David deRubertis

The deRubertis Law Firm, APC handles employment disputes on behalf of employees, catastrophic personal injury/wrongful death matters, contingency business litigation, and consumer class actions. Firm principal -- David deRubertis -- has achieved numerous record-setting jury verdicts including the largest jury verdict in US history in an employment case and the largest jury verdict of any kind in California in 2022 (Martinez/Page v. SoCal Edison, et al. - $464.5 million jury verdict in June 2022). Mr. deRubertis has consistently been recognized as one of California's leading trial lawyers with honors including: 

- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) (2014); "Trial Lawyer of the Year" Nominee (2008, 2022)

- California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY Award) (2014)

- Top Plaintiff Verdicts by Los Angeles Daily Journal (2022 - Martinez/Page v. SoCal Edison, et al.); (2016 - Hernandez v. AT&T); (2014 - Zulfer v. Playboy) 

- Law360: Employment Law MVP (2022)

- Law360: Employment Practice Group of Year (2022) 

- Litigation Daily: Litigator of the Week (July 2022)

- National Law Journal Employment Law Trailblazer (2021)

- National Law Journal Plaintiffs' Lawyers Trailblazer (2023)

- Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law - Individuals (Los Angeles) (2014 & 2018)

- Top 100 Southern California SuperLawyer (2011 - 2023)

- California Employment Lawyers Association's Joe Posner Award (2011)

- Top 10 Plaintiff Employment Lawyer in California (Los Angeles Daily Journal) (2010)

- Top Labor & Employment Lawyer (Los Angeles Daily Journal) (2011-2022)

- Best Lawyers in America (2012 - 2023) and Best Law Firms in America (2013 - 2023) [Tier 1 Metro LA])

- Law Dragon 500 Leading Employment Lawyers (2020-2023)

- Law Dragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2023)

- Top 100 California Trial Lawyer | The National Trial Lawyers Association (2008 - present)

- Street Fighter of the Year Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California (2014) - Zulfer v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (Sarbanes-Oxley retaliation jury verdict); (2015) - Williams v. City of Chino (2015) 61 Cal.4th 97

- Top 40 Trial Lawyer Under 40 | The National Trial Lawyers Association (2012 - 2014)

- AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0 Peer Review Rating (Martindale-Hubbell)

Board Member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Emeritus Board Member Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities, and Executive Committee Member of Business Tort Trial Lawyers Association. Former Board Member: Consumer Attorneys of California and California Employment Lawyers Association