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Robert W. Sweetin of Matheny Sears Linkert & Jaime recently obtained a defense verdict following a three-week trial in San Francisco.  

Robert W. Sweetin, Esq. of Matheny, Sears, Linkert & Jaime recently obtained a defense verdict following a 4-week trial in Sonoma County.  The plaintiff, a 78 year-old retiree, was leaving the apartment complex when he tripped and fell at the lobby entrance on a door mat owned by the property management company. Plaintiff alleged he suffered injuries to his spine, face, left shoulder, back, right knee, and hip as a result of the property management company’s failure to inspect and maintain the property and the door mat.

The Firm congratulates partner Jeff Levine for receiving the Newcomer of the Year Award from National Interstate Insurance at the recent DRI Conference held in St. Louis, Missouri.

Congratulations to partner Jeff Levine for being inducted as a member of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA).  TIDA was founded in 1993 and maintains a membership of attorneys and industry representatives that possess knowledge, skill, and capacity in the trucking industry. Membership is by invitation with members being vetted prior to being inducted. 

Miss Simmons received her JD from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.  Her practice will focus on the defense of individuals, businesses, and entities who have been sued in transportation, product liability, public entity defense, and premises liability. She has been lead trial counsel in several trials to verdict.