Awards & Professional Recognition

Nationally Recognized Personal Injury Representation in the Bay Area

At Clancy & Diaz, LLP, our attorneys have spent nearly two decades fighting for injury victims across Walnut Creek, Antioch, Benicia, Brentwood, Pittsburg, and throughout Northern California. Founded in 2007 by attorneys Pete Clancy and Precilla Diaz, our firm has built a reputation grounded in results, client service, and professional recognition earned through real case work.

The recognitions associated with our attorneys reflect consistent performance in personal injury litigation, sustained peer respect, and a commitment to the professional organizations that shape how injury law is practiced in California. While awards alone don’t guarantee any particular outcome, they offer meaningful context for how our legal team is viewed by clients, colleagues, and the broader legal community.

Below are several professional honors and recognitions associated with the attorneys at Clancy & Diaz, LLP.

Pete Clancy: Peer Recognition and Professional Honors

Attorney Pete Clancy founded Clancy & Diaz, LLP and serves as our lead trial attorney. He is known throughout the Bay Area for his thorough preparation, tenacity in negotiation, and willingness to take complex cases to verdict. His professional recognitions reflect years of sustained work on behalf of seriously injured clients across California.

Northern California Super Lawyers — Consistently Selected

Attorney Pete Clancy has been repeatedly selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers list, a recognition reserved for the top 5% of attorneys in the state each year. Super Lawyers uses a patented, research-driven selection process that includes peer nominations and independent evaluation across 12 professional indicators. Prior to his Super Lawyers recognition, Pete was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2010 through 2014, a designation that identifies the top 2.5% of attorneys under 40 or within their first 10 years of practice.

National Trial Lawyers — Top 100 Trial Lawyers

Pete Clancy is a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, an invitation-only organization composed of premier civil plaintiff trial lawyers from each state. Selection is based on a multi-phase process including peer nominations and third-party research, and is limited to attorneys who demonstrate superior qualifications in leadership, reputation, and courtroom performance.

National Trial Lawyers — Top 40 Under 40

Pete Clancy was selected to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, an exclusive designation reserved for younger trial attorneys who demonstrate superior qualifications and trial results early in their careers. Selection is by invitation only and limited to 40 attorneys per state each year, requiring active licensure in good standing and a focus on civil plaintiff or criminal defense litigation.

National Trial Lawyers — Top 25 Brain Injury Trial Lawyers

Attorney Clancy has also been recognized among the Top 25 Brain Injury Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers, reflecting his experience handling catastrophic injury claims, including traumatic brain injuries, on behalf of clients in the Bay Area and throughout Northern California. Brain injury cases require significant preparation, expert consultation, and an attorney willing to fully develop the long-term consequences of the injury. That commitment is reflected in this recognition.

Avvo Rating: 10.0 "Superb"

Pete Clancy holds a 10.0 "Superb" rating on Avvo, the highest score available on the platform. The Avvo rating is calculated based on years of experience, professional achievements, peer endorsements, and disciplinary history. A 10.0 rating reflects an extensive professional record and the absence of any disciplinary action in California or Nevada, both of which Pete is licensed to practice in.

Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum — Life Member

Pete Clancy is a life member of both the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum is limited to attorneys who have served as principal counsel in at least one case resulting in a multi-million dollar verdict, award, or settlement. Fewer than one percent of U.S. attorneys qualify. Life membership reflects a track record of high-stakes results that goes well beyond a single outcome.

Three Best Rated — Top Personal Injury Lawyer

Our firm has been recognized by Three Best Rated among the top three personal injury lawyers serving Walnut Creek for multiple consecutive years. Three Best Rated uses a 50-point inspection process to identify top professionals in each category and city, evaluating factors including reputation, client satisfaction, complaint history, cost, trust, and general excellence.

Justice HQ — Member

Pete Clancy is a member of Justice HQ, an exclusive, invitation-only organization of plaintiff's attorneys. Membership is extended to attorneys who have demonstrated quality work and a genuine commitment to improving the legal community. The organization brings together a select group of accomplished injury lawyers and serves as both a professional network and a resource for attorneys handling sophisticated litigation across California.

Lawyer Legion — Professional Involvement and Community Leadership

Attorney Pete Clancy has received dual recognition from Lawyer Legion, an attorney directory platform that identifies attorneys based on documented professional involvement and community service. He has been recognized for Professional Involvement, reflecting his active participation in bar associations, legal organizations, and professional committees, and for Community Leadership, recognizing his contributions to the Bay Area community outside the courtroom.

Leadership in the Legal Community

Pete Clancy serves on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA), one of the Bay Area's most respected plaintiff's attorney organizations. He is also an active member of the SFTLA Education Committee and helps coordinate the association's War Room Wednesdays program, which focuses on trial strategy and courtroom skill development for injury attorneys throughout Northern California. Board-level involvement in a plaintiff's trial organization reflects more than membership; it reflects a sustained investment in the quality and standards of personal injury practice.

Pete is also a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, the American Association for Justice, and the Bar Association of San Francisco. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California.

Of Counsel: Sanford "Sandy" Cipinko — Distinguished Trial Career

Clancy & Diaz, LLP works closely with Of Counsel attorney Sanford "Sandy" Cipinko on select cases to maximize results for clients. Sandy is one of the most widely respected plaintiff's attorneys in the Bay Area, bringing decades of high-profile personal injury and trial experience to the cases where he is involved.

Sandy has maintained an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer-review rating the organization awards, reflecting the highest levels of professional skill and ethical standards as evaluated by fellow attorneys and the judiciary. He has also been consistently named to the California Super Lawyers list, a recognition reserved for the top 5% of attorneys in the state.

Sandy received the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association's Trial Lawyer of the Year award, one of the highest honors the organization bestows on plaintiff's attorneys. He earned his J.D. from the University of California's Hastings College of the Law and has since helped thousands of injured people recover compensation through negotiated settlements and jury verdicts, including numerous high-profile cases across California.

Results That Reflect the Recognition

Professional recognition means more when it is backed by real outcomes. Since 2007, our firm has secured millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for injured clients across Northern California. Representative case results include:

$30,000,000 recovery in a wrongful death case.
$22,500,000 recovery in a wrongful death case.
$8,657,000 recovery following a serious motorcycle accident.
$3,000,000 wrongful death settlement. Parties and facts confidential.
$2,617,566 judgment for a couple badly injured in a rollover crash on Highway 880 after being rear-ended by a driver traveling close to 90 miles per hour.
$1,871,406 verdict for a truck driver injured by another trucker while repairing a brake on his rig, resulting in a back injury and two-level spinal fusion. Defendants later dismissed their appeal.
$1,400,000 settlement for a pedestrian accident in Northern California.
$1,300,000 settlement in a premises liability case involving a client who suffered a series of surgeries and ultimately an above-the-knee amputation following a fall.
$1,250,000 settlement in a truck versus bicyclist collision.
$1,150,000 settlement arising from a low-speed auto collision in Alameda County resulting in neck surgery, reached the day before jury selection.

These outcomes span a range of accident types, injuries, and litigation stages. Each required thorough investigation, careful preparation, and, where necessary, a clear willingness to go to trial.

Put Our Award-Winning Team to Work for You

The honors described above reflect how Pete Clancy and our team at Clancy & Diaz, LLP are viewed by clients, peers, and leading legal organizations throughout Northern California. But the most important measure of any attorney is what they actually do for their clients.

Our firm handles car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, and other serious personal injury matters throughout the Bay Area. We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning there are no upfront costs, and you pay nothing unless we win your case. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation with our legal team.

"Our son was seriously injured in a car accident. He suffered a brain injury as well as other injuries. We called Pete and he took care of all the details with insurance so we could focus on helping our son get better. The future is bright for him and we have Pete and his team to partly thank for that." — Kelly H., ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐