Trusted Advocacy for the Tri-Valley Community
Pleasanton is a community built on excellence, and for the educated professionals and family-oriented residents who live here, finding a law firm that balances polished competence with genuine empathy is essential. We distinguish ourselves from generic, high-volume firms by treating our clients like family, offering the excellent, dedicated, and personalized service you need to lift the burden of a legal battle off your shoulders. We live here, we love it here, and we want to help our community by ensuring your story is told with authority and your rights are protected through relentless advocacy. By focusing on Doing The Right Things For The Right Reasons, we provide a sophisticated approach that respects your high expectations for responsiveness and privacy because, at Venardi Zurada, winning is personal.
Expert Legal Support for Pleasanton Residents
Whether you are recovering from a serious accident or standing up against workplace injustice, we provide the comprehensive support needed to move forward.
Personal Injury Cases
A sudden injury can disrupt your financial plans and cause significant caregiving stress. Don’t deal with your insurance matter alone. We offer holistic care, utilizing on-staff medical consultants to ensure your physical recovery is as much a priority as your financial one. We hold insurers accountable, fighting to secure the resources you need to regain your stability.
Our firm helps with a variety of case types, including:
Settlement
$3 Million
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Our client was riding his motorcycle going straight down the street. Defendant driver employed by a construction company turned left, across our client’s lane, and hit our client. Our client suffered a fractured hip and fractured forearm requiring several surgeries. The case settled on the eve of trial for $3,000,000.
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Settlement
$1.1 Million
Motor Vehicle Accidents
While being transported by ambulance for other health care needs, our client suffered life altering injuries when a careless and distracted driver rear ended the ambulance at a high rate of speed.
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Full Policy Limits Settlement
$1 Million
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Our clients brought a wrongful death claim after their father was tragically killed when the driver of a big rig fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into his vehicle. The case was settled for the full policy limits.
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Settlement
$800 Thousand
Motor Vehicle AccidentsWrongful Death
Our clients brought a wrongful death claim after their father was killed in a motorcycle versus car accident in a very challenging damages case.
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Settlement
$625 Thousand
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Motorcycle accident. Total settlement value $625,000.
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Employment Law Cases
In a city known for its corporate headquarters and professional hubs, facing discrimination, harassment, or retaliation can feel like an impossible battle. We provide assertive, knowledgeable advocacy to empower workers. We give you a voice against employer power, ensuring fairness and accountability inside and outside the courtroom.
We help with all forms of workplace case types, such as:
- Employment Claims
- Employee Discrimination
- Workplace Harassment
- LGBTQ Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Retaliation / Wrongful Termination
- Disability Discrimination
- Religious Harassment
Settlement
$1.5 Million
Discrimination ClaimsEmploymentRetaliation ClaimsWrongful Termination
Judgment in excess of $1.5 million (with attorneys’ fees). Employees v. Indian Restaurant: Four employees of a restaurant were wrongfully terminated and threatened with deportation after they complained about repeated wage and hour violations by the employer. The employees worked more than 60 hours per week and were frequently shorted on their already meager “salaries”. The employer repeatedly promised to make up the backpay in the future and, after employees became persistent in their complaints about the unpaid wages and long hours, the owners of the restaurant threatened to call immigration authorities and have the employees deported. We prevailed at trial, persisted through six bankruptcies, multiple fraudulent liens on assets, and eventually seized three investment properties belonging to the employers.
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Settlement
$500 Thousand
EmploymentWrongful Termination
Two female workers were sexually harassed at a restaurant by their chef who tried to sleep with them and touched them inappropriately. When the two females complained, they were ignored. One client quit and the other was terminated in retaliation.
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Settlement
$3 Million
Employment
Truck Drivers v. Agricultural Company. $3,000,000 class action settlement agreement that included payments to truck drivers and forgiveness of their debt. Our firm was lead co-counsel in a class action and PAGA claim for truck drivers of an agricultural company engaging in wage theft. The drivers did not receive pay as they waited substantial amounts of time to load and unload their trucks. Truck drivers who left the company were unlawfully charged for training expenses to discourage them from leaving. The settlement resulted in hundreds of hard-working truck drivers being better compensated for their work going back over five years, and forgiveness of the unlawful training charges.
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Settlement
$600 Thousand
Employment
Our clients were pharmacist who were misclassified as salaried employees and not paid their overtime and were not provided their meal or rest breaks. This type of case requires significant document analysis, and we reviewed a voluminous number of documents to confirm what was happening to our clients.
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Combined Settlement
$1.1 Million
Employment
Defendant sexually harassed our clients.
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Tenant Cases
Residents deserve safe, habitable homes. If you have been injured in Pleasanton due to a landlord’s negligence or a failure to maintain property safety standards, we are here to right those wrongs. We are your faithful injury lawyers, winning battles for those who have been overlooked or taken advantage of. Count on our team to represent you with your tenant injury claim.
A History of Success and Authority
Your case deserves to be handled by distinguished attorneys with a documented history of results. Our firm is respected by peers and recognized by major legal institutions for our dedication to excellence:
- Over $100 Million Recovered
- Northern California Super Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Attorneys
- AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell (Mark Venardi and Martin Zurada)
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- 2026 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” (Admiralty and Maritime Law)
- Official Sponsor of the San Francisco 49ers
Deeply Rooted in the East Bay Fabric
As The Bay Area’s Personal Injury Lawyers, our mission is about more than just legal outcomes; it is about serving the neighbors we live alongside. We are a hometown firm that understands the cultural nuances and values of the Tri-Valley, and we take pride in our commitment, connection, and availability to you.
We care, and we show it through our active involvement in the region. Venardi Zurada proudly supports local initiatives like the Northern California Special Olympics, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County, and our annual Back to School supply giveaways. We believe that by investing in our community’s health and happiness, we build a stronger future for all Bay Area families.
"They helped me out when I got into an accident"
VZ are the best in the bay! They helped me out when I got into an accident, I can’t say anything bad about them.
Robert-Christopher G.
"Felt comfortable around the people here"
Friendly and clean environment. Felt comfortable around the people here.
Katarina B.
"They were very understanding"
I really appreciated Venardi Zurada LLP, they were great help and were very understanding of my predicament. Communication was always available and consistent and amicable. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone who has issues at work or otherwise and is seeking legal action or justice for any wrongdoing.
Ava B.
"Call Venardi Zurada for any of your PI needs"
The VZ team are such a great help. Call Venardi Zurada for any of your PI needs they are the best!
Nohra R.
"Overall Great Firm"
Everyone is professional, overall great firm!
Fabian P.
Risk-Free Representation: No Recovery, No Fee
You shouldn’t have to worry about expensive legal costs when you are already dealing with financial stress. We offer free, confidential consultations and work on a no recovery, no fee basis. You owe us nothing unless we secure a recovery for you. Contact Venardi Zurada today by calling us at 833-893-6763 or fill out our online form to set up your free consultation.
