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Jivaka Candappa
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About Jivaka Candappa
If you need representation hire an experienced trial attorney that provides aggressive representation with proven results. Call us today (858)-768-0080.
Jivaka Candappa is the principal of the Candappa Law Firm. He is an aggressive and passionate trial lawyer with 18 years of experience in civil rights, employment, health care, personal injury, criminal defense, and public entity litigation. He has tried over 50 cases to verdict in federal and state courts. In 2012 and 2013, he was named a Rising Star by the Super Lawyers Magazine, an honor that recognizes only 2.5% of attorneys in California for attaining a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Mr. Candappa has served as lead counsel in many employment, civil rights, personal injury, and criminal defense cases. Through hard work and creative trial lawyering, Mr. Candappa secured a number of seven-figure settlements on behalf of his clients in civil cases. Mr. Candappa successfully represented Janice Dickinson in her defamation case against Bill Cosby. His representation of Ms. Dickinson in the California Court of Appeal resulted in a published opinion in Ms. Dickinsonโs favor and paved the way for Ms. Dickinsonโs highly publicized settlement of her case.
Mr. Candappa was formerly a Deputy Public Defender with the Contra Costa County Public Defenderโs Office in Northern California, where he maintained an excellent track record as a trial attorney. In cases that he tried before juries, Mr. Candappa obtained better results for his clients than the plea bargains offered by prosecutors and the courts.
โ๏ธ Practice Areas
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Personal Injury
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Health Care Law
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Criminal Law
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Civil Rights
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Employment Law
Credentials & Experience
๐ Education
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
J.D. (2002)
๐ Bar Admissions
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
Member
Member
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
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Member
Member
๐ผ Professional Experience
Principal
Candappa Law Firm Current
๐ Awards & Recognition
Rising Star
Super Lawyers Magazine
Rising Star
Super Lawyers Magazine
2011 Top Verdict Search Settlements
The Recorder
Top Attorneys Rising Stars
San Francisco Magazine