1.
Peter W. AlfertTitle: Principal
Law School: University of San Francisco, J.D., cum laude, 1978
College: St. Mary's College, B.A., cum laude, 1975
Admitted: University of San Francisco, J.D., cum laude, 1978
Practice Area: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Construction Accidents; Legal Malpractice; Insurance Bad Faith; Highway Design Liability; Elder Abuse; Catastrophic Injury; Head Injury; Spinal Injury
Membership: Contra Costa County (Member, Civil Fast Track Bench/Bar Committee, 2000) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Association for Justice; Consumer Attorneys of California, Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, Secretary, President-Elect, President, 1999); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; American Inns of Court - Contra Costa Chapter , 1998-2004; American Board of Trial Advocates - ABOTA; Attorneys Information Exchange Group; Public Justice Foundation.
2.
Scott H. Z. SumnerTitle: Principal
Law School: University of San Diego, J.D., cum laude, 1991
College: University of California, B.A., 1987
Admitted: University of San Diego, J.D., cum laude, 1991
Practice Area: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Product Liability; Wrongful Death; Appellate Practice; Construction and Industrial Accidents; Highway Design Liability; Federal Tort Claims; Spinal Injury; Severe Burns; Negligent Security; Head Injury; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; State and Federal Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Legal Malpractice; Government Tort Liability
Membership: Contra Costa County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Association for Justice; Consumer Attorneys of California (Member, Board of Governors, 1998?); Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1997?; President, 2004); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court (Contra Costa Chapter, 1998-1999).
3.
Elise R. SanguinettiTitle: Principal
Law School: University of San Francisco, J.D., 1997
College: San Diego State University, B.A., 1993
Admitted: University of San Francisco, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Products Liability; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Insurance Bad Faith; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury; Disability Insurance; Consumer Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Civil Appeals
Membership: Contra Costa County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Women's Section, 2004-2009); American Association for Justice (Chair, New Lawyer Division, 2006-2007; Member: Board of Governors, 2007-2010; Budget Committee, 2007-2009; Justice List Committee, 2007?; National Finance Counsel, 2008?; Executive Committee, 2007-2008, 2009?; Vice-Chair, Exchange Advisory Committee, 2008?; Co-Chair, Membership Oversight Committee, 2009?; Trustee, PAC Board of Trustees, 2009?); Alameda - Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2008; Member, Board of Directors, 1998?); Consumer Attorneys of California (Member, Board of Directors, 2008-2009; Member, Board of Governors, 2008?); Robert G. McGrath American Inns of Court (Member, Executive Committee, 2001-2005); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association; Public Justice Foundation; National College of Advocacy (Member, Board of Trust
4.
David P. PogrelTitle: Principal
Law School: University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1999
College: University of California at San Diego, B.A., cum laude, 1995
Admitted: University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Class Actions; Employment Rights; Fair Labor Standards; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Wage and Hour Law; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination
Membership: American Bar Association, 2006 - Present (Fair Labor Standards Act contributing editor) The Legal Aid Society, 2005 - Present (Guest Lecturer/Volunteer supervising attorney); Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); State Bar of California (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); California Employment Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; Berkeley Law Foundation (Co-President, 2003-2006)..
5.
Aaron KaufmannTitle: Principal
Law School: Hastings College of Law, University of California, J.D., cum laude, 1990
College: University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 1986
Admitted: Hastings College of Law, University of California, J.D., cum laude, 1990
Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Wage and Hour Law; Employment Class Actions; Employment Discrimination; Fair Labor Standards; Retaliatory Discharge; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination
Membership: American Bar Association (Senior Editorial Board for the Fair Labor Standards Treatise; Fair Labor Standards Sub-Committee Member); State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law); National Institute of Trial Advocates; The Legal Aid Society of San Francisco, Employment Law Center (Board of Directors; Guest Lecturer; Volunteer Supervising Attorney); National Employment Lawyers Association; California Employment Lawyers Association; California Applicant Attorneys Association; American Conference Institute.
The above table lists lawyers practicing law at the law firm of Hinton, Alfert and Sumner. The number of lawyers in Hinton, Alfert and Sumner is 7.