About Tom Dunnion

Thomas J. "Tom" Dunnion, Esq. is the Founder of Dunnion Law, which he established in 1975 with a mission to provide convenient, compassionate, and trustworthy help to personal injury victims. He believes that injured Californians deserve dedicated legal representation against insurance companies, and has spent more than 45 years building a firm focused exclusively on plaintiff personal injury work. He now practices alongside two of his children and a team of like-minded attorneys.

The firm covers bicycle accidents, bus accidents, car accidents, catastrophic injuries, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, bad faith insurance, dog bites, premises liability, pedestrian accidents, slip and fall, and wrongful death cases. Tom and his colleagues have secured numerous notable results including a $21.5 million truck accident verdict, a $9.55 million trailer detachment case, an $8 million dog bite settlement (a national record for animal attacks), and a $7.85 million bus accident settlement.

He is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers, and Best Attorneys of America.

He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law and is admitted to the State Bar of California.

Practice areas

Education

University of San Diego School of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Awards & recognition

National Trial Lawyers Top 100
Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers
Best Attorneys of America

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other San Jose firms

Cerri, Boskovich & Allard
Cerri, Boskovich & Allard
$65 million · Santa Clara County Jury Awards $65 Million to One Survivor in $102.5 Million Verdict Against Union School District
Needham Kepner & Fish LLP
Needham Kepner & Fish LLP
$20.58 million · Published Appellate Win Kept Memory-Care Elder-Abuse Case Before a Jury, Which Later Returned $20.58 Million
GJEL Accident Attorneys
GJEL Accident Attorneys
$111.7 million · GJEL Secures $111.7 Million for Patients Who Underwent Needless Heart Surgery at Redding Medical Center
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
$21.5 million · $21.5 Million Settlement After Exposed Trolley Rail Left Man Paralyzed at San Diego Transit Station
Alexander Law Group
Alexander Law Group
$29.4 million (reduced on appeal; $79.8 million gross verdict) · Retired Officer Wins $79.8 Million After Defective Ethicon Stapler Causes Permanent Colostomy