Welcome to Chavez & Gertler
Chavez & Gertler is a firm that consists of a group of lawyers, with an outstanding support staff, dedicated to the pursuit of our clients’ interests and public justice. We are committed to zealous advocacy, innovative thinking and winning court victories and settlements that vindicate the rights of our clients and the public at large. We have fought and won many battles for consumers, workers, and the victims of discrimination and unlawful treatment including fraud and unfair business practices.
Our mission is to vigorously advocate the interests of our clients and achieve the best results possible. While doing so, we endeavor to further the interests of both our clients and the public at large. Even as we fight hard, we maintain civility and integrity amongst our co-counsel, opponents and the court. Although we work in an adversarial setting, we attempt to achieve a consensus whenever possible, and obtain results that are fair and just for all parties according to the law.
Latest News
- Mark Chavez Appointed to Public Citizen Board of Directors
Mark Chavez has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Public Citizen, one of the premier public interest organizations in the country. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Public Citizen is a national, non-profit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts. It fights for openness, and democratic accountability in government, for the right of consumers to seek redress in the courts; for clean, safe and sustainable energy sources; for social and economic justice in trade policies; for strong health, safety and environmental protections; and for safe, effective and affordable prescription drugs and health care.
In Public Citizen’s release announcing his appointment, Chavez stated:
After over three decades of tireless work on an expansive array of issues, Public Citizen has achieved a well-deserved reputation as one of the leading and most effective public advocacy organizations in this country. I welcome the opportunity to serve on Public Citizen’s board at this critical juncture in its history.
- Jon Gertler Elected Vice President of San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Jon Gertler has been elected 2009 Vice President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. SFTLA is one of the oldest organizations representing consumers, workers and others in lawsuits protecting and vindicating individual civil rights in the United States. About 800 trial lawyers are members. Jon won the organization's "Trial Lawyer of the Year Award" in 2006, and was finalist for the award again in 2008. He is slated to be President of SFTLA in 2011.
Jon was also the 2008 President of the Marin Trial Lawyers Association, also known as Consumer Attorneys of Marin. He was previously president of the organization from 2001-2003.
- Jon Gertler Named Finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year Award 2008
Founding partner Jon Gertler was named a Finalist in the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association's annual competition for the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award for his victory in Madrid v. Frank C. Alegre Trucking Inc., et al. It is the second time Jon has been a finalist in the last three years; in 2006 he won the award for his outstanding verdict in Pietrowski v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The trial lawyer's organization is one of the oldest in the country, and has about 850 trial lawyers as active members. Jon will be the President of the group in 2011.
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