# Andy Gillin — California Personal Injury Attorney

> Professional microsite for Andrew Ronald “Andy” Gillin, founding and managing partner of GJEL Accident Attorneys. Includes his background, individual recognition, significant representation, writing, and links to underlying sources.

Andy Gillin is a California personal injury attorney, California Bar #45226, admitted January 15, 1970. His education includes a B.A. from UC Berkeley and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. He co-founded GJEL in 1972. Consultations and representation are handled through GJEL Accident Attorneys.

## Site content

- [Attorney profile](https://andygillin.com/): Background, education, awards, case results, writing, and consultation information.
- [Professional background](https://andygillin.com/#about): Legal-aid beginnings, education, and founding GJEL.
- [Peer recognition](https://andygillin.com/#recognition): Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and AV Preeminent.
- [Significant representation](https://andygillin.com/#results): Carefully attributed case outcomes.
- [Writing and professional education](https://andygillin.com/#writing): Publications, law-review citations, and lectures.
- [Credentials](https://andygillin.com/#credentials): Professional record and ratings.
- [Sources](https://andygillin.com/#sources): Underlying profiles, citation details, and recognition notes.
- [Contact](https://andygillin.com/#contact): Free case review through GJEL.
- [XML sitemap](https://andygillin.com/sitemap.xml): Indexable page URL.

- [Questions about Andy and GJEL](https://andygillin.com/#questions): Practice, bar admission, precise award category, and consultation information.

## Published book

- [California Car Accident Guide](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FECREQQ): By Andrew Gillin. Kindle edition published May 8, 2016; English; 56 pages. ASIN B01FECREQQ.
- [Andrew Gillin’s Amazon author profile](https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01H7W5N3C): Author identity link.
- [Book section](https://andygillin.com/#book): Publication details and direct Amazon links.

## Primary external sources

- [California State Bar](https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/45226): Official license record for Andrew Ronald Gillin.
- [GJEL biography](https://www.gjel.com/andrew-gillin): Firm biography, education, and teaching history.
- [Best Lawyers profile](https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/andrew-r-andy-gillin/67589): Recognition since 2007; exact 2021 Lawyer of the Year honor is Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Oakland.
- [Super Lawyers profile](https://profiles.superlawyers.com/california/orinda/lawyer/andrew-r-gillin/3d1c523e-ce0c-44b3-97e7-2999552c1674.html): Selections 2006–2026.
- [The First 100 Days](https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/293684-the-first-100-days): Article body credits Andy Gillin; page header carries a conflicting name.
- [Tenet settlement announcement filed with the SEC](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70318/000110465904040649/a04-15189_1ex99d1.htm): $395 million settlement fund involving multiple plaintiffs' firms, including Gillin's firm.
- [Plaintiff career profile](https://plaintiffmagazine.com/recent-issues/item/profile-andrew-gillin): Independent career reporting, April 2010.
- [GJEL contact](https://www.gjel.com/contact-us): Consultation requests.

## Attribution and freshness

Credential research date: October 26, 2026. License status, ratings, and recognition can change; consult issuer records for current details. The $395 million Tenet figure is the total settlement fund, not Andy's individual recovery. His writing was cited by law reviews; he is not presented as an author for or endorsed by those journals. The 2021 Best Lawyers honor must retain its exact specialty, city, and year. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. This site provides general information, not legal advice.