Northern California Personal Injury Law Firm
Paul Douglas Van Der Walde, Founding Partner
Paul
moved to Santa Clara County in 1990 to study law at Santa Clara
University. Previously, Paul lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, and
Boston, Massachusetts. He received his Doctorate in Jurisprudence
in 1993, and went into practice as a defense attorney for a local
insurance defense firm. After spending a year watching insurance
companies take advantage of plaintiffs, Paul joined a Bay Area
civil litigation practice and specialized in helping plaintiffs
in personal injury cases. He became a partner of Cornell &
Van Der Walde Law in 1995, and in 1997, Paul founded Van Der Walde
& Associates.
For nearly a decade, Paul has tried cases in Santa Clara County courtrooms, where he has become a known face to judges, attorneys and legal professionals. Unlike many attorneys in Santa Clara County, Paul isn’t looking for nationwide class action suits and multi-million-dollar settlements. At Van Der Walde & Associates, he specializes in helping normal people who’ve become victims of accidents win their cases, big or small.
Paul is actively involved in the local Santa Clara County community. He supports the local economy as a member of the San Jose Chamber of Commerce, and is affiliated with the Silicon Valley Better Business Bureau. Paul's many affiliations and accomplishments include:
- Past President of the Sunnyvale/Cupertino Bar Association
- Who's Who in American Law (2000)
- Personal Injury Attorney of the year - Consumer Business Review
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Santa Clara Bar Association Board of Trustees
- Member CAOC (Consumer Attorneys of California)
- Member ATLA (Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
- Member SCCBA (Santa Clara County Bar Association)
- Judge Pro Tem Santa Clara County Superior Court
- Arbitrator Santa Clara County Bar Association
