Alexandra A. Hamilton

Bar Admissions

• California

• United States District Court, Northern, Central, Eastern & Southern Districts of California

Past Experience

• Trial Attorney, The Veen Firm, P.C., 2015 to 2019

• Associate Attorney, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, 2011 to 2015

Education

• Santa Clara University, School of Law, JD

  • Witkin Award for Academic Excellence

  • Additional Studies: Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey, Summer 2009

• University of California, Santa Barbara

  • B.A.: Major in Political Science with International Relations Emphasis; Minor in History

  • Additional Studies: University of California Center, Washington, D.C., Fall 2007, and University of California Center, Paris, France, Fall 2006

Presentations

• “Discovery Roundup” – CAOC Hawaii Seminar 2022

• “Internet Investigations to Bolster Your Case” – SFTLA Tahoe Seminar 2022

• “Examining Your Case Theories on Day One” – CAOC Sonoma Seminar 2022

• “Balance Billing” – SFTLA Lien Seminar 2021

• “Effective Use of Technology at Trial” – SMCTLA Masters Seminar 2021

• “Using Technology to Streamline Your Case” – SFTLA New Lawyer Division Conference 2020

• “Using Unruh Civil Rights Act in Premises Liability Cases” – CAOC Sonoma 2019

• “Getting Courtroom Experience Using Expedited Jury Trials” – SFTLA Tahoe 2016

• “Life in the Fast Lane: Expedite Your Case Using Stipulations” – CAOC Hawaii December, 2015

Publications

• “Using Evidentiary Objections to Defeat Summary Judgment” – Plaintiff Magazine, December 2019

• “Opposing Counsel’s Supplemental Expert Disclosures” – Plaintiff Magazine, February 2019

• “The Bizarre World of Hospital Liens under Parnell, Howell, and Dameron” – Plaintiff Magazine, February 2018

• “Internet Investigations for Effective Discovery” – California Lawyer, July 2017

• “Avoid Being Burned by a Burning Limits Policy” – Plaintiff Magazine, September 2016

• “Preventing Defendant from Muddying the Waters at Trial” – Plaintiff Magazine, September, 2015

Honors & Awards

• Super Lawyers’ Rising Star (2014-2023)

• America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, Northern California (2019)

• National American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys 10 Best Attorneys in Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service in California (2017)

• American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys 10 Best Female Attorneys in Client Satisfaction (2016)

• National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Under 40 (2015)

• Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2014)

Professional Organizations

• San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association (SMCTLA), Board of Directors – Second Vice President

• San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA), Board of Directors

• Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Governors & Women’s Caucus Membership Chair

• Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers’ Association, Member

• American Association of Justice, Member

• Bar Association of San Francisco, Member