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W. BARTON WEITZENBERG
Education:
University of California, Santa Barbara
(B.A., 1969)
(University of California, Los Angeles
(J.D., 1971)
Admitted:
California (1972)
United States District Court, Northern District of California (1974)
United States District Court, Southern District of California (1974)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1974)
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Affiliations:
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Inns of Court (Richard Sangster Chapter, President, 2001)
Redwood Empire Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1978-1979)
Sonoma County Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1993)
Consumer Attorneys of Sonoma County (President, 1997)
Consumer Attorneys of California
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Professor of Law - Trial Practice, Empire College of Law
Instructor - Trial Advocacy, Stanford Law School
Executive Council of Homeowners (ECHO)
California Association of Community Managers (CACM)
The State Bar of California
The American Bar Association
The Sonoma County Bar Association
Northern California Super Lawyer
Specialties:
Personal Injury Litigation
Construction Defects Litigation
Common Interest Development Law
Business Litigation
Practice Emphasis:
For more than 30 years Bart has represented individuals in their claims against insurance
companies and corporations. He represents accident victims in their claims to recover
damages for their personal injuries or for the wrongful death of loved ones. Over the years
he has litigated thousands of cases involving virtually every kind of accident and virtually
every kind of injury. He has won many of the largest jury verdicts and settlements in the
history of Sonoma County.
For 25 years, he has also successfully represented home owners and home owner
associations in their claims for construction defects against developers, builders,
contractors and others involved in the construction process. Again, he has won some of
Sonoma County's largest jury verdicts and settlements in these cases.
He is proud to be an attorney and enjoys working with his clients. Bart is a co-founder and
past president of the local chapter of the American Inns of Court, an organization
dedicated to promoting the ethical and honorable practice of law. He is also a member of
ABOTA, an organization devoted to the preservation of the constitutional right to jury trial
in civil disputes. He teaches the law at the local law school and for years has served as a
clinical instructor in the trial advocacy program at Stanford Law School. He lectures on
the law to legal organizations throughout the state. He has presented lectures for CEB, the
Rutter Group, the Consumer Attorneys of California, and many different Bar Associations
and Trial Lawyer Associations.
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