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    William Brelsford

    Partner | Brelsford Androvich

    William Brelsford is a medical malpractice, personal injury and sexual abuse trial lawyer and partner at Brelsford Androvich in Sacramento, California. Admitted in California and Nevada; J.D., University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law.

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    Meet William

    Contact

    (916) 449-1300
    2001 I Street
    Sacramento, California 95811

    William “Bill” Brelsford is a partner at Brelsford Androvich in Sacramento, California, where he represents injured people in medical malpractice, auto injury, childhood sexual abuse, product and medical device liability, and premises liability cases. He enjoys trial work and has taken many cases to verdict.

    Brelsford was admitted to the California bar in 1999 and to the State Bar of Nevada in 2001. Early in his career he handled medical malpractice, contract and injury matters, and from 2003 to 2006 he represented numerous survivors of childhood sexual abuse in claims against a religious organization. He joined the firm in 2006 and became a partner in 2009. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, was inducted as a fellow of the International Society of Barristers in 2015, and is a certified diplomate of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys in medical professional liability.

    A former relief pitcher at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Davis, Brelsford earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from UC Davis and attended McGeorge School of Law from 1996 to 1999. There he won the first-year mock trial competition, received the Consumer Attorneys of Sacramento First Honors Award and was named ABOTA’s McGeorge Student Trial Advocate of the Year in 1999. He has since coached McGeorge trial advocacy teams.

    Experience and Expertise

    Qualifications

    Timeline

    • Admitted to the State Bar of California, 1999
    • Admitted to the State Bar of Nevada, 2001
    • Board Certified Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Medical Professional Liability)
    • J.D., McGeorge School of Law
    • B.A., Economics, University of California, Davis

    Practice Areas

    Medical Malpractice
    25%
    Personal Injury
    20%
    Sexual Abuse
    15%
    Car Accidents
    15%
    Product Liability
    15%
    Premises Liability
    10%
    • American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)
    • International Society of Barristers (Fellow, 2015)
    • American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Diplomate)
    • The Order of Barristers (National Member)
    • Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
    • Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers
    • America's Top 100 Attorneys
    • Northern California Super Lawyers (since 2014)
    • Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star (2012-2013)
    • AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Student Trial Advocate of the Year, ABOTA, McGeorge (1999)
    • First Honors Award, Consumer Attorneys of Sacramento
    • Commendation, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (2000)

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