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 $825 million. 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. Selected Verdicts and Settlements $785 million, Verdict - toxic tort $750 million, Settlement - Flat Panel Antitrust $333 million, Settlement - chemical exposure $120 million, Settlement - petroleum contamination $60 million, Settlement - toxic tort $59 million, Settlement - burn injury $31 million, Settlement - air pollution $26 million, Verdict - chemical exposure in the workplace $4.4 million, Verdict - groundwater contamination $3.7 million, Verdict - defective design lawnmower $3.1 million, Verdict - defective design football facemask $1.4 million, Verdict - auto v. truck broken shoulder $1.4 million, Verdict - Insurance Bad Faith $59 million breach of contract $11 million breach of fiduciary duty $7 million breach of fiduciary duty Areas of Practice Toxic Torts Antitrusts 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. - 1982 Honors: Member of Phi Delta Phi University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, California B.A. and B.S. - 1978 Major: Political Science and Psychology 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 Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2014 - Present Honors and Awards AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist 1997 American Trial Lawyers Assoc. Top 100 Trial Lawyers 2008 Super Lawyers 2008 - Forbes Top Litigators Forbes Top Litigators The Ten Most Dependable Attorneys of California 2008 Top Plaintiffs Lawyers 2016 - The Daily Journal Classes/Seminars Admissibility of Expert Testimony, Mealeys, 1998 - Present Fraternities/Sororities Phi Delta Phi Representative Clients Those who need redress
