Edward Hugo

Biography

Mr. Hugo is a trial attorney, appellate lawyer, litigator and litigation manager for cases involving construction defect, products and premises liability, toxic torts, environmental claims, personal injury, insurance, professional negligence, sexual molestation and criminal law. He has been retained as an expert witness and testified in trial, arbitration and deposition regarding: the duties of defense counsel, the effectiveness of defense strategies, the reasonableness of settlement values and defense costs, and insurance coverage issues.

He gained his initial trial experience as a criminal prosecutor with the San Francisco District Attorney's Office where he held the highest courtroom ability rating in each of his assignments. Mr. Hugo left that office as a Senior Trial Attorney after trying more than 75 felony cases and 40 Municipal Court jury trials. He was undefeated in all Superior Court jury and bench trials. He is designated trial counsel for several corporations in defense of products liability and toxic tort claims and has successfully tried to defense verdict scores of lawsuits.

He is: a Certified Civil Trial Specialist, accredited by the State Bar of California; a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy; "A/V" Martindale- Hubbell rated; and a "Super Lawyer" Northern California for 18 consecutive years.  He is licensed in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.

Education

No information available.

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: CA, CO, HI, OR, WA