Our attorneys
Two lawyers. Between them they handle every matter the firm takes.
William R. Van Order
Founding partner
Bill founded the practice in 1987 and has spent his career representing injured people in Southern California. He was born in Michigan and moved with his family to Southern California in the early 1960s, growing up in Orange County. He graduated from Katella High School in Anaheim, then attended Carroll College in Helena, Montana, earning a B.A. cum laude in Philosophy and Political Science in 1982.
He handles personal injury and estate planning matters and remains involved in every file the firm takes.
- Admitted
- , State Bar of California
- Bar No.
- 122157
- Law school
- Whittier College School of Law
- Undergraduate
- Carroll College, Helena, Montana: B.A. cum laude, Philosophy and Political Science, 1982
- Practice
- Personal injury and estate planning
- Offices
- HemetLa JollaPalm Springs
Conor P. O'Brien
Partner
Conor was born and raised in Southern California. He earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California, in 2009, then worked at several law firms, each focused on a different area of law, before joining this firm as a law clerk in March 2016. He graduated from Trinity Law School, passed the California State Bar Exam, and was sworn in to practice in 2017.
Conor comes from a family with deep roots in personal injury work. His grandfather, Eldon O’Brien, was a personal injury private investigator who created Verdictum Juris, a monthly jury verdict report, and O’Brien’s Evaluator, a comprehensive annual jury verdict publication. His father is also a practicing attorney in Southern California.
Conor handles personal injury matters from intake through resolution and is the attorney many of the firm’s clients work with day to day.
- Admitted
- , State Bar of California
- Bar No.
- 314728
- Law school
- Trinity Law School
- Undergraduate
- Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga: B.A., Political Science, 2009
- Practice
- Personal injury
- Offices
- La JollaHemetPalm Springs
- Memberships
- Riverside County Bar Association and California Young Lawyers Association
Our team
Alongside the attorneys, Sandey Von Fuerst, our paralegal and case manager, and Carmen Herrera-Alvarez, our administrative assistant, are the people you are most likely to speak with week to week.
Professional affiliations
Professional memberships held by a member of our legal team.
NALA, The Paralegal Association
Riverside County Bar Association and California Young Lawyers Association
Membership in a professional organization is not a certification of skill or a guarantee of results. Neither attorney is certified as a specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization.
Request a consultation
The consultation is free and puts you under no obligation. Tell us what happened, and an attorney will tell you whether there is a claim and what the deadlines are.
(858) 531-2019
By appointment only