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Vincent Galvin Jr. 
San Jose, California
Managing Partner
phone 408.961.4501
fax 408.279.5845
email vincent.galvin@bowmanandbrooke.com

When Vince Galvin joined Bowman and Brooke in 1991 to open our San Jose office, he came with formidable experience in products liability and commercial litigation. An experienced trial lawyer, Vince tries catastrophic cases for clients throughout the country. As the managing partner of the San Jose office, Vince focuses his practice on the defense of products liability claims and complex litigation matters where and when clients need him.

Although the majority of his clients are in the automotive industry, Vince has also defended developers and manufacturers in complex commercial matters involving materials failures, construction claims and contract disputes.

Vince has significant first-chair trial experience, having tried numerous cases to verdict in dozens of state and federal courts throughout the country. He has handled significant cases defending material suppliers against claims that their material has caused catastrophic failures in consumer products and buildings. He has also defended numerous products in catastrophic cases. In addition to products liability work, Vince also handles consumer fraud matters.

Areas of Practice:
Automotive
Business, Commercial and Financial Litigation
Children and Product Liability Litigation
Construction and Industrial Equipment
Dealer and Franchise Litigation
Product Liability
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1982
Texas, 2005
U.S. Supreme Court, 1982
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1982
Education:
Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1982
J.D.


University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, 1979
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude


Representative Cases:
Free v. General Motors, LEXIS 617 (  2003)
Toledo v. Isuzu, 32096155 (  2002)
Pruitt v. General Motors, 72 Cal. App. 4th 1480 (  1999)
Farnsworth v. General Motors, 965 P.2d 1209 (  1998)
Burns v. GM, 891 P. 2d 1354 (  1995)
Commercial Union v. Ford Motor Company, 599 F.Supp 1271 (  1984)
Representative Clients:
Toyota
General Motors Corporation
Nissan
Honors and Awards:
Named to the Irish Legal 100, 2009


Named a "Leading Lawyer" in the Legal 500 United States, 2008 - 2009


Selected as 2008 Who's Who in Silicon Valley, by Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal


Selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a SuperLawyer(R), 2005-2009


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American College of Trial Lawyers


Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC)


State Bar of California


Santa Clara County Bar Association


American Board of Trial Advocates


International Society of Barristers


Birth Information:
1957, Boston, Massachusetts

From boardroom to courtroom