Clay Arnold

Clay C. Arnold has built a successful law practice aggressively representing Californians injured by the negligent or careless actions of others. For more than 30 years, Mr. Arnold has fought for full compensation for losses as a result of injuries or the death of a loved one.
Born in Sacramento on Feb. 13, 1947, Mr. Arnold graduated from Christian Brothers High School in 1965. In 1966, Mr. Arnold joined the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam in 1967-68 with the 589th Combat Engineers. Mr. Arnold received an Army Commendation for his meritorious service. He was discharged as a sergeant in January 1969, having served as a drill instructor and motor pool sergeant.
Mr. Arnold returned to his hometown and attended college and law school on the G.I. Bill while working full-time. He received his law degree from Lincoln University in 1975 and was admitted to the bar the same year.
The Arnold Law Firm was founded in 1975 with a secretary and a law clerk. From the beginning Mr. Arnold made a commitment to work for people rather than corporations. He began representing the injured and handling Worker’s Compensation claims. He soon discovered that he found satisfaction and fulfillment in the civil jury system and representing those who had been hurt through no fault of their own. Consequently, he began in 1980 to practice solely personal injury law.
As a trial lawyer, Mr. Arnold sees those he represents very much as individuals who might be friends or neighbors. Today, Mr. Arnold is a trial attorney who limits his practice to Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Professional Liability and Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists cases. He loves trial preparation, working with the best experts in the world in areas of accident reconstruction, machinery design, manufacturing and medical causation. This has provided extraordinary challenges and rewards every day over his long career.
Mr.. Arnold was admitted to practice before the California Superior Court in 1975, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, in 1976, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York in 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1995 and the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, in 2008. He has served as Judge Pro Tem for Sacramento and Placer Superior Courts off and on since 1985.
Mr. Arnold has helped the continuing education of his fellow trial lawyers over the years. He has been a guest speaker and lecturer. He hosts the monthly Problem Solving Clinics for the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association, a continuing education opportunity for plaint