Last updated August 10, 2026

Plaintiff in this case was a 64 year-old woman who slipped and fell while walking in the common area of a shopping mall. GJEL Accident Attorneys used mall security reports, photographs, and numerous depositions of witnesses and involved parties, to show that plaintiff’s fall was due to car cleaning products negligently sprayed onto the floor by a local car dealer who had displayed cars in the mall and removed them shortly before plaintiff’s injury. GJEL Accident Attorneys also met with plaintiff’s treating surgeons in order to prove that both of her post-accident lumbar spine surgeries were necessitated by the fall, despite the fact that she had undergone lower back surgery eight months prior to her fall. Plaintiff, who was forced to retire from her work as a retail manager due to her injuries, recovered $705,000.

Andy Gillin, Founding and Managing Partner, GJEL Accident Attorneys

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Founding and Managing Partner, GJEL Accident Attorneys

Andy Gillin is the founding and managing partner of GJEL Accident Attorneys. He earned his bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley and his law degree from the University of Chicago, and he has represented seriously injured Californians since 1972. He is a member of the State Bar of California (license 45226) and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, with recognition from Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America.