About David Gouzoules

David Gouzoules is a litigator who spent the first 12 years of his career at large law firms, representing individuals and corporations in high-stakes cases involving wrongful death, fraud, consumer protection, property damage, and insurance coverage disputes. He has secured millions of dollars in recoveries for his clients, and his experience on both sides of the courtroom gives him a strategic advantage in anticipating opposing tactics and constructing arguments at trial. He takes a hands-on approach through every stage of a case, from pre-filing investigation through verdict. David is an active member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and has written and presented on trial practice and discovery issues.

Proven verdicts and settlements at The McClellan Law Firm

These results are credited to The McClellan Law Firm. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$15.77 millionVerdict

A San Diego jury awarded $15,771,234 to the wife and three children of a bicyclist killed on El Camino Real in Carlsbad by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel after a night shift, in what was reported as the largest net wrongful death verdict in San Diego County history.

San Diego County Superior Court · 2015Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$2.5 millionVerdict

A San Diego jury found the Porsche Turbo 930 defective not from a single mechanical failure but because the car's power and handling characteristics made it inherently too dangerous for ordinary drivers, awarding $2.5 million to the family of Donald Fresh in what was the first U.S. verdict of its kind against an automaker.

San Diego County Superior Court · 1983Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

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

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$94.5 million · San Diego Developer Wins $94.5 Million Jury Verdict Over City's Broken Promises at Otay Mesa
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$13.5 billion · PG&E Wildfire Bankruptcy: $13.5 Billion Settlement for Northern California Fire Victims

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