Andje M. Medina

Partner

Andje M. Medina

Partner

Andje M. Medina

Partner

Practices

Education

  • Golden Gate University School of Law
  • UC Santa Barbara

Admissions

  • Supreme Court of California
  • California Courts of Appeal
  • Superior Courts of California
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Andje M. Medina is a partner and trial attorney at Altair Law® in San Francisco. She focuses on catastrophic personal injury cases that cause death or life changing consequences.

Andje is passionate about the rights of injured individuals. She has a deep appreciation for her role as a counselor and advocate, and she understands that she is assisting people coping with major losses and life changes. Her clients include victims of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord trauma, nerve damage, fractures, psychological injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries arising from construction accidents, industrial accidents, dangerous premises, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, car accidents, wrongful death, sexual assaults, governmental or public entity liability, and product liability.

Andje is well respected by her peers and adversaries and has a reputation for meticulously working up cases for trial. She has received many honors for her courtroom successes, including being named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association after securing a wrongful death verdict that was twenty times higher than the last settlement offer.

In addition to her own practice, Andje is frequently asked to come in as trial counsel by colleagues looking to level up their trial team.

In 2022 Andje was named Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation Plaintiffs in San Francisco by Best Lawyers in America. She has continuously received peer and client nomination-based awards for over a decade. Her results display a consistent track record of achieving outstanding results for her clients. Her verdicts and settlements have been featured 27 times by California Top Verdicts.

Andje serves on the Board of Governors at large for the California Consumers Attorneys Association and Board of Directors for the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. She is a frequent author and lecturer throughout California. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring San Francisco and the Bay Area with her husband and son. She believes travel enriches perspective and spends time abroad as often as possible.

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2017-2024
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 2019 – 2024
  • Top Northern California Female Lawyers Lists, Super Lawyers 2012-2024
  • Super Lawyers, 2021-2024; Rising Stars List, 2012-2020
  • Client Champion Silver Award, Martindale Hubbell, 2021-2024
  • Rated AV-Preeminent for Ethical Standards & Ability, Martindale Hubbell, 2014-2024
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2018 – 2024
  • National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Under 40 in California, 2019-2023
  • Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year for Product LIability Litigation Plaintiffs – San Francisco, 2022
  • Trial Lawyer of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
  • Top 30 Plaintiffs Lawyers, Daily Journal, 2019
  • Finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2017 and 2019
  • National Law Journal’s Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyers Trailblazers, 2019
  • Top 40 under 40 Attorneys in California, Daily Journal, 2017
  • Distinguished Public Service Award, BASF, Lawyer Referral & Information Services, 2012
  • Highest Settlement in San Francisco Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service History, 2012

Professional Associations

  • California Consumers Attorneys Association, Board of Governors at large
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
  • Bar Association of San Francisco, Member
  • American Association for Justice, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Member

Education

  • Golden Gate University School of Law
  • UC Santa Barbara

Admissions

  • Supreme Court of California
  • California Courts of Appeal
  • Superior Courts of California
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Andje Medina spoke at the Consumer Attorneys of California 60th Convention, held November 18-21, 2021 in San Francisco. Her presentation was titled "Medical Experts & Treating Doctors."
Jane Doe, through her counsel Altair Law LLP, filed a complaint on April 29 in the Superior Court of California County of San Francisco against Uber Technologies, Inc, Rasier LLC, Rasier-CA, LLC, Gebrele Abebe Amare, and Does 1-50 for negligent hiring, supervision and retention; negligence; intentional misrepresentation; fraud; concealment; false promise; negligent misrepresentation; battery; sexual battery; assault; intentional infliction of emotional distress; negligent infliction of emotional distress; and gender violations.
| LAWDRAGON
Altair Law boasts three attorneys on list of 500 leading plaintiff consumer attorneys in the country.
Medina secures wrongful death settlement for family of young female jogger killed in San Jose.
| DAILY JOURNAL
Altair Law is proud to have two of its own included in the Top 30 Plaintiff Lawyers in the State of California.
Andje Medina was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association last week at the organization’s annual gala.
Altair is proud to announce that Andje Medina is a finalist for the San Francisco Trial Lawyer of the Year Award that will be given by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association tonight at a gala in San Francisco.
Altair attorneys are frequently asked to speak at legal conferences because of their vast experience and proven effectiveness at trial. Craig and Andje recently presented at the CAOC Sonoma seminar.
Andje Medina shared her techniques for obtaining difficult non-economic damages related trial testimony with a diverse group of trial attorneys from many western states looking to sharpen their trial skills.
Andje Medina once again served as a speaker on the What's New in Tort and Trial panel that travels throughout California educating practitioners on the changes to California law from the previous year.
Altair Attorneys Kevin Morrison, Craig Peters, and Andje Medina all spoke at the Consumer Attorneys of California’s 57th Annual Convention in San Francisco.
Andje Medina joins other California women trial lawyers at the first annual women trial skills seminar.
Andje Medina joins a master panel for a discussion about trial strategy and persuasive techniques.
| DAILY JOURNAL
Andje Medina’s recent trial verdict was published in the Daily Journal’s Verdicts and Settlements on Friday, September 15, 2018. The verdict highlights the firm’s willingness to try cases against low settlement offers and hold defendants accountable for their negligent actions.
Andje Medina is the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Member of the Month.
Best Lawyers has recognized Craig Peters and Andje Medina as Best Lawyers in 2018 for personal injury cases.
Andje Medina spoke on a panel in San Francisco with Annie Wu, Kate Hersh-Boyle, and Alexandra Hamilton at a San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Woman’s Caucus event focused on female attorneys who represent female litigants.
| PLAINTIFF MAGAZINE
The July edition of Plaintiff Magazine included a spotlight feature on Andje Medina and her career journey.
All of our attorneys were named to the Super Lawyers’ lists this year. Craig Peters, Josh White, and Kevin Morrison were named to the Super Lawyers list, while Andje Medina and Jeremy Cloyd were included on the Rising Stars list.
| PLAINTIFF MAGAZINE
“You have to have faith and follow your heart” — and become fully invested in your clients.
Ignacio Gutirrez Sanchez and Maria Chavez Alvarez, represented by Andje M. Medina, filed a complaint on May 17 in the Superior Court of California - County of San Francisco against Uber Technologies Inc., Rasier LLC, Raiser-CA LLC and Alemtsehay Hailu Gudeta alleging negligence.
On May 7, 2018, a San Francisco jury returned a $3,000,000 verdict in a wrongful death trial where Andje Medina served as lead counsel in San Francisco.
| ENTREPRENEUR
Andje Medina and Craig Peters explore the often overlooked impacts of the changing work structure on the community.
Wags & Walks, a non-profit animal rescue held their annual fundraising gala to expand their rescue efforts.

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