“When solving disputes, I pursue all means possible to reach a favorable outcome because the means and the results are so often interdependent.”

Probal G. Young
Special Counsel

Attorneys Focused on California

Probal G. Young, Special Counsel

2033 North Main Street, Suite 800
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

T: 925.930.6600
F: 925.930.6620

Probal Young is an experienced litigator with hundreds of successfully-settled cases and depositions under his belt. Probal has also sat first and second chair in several civil trials and binding arbitrations- not to mention the dozens of mediations where he has successfully represented clients.

A Litigator for All Cases

Currently, Probal defends the entire gamut of cases. He defends major corporations in personal injury actions, as well as defends landlords in landlord-tenant disputes and specializes in the defense of environmental (CERCLA, mold and asbestos) claims- as well as being proficient in construction defect developer and general contractor cases (including the recovery of Additional Insured responsibilities) and other civil actions, including but not limited to the representation of HOAs and other groups and individuals.

In addition to his litigation experience, Probal also represents several television personalities in the Los Angeles areas in contract and other negotiations, as well as general management and agent roles.

Experienced in All Aspects of California’s Legal System

While in law school Probal externed for The Honorable Robert P. Aguilar, Jr. in the United Stated District Court of the Northern District of California,. He also externed at the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office of Santa Clara County. There, Probal second-chaired a two-defendant murder trial of a 2-year old boy and led several Preliminary Hearings on Felonies and Motions to Suppress.

Committed to Excellence in Legal Education

Probal is an Adjunct Professor of Law at JFK School of Law, where he regularly teaches Remedies, Professional Responsibility, Appellate Advocacy and is the faculty coach of the JFK Moot Court team. Probal is also an Adjunct Professor of Paralegal Studies at JFK.

Probal Young's representative matters include:

  • Probal represented an emergency room physician in a medical malpractice trial in Alameda County Superior Court and a country club in a complex construction dispute in a lengthy binding arbitration in San Francisco, in 2007.

Education

Education

  • Golden Gate University, School of Law, J.D., 1996 
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1991


Admission

Admissions

  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit