| Redlands, California | |
| Phone | 909.335.0444 888.504.0444 (Toll-Free) |
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Douglas F. Welebir is the founder of Welebir Tierney & Weck. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from La Sierra College in 1962 and then attended the University of Southern California School of Law where he earned his J.D. degree in 1965.
In 1970, Mr. Welebir began specializing exclusively in plaintiffs’ personal injury law and went on to form the predecessor to this firm in 1973. From 1970 to 1974, Mr. Welebir served as the first mayor of the city of Loma Linda, California.
Mr. Welebir served as lead plaintiff’s counsel in the Stringfellow Acid Pits Trial case that resulted in a plaintiffs’ verdict and ultimately a $110 million settlement for the 4,300 plaintiffs. He has also successfully represented many other clients throughout the State of California with individual settlements and verdicts each in excess of $1 million.
Mr. Welebir’s current practice focuses on the representation of individuals and families of those seriously injured or killed by defective products or as a result of motor vehicle, railroad, big-rig truck, motorcycle, aviation or highway design accidents and animal attacks. He is “AV” rated** by Martindale-Hubbell.
Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Litigation Percentage:
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
- California, 1966
- District of Columbia, 1967
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1966
- U.S. Court of Claims, 1967
- U.S. Tax Court, 1967
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1967
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, 1967
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1973
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2008
Education:
- University of Southern California School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1965
J.D. - California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Graduate Studies in Finance - La Sierra College, Riverside, California, 1962
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: History
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Inland Empire – Palm Springs Seminar, 2010, 2011
- Loma Linda University, School of Allied Health Professions
- Loma Linda University, School of Public Health
- Loma Linda University, School of Medicine
- Loma Linda University, School of Nursing
- Loma Linda University, School of Pharmacy
- Pacific Union College, Department of Chemistry
- Tri-County Dental Society
- ABOTA Trial Seminar
- Leo Deegan Inns of Court
- Joseph Campbell Inns of Court
- San Bernardino County Bar Association Civil Practice Update
- Union Internationale des Avocats: Geneva, Switzerland; Fez, Morocco; Salvador, Brazil; Bucharest, Romania; Seville, Spain; Istanbul, Turkey
- Herzen University, Faculty of Management, St. Petersburg, Russia, March 2007
- American Bar Association, Environmental Law Section
- Loma Linda University Medical Center, Medical Staff
- Riverside County-University Medical Center, Medical Staff
Honors and Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America
- AV Preeminent Rated: Martindale Hubble Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys
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- Fellow, Center for International Legal Studies
- Southern California Super Lawyers
- Presidential Who’s Who Among Business and Professional Achievers
- Top 100 trial lawyers in California by The National Trial Lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- California Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
Rank: Diplomate
California: San Bernardino/Riverside Chapter, President 2003 - San Bernardino County Bar Association
- Riverside County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
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- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- Union Internationale des Avocats
Member Governing Board
Tort Commission, President - Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- American Inns of Court, Joseph Campbell Chapter
Rank: Master - Association of European Attorneys
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