Welcome to Williams, Pinelli and Cullen



Williams, Pinelli & Cullen is a civil litigation law firm located in San Jose, California (Santa Clara County) that specializes in insurance cases throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including the counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda. We can also handle cases in Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Salinas and Contra Costa counties.

Established in 1996, this firm grew out of a well respected insurance defense firm. The firm and its attorneys are highly regarded throughout the Bay Area. This firm has a long history of protecting and promoting the interests of our clients.

We value the relationships we have established and nurtured over the years with clients as well as companies and their representatives. Over the many years that the attorneys in our firm have practiced, we have created a reputation for effectively representing our clients whether it be through motion work, mediations, arbitrations or trial. We are cost conscious and cost efficient in providing high quality work and obtaining favorable results for our clients. Our firm is dependable, reliable and dedicated which has produced long term relationships with our clients.

We have combined experience of over 200 jury trials. Our philosophy is to use our trial experience to quickly and efficiently evaluate cases and resolve those cases that should be resolved through negotiation, mediation or early settlement. For those cases that cannot be settled, our breadth of experience in trial makes us well suited to handle all phases of a trial. Senior partner, Anthony (Tony) Pinelli is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an organization that requires extensive successful trial experience for admission.