of cases, including medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability, motorcycle accidents, and car accidents.