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Andje M. Medina is a Partner and Trial Attorney at Altair Law in San Francisco, California. Ms. Medina devotes her practice to personal injury law and serves clients throughout northern California. She has experience with cases involving automobile accidents, brain injury, construction accidents, industrial accidents, professional negligence, public entity liability and wrongful death.

Ms. Medina was a member of the honors program and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law and has been licensed to practice law since 2007. Over the course of her career, she has recovered numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for her clients.

As a complement to her practice, Ms. Medina has lectured and authored extensively on various personal injury topics. Her accomplishments have earned her numerous honors and awards from organizations including the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and the National Trial Lawyers. She has been featured in the publication “The Best Lawyers in America” and attained an AV Preeminent rating from the peer review organization Martindale-Hubbell. She was recently named by the Daily Journal as a Top 40 Attorney under 40 in California in 2017.

Ms. Medina is a board member of the Consumer Attorneys of California and the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. She is also a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the American Bar Association, the Lawyers’ Club of San Francisco Inn of Court and the American Association for Justice.

Ms. Medina is passionate about giving back to the community through volunteer and pro bono work. She volunteers her time at local law schools, including Golden Gate University, Hastings, Stanford, and USF Law Schools. She also gives back to her community with time at the food bank and local food service kitchens.

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Location
  • 465 California Street, Fifth Floor
    San Francisco, CA 94104
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Golden Gate University, JD, graduated 2007
  • University of California - Santa Barbara, BA - Political Science , graduated 2003
Bar Admissions
  • California, 2007
  • California, U.S. District Court Northern District of California
  • California, U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
  • California, U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • California, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Affiliations
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Bar Association of San Francisco - Active Member – Lawyer Referral & Information Service
  • California Women Lawyers - Active Member
  • Consumer Attorneys of California - Board Member, Board of Governors at Large for the Northern District
  • New Leaders Council - Fellow
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association - Active Member, Board of Directors
  • The Lawyers' Club of San Francisco Inn of Court - Member

Altair Law
Headquarters: San Francisco, California

5 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, San Francisco (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • Distinguished LRIS Panel Member Award, BASF, Lawyer Referral & Information Service, 2012
  • Marin County Jury Verdict listed in The Recorder “California’s Top Verdicts of 2011” – Torres v. Fleming
  • National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Under 40 in California
  • Avvo Superb Rating
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Top 40 Under 40. The National Trial Lawyers
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
  • Rated AV-Preeminent for Ethical Standards & Ability, Martindale-Hubbell since 2014
  • Selected to the Northern California Rising Stars List, 2012 - 2016
  • Northern California Rising Stars List, Super Lawyers, 2017
  • Daily Journal Top 40 Under 40, 2017
  • Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2016, 2017
  • Selected to the Top Northern California Female Lawyers (Super Lawyers), 2012 - 2017

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