Experience And Achievements

Monica Burneikis was born in San Jose, California in 1978 and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from San Jose State University in 2001. Ms. Burneikis went on to attend Santa Clara University School of Law on a Dean's Fellowship Scholarship and obtained her Juris Doctor in 2005.

In 2005, Ms. Burneikis began her practice at a respected medical malpractice defense firm in San Jose. In 2007, she moved to one of the largest law firms in San Jose, where she initially handled a variety of legal cases. Ms. Burneikis quickly discovered her passion for representing victims of injury and became one of the firm’s few plaintiffs' personal injury attorneys. Ms. Burneikis tried her first personal injury case to verdict in 2007 and has not stopped her work in the courtroom since. In 2012, Ms. Burneikis moved her practice to San Francisco and joined a firm that exclusively practiced personal injury. That same year, Ms. Burneikis won two back-to-back trials for her clients. Ms. Burneikis became a named partner at that firm in 2015. 

In 2017, Ms. Burneikis obtained a phenomenal verdict for a pedestrian client who had been hit by a car, which lead to Ms. Burneikis being the only female finalist for the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association's Trial Lawyer of the Year award in 2018. The verdict was nearly three times the highest defense offer. The non-economic damages awarded to Ms. Burneikis' client were seven-and-a-half times the economic damages.

In 2020, Ms. Burneikis made the decision to leave her firm and open her own practice, becoming the President, Founder and Chief Trial Counsel at Burneikis Law, P.C.

Ms. Burneikis' practice is dedicated to representing victims who have been injured at the hands of others. She is experienced in all aspects of civil litigation and has extensive courtroom experience. Unlike some attorneys who refuse to take a case to trial, Ms. Burneikis has the experience and the confidence to present your case to a jury. She has tried numerous cases to verdict and has an extensive litigation portfolio. Ms. Burneikis has achieved several multi-million-dollar results for her clients and takes pride in providing outstanding service and achieving the best possible outcome for all of her clients.

Ms. Burneikis is a current member of the State Bar of California, the Bar Association of San Francisco, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association,  the Alameda Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, American Association for Justice, and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.

Ms. Burneikis is admitted to practice law before all courts in California, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Jeff Atterbury grew up in Texas until the age of 12 when he moved to San Jose, California, with his entire family. Growing up, he attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose and thereafter attended the University of California at Santa Barbara where he graduated in 1996 with a degree in Law & Society.

Following graduation, Jeff worked as a claims adjuster for the California State Automobile Association (AAA) for the next three years. Tiring of the work as a claims adjuster, Jeff eventually decided he wanted to pursue the legal field and thus attended Santa Clara University School of Law in 2000. He graduated from SCU Law in 2003 and joined the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office as a freshly minted misdemeanor prosecutor. Later he would transfer and work at the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office—he would spend the first 8 years of his professional life as an attorney at these two offices These early decisions had a transformative impact on Jeff’s career trajectory.

It was at the DA’s Office where Mr. Atterbury first learned the highly detailed intricacies of courtroom litigation, evidence law, and how to be a trial attorney. Over the course of these 8 years as a prosecutor, Jeff conducted over 60 jury trials to verdict. Nothing replaces real work, hands-on experience in the courtroom, and Jeff learned an incredible amount about how to present a winning case to a jury during his time there.

Returning to his insurance roots, Mr. Atterbury eventually found himself coming full circle, as has moved on to work as a trial attorney at a major insurance company for the next 6 years. While there, he worked as a defense attorney, handling injury lawsuits filed by people involved in motor vehicle collisions and other types of unfortunate accidents. During this time, he learned the dynamics involved in how insurance companies defend, value and settle their cases. Knowing their tactics, Jeff is now in a position to use the insurance industry’s own strategies against them to further his injured client’s interests. Jeff completed over 20 jury trials during his time as in-house counsel for the insurance company.

After some time, working on behalf of the insurance industry left Mr. Atterbury feeling a bit hollow and unfulfilled. As such, Jeff was convinced by a colleague to join a law firm that advocated on behalf of injured people, helping them try to regain their footing in life after suffering a disastrous injury setback that was no fault of their own. Jeff would spend the next 5 years working as an advocate for injured people, fighting for them relentlessly in court and using his insider knowledge to leverage generous settlements from the insurance companies. Jeff performed 3 jury trials to verdict while at this firm, one of which resulted in a verdict in excess of $800,000.

Mr. Atterbury is excited to work for Ms. Burneikis at her well established and successful law firm, that is dedicated solely to helping injured people attempt to restore their lives. Many clients will find they have been inundated with medical bills, missed work, endless pain, sleepless nights, stress and depression that often comes from being hurt by the negligent actions of others. With his thorough insurance industry knowledge, aggressive litigation style, and proven courtroom results, Jeff is always ready to fight alongside Ms. Burneikis for the just compensation our clients deserve.

Jeff is a current member of the Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his young son, volunteering at school, camping, water sports, reading books and fitness.

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From 2020 to 2024, Ms. Burneikis was selected to the Northern California Super Lawyer list. Being named a “Super Lawyer” is an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in their practice. Super Lawyers are selected using a patented multiphase selection process. 

In order to be considered, a lawyer must be nominated by their peers. After the nomination is received, the candidate is evaluated on twelve indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. The final published list of Super Lawyers represents no more than 5% of lawyers in the state.

American Association for Justice

Consumer Attorneys of California

San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association

Alameda County Bar Association

State Bar of California

The Bar Association of San Francisco