Geoff J. Spreter earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Finance, and a post-baccalaureate certificate in Accountancy from San Diego State University. He began his professional career as an analyst for LPL Financial, a national brokerage firm, before attending the University of San Diego School of Law, where he focused on business and tax law.

After graduating, Mr. Spreter joined a boutique class action firm as an associate attorney. There, he concentrated on wildfire, consumer fraud, and antitrust litigation, serving as class counsel and resolving several consumer class actions. In his first year of practice, he successfully tried an investment fraud case to verdict. He was also extensively involved in the 2007 San Diego Wildfire liability workup, taking the depositions of Sempra Energy’s President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director of Corporate Strategy.

In 2015, Mr. Spreter founded Spreter & Petiprin, APC, with a primary focus on wildfire litigation. Under his leadership, the firm has recovered over $1 billion in wildfire settlements and represented more than 5,000 wildfire survivors. His extensive wildfire experience includes: 2007 San Diego Wildfires, 2011 Coughlin Ranch Fire, 2013 Pfeiffer Fire, 2015 Butte Fire, 2016 Erskine Fire, 2017 North Bay Fires, 2017 Thomas Fire, 2018 Montecito Mudslides, 2018 Woolsey Fire, 2018 Roadrunner Fire, 2019 Sandalwood Fire, 2020 Bobcat Fire, 2020 Labor Day Fires, 2020 Mountainview Fire, 2021 Marshall Fire, 2023 Maui Fire, and 2025 Eaton Fire. With over 16 years’ experience, Mr. Spreter has established himself as one of the most experienced wildfire damage attorneys in the field. He has personally resolved more than 400 individual cases and achieved over 52 seven-figure settlements on behalf of his clients.

Beyond wildfire litigation, Mr. Spreter has a wealth of experience in complex consumer fraud and antitrust cases. He has served on committees and discovery teams for high-profile cases, including In re Bayer Corp. Combination Aspirin Products Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation, In re: TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation, In re: DRAM Antitrust Litigation, Joel I. Ross and Thomas Santos v. Honeywell International, Inc., et al., Branning v. Apple Computer, Inc., et al., Kleen Products, LLC, et al. v. Packaging Corporation of America, et al., Wallace, et al. v. High Tech Marketing, Inc., et al.

Mr. Spreter has also successfully arbitrated complex matters involving legal ethics, business formations, breaches of fiduciary duty, and theft of trade secrets by corporate officers.

He is admitted to practice law in California and the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California.