Joel Gary Selik

Attorney Selik is a California & Nevada Legal Malpractice Certified Specialist and has been a litigation attorney for 40 Years. Debt & Judgment Collection, Malpractice, Trials, Settlements, Arbitrations and Mediation.

Experienced Attorney, Debt & Judgment Collection. Malpractice-Lawyet, Medical, CPA, Real Estate).
Personal Injury and other civil litigation experienced.

No Frivolous Cases, Ever.

Michigan State Univ

Undergraduate Degree

Golden Gate Univ School of Law

Law Degree

University of San Diego School of Law

LL.M. (1989) | Law

Attorney, Expert Witness, Mediator

Joel G. Selik Attorney at Law - Legal Malpractice Certified Specialist California & Nevada

Current

Mediator and Arbitrator

Selik Law and Mediation

1991 - Current

Civil Litigation Mediator and Arbitrator. Personal Injury, Attorney Fee Disputes, Malpractice, Business Disputes, Breach of Contract and other Civil Cases.

Attorney

Selik Law Offices

1985 - Current

Cyber Security Tools & Techniques: How to Meet Your Ethical Obligations

State Bar of Nevada

March, 2023

Sued for Fees, Clients SLAPP Attorney - Another Reason to Never Sue your Clients

Consumer Attorneys of San Diego

September, 2022

Non-Recourse Funding

Consumer Attorneys of San Diego

January, 2021

New California Rules of Professional Conduct 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 What Supervisors and Subordinate Lawyers Must Do

Consumer Attorneys

January, 2019

Cyber Security – What you Must Know

October 2022

Cognitive Biases with Juries, Voir Dire, Judges, Witnesses & Family, Vista, California

January 12, 2017

Bar Association of North San Diego County

Seminar for Attorneys on cognitive biases.

Cognitive Biases with Juries, Voir Dire, Judges, Witnesses & Family, Vista, California

January 12, 2017

Bar Association of North San Diego County

Seminar for Attorneys on cognitive biases.

Top Malpractice & Ethics Erros -- How to Avoid Being Sued, Vista, California

Bar Association of North San Diego County

Seminar for Attorneys on common legal malpractice and ethical issues.

Top Malpractice & Ethics Erros -- How to Avoid Being Sued, Vista, California

January 11, 2018

Bar Association of North San Diego County

Seminar for Attorneys on common legal malpractice and ethical issues.

Certified Specialist Legal Malpractice

State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

2019

Champions of Justice - Center Partnership Award

Nevada Legal Services

2022

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

2018

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2009, 2018 Practice Areas: Professional Liability: Plaintiff (50%), Creditor Debtor Rights: Business (30%), Real Estate: Consumer (10%), Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (10%)

Nevada Pro Bono Attorney of the Year

Nevada Legal Services

2018

Nevada Justice Assocation

Member

Current

Bar Association of North San Diego County

Member, Former Board of Directors

Current

San Diego County Bar Association

Member, Fee Dispute Arbitrator

Current

Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility State Bar of Nevada

Member

2022 - Current

California State Bar  # 117383

Member

1985 - Current

California

Since 1985

Nevada

Since 1985

• Free Consultation
  Free telephone Consultation.
• Contingent Fees
  Some cases contingent fees considered.
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  Some cases taken on Contingent Fees-no attorney fee until you collect, costs only basis. In Nevada this is required: :"You may have to pay the opposing party's attorney fees and costs in the event of a loss." Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.2(e)

Q. Adult daughter's undiagnosed meningioma causing dizziness; recent MRI shows growth. Possible medical malpractice case?

April 12, 2025

A: If there are additional harm caused from the failure to find and advise of the problem there could be a case.

First, there must be malpractice. Here it appears the doctors breached the standard of care.

An attorney would have to study what harm was caused by the breach and see if it is sufficient to warrant a case.

Q. How can I sue my attorney for malpractice and conspiracy in CA?

April 7, 2025

A: Thank you for your posting. I am sorry for what you have had to go through.

There are many reasons why attorneys will not take on cases. While it is true that if the legal malpractice attorney has a relationship with the attorney they will not take on a case, but legal malpractice attorneys, by definition sue attorneys, and are not likely all afraid to sue someone due to a high position. I suspect there may be more mundane reasons for rejection, such as they case recovery does not warrant a lawsuit.

But, it is not unusual for a victim of legal malpractice to have to confer with many legal malpractice attorneys before they find an attorney willing to take a viable case. So, you want to keep trying.

Another option, though extremely difficult, is to represent yourself.

Note, there are strict time deadlines to sue attorneys which may be measured from when the attorney stopped representing you. ... Read More

Q. Can EMTs be responsible for not informing ER doctor about poison ingestion?

April 6, 2025

A: The failure of EMTs to convey pertinent information can be a basis for malpractice.

• One issue in malpractice, and other cases, is what harm was caused due to the negligence. In malpractice cases, usually significant future harm is necessary to make a case viable. Even pain for many months and an additional surgery may not be enough. •