About Candice Sannella

Candice Sannella is an Associate Trial Attorney at the Dolan Law Firm, PC, based in the firm's Oakland office. A third-generation Oaklander with deep Bay Area community roots, her practice covers personal injury, elder abuse and neglect, premises liability, medical malpractice, civil rights violations, and disability discrimination claims.

Sannella earned her Juris Doctor from the John F. Kennedy School of Law. During law school, she served as a judicial clerk for the Contra Costa County Superior Court and was selected as a Bay Legal Fellow in the public benefits group.

She volunteers with the Alameda County Access to Justice CLASP program, providing free legal assistance to low-income clients.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Dolan Law Firm, PC Personal Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Dolan Law Firm, PC Personal Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$36 millionSettlement

Chris Dolan represented the surviving Tran family and reached a $36 million settlement with Alameda County after an off-duty deputy who had failed his psychological exam shot Maria and Benison Tran in their Dublin home.

Alameda County, CA · 2026Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$18.5 millionVerdict

An Alameda County jury awarded $18,574,222 to Juanita Cerrato, who suffered a traumatic brain injury after she swerved to avoid a tractor-trailer left blocking her lane on a Fresno highway near midnight.

Alameda County Superior Court, CA (Fresno crash) · 2025Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$17.2 millionVerdict

A Sacramento County jury awarded $17,220,807 to Lethesia Guzman, whose car stalled on the Yolo Causeway before a Morning Star tomato truck set off the chain-reaction crash that killed her fiance and left her with catastrophic injuries.

Sacramento County Superior Court, CA · 2024Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$3.26 millionVerdict

A federal jury found that a City of Roy, Washington police officer used excessive force when he shot two unarmed men riding an off-road vehicle during a 2019 snowstorm, awarding $3.26 million.

U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington (Tacoma) · 2021Civil RightsRead the full story →
Settlement

Christopher Dolan secured a confidential settlement from Uber in what is widely described as the first wrongful-death suit filed against the company over a driver's conduct, after a New Year's Eve 2013 crosswalk collision in San Francisco killed a 6-year-old girl.

San Francisco Superior Court, CA · 2015Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

John F. Kennedy University School of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California
Alameda County Access to Justice CLASP program (volunteer)

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