Robert W. Finnerty
Robert W. Finnerty specializes in the areas of toxic torts, product liability, professional negligence, catastrophic personal injuries and insurance bad faith. He has gained a reputation among judges, fellow trial lawyers and industry followers as a skilled and talented trial lawyer. As a trial lawyer, he has obtained verdicts and settlements exceeding $500,000,000. More significant than the shear dollar amount of his results, Mr. Finnerty seeks to make a difference in his clients' lives. Giving people the opportunity to obtain their goals and overcome their injuries is the driving force behind his practice.
VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS:
Verdict, $785 million toxic tort
Verdict, $26 million chemical exposure in the workplace
Verdict, $4.4 million Groundwater contamination verdict
Verdict, $3.7 million defective design lawnmower
Verdict, $3.1 million defective design football facemask
Verdict, $1.4 million Auto v. Truck broken shoulder
Verdict, $1.4 million Insurance Bad Faith
Areas of Practice
- Toxic Torts
- Professional Liability
- Product Liability
- Personal Injury
- Business Litigation
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Civic Rights
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1985
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1985
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
- J.D. - 1983
- Honors: Member of Phi Delta Phi
- University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
- B.A. and B.S. - 1978
- Major: Political Science and Psychology
Representative Clients
- Toxic Tort Plaintiffs - PGE
- Toxic Tort Plaintiffs - Lockheed Litigation
Classes/Seminars
- Admissibility of Expert Testimony, Mealeys, 1998 - Present
Honors and Awards
- "AV" Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist 1197
- American Trial Lawyers Assoc. Top 100 Trial Lawyers 2008
- Super Lawyers 2008 - Forbes Top Litigators
- The Ten Most Dependable Attorneys of California 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Board of Trial Lawyers, Member Advocate, 1985 - Present
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, 1985 - Present
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Member, 1985 - Present
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American Association for Justice
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Multiple Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1985 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
