96 N 3rd St #620 | San Jose, California 95112
408-298-7200

Timothy McMahon, Of Counsel

Mr. McMahon is known for outstanding multi-million-dollar personal injury results in some of the most challenging cases. One reason for Mr. McMahon’s success is his uncanny ability to find compensation in cases where other attorneys fail to see it. With an exceptional personal injury track record of success since 1984, Mr. McMahon has been recognized by both lawyers and judges as one of the top trial attorneys in the state. Mr. McMahon carries a AV Preeminent Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell for the highest general ethical standards and legal ability. His impeccable reputation benefits injured clients in that cases tend to resolve for top dollar and resolving much quicker. Super Lawyers has recognized Mr. McMahon since 2008. He was selected as the 2013 and 2018 Santa Clara County Trial Lawyer of the Year along with a Street Fighter of the Year finalist in 2010 by the California Consumer Attorneys. Mr. McMahon is a proud member of the Irish Legal 100 which recognizes the top 100 Irish American Attorneys in the United States and has also been included in The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 in California since 2012. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a distinguished invitation-only association recognizing the top trial attorneys in the country.

Mr. McMahon graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in Pharmacology with High Honors. Before attending law school, he worked with physicians and scientists at a research hospital studying the biochemical effects of diabetes and other diseases. Mr. McMahon subsequently attended the University of Santa Clara School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.), graduating Magna Cum Laude and in the top ten of his class. His detailed knowledge of medicine and biochemistry is well known among his colleagues and is possibly unique in the field of personal injury.

Education
J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA, 1984
Magna cum laude

B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 1979
High Honors, Pharmacology

Professional & Bar Association Memberships
American Board of Trial Advocates, Member (Since 2005)
Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors
Consumer Attorneys of California

Honors and Awards
American Board of Trial Advocates Associate, 2006
Nation’s Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Santa Clara County Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2018
Santa Clara County Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2012-Present
Top 100 Irish American Attorneys, Irish Voice Newspaper, 2011
Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent Rating, 2009-Present
Preeminent Lawyers of America, LexisNexis, 2009
Rated by Super Lawyers, 2008-Present
Finalist for the “Street Fighter of the Year Award,” Consumer Attorneys of California