Tim Spangler
VerifiedAbout Tim Spangler
Tim Spangler is an associate attorney at Demas Law Group, P.C. in Sacramento, California. He brings 25 years of civil litigation experience to the firm, focusing on motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and wrongful death cases.
Spangler began his career as an insurance defense attorney before serving as Deputy City Attorney at the San Jose City Attorney's Office. He spent 20 years at the Sacramento Regional Transit District: first as Trial Counsel from 1998 to 2014, where he handled over 500 cases, then as Chief Counsel from 2014 to 2018, managing legal affairs, risk management, and executive responsibilities.
He earned his Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco in 1993, graduating in the top 2% of his class. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Davis.
He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an exclusive organization limited to less than 1% of civil attorneys.
Notable case results
A Sacramento County jury awarded $32.16 million to the two young children of Juan Carlos Rodriguez after a City of Sacramento police detective drifted across the fog line on Interstate 5 and struck Rodriguez and his brother, killing both men.
A Sacramento County jury awarded $10.2 million to a couple riding a tandem bicycle on a shared trail in Folsom after a pedestrian stepped into their path and caused a collision that left the wife with a traumatic brain injury.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
