Andy Gillin

Andrew R. "Andy" Gillin is the Founder and Managing Partner of GJEL Accident Attorneys. He pairs million-dollar results with genuine compassion and has practiced personal injury law in California for more than five decades. He co-founded GJEL with partner Ralph Jacobson in 1972 after meeting at the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County in East Palo Alto.

Raised in Southern California, Gillin moved north to attend the University of California, Berkeley in the late 1960s, where he studied under distinguished legal scholars Jacobus tenBroek and Al Bendich. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School. After law school, he returned to the Bay Area and joined the San Mateo County Legal Aid Society, where he began his legal career representing low-income families and individuals.

Gillin has written and lectured extensively on personal injury topics, including settlement strategies and trial practice, for organizations including the California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB). He holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (Top 1% in 2023).