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    Randall Scarlett

    Principal | Scarlett Law Group Injury and Accident Attorneys

    Randall Scarlett is a brain injury, catastrophic injury and wrongful death trial lawyer and principal of Scarlett Law Group Injury and Accident Attorneys in Larkspur, California. J.D., Golden Gate University School of Law.

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    Meet Randall

    Contact

    (415) 352-6264
    80 E Sir Francis Drake Blvd
    Suite 2J
    Larkspur, California 94939

    Randall H. Scarlett is the founder and principal of Scarlett Law Group, a Bay Area trial firm with offices in San Francisco and Larkspur, California. His practice centers on catastrophic injury cases, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and wrongful death claims, and the firm reports more than 30 years of his work in personal injury and auto accident litigation.

    Results listed on his firm biography include a $49.1 million recovery for a traumatic brain injury caused by a truck crash in San Jose and a $26 million result in a medical malpractice case involving brain injury and quadriplegia. He has also held pro hac vice admissions in matters such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation in Alaska and the Marcos human rights litigation in Hawaii.

    Scarlett is president of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys and a past chair of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Section of the American Association for Justice, where he remains a board member. He is a past president of the Belli Society, a former board member of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and a board member of the California Brain Injury Association. He earned his law degree at Golden Gate University School of Law and his bachelor’s degree at San Francisco State University, and he is admitted in California and the District of Columbia.

    Experience and Expertise

    Qualifications

    Timeline

    • State Bar of California
    • District of Columbia Bar
    • Supreme Court of the United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California
    • J.D., Golden Gate University School of Law
    • B.A., San Francisco State University

    Practice Areas

    Brain Injury
    35%
    Catastrophic Injury
    20%
    Wrongful Death
    15%
    Spinal Cord Injury
    10%
    Medical Malpractice
    10%
    Trucking Accidents
    10%
    • American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (President)
    • American Association for Justice (President's Club and Leaders Forum)
    • Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Section, American Association for Justice (Past Chair, Board Member)
    • Belli Society (Past President, Past Board of Directors)
    • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Past Board of Directors)
    • Consumer Attorneys of California
    • California Brain Injury Association (Board of Directors, Past Vice President)
    • Western Trial Lawyers Association
    • Southern Trial Lawyers Association
    • Nevada Trial Lawyers Association
    • Bar Association of San Francisco
    • Public Justice
    • North American Brain Injury Society
    • Marin Brain Injury Network (Advisory Board)
    • National College of Advocacy (Fellow of Trial Advocacy)
    • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating
    • Super Lawyers
    • Best Lawyers in America
    • Lawdragon, leading plaintiff lawyers in America
    • San Francisco Magazine, top Northern California lawyers
    • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer of the Year nominee (2006, 2010)
    • $49,123,374 Recovery: Traumatic brain injury resulting from a truck accident in San Jose, California.
    • $26,053,000 Recovery: Medical malpractice that led to brain injury and quadriplegia in Hayward, California; the firm describes it as one of the largest medical malpractice awards in California.
    • $22,800,000 Recovery: Moderate brain injury resulting from a bus accident in San Francisco.
    • $13,000,000 Recovery: Brain injury caused by a failure to diagnose meningitis in North Carolina.
    • $11,000,000 Settlement: Traumatic brain injury to a pedestrian struck by a light rail vehicle in San Francisco; the firm reports it as the highest settlement in California in 2015 for its category.

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