Hometown Attorneys You Can Trust
Choosing the right legal advocate is a critical decision, especially for educated professionals and families in Walnut Creek who expect competence, responsiveness, and privacy. You deserve attorneys who understand your community. We live here, we love it here, and we want to help our community.
Rather than treating your case as just another file, we care personally about your well-being. Our deep roots in the East Bay mean we understand the local landscape, the courts, and the unique pressures you face. We practice law with a simple philosophy: Doing The Right Things For The Right Reasons. Because at Venardi Zurada, winning is personal.
How We Protect You in Walnut Creek
Whether you are seeking recovery after a devastating crash or fighting back against workplace retaliation, you will receive excellent, dedicated, and personalized service tailored to your situation.
Personal Injury Claims
An unexpected injury brings not just physical pain, but deep financial worry and caregiving stress. We handle the complexities of your claim so you can focus on healing. With on-staff medical consultants, we ensure a holistic approach to your care. Don’t deal with your insurance matter alone; we aggressively fight to hold insurers accountable, pursuing the resources you need for a full recovery. We care, and we show it.
Our firm helps with a variety of case types, including:
- Personal Injury Claims
- Car Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Rideshare Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Boat Accidents
- Dog Bites
- Wrongful Death Lawyer
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
Facing discrimination, harassment, or retaliation from an employer can jeopardize your career and your family’s financial security. If you are dealing with workplace injustice, we provide the assertive, knowledgeable advocacy required to stand up to powerful employers. We give you a strong voice, ensuring fairness and accountability in and out of the courtroom.
We help with all forms of workplace case types, such as:
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 Injury Claims
Renters in Walnut Creek are entitled to safe and habitable environments. If a negligent landlord’s failure to address hazards has led to your injury, we will step in. We fiercely advocate for your rights, winning battles and righting wrongs so you can secure the compensation necessary to move forward.
Proven Results & Distinguished Advocacy
When your financial future is on the line, you need a firm with a documented history of success. Our trial-tested attorneys deliver credible, reliable results, backed by prestigious recognition from our peers:
- 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 Your Faithful Injury Lawyers, our dedication goes beyond the courtroom. We consider it our mission to give back to the neighborhoods where we live and work. We actively support East Bay families through the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County, the Northern California Special Olympics, and our Back to School Backpack and school supply giveaways. When you choose Venardi Zurada, you are partnering with neighbors who are genuinely invested in the well-being of the Bay Area.
"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.
Committed, Connected & Available
Worrying about expensive legal costs should not prevent you from seeking justice. We represent clients on a no recovery, no fee basis, so you pay nothing unless we successfully recover compensation on your behalf. This approach allows you to focus on your case and your future without added financial stress. Contact Venardi Zurada today by calling us at 833-893-6763 or fill out our online form to set up your free consultation.
Venardi Zurada LLP – Walnut Creek Office 101 Ygnacio Valley Rd #100 Walnut Creek, CA 94596
